Sunday 22nd May 2016
Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division
Oban Saints AFC v Inverclyde AFC
Glencruitten 2
Mossfield Avenue
Oban
Argyll
PA34 4EH
Kick Off 2pm
Referee Mr Kevin McIntyre
In the second match of this weekend's double header Saints welcome another of their long time Scottish Amateur Football League rivals Inverclyde to Glencruitten. The 'Clyde's last visit to Oban on 24th May 2014 resulted in a 2 - 0 win for Saints which set up a final day league title showdown with Haldane United for the home side. Having flirted with relegation in season 2012 - 13, escaping the drop by a single point thanks to a last game of the season 3 - 3 draw against Saints in Oban, the 'Clyde's seven season spell in the Scottish Amateur League Premier Division ended with that 2 - 0 defeat. However, courtesy of Eaglesham, Haldane United and Thorn Athletic's departure for pastures new, the Clyde's stay in Premier Division One was brief and last season's 5th place finish behind East Kilbride FC Amateurs, Shawlands FP, East Kilbride Rolls Royce and Goldenhill was enough to earn them an immediate return to the top flight where they have successfully consolidated their position. With 7th placed Inverclyde already safe from an immediate return to Premier Division One and Saints a distant fourth behind Champions East Kilbride FC Amateurs there will be no repeat of the drama of the two previous fixtures today however matches between the two old foes are always close and an entertaining afternoon is in store for the home crowd.
Team News
It is very much a case of "another match, another squad re-shuffle" for Manager Alex Craik with Donald Campbell, Ross Maitland and Thomas McCulloch dropping out of Friday night's squad to be replaced by Paul Carmichael, Graham Douglas and, making his return from a toe injury sustained in the 0 - 0 draw away at Alba Thistle, Skipper Marc Maccallum. Myles McAuley remains sidelined with the ankle injury picked up in the Jimmy Marshall Trophy semi-final win over Motherwell Thistle while Martin Bonar will wait until the start of pre-season training before testing whether the Jones fracture in his left foot has fully healed.
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| Inverclyde AFC |
Inverclyde AFC fixtures so far this season:-
Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division
19th August 2015 Inverclyde 0 - 4 Shawlands FP
22nd August 2015 Inverclyde 3 - 1 Oban Saints
5th September 2015 Inverclyde 2 - 4 Goldenhill
12th September 2015 East Kilbride Rolls Royce 2 - 4 Inverclyde
24th October 2015 Campbeltown Pupils 0 - 3 Inverclyde
7th November 2015 Alba Thistle 0 - 4 Inverclyde
14th November 2015 Inverclyde 2 - 0 East Kilbride Rolls Royce
20th February 2016 East Kilbride FC Amateurs 3 - 2 Inverclyde
27th February 2016 Goldenhill 3 - 0 Inverclyde
5th March 2016 Inverclyde 4 - 0 Alba Thistle
12th March 2016 Shawlands FP 3 - 1 Inverclyde
13th April 2016 Inverclyde 1 - 3 St Joseph's FP
23rd April 2016 Inverclyde 1 - 2 Finnart
30th April 2016 Inverclyde 4 - 2 Campbeltown Pupils
4th May 2016 St Joseph's FP 5 - 1 Inverclyde
7th May 2016 Inverclyde 1 - 2 East Kilbride FC Amateurs
Scottish Amateur Football League Centenary Cup
15th August 2015 Rosehill Star 3 - 7 Inverclyde
2nd Round
29th August 2015 St Joseph's FP 3 - 0 Inverclyde
Scottish Amateur Football League Jimmy Marshall Trophy
Bye
2nd Round
13th February 2016 Ferguslie Star 5 - 1 Inverclyde
Scottish Amateur Cup
Bye
2nd Round
3rd October 2015 Inverclyde 5 - 1 Linwood Thistle
3rd Round
31st October 2015 Vale of Girvan 0 - 6 Inverclyde
4th Round
12th December 2015 Inverclyde 0 - 1 Rutherglen
19th September 2015 Dumbarton Wanderers 2 - 1 Inverclyde
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| Saints Skipper Marc MacCallum makes the introductions when the Saints and Inverclyde met in the 20113 - 14 SAFL Jimmy Marshall Trophy Final |
Inverclyde AFC recent SAFL finishes:-
2006 - 07 Premier Division One 2nd Promoted
2007 - 08 Premier Division 2nd
2008 - 09 Premier Division 7th
2009 - 10 Premier Division 5th
2010 - 11 Premier Division 5th
2011 - 12 Premier Division 8th
2012 - 13 Premier Division 6th
2013 - 14 Premier Division 9th Relegated
2014 - 15 Premier Division One 5th Promoted
Saints SAFL Premier Division home record v Inverclyde in recent seasons:-
2007 - 08 16th February 2008 Oban Saints 0 - 1 Inverclyde
2008 - 09 4th April 2009 Oban Saints 1 - 1 Inverclyde
2009 - 10 13th March 2010 Oban Saints 5 - 2 Inverclyde
2010 - 11 19th February 2011 Oban Saints 2 - 1 Inverclyde
2011 - 12 27th August 2011 Oban Saints 4 - 2 Inverclyde
2012 - 13 25th May 2013 Oban Saints 3 - 3 Inverclyde
2013 - 14 24th May 2014 Oban Saints 2 - 0 Inverclyde
Action from Inverclyde's last visit to Glencruitten
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| Donald Campbell opens the scoring in the 65th minute |
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| Paul Kerr makes it 2 - 0 in stoppage time inching Saints ever closer to the Premier Division tile |
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