THE AGE GROUPS FOR INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL WERE CHANGED THIS SEASON WITH THE RESULTS THAT ALL OUR AGE GROUPS (APART FROM U18S) MOVED UP A YEAR. Our U18 international team had a mixed season with a win against Wales and defeats at the hands of Northern Ireland and England in the Centenary Shield. They also suffered …
With no schools’ football being played at present, and for the forseeable future, here’s a look back at schools’ football in season 2001-2002. Please note age grouping were moved forward a year in the early 2000s therefore our Under 12 Shield became the Under 13 Shield etc. Shield and cup competitions provided the opportunity for …
The highlight of the international season was retaining the U18 Centenary Shield (shared with England) for the second consecutive year. The team conceded no goals in a four match undefeated season. Although they did not enjoy the most successful of seasons, the 15s have learned a great deal from the last year. In the Victory …
It was agreed at the last meeting of the SSFA Management/Steering Committee that due to continued lockdown, we cound not predict when or even if it will be possible for the finals of the National Trophy to be played. After much consideration, it has been decided the most appropriate course of action is to confirm …
With the continued lockdown schools have been creating challenges for pupils to develop their fitness skills. SSFA President, Andy English, recently created the “Dream Team Challenge” for his school, and has kindly given the programme to us. The “Dream Team Challenge” involves you undertaking 12 exercises – each exercise corresponds to a position on the …
With no schools’ football being played at present, and for the forseeable future, here’s a look back at schools’ football in season 2000-2001. Please note age grouping were moved forward a year in the early 2000s therefore our Under 12 Shield became the Under 13 Shield etc. Review of season 2000-2001 Our Shield and Cup …
Our International season 1999-2000 saw a world’s first – on Friday 5th May 2000 Scotland Under 15s beat Northern Ireland 2-1 at Palmerston Park in the first ever International girls game. Our Under 18s were crowned British Champions going through the entire Centenary Shield series undefeated. Our Under 15s boys just failed to retain the …
With no schools’ football being played at present, and for the forseeable future, here’s a look back at schools’ football in season 1999-2000. Please note age grouping were moved forward a year in the early 2000s therefore our Under 12 Shield became the Under 13 Shield etc. Welcome from SSFA President John Gold Our shield …
With no schools’ football at present, here is a lookback at Shield winners from years gone by. This week we reproduce the match report from the Senior Shield final from 1998. Saturday 9 May 1998Hampden Park, GlasgowSenior Shield FinalLarbert High School v Holyrood Secondary Larbert began the game in a positive mood and attacked Holyrood …
In season 1998-1999 we had a very busy and extremely successful season. The 15s retained the Addidas Victory Shield (the British Championship) and remained undefeated in nine internationals, winning six and drawing three. There were significant results against strong footballing nations such as England (1-0), France (2-1), Switzerland (2-1) and Holland (0-0). The 18s competed …
