Argyll Select v Scottish Amateur Football League Select
Cil Andreis Park
Back Street
Tarbert
Argyll
PA29 6TF
Kick off 1pm
Referee Mr Patrick O'Donnell
Assistant Referee Mr Matthew Denne
Assistant Referee Mr Archibald Mitchell
There is no fixture for Oban Saints this Saturday as the Joe Paterson Memorial Trophy takes centre stage at Cil Andreis Park, Tarbert. The annual challenge match between the Scottish Amateur Football League Select and an Argyll Select has missed a beat in recent seasons, principally due to the League being unable to fulfill the fixture, however there seems at last to be the collective will to ensure the fixture takes place this season.
Named in memory of eminent amateur football administrator Joe Paterson, who was Match Secretary from 1953 - 1980 and instrumental in convincing the Scottish Amateur Football League to admit clubs from Argyll, the trophy was last played for in June 2014 when the Argyll boys saw off a spirited League performance at Ropework Park, Lochgilphead made it back-to-back victories in the long running series.
On that occasion there was a few fuzzy heads among the Saints contingent who eventually made it to Lochgilphead on a sunny Sunday afternoon in early June. Following on from their earlier league and cup double celebrations and Colin Carswell's wedding the day previous, Donald Campbell, Alex Craik, Jamie Graham and Ross Maitland all passed late sobriety tests to play vital parts in a hard fought win as the Argyll boys narrowly edged out a strong League Select.
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| Argyll Select v SAFL Select at Ropework Park, Lochgilphead Sunday 8th June 2014 |
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| Alex Craik, Donald Campbell Senior and Junior, Jamie Graham and Ross Maitland |
This time around Oban Saints will be represented by Donald Campbell, Graham Douglas, Scott Maitland and Steven MacLeod when local rivalries will be put aside as hosts Tarbert and Lochgilphead Red Star of Premier Division 2, Campbeltown Pupils of Premier Division 1 and Premier Division Saints pull resources to take on the might of the Scottish Amateur Football League.
The fixture will hopefully bring some much needed joy to the village of Tarbert still reeling after the tragic loss of life after the sinking of the Nancy Glen fishing boat. Tragically killed alongside crew member Prezemek Krawczyk was Skipper Duncan "TT" MacDougall. Duncan was a stalwart of Tarbert Amateur Football Club and it would be a fitting tribute to him if the Argyll Select could make it three Joe Paterson Trophy wins in a row on the home ground of the club he loved so much.
Some select squads from the past
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| SAFL Select November 2015 |
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| SAFL V Ayrshire Amateur Football Association 22nd November 2015 |
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| Argyll Select at Glencruitten, Oban on 9th June 2012 |
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| SAFL Select at Glencruitten, Oban on 9th June 2012 |
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| SAFL Select at Kintyre Park, Campbeltown 2010 Photo courtesy of Chris McAllister |
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| SAFL Select v Carlton 2008 Photo courtesy of Chris McAllister |
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| SAFL Select v Ayrshire Amateur Football Association Select at Northolm Park, Giffnock 22nd October 2006 |
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| Argyll Select at Mossfield, Oban on 4th June 2005 |
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| SAFL Select at Mossfield, Oban on 4th June 2005 |
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| SAFL Select at Campbeltown 2004 Photo courtesy of Chris McAllister |
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| SAFL squad list v Ayrshire Amateur Football Association Select 2001 |
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| Argyll Select at Ropework Park, Lochgilphead May 1989 Photo courtesy of David Dunlop |
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