Tayport Thistle Boys Club

Tayport Thistle, founded in 1981, are a football team based in the town of Tayport, Scotland.

Tayport Thistle have teams in the Under 9's, Under 10's, Under 11's, Under 12's, Under 14's, Under 16's and Under 17's who all play in the D.D.Y.F.A Leagues.

The team are well respected and serve football to players from the Dundee, Tayport and St. Andrews areas.

History
Tayport Thistle Boys Club was formed in August 1981. A committee was formed with the main intention of giving the youth of Tayport, and surrounding areas, a much needed football club, Tayport Thistle Boys Club. The club was registered with the with the promise of weekly football..

Support
Hard work has been carried out to make sure Tayport Thistle are respected as such throughout the areas of Fife and Dundee. This task was accomplished by many fund raising events, such as, bingo, whist drives, and also an annual Gala Day for the public, for whom we are indebted, and without whose generous support we would have struggled to succeed. Football kit, strips, footballs and nets depended on the success of such events. Committee members, many of whom were, and still are, parents of the boys, ensured a continuation of parental interest through the years. Although the club is in Tayport, the catchment area ensures that many youngsters from nearby towns and villages such as, Newport, Wormit, Leuchars, Balmullo, St. Andrews and Dundee can benefit from the club. In the early years the club attempted to run two minibuses but this became a huge financial burden and thus the transportation dependency fell on the parents.

Club Premises
It was decided by the committee to purchase premises at great cost. The premises, a large wooden hut, known as The Church Hut, that consisted of two large rooms, one small room, plus a small area for refreshments, gave the club a welcome independence. The premises were also helpful in respect of fund raising in that we could now operate out with the dependency of others, i.e. running a few events such as jumble sales, bingo, sponsored events and occasional lending and renting out of the premises to other organisations in the area. However, due to a senseless act of vandalism, the hut was burned to the ground. Needless to say, the cost of rebuilding new premises is prohibitive. Because of this set back the progress of the club was hampered and the victims are not just the players of Tayport Thistle, who are dependent on such facilities, but also the Tayport public in general.

Under 9's Technical staff
*George Christie — Manager
*Grant Paterson - Coach
*Dean Rennie — Coach

Under 10's Technical staff
*Tim Dallas-Ross - Manager
*Andy McDougal - Coach

Under 12's Technical staff
*Billy Sorrie - Co-Manager
*Barry Sharp - Co-Manager

Under 14's Technical staff
*Mev Fitchet - Manager
*Sandy Eggo - Coach
*Kenny Field - Coach

Noted players

* Scott Gates

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