35 YEARS AGO

Saturday 21st  December 1968             CENTRAL LEAGUE “B” DIVISION

VALE 6  BLANTYRE CELTIC  1            (George Docherty [3], Donnie Wilson [2], Danny Strain)

Jim Liddell; John McCourt, John Dolan; Bobby Donnachie, Columb McKinley, Frank Cassidy; Kenny Douglas, John Reilly; George Docherty; Donnie Wilson; Alan Craig.

Sub: Danny Strain(11).

30 YEARS AGO

Saturday 22nd December 1973             CENTRAL LEAGUE “B” DIVISION

VALE  1  LESMAHAGOW  3                            (Mike Kelly)

Charlie Quinn; Neil McCallion, George Watt; Andy Moorehouse, Willie Sheppard, Drew Checkley; Ally Camburn, John McCourt; Gerry Martin; Mike Kelly, Danny O’Donnell. 

Subs: Brian Flaherty & Mike Reid.

25 YEARS AGO

Sunday17th December 1978             SCOTTISH CUP 2nd Round Replay

VALE 1  CAMBUSLANG RANGERS  2          (John McCourt)

Tom Carson; Billy Beckett, John McCourt; Vinny Gardiner, Columb McKinley, John Nicholas; Ralph Rainey, John Filshie; Tom Robertson; John Beattie, Gordon McFarlane.

Subs: John Martin & John McMurrich.

20 YEARS AGO

Saturday 17th December 1983              LEAGUE ‘C’ DIVISION

VALE  2  THORNIEWOOD UNITED 1            (John Filshie 2)

Billy Cameron; Robert Knox, Derek McCreadie; Tom Murray, Gerry Corr, John McErlean; Mick Cannon, John Filshie ; Donnie McMillan; Greg Callan, Dougie Braid.

Subs; Tom Robertson & John Beattie.

15 YEARS AGO

Saturday  17th December 1988                  WEST OF SCOTLAND CUP 2^nd Round

VALE  0  SHOTTS BON ACCORD  0      

Guy Brown; Jim Meechan, Joe Carson; Vinny Russell, Kenny Smith, Davie Houston; Andy Oliver, Hugh Hamill; Willie Howie; Joe Coyle, Paul McGrogan.  

Subs; Kenny Jamieson & Stewart Brown.

9 YEARS AGO

Saturday  17th December 1994              LEAGUE 1st Division

VALE 1  NEILSTON 0  (Abandonned 80 mins.)   (Vinny Russell, pen)              

Guy Brown; Terry Stevens, Peter McLean; Vinny Russell, Kenny Moyes, Jamie Graham; Willie Howie, Jim McGinley; Allan Morrison; John Griffen, Billy Troup.

Subs; Tony Ashgar, Paul Burns.

5 YEARS AGO

Saturday  19th December 1998             FIRST DIVISION

VALE  2  JOHNSTONE BURGH  2                   (Brian Wardle, Scott McKernan)

Peter Dennison; Kevin Goodwin, Gary McGhee; Brian Wardle, Alex Lacy, Brian Smith; Joe Goldie, Kris Brown; Willie Howie, Tony Currie, James McGall.

Subs: Scott McKernan (9), Tom Fox (11), Paul McLean, Brian Deeley, Martin Ryan.

2 YEARS  AGO

Saturday 15th December 2001             FIRST DIVISION

VALE  4  RUTHERGLEN GLENCAIRN  1          (Hugh Ward, David Meechan [2], John Ritchie)             

Matthew Maclaurin; Kevin Goodwin, Brian Wardle, Alex Lacy, Brian Deeley; Bryan Boal, Alan Brown, Ross Hunter, David Meechan; John Ritchie, Hugh Ward.

Subs Chris Dalrymple(9), Scott McKernan(10), Stephen Renton(10), Brian Smith, Ian Wyllie.