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Under 20s Update

Football is slowly getting going again and the Under 20s Development Squad are due to start their season on 6 November. So this seems a good point to bring some updates from our very successful player pathway.

Firstly Kai Wilson, who played for 2 seasons with our 2002s squad and a further season in the Under 20s, secured a fantastic move to Livingston FC.

Also making the move to senior football is Drew Cummings, who was signed by Tweedmouth this summer. This is a great move for Drew to continue on his Development.

Thirdly, following a spell on loan, Keir Young also secured his professional contract by signing with Oakley this summer.

This is really great success for the Camelon Juniors player pathway that can celebrate 8 players moving to senior football in our first 2 seasons. This is a sign of our commitment to the players development and our Club Academy status that the Under 20s have also achieved.

In another highlight last season, the Under 20s reached their first Cup Final with a memorable win against East Fife and with victories against the top 4 finishing teams.

Everyone at Camelon Juniors would like to wish these boys every success in their development into being fine young professional footballers.

Moving on – Blair Sneddon

Camelon Juniors FC can announce the transfer of defender Blair Sneddon to Falkirk FC on a three-year deal.

Club Secretary Tony Smith said “we’re really pleased for Blair and his family. I will miss standing with his dad at games. It really does show that you can achieve your goals if you work hard and don’t give up. I’d like to thank Andy Thomson and Gary Deans at Falkirk for their professionalism and the way they conducted the business with us.”

Manager Gordon Herd said “we’re proud to see Blair secure this full-time contract. He took some early knocks in his career but he came to us, worked hard, and allowed us to help develop him. We are delighted he’s found his form again that was backed up by him securing his place in the Scottish School Boys squad last season. He’s a great example that if you take early knocks, the door is not always shut. This is a key focus of the club to develop young players and enable them to work their way up the leagues.”

We will miss you Blair but wish you every success at Falkirk. Here’s his interview for FalkirkTV.

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U17s graduate to U20s

Camelon Juniors would like to congratulate graduates from our Under 17s Academy team who have made the move over to our Under 20s Development Squad. Throughout the 2019/20 season, many of the U17s were featured in Friday night games and training as part of their pathway at the Club. One of the biggest games our U17s featured in was the SFA U18 Scottish Youth Cup.

Part of our U20s Development plan is to bring players in from within our Academy over the season and integrate them into the system and environment of senior football, helping to prepare them for the step up while enjoying their football within our youth program. This Development Plan is also geared towards our older players to make the move into senior football within Camelon or the wider senior game, and we celebrated as Keir Young and Kai Wilson both made the move from U20s to their pro contracts at senior level.  All this is part of our commitment to Club Academy Scotland criteria, which Camelon Juniors was accredited with in November 2019, thanks to the hard work and diligence from U20s Secretary Allan Morrison.

Our Structure is a clear pathway to a higher level of football with Camelon Juniors FC and over the past 2 seasons our U20s have enabled 5 players to move into the senior game.

So, here are the players that have graduated to the u20s Development Squad.  Congratulations to them all.

  1. Frazer Wicox
  2. Owen Gallacher
  3. Cameron Hamilton
  4. Luke Crosbie
  5. Euan Arthur
  6. Robbie Simpson
  7. Adam MacDonald
  8. Callum Wylie
  9. Keigan McCaffery
  10. Ermuir Ismaili
  11. Kai Reed

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Partnership with Player Data Ltd

Camelon Juniors FC are delighted to partner with sector leading analytics company Player Data Ltd.

Every first team player will be tracked and monitored during training and games using the very latest GPS technology.

This will take us to the next level in terms of professionalism, injury prevention and player accountability.

This is a hugely exciting development and a clear indication of our on pitch standards moving forward.

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New Signing – Keir Macaulay

Camelon Juniors FC are pleased to announce the signing of Keir Macaulay on a permanent transfer from Kelty Hearts. The left back signed his first professional contract with the Fife side in 2018 and has played over 20 games for them in the Lowland League.

Manager Gordon Herd commented “We’ve been after Keir for a while to add a new dimension to our back four. He’s a very vocal player and fits the profile of the kind of young and hungry players we’re looking for. I’m grateful to the committee for backing us in this deal.”

Keir joins on a deal that will keep him at Carmuirs until at least 2022.

Welcome to the Mighty Mariners Keir.

New Signing – Stephen Docherty

Camelon Juniors are pleased to announce the signing of Stephen Docherty from East Kilbride FC.

The forward featured a number of times last season for the Lowland League club and had various clubs interested in signing him.

Stephen is no stranger to Camelon, having played against the Mariners in a cup tie last season, plus he will have heard all about what it’s like to play for the club from older brother Alan, who was our top scorer last season.

Manager Gordon Herd said “we’ve been after Stephen for a wee while and are delighted he agreed to come despite strong offers from other clubs. He will add another dimension to the side as we work towards winning the East of Scotland League. Hopefully him and his brother Alan can spur each other on!”

Welcome to the Mighty Mariners Stephen!

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New (permanent) Signing – Paul Gillespie

Camelon Juniors FC are pleased to announce the permanent signing of midfielder Paul Gillespie.

Paul joined the Mariners on loan from Alloa at the end of January and made a good impression in the few games we were able to play.

He has now agreed to make the move permanent and will be with the club until at least June 2021.

Thanks for sticking with the mighty Mariners Paul.

Player Contract News – Ryan Lockie

Camelon Juniors FC are pleased to announce that 22 year old defender Ryan Lockie has extended his contract with us, keeping him at the club until at least June 2021.

Ryan joined us on loan from Stirling Albion in August 2017, before making Camelon his permanent home in May 2019. He brings a strong and solid presence to our defence and is always looking to push the play up the field.

Thanks for sticking with the mighty Mariners Ryan!

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Club statement

As you may know, 1920 was the year that Camelon Juniors Football Club, as we know it, was founded. As a committee, we had grand plans to celebrate it and hopefully we will still be able to do these down the line.

However, in the midst of a global pandemic we’ve found a new way to mark the occasion. Many of our players, coaches, volunteers and staff are now helping to distribute food to the most vulnerable in our community, in partnership with the Camelon Community Hub. We are also going to be helping to look after the children of front line staff over the Easter break by delivering sporting activities at the local hub school with Falkirk Community Trust.

Our community has stood with us for 100 years and now we stand with them. I can’t think of a more fitting way to celebrate our club centenary than this.

Taking this one step further, the committee have decided that NHS staff will receive free entry to all our games next season. Simply show your ID badge, come in and be part of our family. It’s just a small thank you from us to you.

Stay safe – stay home.

Tony Smith
on behalf of the CJFC committee

u20s Player News – Keir Young

Camelon Juniors Under 20s can announce that Keir Young has been released on a development loan to Oakley for the rest of the season.

Keir has been at Camelon Juniors for the past 3 years and is now on his last season with the u20s, so as part of the CAS exit strategy we are pleased to give him full support into Senior football.

We wish you every success Keir.

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