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2003/2004 Archive News
May 2004
Accies u17's win SFL
Youth League Cup
Accies under 17's
defeated local rivals Clyde in the Youth League
Cup Final at New Douglas Park last night after a game that finished
0-0 at full time and
1-1 after extra time with Accies top goalscorer
Paul McLeod netting for Accies in the first
period of extra time only for Clyde to equalise with 2 mins left in the second
period of extra time.
Accies finally won the cup in a penalty shoot out by
4 goals to 1 with Ritchie Porte,
David Lynch, Sean
Buckley and Graham Tough all
scoring for Accies and Goalkeeper Gary McLenaghan
pulling off two wonderful saves.
Accies coach Gerry McGregor dedicated the
win to former under 17's player, the late James Wilson
who recently passed away.
Coach Rab McMillan described the
events of this week as being the best week he could remember in all his years of
being an Accies supporter. Rab said, "To see the first team win promotion
on Saturday and then to be part of the coaching staff who helped the youth team
win the Cup, especially at New Douglas Park is just fantastic, it just doesn't
get any better than that for an Accies fan."
The Accies under 17's prior to kick off.
Back row (LtoR):
Frank Wilson, Gerry McGregor,
Ryan O'Donnell, Sean Buckley, Ryan McGregor, Derek Anderson, Gary McLenaghan,
Graham Tough, Richard Porte, Jamie McGeoghegan, James McArthur,
Michael Cavan, Rab
McMillan.
Front row (LtoR): Tony Stevenson, Iain
Stewart, Ronnie Glackin, David Lynch, Mark McInally, Andy Sim, James Lawley,
Paul McLeod.
28
April 04: Under 17 Youth League and League
Cup Tables Updated
The under 17's
Youth League and League Cup tables have been updated today and three out of the
four semi finalists have now been decided. Clyde
will play Raith Rovers in one semi and St.
Johnstone will play either Accies,
St. Mirren or Queen
of the South in the other.
Accies now need a draw in their last section
match against Queen of the South to assure
themselves of a semi final tie against St. Johnstone.
25
April 04:
The under 17's
long unbeaten run finally came to end today at Petershill Park when they lost
5-3 to Clyde in the Youth
League Cup. The match will be remembered more for a bizarre
'Fair Play' incident than Accies great run coming to an end.
23 April 04:
The under 17's
continued their unbeaten run earlier tonight when they defeated Queen's
Park by 4 goals to 1 in the Youth
League Cup at Petershill Park, Glasgow.
14 April 04:
Due the Easter weekend holidays and
various other reasons ALL of the
Youth matches were cancelled. We hope to have a full programme next weekend.
4 April 04:
The under 17's
kept their unbeaten run going when they drew 1-1 with
Airdrie United in a hard fought League Cup
match at Hamilton Palace Grounds earlier today.
2 April 04:
James Wilson - Gone but not
Forgotten
T he
funeral service for 16 year old Accies Youth Player James
Wilson took place earlier today at High Carntyne
Parish Church and then at Daldowie Crematorium for the committal service.
There was a massive turnout of family and friends and a large number of Accies
personnel including Scott Struthers, Alan Maitland, Brian McPhee, Jose Quitongo,
all the under 19 and under 17 players and Coaches also attended to say their
farewells to young James.
The first team will hold a minutes silence before their away match at East Fife
tomorrow and also before their first home match against Morton next Saturday in
remembrance of young James. The under 17's will also hold a minutes
silence before their League Cup tie with Airdrie United on Sunday.
Our deepest sympathies go to James's family and friends, he will be sadly sadly
missed by everyone at the club.
Robert McMillan
Under 17's Youth Coach
29 March 04:
Sad Sad News
I am very sorry to report the sad news that young James
Wilson, who played for the club as a YTS trainee, died yesterday at
the age of 16.
James joined the club from Clyde last summer and had come through their youth
programme from under 11's to under 15's. This season he played for both our under
17's and under 19's before being
diagnosed ill in October last year. James was a quiet lad who was settling
in well at the club and was rated a good prospect by the coaching staff. Although
he had appeared to be recovering and was doing well, he sadly passed away
yesterday.
Our sincerest sympathies go to his family and friends.
26 March 04:
The under 17's match against Clyde
on Sunday has been POSTPONED due to
Accies being unable to field a team. 9 players
reported to the Physio on Monday night following the St. Mirren match, and 7 of
them have been declared unfit for this weekend. The match will be
re-arranged as soon as possible.
21 March 04:
The under 17's kept their 100% League Cup
record intact when they defeated a St. Mirren
side that had been undefeated since November 03
by 3 goals to 1
at Ferguslie Park Astro in Paisley earlier today.
20 March 04:
The under 13's match against Hibs
has been CANCELLED.
The under 13's will now play
Fulham BC.
14 March 04:
The under 17's
made it two wins out of two in
their SFL Youth League Cup Campaign by defeating local rivals Albion
Rovers by 3 goals to 1 at
Petershill Park today.
5 March 04: Ayr
United withdraw from Youth League Cup
Ayr United
under 17's have withdrawn from the SFL Youth League Cup. Accies
were due to play them in their last game of the section on 18 April 04.
Accies will now try to re-arrange their
outstanding Youth League match against Arbroath
for that weekend.
4 March 04: New
Player Profile
Under 17's
Striker and Top Goalscorer Paul
McLeod is the latest Youth Player to feature in our
PLAYER
PROFILE page. Click
Here to read about his likes, dislikes and favourite moments.
24 Feb 04: Ronnie
Glackin Returns to Action
Under 17's midfielder Ronnie
Glackin amazed everyone when he made a very welcome return to action
for the under 17's in their League Cup tie against Gretna on Sun 22 Feb 04.
Ronnie who was seriously injured in a road accident only a couple of months ago
finally made his comeback with 6 minutes plus injury time left on the
clock. After the match Ronnie said "It
felt great, to finally get back into action" and to top it
all for Ronnie, his Dad; who was also seriously hurt in the same accident was
there as a spectator to watch his son take the field.
Under 17's coach Rab McMillan said, "It was wonderful to see Ronnie back
playing again" but stressed that this was only the beginning for Ronnie,
and that he must now build on what he has achieved so far. He added,
"Ronnie's resolve and determination since the accident has been fantastic
and I'm sure we will see him back to full fitness very soon."
Other News:
The under
17's got their SFL League Cup Campaign off to a flying start on
Sunday with a 2-0 win at home to Gretna.
The under 14's played Queen's
Park at the Ibrox Astro Complex on Friday night.
18 Feb 04:
Six
Under 17's Youth Players turned out for the reserves in a 3-3
draw against Knightswood Juveniles
at NDP last night. The players involved were Derek
Anderson, James McArthur, Graham
Tough, Andy Sim, Jamie
McGeoghegan and Ryan McGregor. All
players did really well with Derek Anderson
and James McArthur both scoring.
14 Feb 04:
Tomorrow is an In-Service day for Youth
Development Coaches and most will be attending a seminar at Hampden Stadium.
08 Feb 04:
The under 17's
final league match against Arbroath Athletic
was called off at 8:15am this morning due to blizzard conditions in the Arbroath
area. However, the weather was slightly kinder to the under 14's who
were
away to Kilmarnock in a friendly match.
01 Feb 04:
The SFL under 17
Youth League Cup has now been drawn and will start week commencing
Sunday 22 February 2004. You can view the draw by visiting the
UNDER 17's page.
27 Jan 04:
The SFL under 17
Youth League Cup has now been drawn and will start week commencing
Sunday 22 February 2004.
It will consist of 2 mini-league sections with each team playing each
other once and the winner of each section playing the runner-up of the other
section in a one leg Semi-Final to be played w/c 25 April 2004. The 2
winning Semi-Finalists will contest the Final which will be played w/c 02 May
2004.
The sections are:
|
Section
1 |
Section
2 |
|
Airdrie United |
Arbroath |
|
Albion Rovers |
Cowdenbeath |
|
Ayr United |
Falkirk |
|
Clyde |
Inverness
Caledonian Thistle |
|
Gretna |
Raith Rovers |
|
Hamilton
Academical |
St. Johnstone |
|
Queen of the
South |
Stenhousemuir |
|
Queen's Park |
Stirling Albion |
|
St. Mirren |
No
team |
25 Jan 04:
The under 17's
drew 1-1 with Airdrie
United earlier today at Petershill Park, Glasgow. The match was
watched by a sizeable crowd and an array of club officials including Chairman Ronnie
MacDonald, Director Brian Cairney,
Secretary Scott Struthers, Head of Youth
Development John Bean and under 19's Coach James
Ward.
Click
Here
to read the
match report..........
24 Jan 04:
The under
15's lost 4-1
to Kilmarnock
in their friendly match at Ibrox Astro last night.
18 Jan 04:
The under 17's
lost out by the odd goal in 5 to Hearts
earlier today at Paties Road Stadium, Edinburgh. Accies were
left dejected when the Edinburgh side scored the winner 21/2
minutes into injury time and very much against the run of play.
11 Jan 04:
The under
17's recorded a
comfortable 4-0 victory
at home to Albion
Rovers today in a re-arranged
League match at Petershill Park, Glasgow.
08 Jan 04:
Under 17's midfielder
Ronnie Glackin, who
was seriously injured in a car accident a few months ago, was back doing some
light training with his squad tonight. Ronnie said, 'It's
great to be back and I can't wait until I can get back into full training."
02 Jan 04:
Happy New Year and Best
Wishes
to everyone connected
with the Accies Youth Development Programme.
AYI Editor.
24 Dec 03:
Merry Christmas to
everyone connected with
the Accies Youth Development programme
from
All the Accies Youth Players, Coaches,
Management Team and Staff.
08 Dec 03:
The under 17's
lost by 3 goals to 1
against Sunderland
on Sunday 7 Dec 03 at the 'Academy of Light'.
04 Dec 03:
The under 17's
coach for the trip to Sunderland
on Sun 07 Dec 03 will leave New
Douglas Park at 7:45am.
All players and parents who are traveling on the coach should report
to NDP no later than 7:30am.
01 Dec 03:
The under 17's training session on
Tuesday 02 Dec 03
at Stepford Sports Park has been CANCELLED
due
to the under 17's being on duty at the Accies v Morton match at NDP the same
evening. Training will resume on Thursday evening at 6:00pm as normal.
30 Nov 03:
The under 17's
drew 3-3 with Stenhousemuir earlier today at
Larbet High School Astro.
CLICK HERE to
read the match report.
23 Nov 03: AYI
EDITOR RETURNS
Hi Folks, I'm back! refreshed and raring to go
again. Quite a lot has happened since I've been away and I would like to
thank 'Stanistheman' and all our regular
'Posters' for keeping everyone up to date on what's been happening within the
Youth System with their very informative posts on the Youth Forum.
I have been looking in from time to time whilst on my travels and was very
pleased to see youth player Ciaran Donnelly
getting his first team debut and a few others also doing well in the first
team. The Sunderland trip appeared to be a success despite the results and
also the under 19's recorded a splendid 2-0
victory over Celtic.
I've had a lot of updating to do on the website as some of the age groups
fixtures have changed and results, league tables and scoring charts have all had
to be updated, which I'm glad to say have all been done now.
I also received some Action Photos from Sunderland
and from the under 14's match against Falkirk
courtesy of our roving reporter David Jack,
who has been publishing the under 14's match reports via the Youth Forum in my
absence, well done David. I will be processing the Action Photos over the
next couple of days and will then upload them to the Photo Gallery.
And now to date,
The under 17's lost
4-2 to Queen's Park at the Ibrox
Astro on Friday night with Paul McLeod and Sean
Byrne scoring for Accies.
1 Nov 03: AYI
EDITOR ON HOLIDAY
I will be on holiday from tomorrow for a couple
of weeks therefore the website will not be updated for that period.
However, 'Stanistheman' will try and keep everyone up to date through the 'Youth
Forum' in my absence. I will log on to the 'Youth Forum' from time to time
to how the various teams are getting on so please feel free to keep me informed
via the Forum.
AYI Editor.
26 Oct 03:
The under 17's
fought out an enthralling 2-2 draw with
league leaders Ayr United earlier today at
Petershill Park, Glasgow.
Prior to the under 17's match our under
14's were also involved in a great match against Ayr
United in what turned out to be a great double bill of entertainment
at Petershill Park.
18 Oct 03:
The under 17's
turned in an excellent performance last night in a friendly match against Hamilton
Avonbridge U19's at the Ibrox Astro Complex.
Accies won the match by 2
goals to nil with goals from Paul McLeod
and trialist Sean Byrne.
12 Oct 03:
The under 19's lost 2-1 to Airdrie
United in the 2nd Round of the SFA Youth Cup at New Douglas Park
today.
The under 14's also had a difficult match
against Albion Rovers at Petershill Park,
Glasgow earlier today.
10 Oct 03:
The under 17's recorded a comfortable 6-1
victory over St. Mirren BC in a
friendly earlier tonight at Glasgow Green Astro turf.
Click
Here to view the match report...............
The Accies Parents Code of Conduct
has now been put on the Website for everyone to see.
Click
here to view or click on PARENTS
CODE on the side navigation bar.
The under 17's recovered from a poor first
half performance to produce a 5 goals to 1 victory
over Stirling Albion at Stirling University
Playing Fields on Sunday 5 Oct 03.
02 Oct 03: NEW
MILESTONE FOR YOUTH WEBSITE
I'm delighted to report that the Youth Website has now achieved more than 100,000
hits since we put a hit counter onto the site last October 02.
The Youth Forum (which is not included within the above figure) has also had
over 500,000 hits since we introduced the
current version in January of this year with over 1,600
messages posted within the same period. The site is in it's
third year now and as the figures show is proving to be as popular as ever.
Thank you to all who support the Youth Website and Youth Forum.
Regards
AYI Editor
28 Sept 03:
The under 17's recorded
a splendid a 2-0 victory
over St. Mirren at
Petershill Park earlier today, with well taken goals from Sean
Buckley and James Lawley.
27 Sept 03:
The under
13's and under 14's 'Parental
Permission' forms have now been returned, and the squad lists have now been
posted on the SQUAD LISTS
page.
23 Sept 03:
The under 17
Squad and Coaches visited their
team mate Ronnie Glackin in the Victoria
Infirmary Hospital in Glasgow tonight. Ronnie and his Dad were both
seriously hurt in a car accident last Tuesday evening which resulted in the
Accies star midfielder damaging both his legs. Ronnie was in good spirits
tonight and hoping to get home soon. He even promised to attend this
week's under 17's match against St. Mirren if he gets out beforehand.
Everyone at the club wishes both Ronnie and his Dad a speedy recovery.
21 Sept 03:
The under 17's
won 7-4 at Queen
of the South whilst
the under 14's performed superbly against Stenhousemuir
on Sunday 21 Sept 03.
15 Sept 03:
The under 17's lost
4-3 to Falkirk whilst
the under 14's produced a great display of
football against St. Mirren on Sunday 14 Sept 03.
08
Sept 03:
The under 17's drew
1-1 with Raith
Rovers on Sunday 7 Sept 03 at Dalgety Bay Sports Complex (Astro).
4 Sept 03: Under
19 Youth Cup Result
Montrose 0,
Accies 5
Accies Goals: McGeachie
47secs, Gourlay 10min, Gribben
47mins, Anderson 81 & 84mins)
Accies Team: Jellema, Arbuckle (c),
Houston, Thomson, Nicoll, Gourlay (Murphy), Donnelly, Paterson (Orr), McGeachie,
Gribben, Anderson, McGiff
Man of the Match - Martin McGiff.
All did well, and credit to the defence for a clean sheet.
Report
by: 'Stanistheman'
31
Aug 03:
The under 17's
recorded a comfortable 4-1 victory earlier
today over Inverness
Caley Thistle at Petershill Park Glasgow.
24 Aug 03:
The under 17's lost
their opening match of the season to title favourites St.
Johnstone by 1 goal to nil at
McDiarmid Park Astro, Perth today.
22 Aug 03:
The under 13's will be playing in
the SPL Development Programme.
The under 14's, 15's & 16's will be
playing in the SFL Youth Initiative Programme.
The under 17's will be playing
competitive football this season in the SFL Youth
Division and Youth League Cup.
17
Aug 03:
Friday evening's practice match at Glasgow Green between the under 17's
and under 19's ended up in an enthralling 3-3
draw. The match proved to be a very exciting encounter which
also attracted a sizeable crowd.
The Accies youngsters (under 17's) looked fired up for the occasion and rightly
took the lead in 26 mins through Paul McLeod
to go in 1-0 up at half time.
The under 17's deservedly doubled their lead when Tony
Neil scored in 61 mins and then increased their advantage to 3-0 in
65 mins through Ryan McGregor.
The under 19's, which included no fewer than 8 players with first team
experience, then took control of the match and started to apply real pressure on
their younger team mates, getting their reward when Martin
McGiff scored in 78 mins. Further goals from Craig
Murphy
in 83 mins and Mark Gourlay in 85 mins left the
under 19's with their pride in tact and the under 17's very disappointed in
losing three late goals.
Under
19's Head coach Jim Ward praised
the under 17's team for their excellent performance and said that he hoped to
see some of the players pushing for places in his under 19's squad, as the
season progresses.
Teams:
Under 17's: McLenaghan, Tough,
McGeoghegan, Stewart, Glackin, McArthur, McGregor, Lynch, Porte, McLeod and
O'Donnell.
Subs (all used): Sim, Lawley, Neil.
Under 19's: Jellema, Thomson, Nicol, Arbuckle, Houston,
Paterson, Donnelly, Gourlay, McGeachie, Gribben, Anderson.
Subs (all used): Orr, Deacon, McGiff,
Murphy, Wilson, Morrison
11
Aug 03:
The under 17's recorded a
creditable 4-3 victory over E.K. Burgh under 19's
in yesterday's pre-season friendly at Auchenheath.
Accies scorers were Sean Buckley,
Andy Sim (Pen), and Ryan
O'Donnell (2).
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