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John McGlashan has agreed terms with former Raith Rovers striker Steve Hislop to come to Gayfield for next season. Steve lists Ross County, Livingston, Inverness CT and Gillingham among his former Clubs.
Arbroath open their 2009/10 Second Division
campaign with an away fixture against Airdrie United on Saturday 8th August
2009.
Over the festive period we face East Fife at
Gayfield on the 26th December and Brechin City at Gayfield on the 2nd
January 2010.
View our full fixture list
here
Arbroath Football Club are looking for any volunteers who would be willing to drive a minibus for the youth teams to take them to their matches next season.
If anyone is interested then please contact the Club Secretary at g.j.callon@dundee.ac.uk.
After fighting off interest from several other Clubs, John McGlashan is delighted to have agreed terms to bring Steven Doris back to Gayfield for next season. Steven had been on loan late last year from St Johnstone and played an important part in turning a losing streak into a run of several wins. St Johnstone had freed the attacking midfielder at the end of the season. McGlashan has also agreed terms with Barry Sellars, Robbie Raeside and Paul Lunan for next season and brought in Jamie Redman, an attacking midfielder from Edinburgh University who have been doing well in the East of Scotland League.
Arbroath have arranged a friendly match v Dundee on Monday the 27th of July at Gayfield. Kick off time will be posted once confirmed. Negotiations are ongoing with regards to other friendly matches in the run up to the new season.
Season Tickets for 2009-10 are now available from Gayfield and can be bought on weekday mornings from 9.30am until 1pm. The prices have been held the same as lat year and cost £180 for adults, £90 for OAPs, £60 for Juveniles (Under 16) and £30 for Juniors (Under 12). Season Tickets are valid for all matches, including cup ties for the season.
MG ALBA has confirmed today (Thursday 28th May) that it is to continue its sponsorship of the Scottish Football League Challenge Cup for the 2009 competition. The announcement was made as the draw for the 1st Round of the tournament took place at the SFL offices at Hampden Park.
The tournament, now in its 19th year, will again be known as the ALBA Challenge Cup and will see live televised coverage of one semi-final and the final on BBC ALBA. BBC ALBA is a partnership between MG ALBA and the BBC.
Alasdair Morrison, Chairman of MG ALBA, welcomed the announcement saying “We are delighted to enter into this agreement again with the Scottish Football League which will enable BBC ALBA to offer viewers national coverage of the ALBA Challenge Cup. Working with a national partner such as the Scottish Football League supports our objective of promoting Gaelic at national and community level. Televised coverage of the ALBA Challenge Cup will also bring football at that level to new audiences who rarely see their teams on television.”
Speaking on behalf of the Scottish Football League, Chief Executive David Longmuir said, “We are delighted to welcome MG ALBA as the title sponsor once again of the Challenge Cup. Our aim has always been to improve the coverage and profile of the Challenge Cup and to increase the awareness of the true community spirit attached to the competition. The partnership links the community aims of both organisations and provides live coverage of two very important games in the competition.”
MNE Media will be responsible for providing the coverage of the ALBA Challenge Cup as part of a comprehensive package of programming which they provide to BBC ALBA. Managing Director of MNE Media, Allan MacDonald, said, “Co-operation like this between broadcasters, production companies and sports bodies is good news for the broadcast industry in Scotland and for viewers and sports fans. I am pleased that MNE Media is involved in covering these football games at a time of great opportunity for the production industry, allowing us to record and broadcast more sports coverage than ever before.”
ALBA Challenge Cup first round draw in full:
NORTH/EAST SECTION:
Ross County v Alloa Athletic
Peterhead v Cowdenbeath
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Montrose
East Fife v Forfar Athletic
Elgin City v Brechin City
Stirling Albion v Raith Rovers
Dunfermline Athletic v Arbroath
BYE: Dundee
SOUTH/WEST SECTION:
Ayr United v Albion Rovers
Stenhousemuir v Clyde
Annan Athletic v Queen's Park
Dumbarton v Morton
Airdrie United v Partick Thistle
Queen of the South v Livingston
Stranraer v Berwick Rangers
BYE: East Stirlingshire
Keith Gibson has signed for the Lichties for next season.
Arbroath Football Club are hosting an evening of swing music with Alan Mowatt on Saturday the 20th of June. The event will take place from 7pm onwards in the Gayfield Hospitality Suite and tickets are priced at £25, which includes a 2 course meal, complimentary glass of wine and coffee. Dress code is smart and casual. Tickets can be purchased from Gayfield on weekday mornings between 9.30am and 1pm and from Thorntons WS from 9am until 5pm, Mondays to Fridays.
Darren Hill, Scott Morrison, Kevin McMullan, Steven Rennie, Jamie Bishop, Alan Rattray, Paul Watson, Marc McCulloch and Bryan Scott have all penned new deals to stay at Gayfield for next season. Robbie Ross and Ian Dobbins still have a year to go of their contracts with the Club. Discussions are ongoing with other players, including some from outwith the Club with regards to signing for the new season. Steven Weir, John Fraser and Nicky Smith have not been offered new deals.
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
Season 2008/2009 Results and match summaries
Player of the year - Robbie Raeside and
Young player of the Year - Craig Forsyth
with members of the Supporters Club.
Players player of the year was Darren Hill
Q&A with Keith Gibson
TASC members laid a floral tribute to
Norman Bothwell at the home game v Ayr Utd. Norman was a very staunch
Lichties supporter both home and away, over the course of many seasons and
he will be sadly missed.
Darren Hill presented scarves to Laura Orawski
and Jamie Thurgood who travelled from London for Saturday's game.
Although
the result was disappointing they still had a GREAT DAY
The Club held it's Annual Sportsman Dinner on
Friday night (20th Mar).
Back Row, L to R - Malcolm Fairweather, Alan Ripley, Anne McKeown, Ian
Angus, Mike Caird, Gary Callon
Front Row - John McGlashan, David Longmuir, Bill Leckie, John Christison,
Alan Kennedy, Lindsay Wood, Dave Easson
Arbroath supporters paying tribute to lifelong Arbroath supporter Harry
Masson, who died last week (79), on Harry's favourite spot on the
terracing
Down Memory Lane
- 7 March 1981and other 7 Marchs'
The John
Cusick Interview
IT’S THAT MARCO MOMENT!
(Marc McCulloch writes for the match programme)
Obviously it's great for the team to have put together a
four match unbeaten run, with three wins and a draw against the teams around
us. We are now looking at the teams above us with more confidence and
looking to go out and get as high up the table as possible. The new players
who came in the January window have all settled in now and we are playing
like a team. The boys are very positive but the draw last Saturday against
Stirling Albion felt like a defeat. I'm sure if you'd asked us before the
game if we'd take a 1-1 draw against one of the form teams on their own
ground we'd have grabbed it with both hands, but after dominating the game
for long spells and having a number of chances it felt very much like two
points dropped.
On a personal note it's great to see that John has built
a strong squad for the second division with some excellent players,
unfortunately some of them are not the brightest. One of the next three
stories are true, no prizes but guess which one is false!
I had a conversation with Bryan Scott a couple of weeks
ago on the bus to Stranraer, and asked him what he thought of a ménage a
trios. Bryan's answer was that he had no idea as he didn't like French
food! On the same journey I decided to show my more intelligent side and
tried to have a sensible discussion with Steven Weir. I asked him what his
thoughts were on Euthanasia and he replied that he was more worried about
the youth of Scotland!
To top it all a few weeks ago we played Ayr on a Sunday.
As we had arrived quite early for our pre-match meal, some of the boys
decided to go for a walk to loosen off after the long bus journey. David
McGowan and I were wandering up and down Ayr High Street looking for the
Hotel we had been told to meet at, without any luck. All of a sudden big
David does a U-turn and heads down a side street. I asked him if he had
seen the hotel to which he replied, "No, but there must be hotels down this
street as there is a sign saying Short Stay on it."
John, you've found some players with a bit of ability,
next time can you look for some who have some brains please?
I'd like to welcome Brechin to Gayfield today, one of my old clubs and one
of their players is one of my oldest mates, Charlie King. I believe Charlie
is soon to be granted a Testimonial from Brechin and it's amazing how time
flies. I can remember like it was yesterday, the day he got his first win
bonus after breaking into the first team at St Johnstone. We went shopping
together and Charlie bought himself some leather trousers!
Q&A's
with Robbie Ross
Down Memory Lane
21st February 1998 and
31st Januarys
The Craig Hinchcliffe Interview
The Steve Tosh Interview
Down Memory Lane - 17th January 1925
and other 17th Januarys
Down Memory Lane 20th November 1954 and
8th Novembers
Down Memory Lane - 30th October 1948
and 1st Novembers
The Alan Brazil Interview
Down Memory Lane 9th October 1965 and
4th Octobers
The Kevin Webster Interview
Down Memory Lane - 11th September 1993
and 20th Septembers
Nicky Smith Profile
Younger Lichties
Robert Urquhart and John Toner
Joe Pepper and Gordon MacDonald
Shaun Logie
The John McAulay Interview
Down Memory Lane - 31st August 1928
Down Memory Lane 27 and 28ths August's
Scott Gates Profile
John
Fraser Profile
Joe
Dingwall Profile
Sean
Simpson Profile
AFC Pen Pics
PLAYER SPONSORS
Season 2008-9
John McGlashan - Falconer
Family Butcher
Leona Kidd - Anon
Scott Morrison - Presentation Products
Darren Hill - Alan Stewart
Kevin McMullan - Elliot Caravans
Steven Rennie - JM Henderson
Jamie Bishop - TASC
Alan Rattray - Simon & Nicola Watt
Alan Campbell - Angus Soft Fruits
Roddy Black - Milton Haugh Farm Shop
Robbie Raeside - RT Metals
John Fraser - Pleasureland
Paul Lunan - Gardiner Brothers & Co Ltd
Nicky Smith - Portcullis Bar
Paul Watson - Boars Rock
Scott Gates - Angus Soft Fruits
Barry Sellars - Craig & Scott Fyfe
Bryan Scott - RSL Aberdeen
Arbroath FC
2008-2009 Squad
Back Row L-RGordon McDonald, Paul Watson, Darren Hill, Shaun Logie, Scott
Morrison, Jamie Bishop, Joe Dingwall
Middle Row L-RLeona Kidd (Physio), Jim Smith (Coach), Alan Rattray, Paul
Lunan , John Fraser, Kenny Wright, Nicky Smith, Robbie Raeside, Paul Tosh,
Steven Rennie, Joe Pepper, Mike Cargill (Coach), Paul Reilly (Coach)
Front Row L-RRobert Urquhart, Terry Masson, Scott Gates, Sean Simpson,
Roddy Black, John McGlashan (Manager), Bryan Scott, Barry Sellars, Kevin
McMullen, Andy Reilly, John Toner.
The new Joma home and away kits
have arrived and is now available for sale.
John Fraser Models Home Strip
Flyer Models Away Strip
The kits are priced as follows:-
Junior tops £28
Junior strips £38
Adult tops £35
Adult strips £48
The tops are bigger made than the Errea ones and there is a much bigger selection of sizes.
Juniors6yrs, 8yrs, 10yrs 12yrs and Youth (is either £28 or £35)
Adultsx small, small, med, large and there are X large too
AFC Team with representatives of main sponsor
Crown Parks Seaton Estate Holiday Village
A contingent of Sunderland fans at the match
An open day was held at Gayfield in the morning
Gym/boot bags are waterproof and priced at
£7.50,
Contact Karen at the Shop to Order,
Kids Sweatshirt are now available for order for Xmas£10size 3/4, 5/6,
7/8 and 9/11 years
New badge now availableprice £2.50
Merchandise details
here
New AFC Pennants are now available
here
Home shirts available in the Club Shop
Adult sizes, Sm, Med, XL or XXL£35
Children’s sizes XXS or XS£28
Prepare for SchoolAFC Pencils 50p each or 5 for £2
Other items available
include
Scarves £8, Woolly hats £10, AFC Mugs £5.50
,Player/Fixture mugs £6, Ties £15, Pens £1.50, Umbrellas £15 and Baseball caps
£10.
These can be bought at the club shop or by
contacting us
We also have Mugs available featuring the 36-0 team or your
choice of squad player for £6 each
New Scarf is also available
And even a Mousemat
View merchandise
Arbroath Manager John McGlashan
Arbroath FC 2008-2009 Squad
Back Row L-RGordon McDonald, Paul Watson, Darren Hill, Shaun Logie,
Scott Morrison, Jamie Bishop, Joe Dingwall
Middle Row L-RLeona Kidd (Physio), Jim Smith (Coach), Alan Rattray,
Paul Lunan , John Fraser, Kenny Wright, Nicky Smith, Robbie Raeside,
Paul Tosh, Steven Rennie, Joe Pepper, Mike Cargill (Coach), Paul Reilly
(Coach)
Front Row L-RRobert Urquhart, Terry Masson, Scott Gates, Sean
Simpson, Roddy Black, John McGlashan (Manager), Bryan Scott, Barry
Sellars, Kevin McMullen, Andy Reilly, John Toner.
Team Celebrate winning promotion play-off
Final
Fans Celebrate
Fans welcome Team Bus back to Gayfield
Everyone associated with Arbroath Football
Club were saddened to hear of the passing away of Albert Henderson on
Wednesday lunchtime. Albert will be remembered as one of the longest serving managers in professional football, during an era that many view as a golden age for Scottish Football and Arbroath FC, spanning 18 years. During his reign, which began in 1962, Arbroath were promoted on 2 occasions and enjoyed top flight football for 4 seasons. Older Lichties supporters can recall many memorable matches during this time and particularly the 3-2 win over Rangers at Ibrox in 1974.
Arbroath FC chairman John Christison said, “I’m sure the thoughts of everyone associated with the club are with Doreen and Carol in their loss. “Bert occupies a huge place in the club’s history and he had maintained his links with Gayfield and was always a very welcome visitor here. “When he was able he would attend club dinners and other events and, in the affection he had for Arbroath FC, he was always an absolute gentleman.”
Club Secretary, Gary Callon, spoke of the huge respect that Bert still held across the whole of Scottish Football. "When I first became involved with Arbroath and started visiting away teams across the country, one of the first things I realised was how well known and respected Bert was in my conversations with other Directors and supporters. There would always be someone asking how he was and recalling memorable matches he had been involved in. I particularly remember speaking to Arthur Montford one day about him".
Arbroath Players during the minute silence in memory of former
manager, Albert Henderson, who died earlier in the day.
Lichties Veteran Jim Milne on a visit to Gayfield while on
holiday from Oz
The Arbroath FC Hospitality Suite
View 2008-9 Hospitality Packages
here
Down memory lane with Davie Dewar -
29 April 1933
Fraser Clyne's -
Arbroath v East Fife
StatsDown memory lane with Davie Dewar -
17 April 1971 & 20 April 1963
Down memory lane with Davie Dewar -
16 March 1936 & 11 March 1995
Down memory lane with Davie Dewar -
20 February 1929 & 31 March 1979
Down Memory Lane with
Davie Dewar - 18th February 1928
and 10th February over the
years)
Lichtie Legends
Walter Cameron
Down Memory Lane with
Davie Dewar - 12th December 1987
(and 2nd December over the
years)
Willie Martin's Firsts
Q&A with Kevin
Webster
Jamie
Bishop's Firsts
Q&A with
Steve Cook
Q&A with Mark Peat
Q&A with
Steven Rennie
Karen Interviews Jim Thomson
Karen Interviews Greg
Millar
Bob Fairweather
retires - from Albion Rovers programme - 27/1/7
Karen interviews
Jim Mercer
The Willie
Martin interview
Down Memory Lane with Davie Dewar -
4/9/1982
Player profiles -
Scott Morrison
Who is? with
Alan Brazil
Karen's interview -
Q & A with
Richard Henderson
QA with John
Voigt
QA with Mark McCulloch
QA with Roddy Black
QA with Nicky Smith
Gayfield's unsung heroes
Down Memory Lane with Davie Dewar - 28 April 1968
Down memory Lane with Davie Dewar -
17 April 1971
Down memory Lane with Davie Dewar -
February 14th
1964 v Bratford (friendly) at Valley Parade
Down memory Lane with Davie Dewar -
January 26th
1957 v Cowdenbeath (League) at Gayfield
Down Memory Lane
with Davie Dewar - 23rd October 1965
Down Memory Lane
with Davie Dewar -
A nostalgic visit to Cathkin Park
Down Memory Lane
with Davie Dewar - 15th October 1921
Fraser Clyne's notes from History - Elgin
City
Gavin Swankie Interview
Karen
interviews George Rowe
Karen
interviews Paul Roberts
Interview with former player - Steve McCormick
Over 120 years ago Arbroath defeated Aberdeen side Bon Accord 36-0 in a
Scottish Cup tie. That remains the highest score recorded in a senior football
match. But, after delving into the history books, some doubt exists over the
accuracy of that scoreline. View
article.
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