Winning double for under-14 Melrose footballers
Melrose Football Club’s under-14 boys are celebrating a winning douuble in league and cup.
Though only newly promoted last year, they were confirmed as South East Region Youth Football Association Division 2B champions back on Sunday, May 17, leaving them uncatchable at the top of the table with a game to spare.
They’ve since followed that up by adding the Colin Campbell Cup to their trophy cabinet after beating Gala Fairydean Rovers’ youngsters 1-0 in this year’s final at Selkirk’s Yarrow Park last Friday.
Co-head coach Tim Ferguson was chuffed to bits to see his team do the double, saying: “This is an amazing achievement from a great set of lads.
“On the back of promotion last year, holding our nerve in a higher division and winning it is testament to the character of the players.
“Every team have wobbles over the season, but they stuck to their guns and have now done the double.
“The cup final was fierce and frantic. Commiserations to Gala Fairydean Rovers – they’ve got a fantastic squad with committed coaches.”