Summary
Great debut season for Max. After a low key start when the team drew 7 out of their first 10 competetive matches, things improved when Ross Halliday, Scott Learmont and Graeme Carling all returned from injury. A run of 7 wins was then halted with a couple of defeats. One of these a loss to Morton Thistle on penaties in the League Cup final, this after Max were looking comfortable at 2-0 up mid-way through the second half. The memory of this defeat was soon forgotten when the club lifted it's first silverware when the British Legion Cup was won on penalties in a very tight final against Upper Annandale. In the South of Scotland Cup the eventual winners Gala Rovers narrowly won 1-0 at the home park in a match Max should really have won. Max had plenty of chances to score but were held scoreless for the first time during the season. After a disappointing loss to Terregles in the league the team went on an excellent run of 9 wins on the trot that saw the team reach 2 more finals and put themselves in position for a shot at winning the league title. In the Queen of the South Cup, Uppers gained revenge with a deserved 3-1 victory at Palmerston. The club secured their second cup of the season with a fine 6-1 victory at Annan over Kirkconnel in the Tayleurian Cup. On the league front a winner takes all match away to Uppers saw the Moffat team secure their second title in a row. Uppers proving to be too tough at home. All in all an excellent season. If this can be repeated again next year then we will be well satisfied, especially as it is always harder in the second season.
Matches Played
|
|
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
For |
Against |
|
All matches |
42 |
24 |
8 |
10 |
136 |
80 |
|
Competitive |
37 |
22 |
7 |
8 |
118 |
66 |
|
League |
16 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
55 |
27 |
|
Cup |
21 |
12 |
3 |
6 |
63 |
39 |
|
Friendly |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
18 |
14 |
Competitive games –16 homes, 17 aways, 4 Neutral (Cup Finals)
Club Honours 2007/08
Metrik Office Supplies League – Runners-up
British Legion Cup – Winners
Tayleurian Cup – Winners
League Cup – Runners-up
Queen of the South Cup – Runners-up
League Top Goalscorers
WDL Streaks (competitive games)
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Record against each team
Kelloholm P3 W2 D1 L0 F17 A6
Kirkconnel P3 W3 D0 L0 F16 A3
Lochar Thistle P5 W3 D2 L0 F10 A7
Lochmaben P4 W2 D1 L1 F10 A5
Morton Thistle P5 W3 D1 L1 F17 A10
Terregles Athletic P3 W1 D1 L1 F6 A5
YMCA P4 W4 D0 L0 F20 A9
Tweeddale Rovers P1 W1 D0 L0 F4 A1
Gala Rovers P1 W0 D0 L1 F0 A1
Player of the Year - Seven Brown
Player's Player of the Year - Stuart Wight
Young Player of the Year - Craig Lavan
Most Improved Player - Greg Wilson
Top Goalscorer - Graeme Carling
Most Assists - Craig Lavan
Man of th Match Points Winner - Stuart Wight
Goal of the Season - Sean Kearney
|
Name |
Position |
Apps |
Unused sub |
Goals |
Assists |
MOM Pts |
|
Craig Lavan |
Striker |
41 |
0 |
26 |
20 |
27 |
|
Johnny Banford |
Midfield |
40 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
19 |
|
Bruce McQuarrie |
Defender |
38 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
24 |
|
Greg Wilson |
Defender |
36 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
14 |
|
Duncan Purdie |
Goalkeeper |
34 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
|
Stuart Wight |
Midfield |
34 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
36 |
|
Ryan Warwick |
Defender |
33 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
|
Graeme Carling |
Striker |
31 |
0 |
28 |
2 |
13 |
|
Steven Brown |
Utility |
30 |
0 |
9 |
15 |
30 |
|
Scott Learmont |
Striker |
28 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
9 |
|
Ross Halliday |
Striker |
27 |
0 |
17 |
10 |
19 |
|
Mark Montgomery |
Midfield |
27 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
25 |
|
Derek Penny |
Defender |
21 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Gavin Hughes |
GK/Striker |
20 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Tommy Jardine |
Defender |
17 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
25 |
|
Craig Stewart |
Defender |
16 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
|
Rory Thompson |
Midfield |
15 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
|
Sean Kearney |
Striker |
11 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
|
Jason Ramos |
Midfield |
10 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
Jordan Docherty |
Midfield |
9 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Graham Anderson |
Midfield |
9 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Jason Geddes |
Defender |
9 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Midfield |
7 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Lee Nish |
Striker |
7 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Lewis Ramos |
Midfielder |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
James Rogerson |
Striker |
6 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
|
David Martin |
Mid/Striker |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Chris Bain |
Midfielder |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Paul McDowall |
Defender |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Derek McGinley |
Striker |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Goals
|
|
Name |
Goals |
|
1 |
Graeme Carling |
28 |
|
2 |
Craig Lavan |
26 |
|
3 |
Ross Halliday |
17 |
|
4= |
Steven Brown |
9 |
|
4= |
Mark Montgomery |
9 |
|
6 |
Sean Kearney |
6 |
|
7 |
James Rogerson |
5 |
|
8= |
Stuart Wight |
4 |
|
8= |
Bruce McQuarrie |
4 |
|
8= |
Craig Stewart |
4 |
|
11 |
Greg Wilson |
3 |
|
12= |
Johnny Banford |
2 |
|
12= |
Tommy Jardine |
2 |
|
12= |
Jason Ramos |
2 |
|
12= |
Jordan Docherty |
2 |
|
16= |
Scott Learmont |
1 |
|
16= |
Rory Thompson |
1 |
|
16= |
Derek Penny |
1 |
|
16= |
Gavin Hughes |
1 |
|
16= |
Lee Nish |
1 |
|
16= |
David Martin |
1 |
|
16= |
Paul McDowall |
1 |
|
16= |
Derek McGinley |
1 |
Goals Per Game (players over 5 goals)
|
|
Name |
Goals |
Goals per Game |
|
1 |
Graeme Carling |
28 |
0.90 |
|
2 |
James Rogerson |
5 |
0.83 |
|
3 |
Craig Lavan |
26 |
0.63 |
|
4 |
Ross Halliday |
17 |
0.63 |
|
5 |
Sean Kearney |
6 |
0.54 |
|
6 |
Mark Montgomery |
9 |
0.33 |
|
7 |
Steven Brown |
9 |
0.30 |
% of Games scored at least one goal in (players over 5 goals)
|
|
Name |
Games where scored at least one goal in |
% of Games where scored at least one goal in |
|
1 |
Graeme Carling |
18 |
58.1% |
|
2 |
James Rogerson |
3 |
50.0% |
|
3 |
Craig Lavan |
19 |
46.3% |
|
4 |
Sean Kearney |
5 |
45.5% |
|
5 |
Ross Halliday |
10 |
37.0% |
|
6 |
Steven Brown |
8 |
26.6% |
|
7 |
Mark Montgomery |
7 |
26.0% |
Hat-tricks
Ross Halliday 2, Graeme Carling 2, Craig Lavan 1
(most goals in a game 4, twice by Graeme Carling)
|
|
Name |
Assists |
|
1 |
Craig Lavan |
20 |
|
2 |
Steven Brown |
15 |
|
3 |
Ross Halliday |
10 |
|
4 |
Stuart Wight |
9 |
|
5= |
Greg Wilson |
6 |
|
5= |
Scott Learmont |
6 |
|
6 |
Sean Kearney |
5 |
|
7= |
Mark Montgomery |
4 |
|
7= |
Rory Thompson |
4 |
|
9 |
Johnny Banford |
3 |
|
10= |
Bruce McQuarrie |
2 |
|
10= |
Duncan Purdie |
2 |
|
10= |
Ryan Warwick |
2 |
|
10= |
Graeme Carling |
2 |
|
10= |
Tommy Jardine |
2 |
|
10= |
James Rogerson |
2 |
|
16= |
Graham Anderson |
1 |
|
16= |
|
1 |
|
|
Name |
MOM Points |
|
1 |
Stuart Wight |
36 |
|
2 |
Steven Brown |
30 |
|
3 |
Craig Lavan |
27 |
|
4= |
Mark Montgomery |
25 |
|
4= |
Tommy Jardine |
25 |
|
6 |
Bruce McQuarrie |
24 |
|
7= |
Johnny Banford |
19 |
|
7= |
Ross Halliday |
19 |
|
9 |
Greg Wilson |
14 |
|
10 |
Graeme Carling |
13 |
|
11 |
Ryan Warwick |
12 |
|
12 |
Duncan Purdie |
11 |
|
13 |
Scott Learmont |
9 |
|
14 |
James Rogerson |
7 |
|
15 |
Craig Stewart |
5 |
|
16= |
Rory Thompson |
3 |
|
16= |
Sean Kearney |
3 |
|
16= |
Lewis Ramos |
3 |
|
19= |
Derek Penny |
2 |
|
19= |
Jordan Docherty |
2 |
|
19= |
Graham Anderson |
2 |
|
21 |
Gavin Hughes |
1 |
|
22 |
Jason Ramos |
1 |
Tayleurian Cup
Maxwelltown Thistle 6-1 Kirkconnel Amateurs
Hughes,
Summary – Brilliant performance, best of the season.
British Legion Cup
Maxwelltown Thistle 0-0 Upper Annandale (AET) (Max won 4-2 on penalty kicks)
Purdie, Wilson, McQuarrie, Jardine, Montgomery, Wight, Banford (Docherty 119), Brown, Halliday (Learmont 90), Carling, Lavan (
Summary – Hard fought win.
QOS Cup
Purdie, Wilson, McQuarrie, Jardine, Wight, Warwick (
Summary – Never in it until it was too late.
League Cup
Maxwelltown Thistle 3-3 Morton Thistle (AET, 2-2 after 90 mins) (Morton won 4-2 on penalties)
Purdie, Wilson, McQuarrie, Warwick, Banford, Wight, Montgomery (Stewart 75), Brown, Lavan (Learmont 65), Carling (Jardine 85), Halliday, Unused Subs – Hughes, Gauld, Not selected – Docherty, Thompson, Penny, Geddes. Scorers – Halliday, Carling, Brown.
Summary – Murdered them for 70 minutes, missed too many chances and should have won easily.