Strathspey Thistle FC

Strathspey Thistle FC will face a demanding schedule throughout August, with seven Highland League fixtures lined up as the squad continues its early‑season campaign.

The Jags begin the month away to Wick Academy before returning to Seafield Park for back‑to‑back home ties against Buckie Thistle and Banks O’ Dee. Further challenges follow against Inverurie Loco Works, Brora Rangers, Turriff United, and Huntly as the team looks to build momentum and consistency.

Supporters are encouraged to get behind the squad both home and away — your backing makes all the difference.

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Strathspey Thistle Lottery Results!

A huge thank you to everyone who played this week!

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AWAY MATCH v BANKS O’DEE FC
BREEDON HIGHLAND LEAGUE
SPAIN PARK, ABERDEEN  AB12 3AB
WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH 2025 – KICK OFF 8pm

It’s on the bus and over the hills and far away to Spain Park in Aberdeen for our second meeting this season in the Breedon Highland League  against Banks O’Dee. We were meant to visit just before Christmas but our squad was struck down by the flu bug and we had to ask for permission from the Highland League for postponement of the game much to Banks O’ Dee’s chagrin.
However, Wednesday night’s game is now the main focus  and we travel there on the back of three straight victories so there will be confidence within the team but, after all the games being played throughout the league by all teams, all players and managerial teams are beginning to feel the effects of Wednesday/Saturday fixtures.
Although Banks sit in sixth place in the league, with forty-eight points from twenty-seven games, they probably feel that they could have done a bit better, but as I say constantly this season there have been strange results with very few games being routs so I am surmising that this game will be pretty close and as both teams have played four games in March already, fitness levels could play a big part. 
We met at Seafield Park in August in what was a really difficult day to play football with very strong gusts of wind and both teams struggled with the conditions. It took nearly eighty minutes for the deadlock to be broken when we succumbed to a killer five minutes or so losing two goals – compounded by a very controversial penalty decision resulting in a 3-0 loss to the The Jags – however had we been given what was, especially to the home support and players, a stonewall penalty late in the first half who knows how the game would have panned out.

As ever we wish Aaron, JLF and the boys all the best on their trip to Aberdeen in what will be a very hard game.

SATURDAY’S HOME MATCH v WICK ACADEMY 

Although a cold crosswind hampered temperatures it wasn’t too bad a day for fitba’.
The Jags had the better of the first half and Andrew Macleod’s cool drive into the Wick net twenty-five minutes in and that was how it remained until half time.

After the break Wick brought on 16yr old Jamie Steven who in all the Jags’ committee and spectators opinions is destined for big things in football. For a good part of the second half Wick were threatening but the Jags’ defence again put in a great shift and after eighty minutes Calum Brown secured the points outrunning the Wick defence and slotting the ball past the keeper.

Aaron Doran in an interview with the P&J said it was a good performance and that we are getting better, and meaner to opposing teams and was delighted with the clean sheet.

Another historic win – that was the first time in our Highland League history that we have won three games in a row….and we now sit in eleventh place in the league on thirty seven points – again our best ever total – so well done to Aaron, JLF and the boys for another excellent performance!!

MOTM

Calum Brown was voted man of the match and is pictured here with DJ and son, Darren MacIntyre, both Ross County fans but are enjoying their visits to Seafield Park more and more and we look forward to seeing them again soon.

HALF TIME RAFFLE
This week’s winner was Strathy Jags’ supporter supreme and friend of the Club – Davie Milne.

Davie, who is always accompanied by his daughter Lindsay to every home match, was delighted with his win and so were we!

WELCOME BACK SCOTTY

We’re delighted that Scotty Docherty has signed up until the end of the season

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Saturday Mar 21 v Nairn County (A) 3pm
Wednesday Mar 25 v Keith (A) 8pm
Saturday Mar 28 v Inverurie (H) 2pm
Wednesday April 1 v Fraserburgh FC (H) 8pm
Saturday April 4 v Turriff United (H) 3pm
Saturday April 11 v Lossiemouth (A) 3pm

As you can see we will be playing every Saturday and Wednesday until the end of the season so it’s going to be a tough shift for the boys…..and that’s not counting their day jobs during the week…..ah! the joys of playing football in the North of Scotland!!

FUND-RAISING SPORTSMAN’S DINNER  – Saturday 2nd May 2026

We are delighted to announce the return of the Strathspey Thistle Football Club Sportsman’s Dinner which will take place on Saturday 2nd May 2026, at Seafield Park, Grantown-on-Spey, hosted in a luxury marquee, with champagne on arrival
The evening will be hosted by Ian Thain and will feature two fantastic guest speakers.
Firstly, Tam Cowan, one of Scotland’s most recognisable football voices, renowned for his sharp wit, storytelling, and unrivalled insight into the game.
He will be joined by Strathspey Thistle’s newly appointed Footballing Ambassador, Gordon Smith, the former Scotland international and a highly respected figure in Scottish football, who with a wealth of experience gained in a glittering career will have many an entertaining story to tell.
Guests can look forward to a three-course dining experience with wine, alongside sporting stories and entertainment, plus a grand auction, raffle and player end of season awards presentation.
Saturday 2nd May 2026
7:00pm – late
£75 per person + VAT (tables of 10 available)
For more ticket and booking information please email hospitality@strathspeythistlefc.uk

Early booking is strongly advised as this promises to be a very popular event. We look forward to welcoming you for what will be a memorable evening.

We’ll be back on Friday with more of the happenings from Seafield Park.

HOME MATCH v WICK ACADEMY FC
BREEDON HIGHLAND LEAGUE
SEAFIELD PARK, GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY, PH26 3HE
SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2026 – KO 2PM

On Saturday we welcome players, officials and supporters of Wick Academy FC to Seafield Park.
Our last meeting in October resulted in a ninety-third minute winner for Wick in a very closely contested match. Josh Race had equalised for us with an excellent goal in the second half after Wick, who were the best team in the first half had scored just on half-time. We then missed a glorious chance to take the lead but paid for it in the dying seconds.
Wick who sit below us in fifteenth place on twenty-four points have, like a lot of HL teams this season have had a mixed bag of results and arrive in Grantown on the back of narrow home defeat by a much improved Keith side, so again we will expect a very tough match.
Wick may be the fresher team as they did not have a mid-week fixture but as ever we wish Aaron, JLF and the boys all the best and a win would give us three wins out of four for the new management team. 

If any of the Wick travelling support wants a resumé of what’s available in Grantown – click here – our Snack Bar situated in the ground serves non-alcoholic beverages and foodstuffs and, in addition, is our Mackellar Suite, also situated within the ground, and is available for pre and aprés match alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and foodstuffs.

This is our last game at home until 28 March when we host Inverurie Loco Works, and we’re now on the road visiting Banks O’Dee, Nairn and Keith.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT’S GAME v BUCKIE THISTLE

Well, another night when history was made in the story of Strathspey Thistle.

We reached thirty-four league points, one point ahead of our best ever total of thirty-three in back in 2018, and we still have eight games to play…
Secondly, this is the first season that we beat Buckie Thistle twice in a season – and according to Club historian Rob Clark even as a junior club we were never able to beat Buckie Rovers twice in a season either.

On a bitterly, bitterly cold night with a howling wind and rain threatening many Strathy Jags supporters must have been wondering whether their choice of live football – or a night at the television with a roaring fire and a Champions League match on the telly was a wise decision. Come full time at Seafield Park all the shivers and cold feet were wll and truly worth it as the Strathy Jags ran out 2-1 winners.

The first half was probably shaded by Buckie although both teams had their chances but it was probably the wind that won.
Two minutes after the break Bodhan Campbell, who was on loan at Seafield Park earlier in the season put Buckie ahead, and were looking to double their lead until the seventy-second minute when Calum Brown equalised with a low drive from inside the box.

Possibly against the run of play, this goal rejuvenated the home side and were the better team over the last twenty minutes or so and deserved their second when Zach Macphee’s cross ball was met by Caelan Mutch at the far post – and so it remained until full time.
Two wins out of three for the new management team – onwards and upwards!!

HALF-TIME RAFFLE WINNER

The winner of the Half-Time Raffle was Angus Macleod, who hails from Stornoway.
Angus is the father of Ross County loanee Andrew Macleod, and he was making his way home from his job off-shore and, as he realised the ferries would be cancelled decided to stay in Inverness and take in the Buckie game en route.
Angus donated his winnings back to the club in a very generous gesture and we appreciate it tremendously.
Angus was saying that he retires in a couple of months time – we wish him well – and hopefully see him back at Seafield Park sometime in the future.

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Wednesday Mar 18 v Banks O’Dee (A) 8pm
Saturday Mar 21 v Nairn County (A) 3pm
Wednesday Mar 25 v Keith (A) 8pm
Saturday Mar 28 v Inverurie (H) 2pm
Wednesday April 1 v Fraserburgh FC (H) 8pm
Saturday April 4 v Turriff United (H) 3pm
Saturday April 11 v Lossiemouth (A) 3pm

As you can see we will be playing every Saturday and Wednesday until the end of the season so it’s going to be a tough shift for the boys…..and that’s not counting their day jobs during the week…..ah! the joys of playing football in the North of Scotland!!

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LOTTERY 

Last week our lottery jackpot was again won by a ticket sold in Aviemore.

The winning numbers were 6-8-10-16-20 and Barry Wass who was holidaying Aviemore bought a paper ticket from Jim Seaton, our seller in Aviemore. Barry won the £1100 jackpot – Congratulations Barry and we hope you enjoy your winnings!
So this weekend the jackpot has returned to £1000 and if you want to have a chance of winning click here…
GAME RULES
The entrant must be at least sixteen years old to play the STFC Fundraising Lottery Game.
The game is to forecast five winning numbers, which are drawn at random from numbers on a grid from one to twenty.
If you are playing the paper ticket, the five numbers chosen are marked with a cross (X).
The jackpot prize starts at £1000 and the game continues weekly until it is won.
The draw is normally held every Sunday evening at 7pm.
If no-one wins the jackpot then after the first draw in each calendar month the jackpot increases by £100 per month up to a possible maximum of £5000 at which level it is capped. 
After the game is won, the jackpot then immediately reverts to £1000 which is increased by £100 after the first draw of the next calendar month.
If more than one entry correctly forecasts all five numbers the jackpot will be divided between the winning entries.
If no entry matches five numbers, then any entry matching four numbers will be entered into a secondary draw for a single consolation prize of £100.
All winners will be notified.

HOME MATCH v BUCKIE THISTLE FC
BREEDON HIGHLAND LEAGUE
SEAFIELD PARK, GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY, PH26 3HE
WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH 2026 – KO 8pm

On Wednesday night we welcome players, officials and supporters of Buckie Thistle FC to Seafield Park for our rearranged match in the Breedon Highland League. The match has been put off twice so hopefully third time lucky!
Buckie currently sit in eighth place in the league with forty-one points from twenty-eight games which is six places above us and ten points ahead but have had a bit of a topsy-turvy season winning twelve, losing eleven and drawing five which includes a 4-1 defeat in our the last league game we played way back in August, which was at the time possibly our best result since entering the league in season 2009/2010 – so I am sure they will be out for a bit of revenge.

However with three losses a draw and a win in their last five games, admittedly in a tough run of fixtures and with ourselves winning two out of our last three the scene will be set for what I reckon will be a very tough evening but there is every possibility of achieving at least a point under the Seafield Park floodlights in Strathy Jags’ head coach Aaron Doran’s target of a minimum of forty points this season – a season which has been fascinating.
If any of the Buckie travelling support wants a resumé of what’s available in Grantown – click here – our Snack Bar situated in the ground has non-alcoholic beverages and foodstuffs and, in addition, is our Mackellar Suite, also situated within the ground, and is available for pre and aprés match alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and foodstuffs.
As ever we wish Aaron, JLF and the boys all the best.

SATURDAY’S MATCH AT INVERURIE
On Saturday we headed to Harlaw Park, Inverurie after our morale bruising match against Clach when a red card spoiled what could have been a decent result for the Jags’ but that’s another story. How would the boys cope – well, very well actually.
Locos were the first club to visit Seafield Park in August 2009 in our first season in the Highland League and over the years had never beaten them.
In the first half both managers concluded we were the better team with Caelan Mutch driving a home a cracker of a shot midway through the first half taking us into the break one up.
We went two ahead in fifty minutes courtesy of an own goal by Taylor Chapman.
Locos then made four changes which worked and after seventy-five minutes the scores were level at 2-2.
However, in the last minute universally accepted best player on the park, Andrew Macleod scored the winner with an excellently taken free kick giving us all three points in what was by all accounts an exciting game.

So, history made, our first ever win against Locos and hopefully we can keep up the winning formula for Wednesday.

STRATHSPEY THISTLE:
Lewis Munro (GK), Cammy Lisle, Zach MacPhee, Jamie Calder, James McShane(c), Rorie Macleod, Jamie Williamson, Daniel Whitehorn, Andrew Macleod, Caelan Mutch and Calum Brown.
Subs : Scot Docherty, Aly Morrison, Bailey Black, Josh Race and Robbie Flett(GK).

REMEMBER OUR NEXT GAME IS ON SATURDAY WITH ANOTHER HOME MATCH THIS TIME AGAINST WICK ACADEMY FC.

AWAY MATCH v INVERURIE LOCO WORKS FC
BREEDON HIGHLAND LEAGUE
HARLAW PARK, INVERURIE AB51 4SG
SATURDAY 7 MARCH 2026 – KICK OFF 3pm

Saturday takes us to Harlaw Park Inverurie for our first Breedon Highland League meeting of the season against Inverurie Loco Works FC – thanks to various weathers over the past few months.

Locos are not having their best season, although Wednesday night’s result against Rothes will have brightened things a wee bit.
Currently sitting in sixteenth place in the league with twenty-one points from twenty-five games, not a position Locos are used to as they are usually found in the the top five so they are, I imagine, going through a period of transition.
We as usual expect a very tough game but hopefully we leave Inverurie with at least a point.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT’S GAME v CLACHNACUDDIN.
On a pleasant night for football we welcomed fourth placed Clachnacuddin to Seafield Park night .
The first half was by and large pretty equal, Clach had one or two half chances and on thirty-four minutes the Clach post came to their rescue after a rasping James McShane drive and so it remained goalless until half-time.
After the interval Clach were perhaps the better team but the Jags’ defence were coping admirably – until the seventy-fifth minute when the referee was instructed of some incident concerning the home number five by the stand side assistant referee and from that he was shown the red card for pushing an opponent – I was one of the many spectators who were bamboozled by the decision as no-one knew what it was for – a decision that proved decisive in the following ten minutes and the final score ……three goals in the following ten minutes……resulting in a three-nil win for Clach.

The Jags were obviously shell shocked probably by the decision and by what transpired afterwards……….anyway onwards and upwards.
It was interesting to see three ex-Jags in the Clach squad – the recently transferred Conor MacPhee and Jack Davison who came on as substitute for Ross Logan on sixty-three minutes.
Jags’ loanee keeper Lewis Munro impressed on his debut as did the entire defence with Dean Stewart, before his red card, immense IMHO.

Strathspey Thistle :
Lewis Munro (GK), Aly Morrison, Zach MacPhee, Jamie Calder, Dean Stewart, Jamie Williamson, Rorie Macleod, James McShane(C), Shaun Morrison, Andrew Macleod and Calum Brown.
Subs : Robert Flett(GK), Josh Race, Scot Docherty, Daniel Whitehorn, Cammy Lisle, Bailey Black and Caelan Mutch.

HALF-TIME RAFFLE WINNER

Frank Finlayson, a Clach supporter from Inverness was happy to have his picture taken after winning our Half-Time Raffle.

He seems to have a bit of a knack of winning away from home as he has already been successful at Nairn and Lochee over the past couple of seasons.
Enjoy your winnings Frank – see you next season!

WORM MOON 

During the first half spectators were treated to a fantastic worm moon.

Looking at the photograph it reminds me of the “Spot The Ball” in the Green Final!

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

 Wednesday Mar 11 v Buckie Thistle (H) 8pm
Saturday Mar 14 v Wick Academy (H) 2pm
Wednesday Mar 18 v Banks O’Dee (A) 8pm
Saturday Mar 21 v Nairn County (A) 3pm
Wednesday Mar 25 v Keith (A) 8pm
Saturday Mar 28 v Inverurie (H) 2pm
Wednesday April 1 v Fraserburgh FC (H) 8pm
Saturday April 4 v Turriff United (H) 3pm
Saturday April 11 v Lossiemouth (A) 3pm

As you can see we will be playing every Saturday and Wednesday until the end of the season so it’s going to be a tough shift for the boys…..and that’s not counting their day jobs during the week…..ah! the joys of playing football in the North of Scotland!!

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FUND-RAISING SPORTSMAN’S DINNER  – Saturday 2nd May 2026

We are delighted to announce the return of the Strathspey Thistle Football Club Sportsman’s Dinner which will take place on Saturday 2nd May 2026, at Seafield Park, Grantown-on-Spey, hosted in a luxury marquee, with champagne on arrival
The evening will be hosted by Ian Thain and will feature two fantastic guest speakers.

Firstly, Tam Cowan, one of Scotland’s most recognisable football voices, renowned for his sharp wit, storytelling, and unrivalled insight into the game.

He will be joined by Strathspey Thistle’s newly appointed Footballing Ambassador Gordon Smith, former Scotland international and highly respected figure in Scottish football, who with a wealth of experience gained in a glittering career will have many an entertaining sporting story.

Guests can look forward to a three-course dining experience with wine, alongside sporting stories and entertainment, plus a grand auction, raffle and player end of season awards presentation.

Saturday 2nd May 2026
7:00pm – late
£75 per person + VAT (tables of 10 available)

For more ticket and booking information please email hospitality@strathspeythistlefc.uk
Early booking is strongly advised as this promises to be a very popular event. We look forward to welcoming you for what will be a memorable evening.

LOTTERY

Our lottery jackpot is now £1100. 

GAME RULES
The entrant must be at least sixteen years old to play the STFC Fundraising Lottery Game.
The game is to forecast five winning numbers, which are drawn at random from numbers on a grid from one to twenty.
If you are playing the paper ticket, the five numbers chosen are marked with a cross (X).
The jackpot prize starts at £1000 and the game continues weekly until it is won.
The draw is normally held every Sunday evening at 7pm.
If no-one wins the jackpot then after the first draw in each calendar month the jackpot increases by £100 per month up to a possible maximum of £5000 at which level it is capped. 
After the game is won, the jackpot then immediately reverts to £1000 which is increased by £100 after the first draw of the next calendar month.
If more than one entry correctly forecasts all five numbers the jackpot will be divided between the winning entries.
If no entry matches five numbers, then any entry matching four numbers will be entered into a secondary draw for a single consolation prize of £100.
All winners will be notified.

REMEMBER OUR NEXT MATCH IS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT KO 8pm v BUCKIE THISTLE.

HOME MATCH v CLACHNACUDDIN FC
BREEDON HIGHLAND LEAGUE
SEAFIELD PARK, GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY, PH26 3HE
WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2026 – KO 8pm

Well that was a big surprise  -9 degrees on Friday night put paid to last Saturday’s match against Fraserburgh so with both ourselves and Clach missing our matches on Saturday because of the weather, both will be raring to go under the floodlights of Seafield Park, one of seven re-scheduled games in the Breedon Highland League being played on Wednesday.  Wednesday night football is going to become a regular feature over the next six weeks or so, especially for ourselves as the above mentioned Fraserburgh game has been re-scheduled for Wednesday 1 April.

So, we welcome players, officials and supporters of Clachnacuddin FC making the relatively short journey from Inverness for our second league meeting of the season.
Our visit to Grant Street Park was not one of our finest back in August and resulting in a bit of a battering so hopefully we can re-establish some of our pride on Wednesday night.
Clach currently sit in a very creditable fourth place in the league on fifty points from twenty-five games and losing only twice since the turn of the year,. Their last loss was a couple of weeks ago at home to Keith, so it’s going to be another very tough game but one hopefully we can acquit ourselves well.
If any of the Clach travelling support wants a resumé of what’s available in Grantown – click here – our Snack Bar situated in the ground has non-alcoholic beverages and foodstuffs and, in addition, is our Mackellar Suite, also situated within the ground, and is available for pre and aprés match alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and foodstuffs.

This will be head coach Aaron Doran’s second game in charge and will have more or less a full squad to choose from – as ever we wish him and the boys all the best.

SATURDAY’S GAME v FRASERBURGH
After a night of nearly -9 degrees of frost there was a hurriedly arranged pitch inspection at nine-thirty am and it was decided by HL referee Stephen McDade that there would be no football that day as the pitch was frozen, which was a great disappointment for everyone associated with the Jags but especially for John McManus from Essex and Jack Hannah from North Yorkshire.

Jack and John who had “adopted” the Jags as their Scottish club shortly after covid, had arranged with our secretary Clive Wolstenholme for their visit last weekend but their hopes of attending the game were dashed by Mother Nature.
They did however manage the Forres v Nairn game on the Saturday and a visit to Dufftown on Sunday and one of my spies told me they also enjoyed their meal at Grantown’s Indian Restaurant on Sunday night.
Their previous visit was three seasons ago according to Clive, who they regularly keep in touch with, but their next visit will be for a match in the summer, possibly in August. when we look forward to welcoming them again to Seafield Park.  
We thank them very much for their support.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

As you can see we have a massive backlog of fixtures to play out before the HFL Season closes which is scheduled for Sat 11 April.Ten games in less than a month is going to very tough on the boys – that’s counting Wednesday’s match v Clach.

 
Saturday Mar 7 v Inverurie Locos (A) 3pm
Wednesday Mar 11 v Buckie Thistle (H) 8pm
Saturday Mar 14 v Wick Academy (H) 2pm
Wednesday Mar 18 v Banks O’Dee (A) 8pm
Saturday Mar 21 v Nairn County (A) 3pm
Wednesday Mar 25 v Keith (A) 8pm
Saturday Mar 28 v Inverurie (H) 2pm
Wednesday April 1 v Fraserburgh FC (H) 8pm
Saturday April 4 v Turriff United (H) 3pm
Saturday April 11 v Lossiemouth (A) 3pm