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