They say the second season is the hardest but Max bucked the trend and improved from the heights of last season, although with only one cup win to show for the efforts in the end it seemed like an anticlimax. Thistle lead the table for most of the season and the decision by the SAFA to deduct 18 points due to an ineligible player ruined the league challenge. Overall the team was much more solid this year and this showed with a good run in the South Cup which eventually ended with a quarterfinal defeat at Muirkirk. Again we reached four domestic finals, but due to a combination of shooting ourselves in the foot (sendings off) and tiredness at the end of the season we only managed to lift the British Legion Cup. Sean Kearney shared the league player of the year trophy and both he and Ross Halliday were in with a shout in the league top goalscorer award but were pipped on the last day of the season. With most of the squad staying and with a few additions we should be in good shape for the 2009/10 campaign.
Matches Played
|
|
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
For |
Against |
|
All matches |
44 |
32 |
3 |
12 |
161 |
79 |
|
Competitive |
40 |
30 |
3 |
8 |
149 |
68 |
|
League |
18 |
14 |
2 |
2 |
75 |
28 |
|
Cup |
22 |
15 |
1 |
6 |
74 |
40 |
|
Friendly |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
11 |
Competitive games –20 homes, 16 aways, 4 Neutral (Cup Finals)
Club Honours 2007/08
Metrik Office Supplies League – 5th (would have been winners without 18 point deduction)
British Legion Cup – Winners
Queen of the South Cup – Runners-up
Tayleurian Cup - Runner-up
Burns Cup - Runners-up
WDL Streaks (competetive games)
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Record Against Each Team
Team P W D L F A
Terregles Athletic 5 4 0 1 23 9
Lochmaben 5 2 1 2 15 12
First Base Dynamos 2 2 0 0 17 1
Kirkconnel 4 4 0 0 14 6
Lochar Thistle 8 5 2 1 23 17
Morton Thistle 3 2 0 1 11 7
FC Dynamo Star 5 4 0 1 25 4
YMCA 2 2 0 0 7 3
Gala United 1 1 0 0 6 1
Stow 1 1 0 0 2 0
Muirkirk 1 0 0 1 1 4
Record Against Each Team - All Time
Team P W D L F A
Terregles Athletic 8 5 1 2 29 14
Lochmaben 9 4 2 3 25 17
First Base Dynamos 2 2 0 0 17 1
Kirkconnel 7 7 0 0 30 9
Kelloholm 3 2 1 0 17 6
Lochar Thistle 13 8 4 1 33 24
Morton Thistle 8 5 1 2 28 17
FC Dynamo Star 5 4 0 1 25 4
YMCA 6 6 0 0 27 11
Gala United 1 1 0 0 6 1
Stow 1 1 0 0 2 0
Muirkirk 1 0 0 1 1 4
Tweeddale Rovers 1 1 0 0 4 1
Gala Rovers 1 0 0 1 0 1
Total 77 51 10 16 266 133
Player of the Year - Ross Halliday
Player's Player of the Year - Sean Kearney
Young Player of the Year - Kieren Smith
Most Improved Player - David Gauld
Top Goalscorer - Sean Kearney (44 goals)
Most Assists - Ross Halliday (29 assists)
Man of the Match Points Winner - Sean Kearney
Goal of the Season - James Smith
|
Player |
Appearances |
|
Sean Kearney |
41 |
|
Bruce McQuarrie |
39 |
|
Tommy Jardine |
38 |
|
Chris Craik |
37 |
|
Graeme Carling |
36 |
|
Duncan Purdie |
35 |
|
Davie Gauld |
34 |
|
Stuart Wight |
33 |
|
Ross Halliday |
33 |
|
Craig Lavan |
33 |
|
Mark Montgomery |
33 |
|
James Smith |
28 |
|
Kieren Smith |
27 |
|
Johnny Banford |
24 |
|
Ryan Warwick |
23 |
|
Gavin Hughes |
18 |
|
Jordan Docherty |
16 |
|
Graham Anderson |
14 |
|
Scott Learmont |
11 |
|
Murray MacLelland |
11 |
|
Colin Ferguson |
8 |
|
David Todd |
6 |
|
Charlie Lavan |
6 |
|
Steven Walker |
6 |
|
Liam Lacy |
6 |
|
Ross Patterson |
5 |
|
Chris Cook |
5 |
|
Craig Stewart |
4 |
|
Martin Thomson |
3 |
|
Lee Nish |
2 |
|
Davie Marshall |
2 |
|
Greg Wilson |
2 |
|
John Broadfoot |
2 |
|
Iain Brown |
1 |
|
Dougie Nish |
0 |
| Player | Unused |
| Gavin Hughes | 21 |
| Graham Anderson | 13 |
| Ryan Warwick | 9 |
| Jordan Docherty | 8 |
| Duncan Purdie | 3 |
| David Todd | 2 |
| Murray MacLelland | 2 |
| Dougie Nish | 2 |
| Colin Ferguson | 2 |
| Chris Cook | 2 |
| Craig Stewart | 1 |
| Stuart Wight | 1 |
| Davie Gauld | 1 |
| Johnny Banford | 1 |
| Ross Patterson | 1 |
| Player | Goals |
| Sean Kearney | 44 |
| Graeme Carling | 32 |
| Ross Halliday | 30 |
| Craig Lavan | 10 |
| Stuart Wight | 8 |
| James Smith | 6 |
| Steven Walker | 6 |
| Bruce McQuarrie | 4 |
| Davie Gauld | 3 |
| Johnny Banford | 3 |
| Kieren Smith | 3 |
| Jordan Docherty | 2 |
| Mark Montgomery | 2 |
| Chris Craik | 2 |
| Charlie Lavan | 2 |
| Iain Brown | 2 |
| Player | Assists |
| Ross Halliday | 29 |
| Sean Kearney | 28 |
| Craig Lavan | 13 |
| Graeme Carling | 12 |
| James Smith | 9 |
| Mark Montgomery | 7 |
| Chris Craik | 6 |
| Kieren Smith | 6 |
| Stuart Wight | 4 |
| Bruce McQuarrie | 3 |
| Tommy Jardine | 2 |
| Davie Gauld | 2 |
| Scott Learmont | 2 |
| Johnny Banford | 2 |
| Charlie Lavan | 2 |
| Jordan Docherty | 1 |
| Ryan Warwick | 1 |
| Murray MacLelland | 1 |
| Colin Ferguson | 1 |
| Player | MOM Points |
| Sean Kearney | 38 |
| Tommy Jardine | 37 |
| Ross Halliday | 30 |
| Kieren Smith | 24 |
| Bruce McQuarrie | 22 |
| Chris Craik | 21 |
| Davie Gauld | 21 |
| Mark Montgomery | 21 |
| Graeme Carling | 20 |
| Stuart Wight | 17 |
| James Smith | 14 |
| Johnny Banford | 12 |
| Ryan Warwick | 12 |
| Craig Lavan | 11 |
| Duncan Purdie | 10 |
| Gavin Hughes | 6 |
| Scott Learmont | 4 |
| Steven Walker | 3 |
| Jordan Docherty | 1 |
| Colin Ferguson | 1 |
| Liam Lacy | 1 |
| Chris Cook | 1 |
British Legion Cup
Maxwelltown Thistle 3-2 Lochar Thistle
Purdie, Craik (Warwick 82), McQuarrie, Jardine, K.Smith (Lavan 60), J.Smith (
Queen of the South Cup
Maxwelltown Thistle 0-3 FC Dynamo Star
Purdie, Craik, McQuarrie, Jardine,
Summary - Down to 10 men after 14 minutes and carrying players with injuries, kept going for 90 minutes but Star deserved win.
Tayleurian Cup
Lochmaben 4-2 Maxwelltown Thistle
Hughes, Craik, Jardine, Wight,
Summary – Second best, looked jaded and off the pace.
Burns Cup
Lochmaben 1-1 Maxwelltown Thistle (AET) (HT 1-0)(FT 1-1) Lochmaben won 4-3 on penalty kicks
Purdie, Craik, Jardine, McQuarrie,
Summary – Excellent Match, perhaps shaded it but lost out on penalties.
Maxwelltown have been lucky enough to feature in several cup finals, here is the record so far.
Semi-Finals
League Cup P1 W1 L0
British Legion Cup P2 W2 L0
Tayleurian Cup P2 W2 L0
QOS Cup P2 W2 L0
Nivison Cup P2 W0 L2
Burns Cup P1 W1 L0
Record P10 W8 L2
Finals
League Cup P1 W0 L1
British Legion Cup P2 W2 L0
Tayleurian Cup P2 W1 L1
QOS Cup P2 W0 L2
Burns Cup P1 W0 L1
Record P8 W3 L5