Manager: Mr A McAdam
Secretary: ???
Another season with Ally also Chairman of the City Boy Association. Will be hard to repeat last year's success.
Letham City Boys V Southend ( League - Home )
1st game of the season.
Team: Corcoran, Sinclair, Rattray, Whytock, Smeaton, Taylor, Campbell, Rintoul, G White, S White, Jenkins, Smith, Low, Falconer.
Letham City Boys V Crieff ( League - Away )
Match off - Due to ground conditions.
Training as usual on Tuesday evening.
No Fixture
Letham City Boys V Bridgeton United ( League - Home )
Team: Corcoran, Rattray, Sinclair, Rylance, Smith, Smeaton, Whytock, Taylor, Campbell, Melley, S White, Rintoul, Jenkins, Falconer, Low.
Meet clubrooms at 2.15pm. Bring white socks and shorts.
Letham 8 - Bridgeton United 0
Under strength Letham were still too good for a plucky Bridgeton side that lacked bite in the forward line. The star of this game was the Letham skipper Melley who bagged 4 goals.
P W L D F A Pts Roselea 3 3 0 0 24 5 6 Tayside 3 3 0 0 20 4 6 Fairmuir 4 3 1 0 27 8 6 LETHAM 2 2 0 0 17 0 4 Scone 4 2 2 0 22 15 4 Bridgeton United 4 2 2 0 9 20 4 Southend 3 1 2 0 9 18 2 Goodlyburn 4 1 3 0 15 28 2 Perth City Boys Club 2 0 2 0 5 12 0 (*) Crieff 2 0 2 0 3 13 0 Railway Athletic 3 0 3 0 2 24 0
(*) Perth City Boys Club have withdrawn from the Association
Letham City Boys V PCBC ( League - Away )
Match off: PCBC have withdrawn from the Association
Letham City Boys V Scone Thistle ( League - Home )
Letham 10 - Scone Thistle 2
Letham ran up their third victory of the season in convincing fashion, but every credit must be paid to Scone who managed to score twice against them. This was the first time the Letham defence has conceded a goal.
Letham City Boys V PCBC ( League - Home )
Not played as PCBC have disbanded
Free Day - St Johnstone V Celtic in the League Cup Final at Hampden Park
The club ran a special bus to this game.
Letham City Boys V Fairmuir ( League - Home )
Letham 9 - Fairmuir 0
This was a runaway victory for Letham, their goalscorers being A Rintoul (3), A Melley (2), N Campbell(2),R Falconer (1) and S White (1).nFairmuir did not play to form and should do better in the Lord Weir Trophy game.
Letham City Boys V Fairmuir ( 1st. Rd. Lord Weir Trophy - Home )
Letham 7 - Fairmuir 2
A Rintoul scores 4 to take his goal tally to 12 for the season so far.
Tayside B Sampson - 14 Goodlyburn R Clark - 9 Letham A Rintoul and A Melley - 8 each Roselea N Collis and J Hughes - 7 each Southend G Cantwell - 5 Crieff J Boyle - 5 Scone B Adams - 5
Letham City Boys V Tayside ( League - Away )
Tayside 3 - Letham 0
This game was a cracker and one of the best matches played for a long time. Play swung from end to end in the first half and it was from a free kick that Tayside opened their account. The kick was taken by R Smeaton and glided in to the net by B Sampson. Letham attacked strongly in the second half but were foiled by a stout defence. Tayside scored two further goals by D Cochrane and B Sampson. Hard luck on Letham to lose for the first time this season and I feel they may well play worse in the future and win handsomely.
Letham City Boys V Railway Athletic ( ??? )
Team: Corcoran, Rattray, Dow, Whytock, Sinclair, Rylance, Melley, Low, Campbell, Rintoul, Jenkins. Substitute R Falconer
Letham 20 - Railway Athletic 1
The score speaks for itself. Railway are a very young side and should not lose heart for such a heavy defeat. Scorers for Letham A Melley (5) ,A Rintoul & N Campbell (4), R Jenkins (3), D Rylance(2), J Law and P Dow (1 each)
P W D L F A Pts Roselea 7 6 0 1 44 20 12 LETHAM 6 5 0 1 56 6 10 Tayside 6 5 0 1 31 11 10 Southend 8 5 0 3 30 33 10 Goodlyburn YC 9 3 1 5 34 49 7 Bridgeton City Boys 7 3 1 3 19 35 7 Scone Thistle 9 3 0 6 38 36 6 Crieff SC 6 3 0 3 19 20 6 Fairmuir CB 8 3 0 5 28 33 6 Railway Athletic 8 0 0 8 11 69 0
Letham City Boys V Goodlyburn ( 1 st. Rd. Bob Croll Cup - Away )
Postponed due to weather conditions
No Fixture
Letham City Boys V Tayside ( 2 nd. Rd. Lord Weir Trophy - Home )
Letham 6 - Tayside 3
Letham City Boys V Roselea ( 3 rd. Rd. Lord Weir Trophy - Away )
Game off - ground conditions
Letham City Boys V Roselea ( 3 rd. Rd. Lord Weir Trophy - Away )
Roselea 0 - Letham 2
Letham nominated P Corcoran, D Rylance and A Melley for the under 18 trials
P W L D F A Pts Roselea 8 7 1 0 56 21 14 Tayside 7 6 1 0 33 11 12 Southend 10 5 4 1 36 40 11 LETHAM 6 5 1 0 56 6 10 Crieff SC 8 5 3 0 27 24 10 Bridgeton City Boys 9 3 4 2 23 39 8 Goodlyburn YC 9 3 5 1 34 49 7 Scone Thistle 9 3 6 0 38 36 6 Fairmuir CB 9 2 7 0 30 38 4 Railway Athletic 10 0 10 0 12 81 0
After Sunday's trial game the Association selected the following pool of players for a representative game in the near future:
P Corcoran, A Melley, D Rylance, J Smeaton (Letham), McDiarmid (Goodlyburn YC), B.M.F. Cochrane, F Matheson, B Sampson (Tayside), G Cowie, J Dobbie (Roselea), P C Scott (Southend), J Connachan (Crieff SC), B Crichton (Fairmuir), B Adams, G Stewart (Scone Thistle).
Letham City Boys V Crieff SC ( 2nd. Rd. Norie Miller Cup - Home )
Game postponed
Bridgeton City Boys have disbanded and all fixtures cancelled
Letham City Boys V Goodlyburn YC ( 1st . Rd. Bob Croll Cup - Away )
Match postponed due to ground conditions
Letham City Boys v Goodlyburn YC ( 1st. Rd. Bob Croll Cup - Away )
Match postponed due to ground conditions
Letham City Boys V Roselea ( 2nd . Rd. Murray Donaldson Cup - Away )
Roselea 5 - Letham 4
Letham City Boys V Dunipace Thistle ( 5th. Rd. Lord Weir Trophy - Home )
Team: Corcoran, Dow, Rattray, Whytock, Sinclair, Smeaton, Smith, Rylance, Low, Falconer, Rintoul, Melley, Jenkins, Campbell. Players meet 1.30p.m. at clubrooms, 142 South Street, Perth
Letham 0 - Dunipace Thistle 1
P W L D F A Pts Tayside 9 8 1 0 55 18 16 Roselea 9 7 2 0 55 21 14 Southend 9 6 3 0 37 31 12 Crieff SC 8 5 3 0 27 27 10 LETHAM 5 4 1 0 38 6 8 Goodlyburn YC 9 3 6 0 33 52 6 Scone Thistle 9 2 7 0 37 43 4 Fairmuir 9 2 7 0 23 45 4 Railway Athletic 11 2 9 0 123 84 4
Letham City Boys V Crieff SC ( League - Away )
Crieff SC 2 - Letham 7
Letham City Boys V Goodlyburn YC ( 1st. Rd. Bob Croll Cup - Away )
All players meet at Goodlyburn School at 2.15 p.m. prompt.
A Melley scored 2 goals
Outstanding performances in last Saturday's high scoring games were: P Scott (Southend) who scored 6 goals bringing his tally to 15 in the last three games. G Cowie's 4 goals, A Melley (Letham), N Collis, G Kidd (Roselea) 3 goals each. Top marksmen so far are:
B Sampson (Tayside) 29 P Scott (Southend) 26 A Rintoul (Letham) 22 A Melley (Letham) 17 N Collis (Roselea) 16 R Ferret (Southend) 16
Letham City Boys V Tayside ( League - Home )
All games postponed
Letham City Boys V Southend ( 2nd. Rd. Bob Croll Cup - Home )
Letham 3 - Southend 3
Leading goalscorers for Letham: A Rintoul (22), A Melley (19)
P W L D F A Pts Roselea 12 9 2 1 73 23 19 Tayside 11 9 2 0 63 20 18 Southend 11 7 3 1 48 34 15 LETHAM 6 5 1 0 55 8 10 Crieff SC 10 5 5 0 31 39 10 Railway Athletic 13 4 9 0 25 90 8 Goodlyburn YC 10 3 7 0 34 56 6 Fairmuir 12 3 9 0 28 69 6 Scone Thistle 11 2 9 0 40 61 4
Letham City Boys V Roselea ( League - Away )
Roselea 0 - Letham 4
The Roselea - Letham fixture last week was a first class game with good football from both sides. Roselea had the advantage of the wind in the first half and were on top for long spells in this period. At the interval however, they had a deficit of one goal scored by right-winger R Falconer. Letham took control in the second-half and scored further goals through D Smith(2) and N Campbell.
Letham City Boys V Tayside ( League - Home )
Letham 5 - Tayside 2
A very important game in the League Championship was the fixture between Letham and Tayside, the home side winning by 5 goal s to 2. This was a good game and despite the difference of 3 goals neither side was on top for any great length of time. Tayside's forwards had an off day and missed some good chances. The star men in this game were D Smith of Letham with 3 goals and W Falconer of Tayside.
Letham City Boys V Southend ( League - Away )
Team: Corcoran, Whytock, Dow, Sinclair, Smith, Melley, Smeaton, Rylance, Low, Falconer, Campbell, Rintoul, Jenkins.
Southend 2 - Letham 5
This was a very important league game for both sides and one which both teams gave of their best. Letham opened the scoring by D Smith and were on top at this stage. Southend however fought back and were awarded a penalty. The kick was taken by P Scott and brilliantly saved by P Corcoran, the Letham keeper, but the ball broke loose to R Feret who scored. Southend scored again through G Cantwell shortly afterwards. The visitors came storming back and scored goals by D Smith and R Jenkins before half-time. Letham were in command in the second half and D Smith completed his hat-trick. R Jenkins scored the other goal. A very good win for Letham in ther fight to be League Champions.
Letham City Boys V Goodlyburn YC ( League - Home )
Team: Corcoran, Dow, Whytock, Rintoul, Smeaton, Rylance, Falconer, Campbell, Smith, Melley, Jenkins. Sub: J Low.
Letham 4 - Goodlyburn YC 0
The home side were on top most of the game. They opened with a quick goal by Jenkins and continued to press for the first half but without further success. The second half was similar and it was not until late in the game that the issue was beyond doubt. A Melley of Letham scoring a hat-trick. Goodlyburn although defeated played quite well and could do well next season. Letham gained another 2 points towards the league championship.
P W L D F A Pts Tayside 13 10 3 0 82 26 20 Roselea 12 8 3 1 60 25 17 LETHAM 8 7 1 0 60 12 14 Southend 12 6 5 1 46 53 13 Railway Athletic 13 4 9 0 29 94 8 Crieff Sports Club 11 3 7 1 32 57 7 Goodlyburn YC 10 3 7 0 34 55 6 Scone Thistle 11 2 8 1 42 63 5
B Sampson (Tayside) 37 P Scott (Southend) 34 D Cochrane (Tayside) 26 A Rintoul (Letham) 23 D Gibson (Tayside) 22 A Melley (Letham) 19
Letham City Boys V Railway Athletic ( League - Home )
Team: Corcoran, Dow, Whytock, Rintoul, Smeaton, Rylance, Low, Falconer, Smith, Melley, Campbell. Substitute: Jenkins.
Letham 4 - Railway Athletic 1
Letham gained two more points in their quest for the league title against Railway. According to a Letham official, although they won, this was about their worst display of the season. Railway keep on impressing.
Letham City Boys V Southend ( 2nd. Rd. Bob Croll Cup - Away )
Southend 0 - Letham 2
This was a hard fought tie with neither quarter asked or given. Although both teams did not play to their usual standard it was a good game. Letham missed numerous chances to add to their score but were foiled by a great display of goalkeeping by H Uibukand, who was the star of the game. The outstanding player for Letham was again D Rylance . The important goals were scored by A Rintoul and A Melley.
Letham City Boys V Crieff Sports Club ( League - Home )
Team: Corcoran, Dow, Whytock, Rylance, Smeaton, Jenkins, Low, Falconer, Rintoul, Smith, Melley, Campbell.
Letham 4 - Crieff Sports Club 2
P W D L F A Pts Tayside 14 11 0 3 85 27 22 LETHAM 11 10 0 1 82 15 20 Roselea 13 9 1 3 63 27 19 Southend 13 6 1 6 47 47 13 Crieff Sports Club 13 4 1 8 38 57 9 Railway Athletic 14 4 0 10 30 98 8 Goodlyburn YC 12 3 0 9 34 59 6 Scone Thistle 12 2 1 9 44 65 5
Letham City Boys V Roselea ( Semi-Final, Bob Croll Cup - Home )
Letham 6 - Roselea 0
What a result. Alas there was no report. Ally and the team must have been over the moon because at that time Roselea were archrivals and not very popular to boot so their comprehensive defeat would gladden many hearts.
Letham City Boys V Goodlyburn YC ( League - Away )
Goodlyburn YC 0 - Letham 5
The team by this display meant business and the reward was the league championship with only two games to play against bottom club Scone Thistle and Roselea
P W L D F A Pts LETHAM 12 11 1 0 77 15 22 Tayside 14 11 3 0 85 27 22 Roselea 13 9 3 1 63 27 19 Southend 13 6 6 1 47 47 13 Crieff Sporta 13 4 8 1 29 66 9 Railway Athletic 14 4 10 0 30 98 8 Goodlyburn Youth Club 13 3 10 0 38 60 6 Scone Thistle 12 2 9 1 42 57 5
Letham City Boys V Scone Thistle ( League - Away)
Scone Thistle 2 - Letham 8
This was a resounding victory for Letham who required one point to win the League Championship. Letham have lost only 1 of their 13 games this season and have scored 85 goals in the process. The Championship Shield will be presented by Willie Coburn of St Johnstone F.C. after their last fixture of the season against Roselea on 2nd. May 1970
Letham City Boys V Roselea ( Final - Norie Miller Cup )
This will be a very good cup final between the League Champions and Roselea. This is Roselea's first season in City Boys football and they have done very well.
Letham 2 - Roselea 1
Letham retained the Norie Miller Cup when they defeated Roselea by 2 goals to 1 in Thursday night final. The trophy was presented to J Smeaton by Frank Christie, St Johnstone F.C, trainer on behalf of the Association Letham liked winning this trophy. (PA photograph wed 29/04/70 of John Smeaton receiving the cup from Frank Christie)
Letham City Boys V Tayside ( Final - Bob Croll Cup )
Letham 0 - Tayside 0
Letham City Boys v Roselea ( League - Home )
Letham 6 - Roselea 1
No report but this was very, very sweet.
( Photograph in the PA Wed 6/5/70 page 13 with team being presented with the League championship Shield )
The Association wish to thank Mrs E Donaldson for donating a new trophy and a new match ball. The trophy is the Murray Donaldson in memory of her son who died young.
Letham City Boys V Tayside ( Replay - Final - Bob Croll Cup)
Team: Corcoran, Dow, Whytock, Sinclair, Rylance, Smeaton, Jenkins, Falconer, Smith, Rintoul, Melley, Low, Campbell.
Letham 3 - Tayside 4
This was a cracker of a game from start to finish between two very competent sides. Both played a brand of football full of skill and endeavour that would have been a credit to some of our more senior teams. Tayside were on top for the first 10 minutes and were rewarded by a fine goal by Gibson. They scored a further goal in 20minutes through Mathewson, but Letham kept fighting and shortly before half-time scored two fine goals by Campbell and Falconer . Tayside struck early in the second half with a great goal from 20 yards by Smeaton but Letham again equalised through Melley. At this stage it was anyone's game. With about 10 minutes to go Tayside were awarded a soft penalty and Mason scored at the second attempt. The cup was presented to D Cochrane, captain of Tayside by Mr W Croll. Star men were J Smeaton, D Rylance and R Whytock for Letham and R Smeaton, F Mathewson and G Steele for Tayside
P W D L F A Pts LETHAM 14 13 0 1 91 18 26 Tayside 14 11 0 3 85 27 22 Roselea 14 9 1 4 64 33 19 Southend 13 6 1 6 47 47 13 Crieff Sporta 13 4 1 8 27 64 9 Railway Athletic 14 4 0 10 30 98 8 Scone Thistle 14 3 1 10 51 74 7 Goodlyburn Youth Centre 14 3 0 11 37 69 6
B Sampson (Tayside) 48 P Scott (Southend) 37 A Melley (Letham) 28 A Rintoul (Letham) 28
Winners Runners up League Champions LETHAM Tayside PA Cup Goodlyburn YC 3 Railway Athletic 0 Bob Croll Cup Tayside 4 LETHAM 3 (after 0-0 draw) Norie Miller Cup LETHAM 2 Roselea 1 Murray Donaldson Cup Tayside 4 Southend 1
C McDiarmid (Goodlyburn), H Ubokand (Southend), F Mathewson (Tayside), J Dobbie (Roselea), D Rylance (Letham), J Smeaton (Letham), P Scott (Southend), G Cowie (Roselea), A Melley (Letham), D Cochrane (Tayside), B Sampson (Tayside), B Adams (Scone Thistle). Reserves in attendance: B Crichton (Roselea), G Stewart (Southend), E Busziek (Southend).
5-a-side competition - Bells Sports Centre
LETHAM "B" beat Railway Athletic "A" by 4 goals to 1
A special trophy for future competitions was presented by Association Chairman Mr A McAdam to A Melley, captain of the successful team
So Ally presented a cup to the Association and then had great pleasure handing it to one of his own teams
Pool for Select team. Meet at Playpen, Murray Street, for 5.45 p.m.
C McDiarmid (Goodlyburn YC); A Melley, D Rylance, J Smeaton (Letham); C Cowie, B Crichton, J Dobbie (Roselea); B Adams (Scone Thistle); E Buzcek, P Scott, G Stewart, H Uibokand (Southend); D Cochrane, F Mathewson, B Sampson (Tayside).
Perth 4 - Kirkcaldy 2
Rylance, Cochrane and Melley were getting through a power of work in midfield, all ways urging on the forwards with fine through passes . Rylance scored a fourth goal with a finely placed header, which gave the goalkeeper no chance.
In a no failure Perth side, Melley must be rated as man of the match. His tackling and distribution were immaculate . The other top players for Perth were Rylance, Cochrane and Cowie.
AGM of City Boy Association
Chairman P Holland
Vice Chairman J Pearson
Interim Secy/treas P Holland
President Mrs E Donaldson
Vice Presidents Messrs J McKinlay,W H Croll, R Yacomini
The retiring chairman, A J McAdam of Letham and Secretary/treasurer J O Ferguson were honoured with LIFE MEMBERSHIPS in recognition of their services to the Association.
Three new clubs were admitted to membership: Abernethy YC, Bridge of Earn YC and Earnbank Swifts.
So ended Alistair J McAdam's involvement with Letham and Youth football. He too would receive a LIFE MEMBERSHIP from Letham F.C.. Ally who had not played serious football had been an inspiration for the club. Not only for his administration but also for his persona in managing to sign talented youngsters and blend them in to successful sides year after year. How fitting in his last season before he moved to Edinburgh with Scottish Gas that he should enjoy the best season ever for his City Boy team. He would be almost impossible to replace and this was proved over the next few years.