Tommy McGrane Memorial Cup explained

Sport:Football
Country:Scotland
Founded:2005
Teams:4
Champion:East Kilbride Thistle
Most Successful Club:East Kilbride Thistle (4 titles)

The Tommy McGrane Memorial Cup is an annual pre-season invitational Scottish football tournament hosted by SJFA, West Region junior football club East Kilbride Thistle.

Tournament

The trophy was named in honour of Tommy McGrane, who was one of the founders of East Kilbride Thistle.[1] The tournament has always been at the Show Park, in the Village, East Kilbride, since it began in 2005. The tournament is played in a straight knockout format of two semi-finals and a final. The semi-final losers play in a third-fourth play-off match. The tournament used to regularly attract SFL clubs, with teams such as Clyde, Hamilton Academical and, in particular, Stirling Albion taking part in previous years.

Thistle only won their own tournament for the first time in 2009, at the fifth attempt of trying.[2] The Tommy McGrane Cup trophy suffered severe damage in May 2012, after the club's trophy cabinet was smashed up, with various other items suffering damage, during a fire that broke out at Thistle's Social Club, which resided next to the stadium.[3] A new trophy has since been made and presented to the winners of the tournament.

YearWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth placeRef
2005Stirling Albion (1/3)East Kilbride Thistle
2006ClydeAuchinleck TalbotEast Kilbride ThistleStirling Albion[4] [5] [6]
2007Stirling Albion (2/3)East Kilbride ThistleHamilton AcciesArthurlie[7] [8] [9]
2008Stirling Albion (3/3)East Kilbride ThistlePreston AthleticGlenafton Athletic[10] [11]
2009East Kilbride Thistle (1/2)Alloa AthleticPetershillAyr United U19s[12] [13] [14]
2010Beith JuniorsEast Kilbride ThistleEddlewood AmateursYoker Athletic[15]
2011
2012
2013
2014Clyde U20sEast Kilbride ThistleEast Kilbride AFCRolls Royce AFC[16] [17]
2015East Kilbride Thistle (2/4)Clyde U20s[18] [19]
2016East Kilbride Thistle (3/4)Stranraer U20s[20] [21]
2017East Kilbride Thistle (4/4)St. Anthony's[22] [23] [24]
2018[25]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thistle Be Good . . 19 July 2006 . 8 July 2013.
  2. News: EK Thistle manager likes what he sees on the park . . 29 July 2009 . 24 November 2015.
  3. News: Jags in crisis as it emerges fire ravaged social club was not insured . . 5 September 2012 . 24 November 2015.
  4. Web site: Clyde 6 v 0 Auchinleck Talbot . Clyde FC . 29 August 2012.
    Web site: East Kilbride Thistle 0 v 4 Clyde . Clyde FC . 24 November 2015.
  5. Web site: Good Weekend . . 25 July 2006 . 24 November 2015.
    Web site: Clyde Have Six Appeal! . Clyde FC . 23 July 2006 . 24 November 2015.
    Web site: Four Goal Victory . Clyde FC . 22 July 2006. 24 November 2015.
  6. Web site: Clyde go south in CIS . . 26 July 2006 . 24 November 2015.
  7. News: Reds defend East Kilbride trophy . . 18 July 2011 . 24 November 2015.
  8. Web site: Thistle are pipped for Cup . . 29 August 2012.
  9. Web site: East Kilbride Invitational (18/7/07) . Barrhead News . 18 July 2007 . 24 November 2015.
  10. Web site: Brave Thistle fall at final hurdle in showpiece contest . . 23 July 2008 . 29 August 2012.
  11. Web site: East Kilbride Tournament . GAFC . 29 August 2012.
  12. News: EK Thistle win Tommy McGrane Cup . . 22 July 2009 . 24 November 2015.
    News: Cup history as Jags win trophy after five attempts . . 22 July 2009 . 24 November 2015.
  13. Web site: Wasps defeat Petershill . AAFC . 18 July 2009 . 25 November 2015.
    Web site: Wasps lose on penalties . AAFC . 20 July 2009 . 24 November 2015.
  14. Web site: Brazilian Magic . Nomadic-Fitba . 18 July 2009 . 24 November 2015.
    Web site: From Celtic Park To Showpark . Nomadic-Fitba . 18 July 2009 . 24 November 2015. Web site: Third 'Keeper Luckyl . Nomadic-Fitba . 19 July 2009 . 24 November 2015.
    Web site: Jags On The Spot . Nomadic-Fitba . 19 July 2009 . 24 November 2015.
  15. News: Football: Jags sunk by last minute winner . . 27 July 2008 . 25 November 2015.
  16. News: Missed chances hand Clyde young guns the trophy . . 24 July 2014 . 27 July 2014.
  17. Web site: The Tommy McGrane Memorial Cup - Round 1 . EKAFC . 24 November 2015.
    Web site: The Tommy McGrane Memorial Cup - Round 2 . EKAFC . 31 July 2020.
  18. News: EK Thistle: New signing helps Jags reclaim Tommy McGrane Cup . . 30 July 2015 . 24 November 2015.
  19. Web site: EK Thistle reclaim trophy . News RT . 31 July 2020.
  20. News: East Kilbride Thistle retain Tommy McGrane Cup after Stranraer thriller . . 21 July 2016 . 24 November 2015.
  21. News: Saturday, July 16 . Scottish Football Fixtures . 18 June 2016 . 31 July 2020.
  22. News: East Kilbride lift Tommy McGrane Cup as strong pre-season continues . . 19 July 2017 . 31 July 2020.
  23. News: Monday, July 17 . Scottish Football Fixtures . 27 June 2017 . 31 July 2020.
  24. News: Its EK OK as Ants lose at Showpark in pre-season friendly . SAFC . 18 July 2017 . 31 July 2020.
  25. News: East Kilbride Thistle snap up new signings as they prepare for new dawn in West Region Junior football . . 14 June 2018 . 31 July 2020.

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