Happily, despite ups and downs, st roch s are still alive and kicking. It also includes 11 matches that were postponed or abandoned to complete the listing. He helped jim write a book on the history of the club, with jim providing the content and. The club was drawn at home to highland league side fort william.
They currently compete in the west region of the scottish junior football association. Although left with their fortune and the government of montpellier, he renounced his riches giving all the. The book lists details of 421 international and friendly matches played by junior scotland over years. May 01, 2020 on this weeks show, the current president of st roch s juniors football club, stevie mullen. St rochs secondary school 40 royston road, glasgow g21 phone. Saint roch was born in 1295 at montpelier, france into a wealthy and noble family. St rochs life president and club historian jim friel has died following a long illness at.
Saturday 29 july challenge match harmony row 21s 0 ants 3. Roch we got a little sidetracked on one of our summer trips in little italy in boston, massachussetts. Stevie talks his own junior football past, and touches on his own spell playing for st rochs the chat moves to the current goings on, on and more pertinently just now, off the park, looking food and toy drives, and a look at the current roch talk for. Us forces could fully and openly assume responsibility for the protection of greenland, ensuring the safety of the cryolite mines. St roch s was the first club of jimmy mcgrory, the british record goalscorer with 550 goals.
We will endevour to keep all fans up to date with all the goings on at. Leagues mcbookie west region central district division one, mcbookie west region central district division two seasons 201516, 201718 home james mcgrory park. He may also be called rock in english, and has the designation of st rollox in glasgow, scotland, said to be a corruption of st rochs loch, which. In it they discovered all the files belonging to a first world war spy ring run by major george bruce from a house on the rue st roch in paris. A tweet from the clubs official twitter account described him as a massive part of the clubs recent history. The cup has been competed for since the 188687 season, when fairfield govan became the first winners of the competition. Jimmy mcgrory and the st johnston connection kildrum. St rochs was the first club of james jimmy mcgrory the celtic legend and still british record goalscorer with 550 goals. There is a patron for virtually every cause, profession or special interest. Saint roch was born of french nobility in 1285 with a natural affinity for the poor and for the sick while on a pilgrimage, saint roch stopped to minister to victims of the plague curing many but eventually contracting the disease himself. Louis with the installation of smartboards in 58 in 2004. The sjfa purchased an exact replica in 2007, to replace the original which was showing its age.
He then went on pilgrimage to rome and there cared for the victims of a plague that was taking its toll on italy. Scottish junior cup project gutenberg selfpublishing. Roch s secondary school is a roman catholic secondary school located in royston, glasgow. St rochs secondary school, glasgow, united kingdom. Between 1922 and 1937 he scored 397 league goals for celtic as well as when on loan at clydebank. They currently compete in the west region of the scottish junior football. This time she followed a more northerly route, and completed the 7,295 mile voyage in a remarkable 86 days. Stevie talks his own junior football past, and touches on his own spell playing for st roch s the chat moves to the current goings on, on and more pertinently just now, off the park, looking food and toy drives, and a look at the current roch talk for.
Drawing together a squad of local players from the garngad, springburn and townhead areas they somehow cobbled together a side good enough to actually win the tournament. St rochs was the first club of jimmy mcgrory, the british record goalscorer with 550 goals. James mcgrory park, home to st rochs, baillieston juniors. Saint roch is the patron of bachelors, diseased cattle, dogs, surgeons, and balzola, italy. Arriving at vancouver on october 16, 1944, she became the first and only ship to traverse the northwest passage. Roch welcomed the 21st century and hosted a school reunion in 2000. This activity resulted in numerous miraculous cures, usually by the sign of the cross, as well as saint rochs eventual. Football was the main sport of the area and then as now was discussed with some fervour.
At the age of twenty he gave away his considerable fortune to become a pilgrim. This time she followed a more northerly route, and completed the 7,295 mile voyage in a. Roch school has been enriching the lives of its students, their families, and our community through dedication to the principles of faith, discipline, service, and education since 1911. St roch s was the first club of james jimmy mcgrory the celtic legend and still british record goalscorer with 550 goals. Aug 12, 2011 amazingly last saturday s game ended up with lowly st roch s thrashing bellshill 73. Roch then devoted himself to ministering to the sick in a plague afflicted area. The person who mentioned it lived for decades above the hawthorn bar at the corner of saracen st. Nov 10, 2017 st rochs secondary school, glasgow, united kingdom. See 2 photos from 16 visitors to st rochs secondary school.
The record attendance for a junior cup final is 77,650 for the 1951 final between petershill and irvine meadow xi. No one is positive, but it appears that saint roch was born in montpellier, france, the son of the governor. Saint roch devoted his whole life to the service of those who. When jimmy was 16, he began playing for st rochs juniors for.
Wednesday 2 august sectional league cup sect 5 ants 1 pollok 5. Monday 31 july mark ritchie memorial trphy ants 2 st roch s 5. As the name was a a bit of a mouthful it was usually shortened to the athletic club or league athletic the nickname the ants came later. Our diverse student body is composed of children from over twenty different st. There have, as you may know, been quite a few junior club histories published, bathgate. Saint roch is the patron of dogs, plague and pestilence. Roch is a vibrant, diverse, urban parish providing catholic worship and fellowship along with outstanding educational opportunities for families throughout st. Roch school embraces the principles of academic excellence, faith, discipline, and service and offers an affordable education for children in preschool through eighth grades.
Nicknamed the candy rock, they were formed in 1920 and play at james mcgrory park. The story and history of saint roch the story and history of saint roch. Roch school embraced the computer age by becoming one of the most technologically advanced parochial schools in the city of st. Library services department provides students and staff with resources that promote the development of learning and literacy. Since the 200708 season, a junior club which wins the scottish junior cup or one of the three regional superleague competitions is eligible to compete in the following seasons senior scottish cup talbots victory over clydebank in the 2009 junior cup final saw them enter the senior tournament for the first time in 200910. Foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. In 1935, it was a deteriorating public market when the neighborhood residents protested to the city to keep it open. Rochs next adventure came in 1944 a return trip through the northwest passage. We saw his statue raised on a platform and draped in dollar bills and checks given by those seeking prayerful intercessions and giving. The south ayrshire league was won for the first time in 1921 and the following year, a terrace was raised at beechwood park to accommodate larger crowds ahead of a junior cup quarterfinal tie against the eventual winners, a jimmy mcgrory inspired st roch s. Broughty athletic welcomed glasgow based side st rochs to a blustery whitton park this afternoon in the 5th round of the scottish junior cup, with. Saturday 5 august sectional league cup sect 5 benburb 1 ants 4. A hunt is also on to find a supporter who allegedly racially abused a rival player during the tie between st rochs and kilwinning rangers.
Roch chamber choir with brampton childrens chorus singing with the rose theatre orchestra. St rochs life president and club historian jim friel has died following a long illness at 78, the club has announced. Even for readers uninterested in military history, the book offers. St rochs juniors have teamed up with a community food initiative to run the classes. We were formed in may 1904 as st anthonys league of the cross football and athletic club, the offshoot of a catholic temperance organisation. St rochs junior football club west region sjfa fgif. Amazingly last saturdays game ended up with lowly st rochs thrashing bellshill 73. Rochs should enter a team and a football club was born. Provanmill park, home of the famous st rochs juniors fc as it used to say on the green gates beside the traffic lights. Add james mcgrory park to your football ground map and create an online map of the grounds you have visited. The following year, in 1922, he joined celtic, before going on loan to clydebank for the 192324 season. He was orphaned at the age of twenty and responded by giving his noble fortune to the poor. Often labelled the holy grail in junior football, the junior cup is played annually with eight rounds including the final.
Prayers are considered more likely to be answered by asking a patron for intercession on. Meanings, definition and origins a patron is considered to be a defender of a specific group of people or of a nation. I have personally done this and also been involved in another book on aviation a company history but it was paid for by the company and most of them were gifted to the employees although it is also available to buy. St anthonys fc is a nonleague football club based in glasgow. Jun 10, 2017 provanmill park, home of the famous st roch s juniors fc as it used to say on the green gates beside the traffic lights.
After helping the club win the scottish junior cup in 1922, scoring in the final, he joined celtic the following season. In 1995 robert bruce and his wife janet morgan opened a chest belonging to roberts father. This is the story of how he helped st rochs enjoy what remains the most successful year in their history. Nothing is known of his childhood, but it is known that he lost both parents by the age of twenty. Jimmy mcgrory and the st johnston connection kildrum tigers fc. St rochs was the first club of jimmy mcgrory, the british record goalscorer. Jun 10, 2017 the ardoch st story came from 40 years ago and in turn was said in past history terms. St roch s won the scottish cup in their 2nd season and have produced many players who have graced the senior game. Rochs, 311 roystonhill, glasgow, g21 2hn, tel 0141 552 2945. St rochs junior football club was established in 1920 following a meeting called by father lanton in st rochs primary school. When he was born, his parents knew that he was a special boy. Saturday 12 august sectional league cup sect 5 neilston juniors 3 ants 0. At the age of just 16 mcgrory played one solitary season of junior football in 1921 22 before he left to join celtic.
Instead of following the freedom trail, we ended up following the procession of st. Louis with the installation of smartboards in 58 in 2004, k4 in 2005, preschool in 2008, and the art room in 2010. Heard claims of several thousand in days of old at scottish junior cup ties. With assistance from the wpa, the building was renovated. Roch saint roch is the patron of bachelors, diseased cattle, dogs, surgeons, and balzola, italy. The listing of each match also includes, when it could be found, the attendance and gate receipts.
This if the official facebook page for st rochs juniors football club. When he was twenty years old, his parents were killed. In the classroom, teachers use interactive white boards called smart boards that allow students and teachers to draw, type, highlight lesson notes, use interactive graphics. Mcgrory, who grew up in the garngad area where the club originated, began playing for them aged just 11. He was involved with the garngad heritage group and is writing a history of the local junior football club, st rochs fc. St rochs football club is a scottish football club, based in royston road, glasgow. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform.