Meanwhile, those red bricks at the front entrance will soon surround the Sammy Cox Garden. He remembers a different era in Darvel. Stadium: Recreation Park 2.200 Seats. Find the perfect places to go with your kids and get out on your next adventure! Wylie, Darvel born and bred, is among those who can’t wait for the season to start. That’s basically how the club works, it is very, very tightly run.”. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Transfers & rumours. 262 talking about this. When Wylie was a player at Recreation Park in the mid-80s, Rangers visited to mark the club’s centenary. Darvel finished their League campaign with a 2-1 away win to Whitletts Victoria thanks to goals from Jordan Ryan and Greg Vernon. “John funds the club and the major things but, trust me, the rest of the stuff [is done by the committee]. They will do so with a squad capable of challenging for League 2, never mind the sixth tier of the pyramid. Nicknamed "The Vale" or "The Juniors", and formed in 1889, the club play at Recreation Park (on Irvinebank Road), and currently, the West of Scotland League Premier Division. Stadium. But that was his life. Nicknamed "The Vale" or "The Juniors", and formed in 1889, the club play at Recreation Park (on Irvinebank Road), and currently, the West of Scotland League Premier Division.. Team Colours: Home (Blue and White), Away (Black and White) I think the official attendance that day was something like 22,000. Tommy McLean signed him for Motherwell on the Monday. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. They are late twentysomethings, some with top-flight experience, and all with plenty of mileage left on the clock. Coordinates: 55°36′32″N 4°16′41″W / 55.60877°N 4.27799°W / 55.60877; -4.27799, Association football club in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK, "Darvel Juniors boss Scott Clelland optimistic ahead of new season", https://www.facebook.com/darveljuniorsfc/posts/2159627330965346/, Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Darvel_F.C.&oldid=987385791, Scottish Junior Football Association clubs, Association football clubs established in 1889, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 6 November 2020, at 18:10. My brother and I were standing on the sidelines with the tears rolling down our cheeks. Cox, one of Darvel’s most famous sons, played more than 200 times for Rangers and was a treble winner in Bill Struth’s all-conquering team of 1948-49. Darvel won the Ayrshire District League title in 2016–17 to gain promotion to the West Super League First Division (now renamed as the West Championship), the second tier of the SJFA West Region. You can sponsor a brick in your name or in memory of a loved one to commemorate their affiliation with Darvel FC. “We played Rangers on the Sunday and Davie Cooper was captain of Rangers and I was captain of Darvel. What’s happened to the club over the last three or four years is nothing short of remarkable. It was just a remarkable day for the whole town. Come October, Darvel will start in the penultimate tier of the Scottish football pyramid following the formation of the West of Scotland League but this is a club on the rise. acknowledging all the admirable individuals who, have played their part in keeping the Club going throughout, The “Juniors” Wall will be situated in the, new “Sammy Cox” Memorial Garden, a special garden area. The squad overview can be embedded on the own homepage via iframe. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. The age of the new arrivals has raised eyebrows. “My dad was the manager who took Darvel to Hampden in 1976,” recalls Wylie. Metaphors are rarely more apt. RECREATION PARK, Darvel FC. If McShane is the biggest ticket item, there are others with similar pedigree. THOUGH A NATURALLY LEFT-SIDED PLAYER, HE WAS COMFORTABLE IN EITHER BERTH AT FULL BACK OR WING HALF. History. There is that pre-season feel in the air on a warm summer’s day in East Ayrshire as Kennedy, who won the Scottish Amateur Cup three times in four years at previous club Colville Park, talks about his plans for the campaign. Darvel FC @darvelfc Oct 22 ⚽️WATCH⚽️ We can now let everyone know that we took part in a recent documentary for @BBCScotland "View From The Terrace" which will be aired tomorrow night at 22:30 A short piece on our story so far and future ambition Thanks too @TheTerraceTV … I used to say to my dad ‘I don’t know how you can do that’. When it was announced they had signed 27-year-old midfielder Ian McShane, previously of Ross County, St Mirren and Falkirk, they had more than 125,000 views of the tweet. In truth, success has rarely been in evidence around these parts, notwithstanding a Scottish Junior Cup final appearance in 1976 (they lost 3-0 to Bo’ness United) and, more recently, an Ayrshire District League crown in 2016. COX COMPLETED THE IRON CURTAIN DEFENCE. “Now that we have joined the pyramid, the plan is to be in the Championship in the next 10 years. Fittingly, in Darvel’s case, the man providing the dough is John Gall, the owner of Brownings the Bakers. We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments. Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. Earmarked for a fundraiser, there are plans in place to lay a thousand of them, but foundations have been dug for many more. News 14 May 2016. Metaphors are rarely more apt. These aren’t just veteran journeymen merely winding down their careers in the lower reaches. Rangers have already agreed to email their 12,000 affiliated worldwide supporters clubs to canvass interest. Darvel … Darvel have been putting building blocks in place for some time. I told my dad when he was dying ‘I’ll bring those days back’. His father, Jim Sr, spent 56 years as player, manager, committee man, and president at Darvel, before he fell ill with cancer. The “Juniors” Wall and “Sammy Cox” Memorial Garden will be available to visit on Match Days or appointment by contacting a Committee Member for yourself and family. News; Squad Darvel FC This page displays a detailed overview of the club's current squad. A single brick customised with two lines of text, up to 16 characters on each line. “He said they put Rangers, Celtic and Hampden to shame.”. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. All the parks and playgrounds we list are rated according to the ages they are suitable for, facilities and whether they are suitable for rainy days or best when the sun is shining. A couple of workies are surveying pallets filled with red bricks at the pitch’s perimeter. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. A couple of workies are surveying pallets filled with red bricks at the pitch’s perimeter. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community. He says the changing rooms are better than Wembley,” says Wylie. It was actually Davie Cooper’s last game for Rangers. “There was nothing about the place and it was painful for me to watch as an ex-Darvel player.
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