Saturday 15th August 2015
Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division
Oban Saints AFC v East Kilbride FC Amateurs
Glencruitten 2, Mossfield Avenue, Oban, Argyll PA34 4EH
Kick off 2pm
Referee Mr Alan Frame
Saints rounded off their pre-season schedule in the best possible style with the capture of their eleventh Argyll & Bute Cup in Lochgilphead last Saturday. After three forty minute games against Dunoon Athletic, Oban Athletic and Campbeltown Pupils Saints progressed from the group sections to face St Mirren Under 19's in the semi-finals where they defeated the young Buddies by two goals to nil. In a good day for Oban football in general Oban Athletic also progressed to the final however the Argyll & Bute Cup new boys finally ran out of steam and went down 4 - 0 to Saints in a very one sided final.
With the first cup already safely tucked away in the Saints trophy cabinet the Alex Craik era begins in earnest this Saturday with the visit to Glencruitten of newly promoted East Kilbride FC Amateurs. The amateur wing of highly ambitious Scottish Lowland Football League club East Kilbride FC have taken the Scottish Amateur Football League by storm in recent seasons securing an unprecedented four consecutive league titles in a relentless march to the top division, In addition to their hugely impressive league form EKFC Amateurs have also recorded some highly commendable cup runs reaching the seventh round of the Scottish Amateur Cup last season and the sixth round the season before. Last season also saw them reach the final of the Jimmy Marshall Trophy where they lost out by two goals to one to Premier Division Champions St Joseph's FP.
With only the injured Dougal Graham and the honeymooning Keith Millar definitely unavailable, and Skipper Marc Maccallum a doubt, new Saints Manager Alex Craik has a large squad to choose from and faces some tough decisions in selecting his final sixteen for Saturday's first match of the season proper. All players who featured in the pre-season matches acquitted themselves well and will feel they have done enough to claim a place in the match day squad. "Sir" Alex already shown no hesitation in changing Saints long standing formation and will now relish the chance to put his own stamp on the starting XI. Inevitably some will be disappointed however with a long season ahead there will plenty opportunities ahead for those missing out to force themselves back into the reckoning.
Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division
Oban Saints AFC v East Kilbride FC Amateurs
Glencruitten 2, Mossfield Avenue, Oban, Argyll PA34 4EH
Kick off 2pm
Referee Mr Alan Frame
Saints rounded off their pre-season schedule in the best possible style with the capture of their eleventh Argyll & Bute Cup in Lochgilphead last Saturday. After three forty minute games against Dunoon Athletic, Oban Athletic and Campbeltown Pupils Saints progressed from the group sections to face St Mirren Under 19's in the semi-finals where they defeated the young Buddies by two goals to nil. In a good day for Oban football in general Oban Athletic also progressed to the final however the Argyll & Bute Cup new boys finally ran out of steam and went down 4 - 0 to Saints in a very one sided final.
With the first cup already safely tucked away in the Saints trophy cabinet the Alex Craik era begins in earnest this Saturday with the visit to Glencruitten of newly promoted East Kilbride FC Amateurs. The amateur wing of highly ambitious Scottish Lowland Football League club East Kilbride FC have taken the Scottish Amateur Football League by storm in recent seasons securing an unprecedented four consecutive league titles in a relentless march to the top division, In addition to their hugely impressive league form EKFC Amateurs have also recorded some highly commendable cup runs reaching the seventh round of the Scottish Amateur Cup last season and the sixth round the season before. Last season also saw them reach the final of the Jimmy Marshall Trophy where they lost out by two goals to one to Premier Division Champions St Joseph's FP.
With only the injured Dougal Graham and the honeymooning Keith Millar definitely unavailable, and Skipper Marc Maccallum a doubt, new Saints Manager Alex Craik has a large squad to choose from and faces some tough decisions in selecting his final sixteen for Saturday's first match of the season proper. All players who featured in the pre-season matches acquitted themselves well and will feel they have done enough to claim a place in the match day squad. "Sir" Alex already shown no hesitation in changing Saints long standing formation and will now relish the chance to put his own stamp on the starting XI. Inevitably some will be disappointed however with a long season ahead there will plenty opportunities ahead for those missing out to force themselves back into the reckoning.
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| East Kilbride FC Amateurs SAFL Premier Division 1 Champions 2014-15 |
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| East Kilbride FC Amateurs SAFL Division 1A Champions 2013-13 |
East Kilbride FC Amateurs Scottish Amateur Football League record;-
2014-15 Premier Division One Champions Promoted
2013-14 Premier Division Two Champions Promoted
2012-13 Division 1A Champions Promoted
2011-12 Division 1B Champions Promoted
In Other News
The draws for the first round of the Scottish Amateur Cup and the first and second rounds of the West of Scotland Cup were made on Monday 10th August. Saints were one of 220 West Region teams to receive a bye into round two of the Scottish Amateur Cup and must wait until week commencing 7th September to learn where their journey in "the Scottish" will begin this season. Saints also received a first round bye in the West of Scotland Cup and were drawn away from home in round two to either fellow Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division side East Kilbride Rolls Royce or FC Clydebank of SAFL Premier Division Two.
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| Oban Saints victorious 2015 Argyll & Bute Cup squad |
In Other Other News
Last Saturday, former Saints Club Captain and now Player/Coach, Keith Millar finally tied the knot with his long
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| Mr & Mrs Keith Millar |
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