From back to front, this week’s GCFA Squad of the Week is stacked with standouts. Every name on the teamsheet nominated by their club & earned their spot through grit, skill, and game-changing moments – here’s the players who lit up GCFA Saturday morning football.
Week One
Opening week of season
GOALKEEPERS
The goalkeeper was superb in both the clubs games throughout this busy week. Having a fit and inform Podge makes a big difference to the club.
DEFENDERS
An outstanding performance from our Captain. Brilliant timing and ball distribution, made him a stick out in this game.
DEF – Sam Kent- TORYGLEN THISTLE
Sam shut out the Bishopton winger who persisted on playing a direct ball over Sam. Great defence work and was very good going forward.
DEF – Ryan Coats – KINGS PARK UNITED
The prodigal son returns. Coatsy has slotted back into centre of defence brilliantly and was great in both our opening games.
DEF – Sammy Edun – NETHERCRAIGS
Sammy played right wing back and caused Knightswood a lot of problems with his pace. Also took a horror challenge and got back up and played like a champ.
DEF – Ross Jackson – PARK SPORTS PROJECT
Jacko was superb on Saturday and really did help get us a massive three points on Saturday against a good Clydebank team.
DEF – Paddy Boyle – KINGS PARK UNITED
Paddy has been brilliant for us the past few months and has made a great start to the season. Aggressive, strong and good on the ball.
DEF – Darren Doyle – CATHCART
Doyle was fantastic for his team against Rosebank and helped his club to a big win.
DEF – Luke McMullan – NETHERCRAIGS
Luke on his competitive debut had an outstanding game it was his run and delivery that got us back to 1-1 and was always a threat.
DEF – Shaun McBrearty – GREATER CROFTPARK ROSE
The centre back was excellent throughout the game and never really put a foot wrong. Shaun topped off his performance with a well taken goal.
DEF – Connor Duggan – PARK SPORTS PROJECT
Duggan was absolutely quality on Saturday, him and Jacko made sure that his club left Holm park with a clean sheet.
DEF – SAKA – GLASGOW ANSAR
Saka was excellent on Saturday against GCR and really led by example. The tough tackling defender made numerous timely tackles throughout the match.
DEF – Ben Cairney – WOODBANK FC
Ben has been excellent putting in a shift out of position and was brilliant the last 2 games.
DEF – Tommy Smith – WOODBANK FC
scored a possible goal the season contender Saturday and is getting better and better as each game goes
DEF – Brian Millar – ROSEBANK UNITED
Solid all last season in centre of defence and started the same again. Can also drop into midfield and has been consistently good for us for a while.
DEF – James Traynor – CLYDEBANK RED STAR
JT has brought his form from last season into this. He’s had an excellent pre-season and was MOTM on Saturday against Corinthians. Absolutely solid at the back and composed on the ball when required.
strong start to the season with a man of the match performance at the weekend and another solid display Tuesday night, preventing a goal with a last ditch tackle and making the right back position his own.
MIDFIELDERS
man of the match performance and second goal in as many games for the young forward. Joint top scorer last season and will be looking to kick on a good start to the season.
MID – Marc Smart – CLYDEBANK RED STAR
Marc is a player who we’ve wanted in at Red Star for a while and his performance on Saturday is the reason why. An absolute pitbull in the middle of the park. Didn’t stop running all day, put 100% into every challenge and composed on the ball too.
MID – Connor Docherty – BUSBY AFC
A standout performance from Connor in today’s League Cup opener, solid throughout and capped it off with a brilliant match-winning free kick.
MID – Andy Lindsay – TORYGLEN THISTLE
got the hat trick and worked very hard off the ball.
MID – Tony Mitchell – ROSEBANK UNITED
New addition to the squad and brought composure to the midfield. Loads of energy to go with it.
MID – Lee Goodwin – CATHCART
Lee was close to his best today and hopefully he stays in this kind of form. Lee makes us a better team when he plays like this.
MID – Adnan Hussain – SOUTHSIDE UNITED
been outstanding since signing , slotted into the midfield and added a bit of class and has been a good replacement for Callum who we lost last year.
MID – Kyle Foster – BUSBY AFC
A great performance from the midfield maestro himself , keeping Kyle fit is a must for us
MID – Ben Mills – SOUTHSIDE UNITED
Ben can be found anchoring the midfield and he even got a goal too. The midfielder keeps us ticking over and is a joy to watch the way he takes the ball , the ginger Kante.
MID – ADAM BURNS – WOODBANK AFC
MOTM on Saturday and as always a very influential player in the team.
MID – Calvin Neill – PORT GLASGOW BC
A solid performer in the opening 2 games, playing CM and scoring on MD1 & then contributing to a clean sheet at CB in last nights win.
MID – Bradley Anderson – PORT GLASGOW BC
The New summer signing has a solid performer in the opening fixtures scoring 2 and creating more. Dictating the tempo in midfield, he’s started the season very well.
MID – Aiden Gallacher – PARK SPORTS PROJECT
GAL had his shooting boots with him on Saturday and he really put the opposition to the sword with some quality finishing.
MID – Zak Millsopp – LOKOMOTIV
The youngster has put in great performances battling in the midfield and crucially grabbing two goals from following in at set pieces, critical to our results.
MID – Marc Buckley – WESTHILL UNITED
Started in the 10 and picked up pockets of space all game allowing us to break and transition quickly! Should have had a goal to reward his efforts on the night! 👍
The midfielder played well against Ansar on Saturday but he was MOTM against Cathcart on Thursday night. A classy performance from the midfielder.
STRIKERS
A man of the match performance and second goal in as many games for the young forward. Joint top scorer last season and will be looking to kick on a good start to the season.er.
STR – Barry Waddell – THIRD LANARK
The striker put in a joint man of the match along on sat with his teammate, then opened his account with an outstanding header on Tuesday night to open the scoring. A nuisance up front who will no doubt get double figures this season.
STR – Kyle MacDonald – WESTHILL UNITED
Scored 4 set up 3! Probably as good a game as you’ll see him have, and just caused non stop problems.
STR – Connor Doughty – WESTHILL UNITED
Got a hattrick and a flurry of assists in the win! Played off the left and was always a threat.
STR – Rocco McGilivray – TORYGLEN THISTLE
Rocco played CDM in a make shift role, was outstanding on the day and was given man of the match.
STR – Reece Hancock – KINGS PARK UNITED
Reece has been flying so far this season and scored two great goals to get us ahead early on against Netherton.
STR – LIAM KELLY – PORT GLASGOW BOYS CLUB
Liam has made a fantastic start for the season scoring six goals in our opening two games. hopefully this is just the start for Liam.
STR – Gary Trussler – KINGS PARK UNITED
Gary was great in both our games in the league cup section, contributing three goals. His quality on the ball is massive for us.
STR – Kieran Irwin – LOKOMOTIV
The new striker has been a handful for our league cup opponents, battling for everything whilst also neatly taking two great finishes, one in each game, and continually testing the keepers.
STR – Ryan Metcalfe – SOUTHSIDE UNITED
Our talisman was at it again, goals and assists is what he provides on a weekly basis. Ryan has had a superb start to the season.
John runs all day for the team 4 goals in first game of season and never ever moans regardless what position.
A quick reminder to all GCFA clubs — don’t forget to send us your Squad of the Week nominations. Include a short paragraph on why the player deserves it and, if possible, a photo we can use. It all helps us build a season-long library of the league’s standout performers.
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