Elgin Thistle F.C

🏆 THE TIME HAS ALMOST ARRIVED… CUP FINAL DAY! 🏆

The first final of the season is here — and what a cracker we’ve got in store! 🤩⚽

It’s Elgin Thistle FC 🆚 Carisbrooke FC in the D Matheson & Son Ltd Calum Riddell Cup Final — with silverware, glory and bragging rights all on the line! 🏆💪

📍 Phoenix Park, Lossiemouth
📅 Sunday 6th September
⏰ 1:00pm KO

Two teams. One trophy. 90 minutes to decide who lifts the cup! 🏆🔥

A huge thank you from the league to Lossie Utd FC for hosting this season’s final. 👏

And there’s plenty happening off the pitch too! 🌭🥧☕
There will be hot & cold food, drinks and pies available for sale throughout the day.

Following the final, the Social Club will be open for some post-match refreshments — and everyone is welcome! 🍻⚽

So get yourselves along to Phoenix Park, bring the noise and make it a proper Cup Final Sunday! 🙌🔥

WHO WILL LIFT THE CALUM RIDDELL CUP? 🏆👀

NEXT UP.....THE BIG ONE!!

We edge closer to our final game of the 2026 season, The Calum Riddell Cup Final. We face Carisbrooke on Sunday in Lossiemouth and your support will be needed to lift the boys and hopefully end the drought for silverware.

The Forres side beat The Jags 3-2 last week so the players will be hoping to get revenge and go home with the trophy.

Get yourselves down for what should be a close and fiesty game of football as the two sides go head to head. And if not then we believe there's refreshments after so an added bonus if the football isnt pretty!!

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Full time and can confirm we lost to the Forres team that play with a nonce. Elgin Thistle 2-3 Carisbrooke. Shame. Last game of the season next week against the same Forres lot

30 minutes until kick off and here's how we line up for tonight's FNWFA Cup match. Captain Simba misses out due to an ongoing injury and forward Simon Lobban misses due to suspension from too many yellows.....tut tut. Scott Ross returns to the squad after not being available for what feels like 3 months😂

Any squad changes will be updated in the comments. Manager Gregor Gordon is unavailable so Mike takes the reigns and your favourite comment updater Blair Duncan will keep the page updated on match events.

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GAME DAY!!

Tonight we host Carisbrooke in the quarter final of the FNWFA Cup. There has been some close games between the sides this season and tonight should be no differed. A wee taster of what is to come when the sides meet again in the Calum Riddell Cup final next weekend. Head down to Pinefield for a 6.45pm kick off to support the boys.

Strip sponsors- Pinz Bowling
League sponsors- Riverside Kitchens
Matchday sponsors- Luxe hair and Beauty Elgin

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Now the league has come to an end, we can confirm our quarter final fixture in the AJ ENGINEERING FNWFA CUP. Its 4th vs 5th in the league and a preview of what's to come in the Calum Riddell Cup final the following week.

After securing 4th spot we have confirmed a home tie for the quarter final and will host Carisbrooke at Pinefield on Friday 28th August.

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Full time and it ends 5-3 to The Jags. A well fought and well deserved 3 points to end the league with.

We started the game brightly and took a 1-0 lead when Simon held the ball up and laid it off for Stewart to drill under the keeper from just inside the box. The lead lasted just 6 minutes as Lossie broke (could have been a few yards offside) and made it 1-1. On the 40th minute they took the lead with another close offside shout but we have to take it on the chin. 2-1. We managed to equalise on 44 minutes with some lovely football down the right and Brandon sent his man to the pie shop and played it in for Simon who again did well to hold the ball up and lay it to Tommy to make it 2-2. Half time.

We regained the lead on 63 minutes when Stewart released Simon through who slotted past the keeper. (Our turn for possiblt being offside. 3-2. 2 minutes later and Tommy got his second of the game, a carbon copy of the third goal, Stewart played him through and he leathered it past the keeper. 4-2. Lossie then had some good play on 72 minutes which led to pulling one back. 4-3. 79 minutes and we are heading through on goal, no chance of missing (well its us so there was) and Stewart was mauled down inside the box. He made no mistake in converting from the spot, 5-3 and game over.

⚽️⚽️ Stewart McKenzie McLaren (sponsored by LM Boiler Services )
⚽️⚽️ Tommy Foster
⚽️ Simon Lobban

🅰️🅰️ Simon Lobban
🅰️🅰️ Stewart McLaren

Man of the match tonight goes to Stewart McLaren. 2 goals, 2 assists, a yellow card and getting himself all over the pitch. Brilliant performance from our number 7 👏

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30 minutes till kick off and here's how we line up for tonight's final league clash. Updates in the comments.

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GAME DAY!!

Tonight we play our final league match of the season as we head through to Lossie to face the Amateurs at Lossie playing field. We haven't faced each other since the very first game of the season where the home side ran out 3-0 winners. We will be looking to end the league with 3 points but know it'll be a tough game against an opposition who have had a strong debut season. Get yourselves through to Lossie to support the boys 🙌.

League sponsors- Riverside Kitchens
Strip sponsors- Pinz Bowling
Matchday sponsors- Luxe hair and Beauty Elgin

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FULL TIME!

Finally back to winning ways with a hard earned result against a tough Riverside opposition. It took just 4 minutes for Zac to put us ahead after Tommy held the ball up, ran across the midfield and sent a pass out wide to Craig who crossed it in and Zac flicked a header in at the front post. 1-0. The lead lasted just 5 minutes as Riverside played a ball to their striker who held off the defender well before turning and his shot bobbled across goal past Dazzie, 1-1. Just before half time a Riverside player went down injured in their box so we played the ball out for them to get seen to. Sportsmanship didnt come into play as they threw the ball back to their keeper and decided to play on🤷‍♂️. It bit them in their ass as 30 seconds later we won the ball at the back and sent it forward to Rod who held off 2 Riverside players before sending a beautiful switch ball across for Craig Ellis it run onto before taking a touch and slotting past the keeper to make it 2-1. Half time. A quick sub as Simba is replaced by Stewart.

The second half started even quicker than the first as we took a two goal lead on 47 minutes when Rods drifted freekick into the box was met by Zacs head again and looped over the keeper. 3-1. 69 minutes and Riverside capitalise from a lack of communication at the back and make it 3-2. On 72 minutes we made a triple sub with Steve Shand, Tommy and Zac being replaced by Simon, Ferg and Lukasz. We created more chances yet in Elgin Thistle style we didnt take them, two favourites being Lukasz and Ferg both sending shots across to the other side of the pitch for a throw in😂. On the 94th minute we wrapped up the win when Simon headered in from 3 yards from a Craig Ellis corner. A well deserved and hard earned 3 points but we take it.

⚽️⚽️ Zac Mylchreest (sponsored by Andrew Barclay)
⚽️ Craig Ellis
⚽️ Simon Lobban

🅰️🅰️ Craig Ellis
🅰️🅰️ Ryan Cameron (sponsored by Blair Duncan)

Man of the match was difficult tonight as plenty players put in great performances but it goes to Kris Mclaren (sponsored by LM Boiler Services ) for his brilliant fight in the middle of the park and some lovely passing.

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