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Mark McLaughlin
Mark McLaughlin (born 2 December 1975) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Since turning senior in 1999, McLaughlin has played over 100 games for both Clyde and Hamilton Academical. He has also played for Greenock Morton and Dumbarton. Career McLaughlin, a defender, began his career at junior club Arthurlie before moving to Clyde in 1999. Clyde McLaughlin made his debut with Clyde in a 3–1 win away from home against Stenhousemuir. On 7 October 2000 he scored his first senior football goal away to Alloa Athletic at the Recreation Park Alloa's home ground and only two weeks later he scored in a 2–2 draw against Ross County at Broadwood in the Scottish Football League First Division. In July 2002, McLaughlin had a trial with Luton Town, which was later cancelled because he was struggling with an injury. Hamilton After five years at Clyde, he joined Hamilton Academical in 2004. He was part of the 2007–08 campaign for promotion to the SPL. Greenock Morton A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenock
Greenock (; sco, Greenock; gd, Grianaig, ) is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council areas of Scotland, council area in Scotland, United Kingdom and a former burgh of barony, burgh within the Counties of Scotland, historic county of Renfrewshire (historic), Renfrewshire, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It forms part of a contiguous urban area with Gourock to the west and Port Glasgow to the east. The United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 UK Census showed that Greenock had a population of 44,248, a decrease from the 46,861 recorded in the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 UK Census. It lies on the south bank of the Clyde at the "Tail of the Bank" where the River Clyde deepens into the Firth of Clyde. History Name Place-name scholar William J. Watson wrote that "Greenock is well known in Gaelic as Grianáig, dative of grianág, a sunny knoll". The Scottish Gaelic place-name ''Grianaig'' is relatively common, with another (Greenock) near Calla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenock Telegraph
The Greenock Telegraph is a local daily newspaper serving Inverclyde (the council area containing the towns of Gourock, Greenock and Port Glasgow), Scotland. Founded in 1857, it was the first halfpenny daily newspaper in Britain. It was for a time Greenock Telegraph and Clyde Shipping Gazette, owing to the massive amount of maritime traffic moving in and out of Greenock's harbours. This information is still published, but only as a column entry. Originally based in Charles Street, Greenock, the printing works were bombed during the Greenock Blitz in May 1941. However the printers worked on to produce emergency editions, despite sustaining multiple cuts from the shattered glass lodged in the presses. It is known locally as The Tele (although this is pronounced ''Tilly''). Several features such as ''Viator'' (Latin for ''traveller'') have formed part of the ''Telegraph'' for decades. Although it concerns itself primarily with news from Inverclyde, West Renfrewshire and North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017–18 West Of Scotland Super League
The 2017–18 West of Scotland Super League was the 16th and final season of the West Super League, the top tier of league competition for Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region, SJFA West Region member clubs. The league comprised two divisions, a West of Scotland Super League Premier Division of 12 clubs and a West of Scotland Super League First Division of 14 clubs. The competition began on Saturday 19 August 2017. This was the final season using the format ahead of league reconstruction for the 2018–19 season. The West of Scotland Super League Premier Division was renamed the West of Scotland Premiership and expanded to 16 teams. The West of Scotland Super League First Division was renamed the West of Scotland Championship and also expanded to 16 teams. The winners of the Super League Premier Division entered the preliminary round of the 2018–19 Scottish Cup. Super League Premier Division Format changes There were no automatic relegation from the Premier Divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SJFA West Region Premiership
The SJFA West Region Premiership (also known as the McBookie.com West Region Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was a semi-professional football league run by the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association, and was the highest tier of league competition for its member clubs. Formerly known as the West of Scotland Super League Premier Division, the league was created in 2002 with the amalgamation of the top leagues of the Central and Ayrshire regions. It was abolished in 2020 when all SJFA West Region clubs moved to join the newly-formed senior West of Scotland Football League. The final champions and most successful club were Auchinleck Talbot, who won seven league titles. A total of 32 clubs competed in the league. History Initially two clubs were automatically relegated to the Super League First Division at the end of each season, and replaced by the clubs placed first and second in that division. A relegation play-off was added in 2006–07 which saw the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evening Times
The ''Glasgow Times'' is an evening tabloid newspaper published Monday to Saturday in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Called ''The Evening Times'' from 1876, it was rebranded as the ''Glasgow Times'' on 4 December 2019. HoldTheFrontPage, 4 December 2019 History The paper, an evening sister paper of '' The Herald'', was established in 1876. The paper's slogan is "Nobody Knows Our City Better". Publication of the ''Evening Times'' (and its sister paper) moved to a |
2007–08 Scottish First Division
The 2007–08 First Division season was the 13th season of the First Division in its current format of ten teams. The team which finished first were automatically promoted to the Scottish Premier League. The team which finished bottom were automatically relegated to the Second Division and the team which finished second bottom were entered into the First division play-offs with the teams which finished second, third and fourth in the Third Division for a place in the 2008–09 First Division. Promotion and Relegation from 2006–07 SPL and First Division Relegated from Premier League to First Division * Dunfermline Athletic Promoted from First Division to Premier League * Gretna First and Second Divisions Relegated from First Division to Second Division * Ross County * Airdrie United (via play-offs) Promoted from Second Division to First Division * Greenock Morton * Stirling Albion (via play-offs) Events *29 March: Gretna are relegated from the SPL to the First D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999–2000 Scottish Second Division
The 1999–2000 Scottish Second Division was won by Clyde and ended with Alloa Athletic pipping Ross County to second place on the final day of the season thanks to a 6-1 win over Queen of the South, while Ross County could only manage a 2-2 draw away at Stenhousemuir. The top three were promoted as a result of league reconstruction. Hamilton Academical were relegated after they were docked 15 points for breaking league rules: with the players in dispute with the club management over unpaid wages, the team failed to fulfil a fixture against Stenhousemuir on 1 April 2000 at Ochilview Park. BBC News, 5 May 2000 Table Top scorers Attendance The average attendance for Division Two clubs for season 1999/00 are s ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Football League Second Division
The Scottish Football League Second Division was the third tier of the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013. History The Second Division was created in 1975, as part of a wider reconstruction of the Scottish Football League (SFL). Prior to 1975, the SFL had been split into two divisions (Division One and Division Two). The effect of the reconstruction was to split these two divisions into three, with the top flight named the Premier Division, second tier the First Division, and a new third tier was created known as the Second Division. A fourth tier, known as the Third Division, was created in 1994. In 1998, the Premier Division clubs broke away from the SFL to form the Scottish Premier League (SPL). The Second Division continued as before, but it was now the second level of the SFL. In 2013, the SFL and SPL merged to form the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). The SPFL named its third tier as Scottish League One, which effectively replaced the Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PressReader
PressReader is a digital newspaper distribution and technology company with headquarters in Vancouver, Canada and offices in Dublin, Ireland and Manila, Philippines. PressReader distributes digital versions of over 7,000 newspapers and magazines in more than 60 languages through its applications for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac and various e-readers as well as its website, and operates digital editions of newspapers and magazines for publishers, including ''The New York Times'', ''The Washington Post'' and ''The Globe and Mail''. History Founded in 1999 as NewspaperDirect, the company started as a service for printing physical copies of newspapers, aimed at travelers who wished to read their home newspaper while staying in a hotel abroad, and launched a digital product in 2003. In 2013, the company rebranded as PressReader. In 2017, the company opened an office in Dublin, Ireland. In August 2019, the company acquired News360, makers of the News360 personalized news app and Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paisley Daily Express
The ''Paisley Daily Express'' is a Scottish newspaper based in Glasgow, covering the Renfrewshire area. The paper, which is currently owned by Reach plc has its main offices in Glasgow. The paper is sold in newsagents and general stores throughout Renfrewshire. The contents of the "Wee Express", as it is known locally (to distinguish it from the "Big Express" i.e. the ''Scottish Daily Express'') are typical of a local newspaper: local news, human interest stories, classified advertisements, intimations, church news, crosswords, wedding photographs, school photographs, local sports (mainly about the town's football team St Mirren), letters to the editor and so on. The paper was once based in New Street in Paisley, but its main editorial operation was relocated to Glasgow in March 2012. A small office within Paisley's YMCA YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997–98 In Scottish Football
The 1997–98 season was the 101st season of competitive Association football, football in Scotland. Celtic won the Premier Division championship, preventing rivals Rangers from winning a record 10th successive championship. Scottish Premier Division Top scorers Scottish League Division One Table Top scorers Scottish League Division Two Table Top scorers Scottish League Division Three Table Top scorers Other honours Cup honours Individual honours SPFA awards SFWA awards Scottish clubs in Europe Average coefficient â€3.125/small> Scotland national team Key: *(H) = Home match *(A) = Away match *WCQG4 = World Cup qualifying – Group 4 *WCGA = World Cup – Group A Notable events *After the end of the season, the 10 Premier Division clubs formed a breakaway Scottish Premier League similar to the FA Premier League, one formed in England six years earlier. *Celtic won the Premier Division title after nine successive title wins by Rangers. *Walte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Junior Cup
The Scottish Junior Cup is an annual football competition organised by the Scottish Junior Football Association. The competition has been held every year since the inception of the SJFA in 1886 and, as of the 2022–23 edition, 108 teams compete in the tournament. The cup has an unseeded knockout format with semi-finals over two legs and the final played at a neutral venue, always that of an SPFL club. Since the 2006–07 season, the winner of the Junior Cup Final has qualified for the following season's senior Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
