The venue for Dufftown's first competitive match of the new season against Fochabers has been changed.
The match was scheduled to take place on Saturday 2 August at the Fochabers Playing Field but due to a music festival the park is unavailable.
The match still takes place on Saturday 2 August but will now be played at Merson Park in Buckie with the kick-off time being 2.30pm.
15/07/2008 - Admission Prices
Dufftown Football Club have confirmed admission prices for home matches for the season 2008-2009. Adults will be charged £3.00 and Under 16's/OAP's will be charged £1.00. The first match of the new season at Westburn Park is on Tuesday 5 August in the Grill Cup against New Elgin with a 7.15pm kick-off.
06/07/2008 - Pre-Season Training
The short break for the summer ended for the players at Dufftown Football Club on Saturday 28 June when pre-season training began.
Manager Willie Duncan is currently putting his players through gruelling tri-weekly sessions as he tries to instill the fitness that he believes is essential ahead of a demanding season.
Several friendly matches are currently being planned to ensure that the players are ready ahead of the first match of the season away to Fochabers in the Grill League Cup on Saturday 2 August.
06/07/2008 - New Management Team
Dufftown Football Club is pleased to confirm the return of two old favourites as its management team ahead of the 2008-2009 season.
Willie Duncan and Dod Reid are the men tasked with the challenge of improving the side and hopes are high that the duo, who led Dufftown into it's first ever season in the Juniors back in 2001-2002, can inspire and motivate the players and once again make Westburn Park a place where oppostion teams fear visiting.
Dod Reid is particularly pleased to be returning to Dufftown following his departure in 2003 and said. "I have had several offers to return to football but none of them felt right. The main attraction in coming back to Dufftown is the chance to work with Willie Duncan again and I firmly believe that we can help to improve the team.
Our main philosophy is to create a good team spirit combined with a good work ethic and with the introduction of several experienced players that we are looking at we are confident that the good times will return.
We want to make Westburn Park a place to fear for opposition teams again and want to look to progress to the latter stages of the cup competitions and maybe even win a cup. We hope to have the support of the whole town behind us as we look to push on in the coming season."
Willie Duncan and Dod Reid
27/06/2008 - North Regional Cup Draw
The draw has been made for the North Regional Cup by the North Junior Football Association. Dufftown have been handed a home preliminary round match agains the RAF men from Lossiemouth.
Dufftown v RAF Lossiemouth, 27/9/08, kick-off 2.15, played to a finish, straight to penalties if level at the end of 90 minutes.
The winners of this match will be at home to Hall Russell United on a date yet to be advised.
27/06/2008 - North Region Division 1 Fixtures Announced
The opening rounds of fixtures for the new league season have been announced by the North Region Junior FA.
Hall Russell United v Dufftown, 23/8/08, kick-off 2.30pm
Dufftown v Lossiemouth United, 30/8/08, kick-off 2.30pm
Dufftown v FC Stoneywood, 6/9/08, kick-off 2.30pm
Buchanhaven Hearts V Dufftown, 13/9/08, kick-off 2.30pm
Dufftown v Parkvale, 20/9/08, kick-off 2.30pm
27/06/2008 - Grill Cup Draw and Fixtures
Dufftown have been drawn in Section 1 of the Grill League Cup and will play Islavale, Fochabers, Bishopmill United, Lossiemouth United, New Elgin and Whitehills.
Fochabers v Dufftown 2/8/08, kick-off 2.30pm
Dufftown v New Elgin, 5/8/08, kick-off 7.15pm
Lossiemouth United v Dufftown, 9/8/08, kick-off 2.30pm
Dufftown v Whitehills, 12/8/08, kick-off 7.00pm
Bishopmill United v Dufftown, 16/8/08, kick-off 2.30pm
Dufftown v Islavale, 19/8/08, kick-off 6.45pm
07/06/2008 - Player of the Year
Dufftown Football Club recently held a very successful Race Night in the town's Memorial Hall. During the evening awards were made to several people who have left the club following the end of the season. Team Manager Ian Cooper has left for a new job as assistant manager at Highland League Rothes while his assistants Ian Ross and Sandy Duncan have also moved on to pastures new. Long Serving club treasurer Mitchell Stephen has also stepped down and each of these men were presented with gifts as a token of the club's appreciation for their efforts and hard work over the years.
Both Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards were won by Jamie Sutherland whilst the award for top goalscorer which was a tie between Andrew McKinnon and Stuart Allan was won by Andrew following an entertaining play-off on the night.
Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year Jamie Sutherland with President Pearl McKenna
