Strathspey Thistle FC

When the passing of football legend Tommy Docherty was was announced last week, local club historian Rob A Clark got in touch with the following photograph and text featuring Mr Docherty’s visit to Grantown’s Waterford Hotel in 1995 as a guest of the then Strathspey Thistle Junior Football Club’s annual fundraising Sportsman’s Dinner. Rob’s two memories of that night are of Tommy Docherty being on top form and was very willing to speak with everyone and secondly, Bill McAllister’s high praise of how far STJFC had came in such a short time.

Pic shows l to r : M.C. for the night former Grade One Referee and current General Manager of Peterhead FC Martin Johnston, Strathspey Thistle Chairman at the time Graeme Mackie, the late Tommy Docherty, Strathspey Thistle Player / Manager at the time Donly McLeod, Highland football journalist Bill McAllister and then Secretary of Strathspey Thistle JFC and match day reporter for the local newspaper, local author Rob A Clark. 

Someone has commented that Mr Docherty must have been on top form when you see current chairman Donly’s reaction…..

The Breedon Highland League game scheduled for Saturday 2 January 2021 has been postponed due to the weather conditions.

This Saturday we welcome to Seafield Park, Lossiemouth FC – but unfortunately we cannot welcome any supporters from either clubs – as per the guidelines of the Highland League Management Committee.

Obviously, the players will miss the supporters as it is a bit surreal playing League or Cup games in an empty stadium – hopefully fans will be allowed back in before the end of the season but as a club we must stick to the guidelines.

As ever please check with the STFC Facebook page and Twitter feed for up-to-date information about the game on Saturday and any other bits of news.

Stay safe y’all.

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We hope you have had an enjoyable Christmas, or at least as enjoyable as circumstances demanded.

However as we now enter another lockdown we have decided that based on current Scottish Government advice, the Strathspey Thistle FC Lottery is suspended. The weekly draws will resume when it is safe to do so – the jackpot will be £3,200 on resumption. Please check with our Facebook and Twitter pages for up-to-date information on all aspects of the club.

Thank You.

So this is Christmas… the players, the management team and the management committee of Strathspey Thistle Football Club would like to wish all their supporters and their families a Merry Christmas and a healthy, peaceful and, hopefully, prosperous 2021.

Everyone at the Club would also like to thank everyone who has supported them throughout 2020 – a year I don’t think we will easily forget!

As you may have read in the press the Breedon Highland League has decided to continue with the current season with CoVid 19 protocols in place – unfortunately for the foreseeable future that means that there will be NO supporters allowed at any game – so we hope to see you all at Seafield Park as soon as these restrictions are lifted.

Stay Safe.

The Breedon Highland League game scheduled for the 19 December 2020 v Turriff United at Turriff has been postponed. Turriff were meant to play Formartine last Saturday in the Scottish Cup but that game was also postponed, so it has to be played this Saturday so that the victors progress to the next round on Saturday 26 December.

Our next game is now scheduled to be a home game against Lossiemouth FC on Saturday 2 January 2021 in the Breedon Highland League. CoVid restrictions will be in place.

The players, management team and the committee of Strathspey Thistle Football Club would like to thank all the supporters who came to watch the Scottish Cup tie last Saturday against Buckie Thistle FC.

We were slightly apprehensive about how everything would go under the strict SFA and Highland League CoVid 19 guidelines, but the afternoon went by without an issue – apart from the many expletives murmured under people’s breaths – a result of their spectacles steaming up from wearing their face mask….

Unfortunately, the result went against us  – Buckie proved to be a very good team – but, that was our first competitive game since March and with many new young signings making their competitive debut for the club the future, in my opinion, looks very promising.

The Club would like to wish Buckie Thistle FC all the best for the next round of the Scottish Cup.

We would also like to thank Harbro for supplying hand sanitiser, hi-vis vests and face masks for volunteer stewards and committee.

Thanks must go to local author Rob A Clark, a well known figure in Northern football circles, who has produced a commemorative programme for this weeks Scottish Cup tie with Buckie Thistle. 

The programme, which is sure to be a collectors item, is only available as a digital download pdf  – and can be purchased from the following email link – 

THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL STRATHSPEY THISTLE FC PUBLICATION

This Saturday we welcome Buckie Thistle FC in the William Hill Scottish Cup to which will hopefully be our first home game at Seafield Park since March.

Buckie have always been well supported and it will be a shame that their supporters will not be here with us in numbers as SFA and Highland League CoVid Pandemic guidelines advise away team supporters not to travel. 

These are the restrictions which we ask all StrathyJags fans adhere to :

BEFORE THE GAME :

Tickets are available for home supporters only at selected local outlets.

Tickets cost  :   £8 adult / £4 for 60+ and 12 – 15 year olds / Supervised under 12’s FREE

ON THE DAY :

YOUR TEMPERATURE WILL BE DIGITALLY MEASURED BEFORE ENTRY TO THE STADIUM SO PLEASE LEAVE TIME FOR TEMPERATURE AND TRACE AND TRACK ADMINISTRATION

SFA AND HIGHLAND LEAGUE COVID PANDEMIC GUIDELINES ADVISE THAT NO AWAY TEAM SPECTATORS ATTEND – LOCAL AREA SUPPORTERS ONLY.

THERE WILL BE NO SPECTATOR CAR PARKING AT SEAFIELD PARK AVAILABLE (EXCEPT DISABLED AND BLUE BADGE HOLDERS)

SOCIAL DISTANCING MUST BE OBSERVED AND MASKS MUST BE WORN THROUGHOUT

THERE WILL BE NO SOFT DRINKS/FOOD AVAILABLE

THERE WILL BE NO RE-ADMISSION

THERE WILL BE HAND SANITISERS AVAILABLE

ADMISSION BY BANK CARD OR CONTACTLESS IF POSSIBLE

STEWARDS WILL BE ON HAND TO HELP WITH ANY MORE INFORMATION

TOILETS WILL BE AVAILABLE

REMEMBER SEASON TICKETS ARE NOT VALID FOR THIS GAME

Thank you in advance for your co-operation with what will be a different season at Seafield Park, but together, we hope we will create a safe environment for you to enjoy your football.