History
Dyce Boys Club F.C.
was founded on 1st August 1980 by the late Eddie Mannall Jr. and the club's President
Allan King.
This had followed a successful first sojourn into the local Champion Street competition
under the name Overton Wolves which prompted the application
to the then Youth Service Amateur under 13 league for
membership in the name of Dyce Boys Club F.C.
Since 1980 the club has expanded considerably and now boasts a membership of some 140 boys
from 6 to 16 with teams competing at 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 19 age groups. The club has had
their share of success on the field of play and can boast trophy wins at every age level
they have competed in which trophies are awarded.
Following the disappointments of losing Scottish Cup finals in 1989 and 1990 with 14 and
18 squads respectively the club was delighted with the performance of their under 16 squad
when winning the national trophy in 1991. This achievement resulted in the boys being
further rewarded with the Green final "Team Of The Year" trophy and Sports
Council Amateur "Team Of The Year" award. In 1993 the Under 15 team were losing
finalists in the Scottish but got over their disappointment when they captured the trophy
in 1994 at Under 16 level. The Under 18 team that year missed out on a glorious double for
the club by narrowly losing the final.
2004 saw our Under 15s appear in the National Final at the Excelsior
Stadium, Airdrie but after taking the lead in their match with a very well
worked goal, they managed to let the game slip from them and ended up
losing by the odd goal in three.
In 2005 our Under 17s in their first season made it to their Scottish Cup
final and after a tremendous game which saw the teams share 6 goals, after
extra time, Dyce finally ran out victors after the penalty kick shoot out.
As there are no Dyce teams beyond the age of 17 it proved to be a fitting
end to the boy's careers at Dyce, lifting the National Trophy. This
brought the club its 3rd success in Scottish Cup Finals.
2008 saw our Under 16's reach the National final with great expectations
that they would capture the trophy, but despite taking the lead they lost
two second half goals to Hutchison Vale to finish runners up.
Dyce Under 15s added a second National trophy to their impressive trophy
count for 2004/05 by winning the Willie Bauld Trophy at Tynecastle, home
of Hearts FC. This is a competition for the cup winners from each region
who are entered into a knock out cup competition which Dyce managed to win
after a penalty shoot out in the final. The club are justly proud of the fact that
twelve "old boys" are currently making
their living from full time professional football whilst a number of former players grace
Highland and Junior leagues. Dyce Boys Club look forward to the future with their
continued aim to foster the development of youth football. The last few years has seen the
advent of coaching for the Under 8s where the emphasis is placed on fun and enjoyment
whilst teaching the boys the basic skills and techniques which will hopefully stand them
in good stead for the years ahead. |