In With A Shout

Saturday 11th January 2014
Foster's Scottish Amateur Cup 5th Round
Dennistoun Vale AFC -v- Oban Saints AFC
Whitehill Secondary School 3G, 280 Onslow Drive, Glasgow G31 2QF
Kick Off 2pm
Referee Mr John Quinn, Motherwell

Foster's Scottish Amateur Cup

 

 

Without a fixture since 7th December Saints return to action this Saturday with a very difficult Scottish Cup tie away at Dennistoun Vale. The long lay off has severely hampered Saints build up to their biggest match of the season so far. Despite the stop/start nature of the season so far Saints are on an excellent run but they will have to dig deep if they are to keep their unbeaten run going on Saturday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dennistoun Vale AFC

 

Dennistoun Vale play their football in the Strathclyde Saturday Morning Football League Premier Division having got there on the back of two successive Championship winning seasons. 2011/12 saw them win Division 2A and an undefeated campaign in 2012/13 resulted in them winning Division One scoring 101 goals along the way. Vale also found success in cup competitions winning the Tommy Marshall Trophy in 2011/12 and the Strathclyde Cup in 2012/13. Their start to life in the top flight has also been impressive winning five of their eight matches which has lifted them to fourth place with sixteen points. Vale's only league defeats this season have come away from home at runaway leaders Tynecastle and last season's league winners Blochairn Star.

 

Dennistoun Vale's league campaign so far:-

 

7th September 2013   Tyncastle            5 - 3 Dennistoun Vale

14th September 2013 Dennistoun Vale 3 - 1 Cresswell Lane

21st September 2013  Yoker                  2 - 4 Dennistoun Vale

5th October 2013        I.C.C.                  1 - 1 Dennistoun Vale

12th October 2013     Dennistoun Vale  3 - 1 Shawbridge

26th October 2013     Dennistoun Vale  3 - 2 Victoria Croftfoot

2nd November 2013  Dennistoun Vale  2 - 1 East Dunbartonshire

16th November 2013 Blochairn Star      2 - 1 Dennistoun Vale 

 

Dennistoun Vale's progress in the Scottish Amateur Cup:-

 

Round 2 19th October 2013     Glasgow Deaf Athletic 0 - 5 Dennistoun Vale

Round 3 9th November 2013   Dennistoun Vale           6 - 1 Dundee City

Round 4 30th November 2013 Neilston                         0 - 2 Dennistoun Vale

 

 

 

 

Allan MacKay scores from spot against Glasgow Harp

 

 

On their last outing Saints produced an excellent performance to knock top Caledonian Premier League side Glasgow Harp out of the West of Scotland Cup. A second half equaliser from Craig MacEwan and an extra time penalty gave Saints a deserved 2 - 1 victory.

 

 

Saints progress in the Scottish Amateur Cup:-

 

Round 2 19th October 2013     Oban Saints 3 - 3 Independent

Replay 26th October 2013       Independent 2 - 8 Oban Saints

Round 3 9th November 2013   Oban Saints 6 - 1 Rosyth

Round 4 30th November 2013 Oban Saints 6 - 0 Ellon Amateurs  

 

 

This will be an extremely difficult match for Saints against one of the rising stars of the amateur game. Definitely missing for Saints are Mattie Rippon and joint top scorer Craig MacEwan, otherwise Manager Iain Jackson has a full squad available for selection. Dennistoun Vale will hope that home advantage will give them the edge but Saints away record is excellent and an enthralling encounter is in prospect.

 

 

 

 

Some of Dennistoun's famous sons and daughters:-

 

Alexander Dennistoun founder of the district of Dennistoun

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Architect and Designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh

 

 

 

 

 

Actress Dorothy Paul

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay Stirling, oot the car

 

 

In off the field news Saints goalkeeper Graham Douglas has joined Oban Athletic until the end of the season. Graham, a Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division winner with Saints in 2010, had taken some time out from football after the 2011/12 season but interrupted his sabbatical to deputise for Daniel Cassells when he received a serious shoulder injury at the end of last season. Graham's outstanding performances when back in the Saints starting eleven have clearly re-ignited his passion for the game and hopefully it won't be too long before he appears in a Saints shirt again.

 

 

 

Graham "Sugar" Douglas

 

 

 

 

 

Myles McAuley in action against Haldane United last season

 

 

Saints midfielder Myles McAuley has been called up to the Scottish Amateur Football Association select squad for a UEFA Regions Cup preparatory match. Myles will play for the South West Select against the Central West Select. This practice match has been arranged to give Scotland Manager Bruce McNaught another opportunity to assess some of the players on the fringes of the national squad in the build-up to the UEFA Regions Cup group stage matches which will take place in June. The match is to be played on Sunday 19th January at Colville Park Country Club. Good luck to Myles and all of the other hopefuls.

 

 

 

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