Dalbeattie Star F.C.

Dalbeattie Star
Full name Dalbeattie Star Football Club
Nickname(s) The Star
Founded 1905-1948: re-formed 1976
Ground Islecroft Stadium, Dalbeattie
Ground Capacity 1,500 (104 seated)
Chairman Clark Lamont
Manager Darren Kerr
League Lowland Football League
2014–15 Lowland Football League, 4th
Website Club home page

Dalbeattie Star Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Dalbeattie. The club was originally founded in 1905. That team folded in 1948 and the current one that now competes in the Lowland Football League was formed in 1976. The club had previously played in the South of Scotland Football League. Home matches are played at Islecroft Stadium in Dalbeattie.

As a senior team in Scotland they are eligible to play in the Scottish Cup.

History

In the 2008–09 season they reached the third round of the Scottish Cup, defeating Lossiemouth 5–1 at home, and then Selkirk 6−0 at home, before losing to Highland League side Forres Mechanics 2−4 after extra time, following a very creditable 2–2 draw at Mosset Park

In the 2009–10 season, the Star finished runners-up behind Threave Rovers and the Castle Douglas side prevailed again in the 2010–11 season. Although pushed all the way, a 0–2 home defeat by Threave in the penultimate game of the season tipped the title race in favour of the champions. In the 2010–11 Scottish Cup, Star defeated Hawick Royal Albert 3–0 in the first round, before losing to Highland League side Deveronvale 1–0 at Princess Royal Park.[1] In the 2011–12 season they lost in the first round of the Scottish Cup, 6–1 at home to Inverurie Loco Works. Also in 2011–12, the Star won the South of Scotland League for the first time since 1988–89, finishing the league season unbeaten, winning 21 of the 24 matches. The title was clinched with a 1–1 draw away to Threave Rovers, the defending champions. As well as the league, the Star also won four cups, the Challenge Cup, League Cup, Potts Cup and the Haig Gordon Cup, meaning the 2011–12 season was one of the best ever in the club's history. The following season, 2012–13, Star retained the league title with a couple of games to spare, though their long unbeaten league was ended (41 games). The South of Scotland Challenge Cup and the League Cup were also retained with wins over Nithsdale Wanderers and Threave Rovers, and the Tweedie Cup was won with another victory over Threave. In the summer of 2013 Star joined the newly formed Lowland League. In the inaugural season of the league Star finished a creditable third and though 2013–14 was not trophy laden like the previous two seasons, significant progress was made on the park with some excellent results and performances. There were big disappointments as well, none more so than a second SFA South Region Challenge Cup final defeat in a row, this time to East Kilbride (0–2) at Palmerston. However the positives far outweighed the negatives in what was a historic season in Scottish football. The following season the club finished fourth in the league but again missed out on silverware in the cups. Manager Paul McGinley announced in February that he would be stepping down at the end of the season and Darren Kerr was named as the new boss for 2015/16 season.

Notable former players

Honours

Season 2012–13

The 2012–2013 season saw Star win the South of Scotland League title for the second year running. Star lost only two league games throughout the campaign, the first of those defeats (a 2–1 loss away to St Cuthbert Wanderers) ended a run of 41 games unbeaten which stretched back to 7 May 2011.

Results

Date Competition Result Dalbeattie Star Scorers
28 July South of Scotland League Dalbeattie Star 3–2 Newton Stewart MacBeth, Milligan (2)
1 Aug South of Scotland League Threave Rovers 0–1 Dalbeattie Star Wilson
4 Aug South of Scotland League Dalbeattie Star 5–1 Heston Rovers Milligan (4), Dingwall
8 Aug South of Scotland League Dalbeattie Star 5–0 Abbey Vale Milligan (3), R Maxwell, S Parker
11 Aug South of Scotland League Fleet Star 0–10 Dalbeattie Star Sloan (3), Milligan (3), Harkness, MacPherson,
G Parker, Fergusson
18 Aug South of Scotland League Cup Dalbeattie Star 4–1 Abbey Vale Milligan (2), Dingwall, Cameron
25 Aug South of Scotland League Nithsdale Wanderers 0–5 Dalbeattie Star Milligan (4), Dingwall
1 Sep Haig Gordon Cup Dalbeattie Star 4–0 Abbey Vale Cameron, Milligan, MacPherson, S Parker
15 Sep South of Scotland League Creetown 0–5 Dalbeattie Star Cameron, Wilson, G Parker, Cook, S Parker
22 Sep SFA South Region Challenge Cup Crichton 0–3 Dalbeattie Star Sloan, Cook, Kerr
29 Sep Scottish Cup Dalbeattie Star 0–5 Stirling Albion
6 Oct South of Scotland League Dalbeattie Star 1–0 Mid Annandale Cameron
20 Oct South of Scotland League Cup Mid Annandale 0–8 Dalbeattie Star Harkness, Milligan (4), Sloan (2), Fergusson
27 Oct SFA South Region Challenge Cup Dalbeattie Star 2–0 Creetown Maxwell, Wells
3 Nov South of Scotland League Mid Annandale 0–5 Dalbeattie Star Fergusson (2), Cameron, Maxwell, G Parker
10 Nov South of Scotland League Dalbeattie Star 3–0 St Cuthbert Wanderers Own goal, Milligan, Sloan
17 Nov Haig Gordon Cup Semi Final St Cuthbert Wanderers 1–0 Dalbeattie Star
24 Nov South of Scotland League Dalbeattie Star 3–1 Nithsdale Wanderers Milligan, Cameron, MacBeth
15 Dec Tweedie Cup Dalbeattie Star 3–1 Heston Rovers Cook (2), Milligan
5 Jan South of Scotland League Dalbeattie Star 7–1 Crichton Wells, Sloan (3), Dingwall, Cameron, Trialist
12 Jan Potts Cup Nithsdale Wanderers 0–8 Dalbeattie Star Milligan (4), Sloan, Own goal, Kerr, G Parker
2 Feb South of Scotland League Abbey Vale 1–7 Dalbeattie Star Milligan (4), Harkness, Sloan, Middlemiss
9 Feb SFA South Region Challenge Cup Dalbeattie Star 1–0 Stirling University Bell
16 Feb South of Scotland Challenge Cup Newton Stewart 0–5 Dalbeattie Star Sloan, Milligan, MacPherson, Kerr, McMurdo
23 Feb South of Scotland League Crichton 0–3 Dalbeattie Star Fergusson, Bell, McMurdo
2 Mar South of Scotland League Dalbeattie Star 1–1 Threave Rovers Sloan
9 Mar SFA South Region Challenge Cup Semi Final Lothian Thistle 1–2 Dalbeattie Star Milligan (2)
6 Apr South of Scotland League Heston Rovers 1–5 Dalbeattie Star Milligan (pen), Bell, Kerr, Cameron, Middlemiss
10 Apr Cree Lodge Cup Creetown 1–3 Dalbeattie Star Milligan (2), McMurdo
13 Apr South of Scotland League St Cuthbert Wanderers 2–1 Dalbeattie Star Sloan
15 Apr Potts Cup Heston Rovers 0–1 Dalbeattie Star Milligan
21 Apr SFA South Region Challenge Cup Final Whitehill Welfare 3–1 Dalbeattie Star
(at Galabank, Annan)
Wells
24 Apr Potts Cup Semi Final Newton Stewart 1–0 Dalbeattie Star
27 Apr Challenge Cup St Cuthbert Wanderers 1–3 Dalbeattie Star Fergusson, Cook, Wilson
29 Apr South of Scotland League Dalbeattie Star 4–0 Creetown Kerr, Milligan, MacPherson, Sloan (pen)
1 May Cree Lodge Cup Dalbeattie Star 2–1 Threave Rovers Middlemiss (2)
3 May South of Scotland League Cup Final Threave Rovers 1–3 Dalbeattie Star
(at Palmerston Park, Dumfries)
MacPherson, R Maxwell, Milligan
6 May Tweedie Cup Dalbeattie Star 2–1 Wigtown and Bladnoch MacPherson, Dingwall
8 May South of Scotland Challenge Cup Semi Final Heston Rovers 0–1 Dalbeattie Star MacPherson
10 May Cree Lodge Cup Semi Final Nithsdale Wanderers 1–1 Dalbeattie Star
(Nithsdale won 5–4 on penalties)
Milligan
(Penalties - Wilson, Muirhead, Sloan, Milligan)
11 May South of Scotland League Dalbeattie Star 3–1 Wigtown and Bladnoch Milligan, Dingwall (2)
13 May Tweedie Cup Semi Final Dalbeattie Star 4–2 St Cuthbert Wanderers Wilson, Cameron, Milligan, Wells
15 May South of Scotland League Dalbeattie Star 12–0 Fleet Star Milligan (3), Sloan, MacBeth (2), Kerr, Harkness (pen),
Middlemiss (2), Muirhead (pen), MacPherson
18 May Tweedie Cup Final Threave Rovers 1–2 Dalbeattie Star (aet)
(at Galabank, Annan)
Milligan, Cameron
20 May South of Scotland League Wigtown and Bladnoch 1–1 Dalbeattie Star Milligan (pen)
25 May South of Scotland League Newton Stewart 5–3 Dalbeattie Star Dingwall, Milligan (2)
29 May South of Scotland Challenge Cup Final Nithsdale Wanderers 2–6 Dalbeattie Star
(at Galabank, Annan)
Milligan (2), Sloan, Harkness, Middlemiss (2)

Season 2013–2014

The newly formed Lowland League begins and Star finish a very creditable third as well as losing to East Kilbride in the final of the SFA South Region Challenge Cup at Palmerston Park.

Results

Date Competition Result Dalbeattie Star Scorers
10 Aug Lowland League Preston Athletic 3-4 Dalbeattie Star Donley (3), Struthers
13 Aug Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 0-0 Threave Rovers
17 Aug Lowland League Gala Fairydean Rovers 1-4 Dalbeattie Star Struthers, Cameron (2), Steele
24 Aug Potts Cup Fleet Star 1-3 Dalbeattie Star Warren, Cook, Milligan
31 Aug Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 0-1 Edinburgh City
7 Sep Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 3-3 Stirling University Milligan, Sloan (pen), Steele
14 Sep Lowland League Whitehill Welfare 2-4 Dalbeattie Star Struthers, Milligan, Sloan (pen), Steele
21 Sep Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 9-1 Selkirk Cameron, Sloan (2), Milligan (2), Struthers (3), Donley
28 Sep Potts Cup Dalbeattie Star 1-2 Newton Stewart Cook
5 Oct Scottish Cup Dalbeattie Star 0-1 Montrose
12 Oct Lowland League East Kilbride 0-3 Dalbeattie Star Steele, Milligan, Fergusson
19 Oct Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 2-2 Spartans Milligan, Struthers
26 Oct SFA South Region Challenge Cup Crichton 0-9 Dalbeattie Star Warren (3), Steele, Cook (2), Handling (2), Wilson
2 Nov Lowland League Gretna 2008 3-3 Dalbeattie Star Milligan (3)
9 Nov Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 3-3 Preston Athletic Sloan, Struthers, Steele
16 Nov Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 2-0 East Kilbride Milligan, Sloan
23 Nov SFA South Region Challenge Cup Gretna 2008 0-3 Dalbeattie Star Milligan (2), Warren
30 Nov Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 4-1 Gala Fairydean Rovers Sloan (2), Fergusson, Milligan
7 Dec Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 1-5 Whitehill Welfare Wells
14 Dec Lowland League Cup Dalbeattie Star P-P East Kilbride
21 Dec Lowland League Cup Gretna 2008 P-P Dalbeattie Star
28 Dec Lowland League Cup Threave Rovers 1-4 Dalbeattie Star Milligan, Steele (2), Struthers
4 Jan Lowland League Cup Dalbeattie Star P-P Threave Rovers
11 Jan Lowland League Cup East Kilbride 3-2 Dalbeattie Star Cameron, Maxwell
18 Jan Lowland League Cup Dalbeattie Star P-P Gretna 2008
25 Jan South Challenge Cup Dalbeattie Star P-P St Cuthbert Wanderers Postponed
1 Feb Lowland League Vale of Leithen P-P Dalbeattie Star Postponed
8 Feb Lowland League Edinburgh City 2-1 Dalbeattie Star Steele
15 Feb Lowland League Cup Dalbeattie Star 6-1 Threave Rovers Cameron (2), Dunglinson (2), Handling, Sloan
22 Feb South Challenge Cup Dalbeattie Star 7-3 St Cuthbert Wanderers Struthers (2), Cameron, Johnstone (og), Sloan, Drysdale, Cook
1 Mar Lowland League Cup Gretna 2008 4-0 Dalbeattie Star
8 Mar Lowland League Cup Dalbeattie Star 1-1 East Kilbride Milligan
15 Mar SFA South Region Challenge Cup Preston Athletic 0-5 Dalbeattie Star Cameron, Sloan (3), Warren
22 Mar Lowland League Cup Dalbeattie 4-3 Gretna 2008 Wells, Milligan (pen), Sloan, Cook
29 Mar Lowland League Selkirk 2-4 Dalbeattie Star Sloan, Milligan (2), Cameron
5 Apr South Challenge Cup Dalbeattie Star 9-0 Nithsdale Wanderers Sloan (3), Milligan (2), Houston og,Gordon, Warren, Dunglinson
8 Apr Lowland League Stirling University 0-1 Dalbeattie Star Gordon
12 Apr Lowland League Cup Semi Final Dalbeattie Star 1-3 Preston Athletic Sloan
16 Apr Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 1-1 Gretna 2008 Sloan
19 Apr SFA South Region Challenge Cup Semi Final Spartans 2-3 Dalbeattie Star Gordon, Sloan (2)
22 Apr Lowland League Vale of Leithen 2-1 Dalbeattie Star Sloan
26 Apr Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 4-0 Vale of Leithen Sloan (2), Dunglinson (2)
30 Apr South Challenge Cup Semi Final Heston Rovers 0-7 Dalbeattie Star Sloan, Anderson, Gordon (2), Dunglinson, Milligan, Warren
3 May Lowland League Spartans 1-1 Dalbeattie Star Maxwell
10 May Lowland League Threave Rovers P-P Dalbeattie Star
16 May South Challenge Cup Final Dalbeattie Star 1-2 Wigtown & Bladnoch at St Mary's Park Cook
19 May Lowland League Threave Rovers P-P Dalbeattie Star
24 May SFA South Region Challenge Cup Final Dalbeattie Star 0-2 East Kilbride at Palmerston Park
26 May Lowland League Threave Rovers 1-4 Dalbeattie Star Kerr (pen), Cook, Sloan, Milligan

Season 2014–2015

Star continue to shoot above their weight and end the second season of the Lowland League in fourth place.

Results

Date Competition Result Dalbeattie Star Scorers
2 Aug Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 2-2 Whitehill Welfare Milligan, Park
6 Aug Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 2-2 Gretna 2008 Maxwell, Milligan (pen)
9 Aug Lowland League Edinburgh City 2-0 Dalbeattie Star
13 Aug Lowland League Preston Athletic 1-2 Dalbeattie Star Sloan, Anderson
16 Aug Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 5-1 BSC Glasgow Bell, Cameron (2), Anderson, Milligan
23 Aug Lowland League University of Stirling 1-1 Dalbeattie Star Sloan
30 Aug Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 2-2 Vale of Leithen Steele, Dunglinson
3 Sep Lowland League East Kilbride 1-3 Dalbeattie Star Warren, Sloan (2)
6 Sep Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 0-0 Threave Rovers
13 Sep Scottish Cup Golspie Sutherland 1-4 Dalbeattie Star Sloan (2), Bell, Steele
20 Sep Lowland League Edinburgh University 2-4 Dalbeattie Star Sloan, Steele, Milligan, Park
27 Sep Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 4-4 Selkirk Sloan, Cameron (2), Dunglinson (pen)
4 Oct Scottish Cup Linlithgow Rose 5-1 Dalbeattie Star Park
11 Oct Lowland League BSC Glasgow 4-4 Dalbeattie Star Warren, Bell (2), Sloan
18 Oct Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 0-2 Spartans
25 Oct SFA South Region Challenge Cup Dalbeattie Star 9-1 Crichton Muir, Sloan (3), Kerr, Park (2), Dunglinson, Cameron
1 Nov Lowland League Whitehill Welfare 1-2 Dalbeattie Star Dunglinson (pen), Park
8 Nov Lowland League Dalbeattie Star P-P Edinburgh City
15 Nov SFA South Region Challenge Cup Dalbeattie Star 4-4 Threave Rovers aet - Star won 4-2 on pens Steele (2), Bell, Sloan. - Pens Steele (saved), Sloan, Fergusson, Park & Wells all scored
29 Nov Lowland League Vale of Leithen 2-0 Dalbeattie Star
5 Dec South of Scotland Challenge Cup Newton Stewart 1-1 Dalbeattie Star - Newton won 4-1 on pens Park. - Pens Steele scored, Sloan missed and Park was saved.
13 Dec Lowland League Cup Dalbeattie Star P-P Gretna 2008
20 Dec Lowland League Cup Threave Rovers 1-4 Dalbeattie Star Bell, Steele (2), Cook
27 Dec Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 0-1 Gala Fairydean Rovers
3 Jan Lowland League Threave Rovers 1-3 Dalbeattie Star Sloan (pen), Bell, Todd
10 Jan Lowland League Dalbeattie Star P-P Edinburgh University
17 Jan Lowland League Selkirk P-P Dalbeattie Star
24 Jan Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 3-1 University of Stirling Bell, Sloan, Todd
31 Jan Lowland League Dalbeattie Star P-P East Kilbride
7 Feb Lowland League Gala Fairydean Rovers 5-1 Dalbeattie Star Sloan
14 Feb SFA South Region Challenge Cup Newton Stewart 0-6 Dalbeattie Star Todd, Muir (2), Dunglinson, Sloan, Anderson
21 Feb Lowland League Cup Dalbeattie Star 2-5 Gretna 2008 Sloan (2)
28 Feb Lowland League Spartans 1-1 Dalbeattie Star Sloan
7 Mar SFA South Region Challenge Cup Dalbeattie Star 0-1 Civil Service Strollers
14 Mar Lowland League Dalbeattie Star P-P East Kilbride
22 Mar Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 2-1 Edinburgh City Steele, Sloan (pen)
28 Mar Lowland League Selkirk 0-2 Dalbeattie Star Cook, Baxter
4 Apr Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 2-0 Edinburgh University Sloan, Baxter
11 Apr Lowland League Gretna 2008 2-0 Dalbeattie Star
18 Apr Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 6-0 Preston Athletic Dunglinson (3), Muir (3)
25 Apr Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 0-0 East Kilbride
2 May Lowland League Cup Dalbeattie Star 2-1 Vale of Leithen Fergusson, Dunglinson
9 May Lowland League Cup Dalbeattie Star 1-3 Gretna 2008 aet Dunglinson

Results

Date Competition Result Dalbeattie Star Scorers
1 Aug Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 2-1 Vale of Leithen Sloan, Neill
5 Aug Lowland League BSC Glasgow 2-1 Dalbeattie Star Nicholl
8 Aug Lowland League Spartans 4-2 Dalbeattie Star Muir, Wells
12 Aug Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 1-0 Gretna 2008 Sloan
15 Aug Lowland League Selkirk 1-4 Dalbeattie Star Maxwell, McHarrie (pen), Muir, Wells
22 Aug Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 2-2 University of Stirling OG, McHarrie
29 Aug Lowland League Whitehill Welfare 0-0 Dalbeattie Star
5 Sep Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 1-2 Preston Athletic Sloan
12 Sep Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 1-2 East Kilbride Todd
19 Sep Lowland League Gala Fairydean Rovers 1-2 Dalbeattie Star Nicholl, Sloan
26 Sep Scottish Cup Fraserburgh 3-2 Dalbeattie Star Sloan, McHarrie
3 Oct Lowland League Edinburgh City 5-2 Dalbeattie Star Fyfe, Sloan (pen)
10 Oct Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 7-1 Threave Rovers Maxwell, Nicholl (3), McHarrie, Todd, Bell
17 Oct Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 1-0 Edinburgh City Sloan
31 Oct Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 0-2 Cumbernauld Colts
7 Nov Lowland League Edinburgh University 1-2 Dalbeattie Star Bell, MacPherson
13 NovSFA South Region Cup Edusport Academy 3-2 Dalbeattie Star aet og, Maxwell
21 Nov Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 2-2 Edinburgh University Muir, Sloan pen
12 Dec Lowland League Dalbeattie Star P-P Gala Fairydean Rovers
19 Dec Lowland League Dalbeattie Star P-P Spartans
2 Jan Lowland League Threave Rovers P-P Dalbeattie Star
9 Jan Lowland League Dalbeattie Star P-P Selkirk
16 Jan Lowland League Preston Athletic P-P Dalbeattie Star
23 Jan South Challenge Cup Dalbeattie Star 9-1 Dumfries YMCA Maxwell (3), Fergusson, Sloan pen, Muir (2), Todd, Dunn
6 Feb Lowland League Vale of Leithen P-P Dalbeattie Star
13 Feb Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 2-3 Selkirk Muir, Fyfe
20 Feb Lowland League East Kilbride 2-2 Dalbeattie Star Sloan (pen), Bell
24 Feb Lowland League Threave Rovers 3-4 Dalbeattie Star Sloan (3, 1pen), Bell
27 Feb Lowland League Cumbernauld Colts 4-0 Dalbeattie Star
2 Mar South Challenge Cup St Cuthbert Wanderers 1-0 Dalbeattie Star
5 Mar Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 1-2 Gala Fairydean Rovers Sloan
11 Mar Lowland League Gretna 2008 0-0 Dalbeattie Star
19 Mar Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 1-1 Whitehill Welfare Sloan
22 Mar Lowland League Preston Athletic 1-4 Dalbeattie Star Sloan (3), Muir
26 Mar Lowland League Dalbeattie Star P-P Spartans
2 Apr Lowland League Vale of Leithen 1-8 Dalbeattie Star Bell, Sloan (3), McHarrie, Muir (2), Todd
9 Apr Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 0-2 BSC Glasgow
16 Apr Lowland League University of Stirling 3-1 Dalbeattie Star Steele
23 Apr Lowland League Dalbeattie Star 1-2 Spartans Todd
30 Apr League Cup Spartans 3-2 Dalbeattie Star aet Sloan (pen), Wells

References

  1. Scottish FA Cup 2010−2011 : Second Round, statto.com. Retrieved 3 August 2013.

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