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.
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!!
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.