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The Shipyard has been drawn at home to face Irvine Meadow XI in the 1st Round of the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup. The tie is scheduled to take place on Saturday 28th September 2024 at Recreation Park. Full details of match arrangements will be published in due course.
We have agreed with Crossgates Primrose to play our League Cup 1st round tie on Friday 1st March with the match kicking off under the lights at 7.30pm.
Youngsters Boyd Dickson and Ryan Watt have left the Club as they seek to find more game time in order to progress their careers. We wish both the seventeen year olds all the best and thank them for their contribution at Recreation Park. Evan Stanfield, Kai Beard, Ellis McQuade and Michael Moodie have all joined the squad as manager Lee Richardson looks to replace those departed and also to add cover for all the currently injured players. Welcome to the Shippy guys!! Also, several players have put pen to paper and extended their contracts with the Shippy. Kearyn Hicks, Mark James, Cammy Lewis and Matty Robertson have all agreed to extend their stay at the Shippy.
The Club recently donated a large amount of old and some new kit to the charity Kit Aid. The organisation sends the kit to some of the poorest regions in the world. The strips will be distributed among thriving football communities who would otherwise have no kit at all for their players. . A Club spokesperson said “We are delighted to be able to help young people around the world have some football kit to wear. Playing football will brighten up the lives of many and it is a privilege for us to assist in this way.” Shippy keeper Scott Costello is pictured with Kit Aid representative Gordon Niven
With the country getting on top of the pandemic the 2021/22 East of Scotland League campaign is scheduled to kick off on July 17, furthermore, if lockdown measures continue to ease as expected then fans will be back in the ground in reasonable sized numbers. At the moment it is anticipated that 250 spectators would be allowed inside Recreation Park which would under normal circumstances allow us to operate as normal. More information will undoubtedly be released as the weeks go by and we get closer to the big kick-off. The fixture list will be announced next month.
Manager Stuart Innes is in the process of organising his pre-season programme with a handful of friendly matches already planned. A full list of fixtures and dates will be announced in due course. The first friendly is scheduled to take place on June 5 which will be away to Sauchie Community.
The Club continues to adhere to the instructions given by the UK Government, the Scottish Government and the Scottish Football Association regarding Coronavirus (Covid 19) as the country battles to overcome this pandemic. All football is suspended until at least 30/04/2020 and everyone will have to wait for further announcements from the above-mentioned authorities. Social gathering restrictions also means that group training sessions have been cancelled with the Club more or less locked down.
The Board of the East of Scotland Football League (EoSFL) have agreed to cancel the continuation of The League Cup meaning our 2nd round tie against Stirling University has been shelved. No decision has yet been made on the completion or otherwise of the league programme as the Board discuss the situation with other leagues and awaits further instruction from the relevant authorities. Another EoSFL Board meeting is scheduled for 02/04/2020 where more information will hopefully be forthcoming.
The Fife FA have made the decision to abandon this season’s Fife Cup with the Annual General Meeting and dinner for this year also cancelled.
The Club’s Casino Night scheduled for Saturday 21st March unfortunately fell victim to the social gathering restrictions, however, we hope to rearrange the event for later in the year.
