East is East

 

 



Saturday 30th November 2013

Foster's Scottish Amateur Cup 4th Round

Oban Saints AFC -v- Ellon Amateurs

Glencruitten 2, Oban. Kick off 2pm

Referee - Mr Allan Loch

 

Saints had yet another blank weekend last week, this time due to the withdrawal of Shawlands FP from the Jimmy Marshall Cup. Saints therefore progress to the second round by virtue of a walkover.

 

 

 

East is East

 

 

 

 

 

This Saturday will see Saints continue their Scottish Amateur Cup campaign with a home tie against Ellon Amateurs of the Aberdeenshire Amateur Football Association Division One (East). The town of Ellon lies on the river Ythan approximately sixteen miles north of Aberdeen, roughly half way between Aberdeen and Peterhead.

 

 

Ellon Amateurs 2010

 

 

Ellon Amateurs (not to be confused with Ellon Thistle) play their home fixtures at the Meadows Sports Centre, Ellon. They are currently in fourth place in the league having amassed seventeen points from their opening seven games, winning five and drawing two.

 

Despite their good league form Ellon have already exited all of their regional and league cup competitions with the exception of one league cup which has yet to commence. Their passage to the Scottish Cup fourth round includes the scalps of two Aberdeenshire Premier Division sides and an away win at Jimmy Johnstone Academy of the Glasgow Colleges Amateur Football Association.

 

Ellon Amateurs' passage to the fourth round:-

 

Round 1 - Ellon Amateurs 4 - 0 Rattrays XI

Round 2 - Ellon Amateurs 2 - 1 Alford

Round 3 - Jimmy Johnstone Academy 3 - 4 Ellon Amateurs

 

 

 

Ellon have featured in both North and East sections of the Aberdeenshire Amateur Football League

 

 

Ellon Amateurs in the Aberdeenshire AFA:-

 

2007/08 Division Two (East) 14th (of 15) Relegated

2008/09 Division Three 2nd Promoted

2009/10 Division Two (East) Champions Promoted

2010/11 Division One (East) 8th (of 14)

2011/12 Division One (North) 11th (of 14)

2012/13 Division One (North) 6th (of 13)

 

 

A reminder of Saints progress to the fourth round:-

 

Round 1 - Bye

Round 2 - Oban Saints 3 - 3 Independent

Round 2 Replay Independent 2 - 8 Oban Saints

Round 3 Oban Saints 6 - 1 Rosyth

 

 

 

Craig MacEwan and Allan MacKay celebrate Allan's goal in the 3 - 3 draw with Independent

 

 

 

 

Marc MacCallum's rampaging run ends with him being brought down for a penalty in Saints 6 - 1 win over Rosyth

 

 

Ellon's famous sons and daughters:-

 

 

 

 

 

 

World renowned percussionist Evelyn Glennie

 

 

 

 

Scottish International and former Arsenal Ladies player Natalie Ross

 

 

On Sunday 1st December Saints players Marc MacCallum, Donald Campbell and Lewis Cameron will join up with the Scottish Amateur Football League Select to play the Scottish Amateur Football Association Select at Colville Park Country Club. The very best of luck to boys!

 

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Wandering Free

Saturday 16th November 2013
Foster's Scottish Amateur Cup Third Round
Oban Saints AFC -v- Rosyth FC
Glencruitten 2, Oban
Kick off 2pm
Referee Mr Derek Park

Last Saturday's scheduled Scottish Amateur Cup tie against Rosyth was postponed due to the Rosyth manager being involved in a road traffic accident. Happily he wasn't too badly injured and the match has been rescheduled for this Saturday. The winners of this match have been drawn at home in the fourth round to the winners of the Jimmy Johnstone Academy AFC versus Ellon AFC third round tie which is also due to be played this Saturday having been postponed last week.

As if two weekends without a match wasn't bad enough, Saints were dealt a further blow when SAFL Select squad member Willie Gemmell announced his immediate departure from the Club to sign for Highland League perennial strugglers Fort William. Willie's talents in midfield and defence will be sorely missed, as will his long throw and dead ball prowess.

Another deadly free kick from the recently departed Willie Gemmell

The disappointing news that Willie Gemmell has joined former Club Captain Keith Millar in succumbing to the lure of the Highland League has been tempered by the return of veteran Jamie Graham. A Saints man through and through, Jamie has had no hesitation in swapping his carpet slippers for football boots to bolster the squad for this season and his looking forward to resuming his defensive partnership with young Alex Craik.

 

Jamie Graham gets the boots back on

On their most recent league excursion Saints endured a 200 mile round trip for nothing more than a pitch inspection at a waterlogged Peter Brownlie Park in Cambuslang where they were due to play Castlemilk in the SAFL Premier Division. Despite the players having packed their scuba diving gear the referee deemed the pitch unplayable and the Saints contingent returned home somewhat earlier than originally anticipated.

Heavy going

Saints resume their Scottish Amateur Cup campaign this weekend with a home tie against Fife Amateur Football Association Premier Division side Rosyth. Saints entered this season's competition at the second round stage where they were drawn at home against Stirling and District League Division One outfit Independent. With the match at Glencruitten ending in a 3 - 3 draw a replay was required to separate the sides which Saints won comfortably by eight goals to two.

 

No more wandering for Rosyth

 

 

Saturday's opponents were founded in 1998 as Rosyth Wanderers but have been re-branded this season as Rosyth F.C. The Wanderers started their football existence in the Dunfermline and District Sunday Welfare League where they remained until 2003 before leaving to join the Fife Amateur Football Association in League Division Two. Promotion to Division One came by virtue of a second place finish in season 2009 - 10. Wanderers narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier Division in season 2011 - 12 and again last season. However a slight league re-organisation has allowed them to kick off their new existence in the Premier Division.

 

 

 

 

Rosyth have found life difficult in the top flight and currently sit third from bottom of the league with three points from four games.

 

Rosyth's league season so far:-

 

17th August Dysart 1 - 3 Rosyth

21st September Rosyth 0 - 3 St Andrews Amateurs

5th October Pittenweem Rovers 3 - 0 Rosyth

26th October Rosyth 0 - 2 Burntisland United

 

Rosyth's Scottish Cup campaign so far:-

 

1st Round 28th September Rosyth 5 - 2 Riverside

2nd Round 12th October Carronshore Athletic 1 - 2 Rosyth

 

 

Saints recent Scottish Cup pedigree should make them favourites to progress to the fourth round. Hopefully the memory of the mad thirteen second half minutes against Independent where Saints threw away a three goal lead will be fresh enough in the players' mind's to guard against any complacency.

 

 

 

 

 Rosyth Public Park commonly known as San Siro home of Rosyth FC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Stadio Guiseppe Meazza, Milano also commonly known as San Siro

 

 

 

 

 

Wandering since 1958

 

 

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