Thursday, 22 November 2012

Tonight at the Camphill Bowling Club, Queens Park, a very special screening of long-forgotten film footage of Third Lanark in their prime. Come along to this event and see Cathkin as it was (and how one day it will be again). This night has been organized by our ever-faithful Supporters Club stalwarts Matt Curry & Pat McGeady with film from the collections of Bob Laird & Bert Bell and we will be joined by some of our venerated ex-players. Tickets are 5 pounds and we hope to see many of you there tonight!

Monday, 29 October 2012

THIRD LANARK QUIZ NIGHT !!

The 2nd XI are holding a QUIZ NIGHT at our sponsors The Langside Bar in Battlefield on Tuesday 6th Of November 2012. The quiz starts at 7.30pm and top prize is 50 pounds, as well as lots of other gifts and 3rd Lanark goodies! Entry is 2 pounds and all gate money will go towards buying the new 'Away' kits for the Sunday side. The Langside have been really supportive of our Club this season and we hope to draw a good crowd to this event.There will be a special 3rd Lanark Questions Round for all you history buffs out there, prepared by our own superfan Don Craig. See you all there...!

Sunday, 14 October 2012

Latest Press 2012

http://www.third-lanark.co.uk A huge thanks again to BACKPASS MAGAZINE on their continued coverage of Thirds return to Cathkin Park in this month's edition. Since the beginning of the season we have put a 3rd XI out on 5 occasions to play local saturday & sunday teams and select XIs at Cathkin Park as well as having 2 'Clear-Up Cathkin' days when the pitches were deemed unplayable. The playing surface is in poor condition and the times of our let mean that we do not have access to changing nor shower facilities, as nearby Holyrood closes at 3pm. So it has been a Herculean effort to just get games played there and Third Lanark would like to thank all of the players, referees & fans for really pulling together and making these events happen. All games have been played in great spirit and we are again battling the elements to improve the look of the ground, whilst we rebuild the football club and plans for the possible future of Cathkin Park are drawn up. Thirds are at Cathkin every saturday from 2pm, please come along and lend your support!

Filming at Cathkin Park

The most famous forgotten football ground in the world received the Hollywood treatment last week when CAMERON STONE, a spoof documentary of a legendary actor was partly shot there. Thirds were playing a friendly v Blanefield Select XI and at half-time an Escape To Victory scenario was played out! The film is an entry into the worldwide 48 hour film challenge and we wish Silly Wee Films all the best for the competition. You can see the finished film here: (contains strong language) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ4rrwYTVBQ

Wednesday, 22 August 2012

2nd XI new sponsor!!!

We would like to thank Craig & all of the staff at THE LANGSIDE BAR in Battlefield,Glasgow for agreeing to sponsor the Sunday 2nd XI for this upcoming season.The Club looks forward to hosting lots of events in the near future at the Southside's new favourite haunt and the lads were delighted with the welcome (and top nosh!!) they received following last sunday's victory. The bar is a free-kick away from our Cathkin Park home and we would encourage all of our fans to try out this excellent local pub.Third Lanark will be hosting quiz nights,film events and get-togethers in the next few months,so keep an eye here or on Twitter or Facebook and www.third-lanark.co.uk for the latest details. We look forward to a long and happy relationship with our friends at The Langside. Wonder if they'd consider changing the name to THE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS ARMS though ?? Only kidding...Or am I ? The teams all performed really well at the weekend and over 20 goals scored across the four matches,so not a bad start!

Sunday, 5 August 2012

Thirds win the Rifle Volunteers Cup 2012

On a beautiful sunny day for football, Thirds welcomed our Edinburgh cousins, St Bernards to Petershill Park inSpringburn for our annual curtain opener to the new season. This excellent venue played it's part in an excellent match. The first 30 minutes were tough as both teams battled hard to get a foothold on the game and St Bernards looked dangerous. the first goal settled the home crowd nerves and second late in the first half seemed to bring out the best in 3rds.In the second half Thirds were fastest out of the traps and their superior fitness showed with two quick goals. St Bernards continued to battle though and only when goals number 5 and 6 went in did the game seem beyond reach.Both full squads managed to get on and play a part in this historic occasion and 3rds played some lovely one touch football on the ground and did a professional job in finishing off St Bernards with four more excellent goals. Make no mistake, St Bernards refused to let their heads go down and fought until the final whistle, but 3rds dominated and the crowd were delighted by the style of play and marksman-like finishing of the 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers side. Final score was 10-0. 3rds scoreers were Alan Semple(3) Michael Cross (2) Tam McQuade (2) Simone Enrici, Mark Robertson and Barry Mulling. Medals were presented by St Bernards Chairman George Park and the cup presented to Third Lanark Club Captain Simone Enrici by former Motherwell player Billy Hunter. Our thanks to all who attended and to Ronnie & The St Bernards AFC side for generous donation of a Roseberry shirt and copies of original 1929 programmes from games between the old clubs. We look forward to next year's match in Edinburgh with relish! Thank you to Scotcrystal, to Ross McFarlane at Glasgow Life and the support of all the 3rd Lanark teams who came along to support such a memorable victory.Thank you also to Finlays Bar in Cambuslang for the post-match bee& pies!! And finally a huge thanks to Craig Stewart and The Scottish Football League for the continued support.

Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Rifle Volunteers Cup Sponsored

We would like to thank Joe at SCOTCRYSTAL for sponsoring this weekend's big match with St Bernards FC. The game kicks off at 2pm at Petershill Park,Springburn and we would be delighted if you all would come along and support the Club.This historic event is free entry and promises to be a smashing occasion for both Clubs and has become established as our competitive season opening game. Last year's game was a 3-2 cracker and we feel sure this will be the match of the day on the 4th of August 2012.