LARGS THISTLE Football Club

Formed : 1889

Ground : Barrfields Stadium

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Largs will begin 2006 in the last 32 on the OVD Cup (against Petershill) and in the last 16 of the West of Scotland Cup (still to be drawn). The OVD game is at St. Roch's ground on 14th January as Petershill are having a new ground built. The West of Scotland Cup game should be in mid-March. It's not often Largs start the year still competing  in both these major competitions.This will be the last year it is known as the OVD Scottish Junior Cup as OVD are ending their sponsorship after 18 years. The link in the left hand frame now includes the results for the first three rounds as well as the draw for the fourth round.

NEXT MATCH
OVD SCOTTISH JUNIOR CUP - Fourth Round
Saracen Park, Ashfield FC - Saturday 14th January 2006

Petershill v Largs Thistle

FIRST DIVISION FIXTURES
Cambuslang Rangers v Vale of Clyde
Kiilwinning Rangers v Hurlford United
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy v Annbank United
Lugar Boswell Thistle v Maybole Juniors

LATEST RESULT
STAGECOACH West of Scotland Super League - First Division
Barrfields Stadium, Largs - Saturday 7th January 2006

Largs Thistle 3 (John Robertson, David Brolly-2)
Maybole Juniors 0

Largs move into the top half of the league

OTHER FIRST DIVISION FIXTURES
Annbank United 1-3 Troon
Beith Juniors 1-2 Petershill
Cambuslang Rangers v Hurlford United (postponed)
Lugar Boswell Thistle 3-0 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Neilston v Kilwinning Rangers (postponed)
Vale of Clyde v Dunipace (postponed)

Top scorers (48 goals)
7-Mark McManus
6-David Brolly
5-Willie Armour
4-Gordon Reid, Craig McGlone, James Marks, Thomas Graham
3-Paul Young, Paul Murphy
2-Robert Wraith, Phil Cannie, John Robertson
1-Brian Robertson
(and one OWN GOAL)

Previous Largs Thistle matches this season (in more detail)

2005-06 Season (West of Scotland Super League - First Division unless otherwise stated)

August
3rd Kilbirnie Ladeside (RGLC S-1) Home 5-0 Brolly, Reid-2, McGlone, Mcmanus
6th Ardrossan Winton Rovers (RGLC S1) Home 5-1 Young, Brolly-2, Mcmanus-2
10th Dalry Thistle (RGLC S1) Away 2-1 Murphy, McManus
13th Kilwinning Rangers (RGLC S1) Away 1-1 Reid
17th Beith Juniors (RGLC S1) Home 2-2 Reid. Armour
20th Cambuslang Rangers Home 1-1 Wraith
24th Irvine Meadow X1 (RGLC Q/Final) Away 1-1 (Pen 3-2) Marks
27th Beith Juniors Away 1-4 McManus
31st Cumnock Juniors (RGLC S/Final) Away 2-3 B. Robertson, Armour
September
3rd Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Home 2-1 Graham, McGlone
10th Dunipace Juniors Away 1-2 Cannie
17th Shettleston (WMC Rd 1) Away 3-0 McGlone, Cannie, Graham
October
1st Troon Home 2-0 McManus-2
8th Annbank United Away 0-2
15th Blantyre Victoria (WMC Rd 2) Home 2-0 McGlone, Marks
22nd Hurlford United Home 1-2 Marks
29th Neilston Juniors Away 1-1 Young
November
5th Ashfield (OVD Rd 2) Away 3-1 Murphy-2, Young
12th Vale of Clyde Home 2-2 Marks, Armour (pen)
26th Dunipace Juniors Home 1-0 Wraith
December
3rd Musselburgh Athletic (OVD Rd 3) Away 3-0 Armour (pen), J. Robertson, Graham
10th Kilwinning Rangers Away 3-2 Brolly, Armour, Graham (++)
17th Petershill Home 1-1 OWN GOAL
January
7th Maybole Juniors Home 3-0 J. Robertson, Brolly-2
14th Petershill (OVD Rd 4) Away ?? ??
(Played at Saracen Park, Ashfield)
ABBREVIATIONS : RGLC=Rockware Glass League Cup, WMC=Whyte & MacKay Cup, OVD=OVD Scottish Junior Cup, AWP=Ayrshire Weekly Press Cup, NAC=North Ayrshire Cup

(++) THE WIN AGAINST KILWINNING RANGERS ON 10th DECEMBER WAS THE FIRST WIN AT ABBEY PARK, KILWINNING SINCE 1st MARCH 1980

Previous Largs Thistle matches this season (in more detail)

Most appearances (10 or more) (max 23 games)
23-Paul Young, Mark McManus
21-Brian Robertson
18-Stephen Connick
16-John Robertson, Willie Armour
15-David Brolly, Tommy Graham
14-Robert Wraith
11-Patrick McIlvogue, Kevin Fraser
10-Craig McGlone

Substitute appearances not included
Up to and including versus Petershill 17th December 2005

Ayrshire Junior Football Site
Ayrshire Amateur Football Site
This doesn't apply to my use of colour which I already know is hideous - I can live with it


Most of the historical data contained in this website has been obtained from the following sources :
The Scottish Non-League Review (Stewart Davidson) - see link on Ayrshire site
Stuart Robertson - his annual reviews of Ayrshire Junior football from 1939 as well as his numerous articles in the Largs Thistle programme over the years and the excellent history of Largs Thistle "Winning isn't everything" published in 2003.
Paul Crankshaw's "Scottish Junior Cup 1968-1989"