Comeback earns sixth Waddell Cup win for Duns Amateurs against title rivals Langlee Amateurs

By Darin Hutson
Published 3rd Jun 2024, 06:57 BST
Duns Amateurs celebrating their 4-3 Waddell Cup final win against Langlee Amateurs at Greenlaw on Friday (Photo: Linda Cruikshank)Duns Amateurs celebrating their 4-3 Waddell Cup final win against Langlee Amateurs at Greenlaw on Friday (Photo: Linda Cruikshank)
Duns Amateurs celebrating their 4-3 Waddell Cup final win against Langlee Amateurs at Greenlaw on Friday (Photo: Linda Cruikshank)
Duns Amateurs bounced back from being 2-0 down at half-time to Border Amateur Football Association title rivals Langlee Amateurs to win this year’s Waddell Cup final at Greenlaw on Friday by 4-3.

The Dingers’ scorers at the village’s WS Happer Memorial Park were Sean Phillips at the double, Jonny Simpson and Luke Strangeways.

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Graeme Clark scored twice for Langlee and Des Sutherland got their other goal.

That was the penultimate game of the season for the region’s ammies, the last one being a trip to Newtown for Langlee on Tuesday for a league fixture, with kick-off at 6.30pm.

Victory or even a draw at Newtown’s King George V Park will secure the A division title for the Galashiels side for the first time as they’re only one point behind table-toppers Duns at the moment, on 56 points from 21 fixtures, with a goal difference three better.

Duns’ Waddell Cup win was their sixth, following previous successes in 1997, 1998, 2004, 2007 and 2023.

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