Bishopmill Villa F.C.
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| Full name | Bishopmill Villa Welfare Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Villa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1994 (approx) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Pinefield Elgin Moray (Capacity not specified) |
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| Chairman | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager |  Alistair Burr |
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| League | Moray District Welfare Football Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | Planwell Roofing Premier Division, 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bishopmill Villa are an amateur football club based in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. The club plays in the Moray District Welfare Football Association, and compete in the Planwell Roofing Premier Division with nine other teams.
The club has had four different names in its history. They were founded as The Bishops F.C., later assuming the name Rising Sun F.C.. In 2004, they became known as Diceys Bar F.C., and then in 2006 as Size Bar F.C.[1] The club has seen most of its success in recent years, having won a total of 5 trophies, while reaching a further 2 cup finals.
The club adopted its current name in 2007, when they won the treble — including The Mike Simpson Memorial Trophy, The Planwell Roofing Trophy and the club's first ever League Championship — winning the Planwell Roofing Premier Division by a margin of 8 points after 22 league games played.
Villa currently play their home games at Pinefield in Elgin. However, their original home ground, Deanshaugh in Bishopmill, is currently subject to a court case due to construction faults that took place on the ground. In 2007, Villa had yet another different home patch, Lesser Borough Briggs saw the club claim it's first ever League Title.
The Player of the Year for Season 2007 was awarded to vice-captain James Howie, while Alex McGregor won the Top Scorer Award yet again, with 36 goals in all competitions.
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[edit] Notable club achievements
2004
- Winners of the Kingsmills Premier Trophy (2—1 vs. Banff Rovers)
2005
- Runners up in the Kingsmills Premier Trophy (0—2 vs. Buckie Youths )
2006
- Winners of the Planwell Roofing Trophy (2—1 vs. Buckie United)
- Runners up in the W.J. Tewnion Memorial Trophy (2—1 vs. Newmill F.C.)
- Runners up in the Planwell Premier Division
2007
- Winners of the Mike Simpson Memorial Trophy (2—1 vs. Cat's Whiskers)
- Winners of the Planwell Roofing Trophy (4—2 vs. Banff Rovers)
- The Planwell Premier Division
[edit] Club staff
[edit] Management
Manager Alistair Burr has been involved with the Amateur League for over 20 years as both a player and manager. He started his managerial career managing clubs such as Ridochs F.C., Moray Precast F.C., Laichmoray F.C. and Thunderton F.C.. After taking charge of Villa, Burr has been at the club for 7 years; leading the club to all 6 of its cup finals. He also led the club to its first League Championship in its history in 2007. Burr is currently the Vice-President of the Moray and District Welfare Football Association.
Following Davy Ingram's departure, Lee Wilson was appointed by Burr as Assistant Manager for the 2008 season. Wilson was Burr's No. 1 choice due to his leadership ability. Wilson will also play some part in the 2008 season.
The club's secretary is Gary Burr (also a player and captain of the club).
[edit] Players
Richard Collie
David Gallacher
Stuart Campbell
Kev Taylor
Lee Wilson
Mark Williams
Kevin Stewart
Craig McConnachie
Stuart Strathdee
Gary Burr (captain)
Paul Burr
Tony Fraser
Michael Stephen
Kelly Sim
Craig Grant
Steven Kerr
Alan Campbell
Alex McGregor
James Howie
Richard Bremner
Shane Duthie
[edit] Player awards
[edit] Player of the year
2001: Gary Burr
2002: Shane Duthie
2003: Chris Ramage
2004: Gary Burr
2005: Michael Stephen
2006: David Gallacher
2007: James Howie
[edit] Top goalscorer
2004: Alex McGregor (22 goals)
2005: Alex McGregor (19 goals)
2006: Alex McGregor (47 goals)
2007: Alex McGregor (36 goals)
[edit] References
- ^ ABOUT THE CLUB, Bishop Villa F.C. website
