Category: Match reports

It was United’s third home game on the spin as John O’Groats made the short hop across the north coast for the Eann Macintosh quarter final. The visitors won the toss and elected to play up the Ham Park slope in near perfect conditions for football. Ross Allan looked to be in the mood from…

United returned to league action at Ham Park versus a Swifts side yet to win but looking to kick on from a fine Eann Macintosh cup win v Wick Thistle the previous week. The early signs were good from United a brisk tempo and good possession play allowing Nichol a run in on Asa Sinclair…

A wet and wild week had left Ham Park a little damp under feet for the visit of Hotspurs and of course the return to the mainland of Wayne Monkman. United decided to play up the slight Ham Park slope, which also meant the large easterly wind favoured them more. It was always going to…

For the sixth game on the spin United went on their travels this time down to Sinclair Bay to face Keiss in the first round of the E Macintosh Cup. The early signs were good when Murray and Allan renewed their striking partnership from last season to carve out the first opportunity of the game…

United arrived in Wick on the back of a 5 match winning run scoring 30 goals and only conceding 1, however United were to suffer their first blank of the season and in turn get dumped out of the Colin Macleod Memorial Cup. It was a fairly low key start to the game certainly in…

United had failed to win a league game in Castletown since a 4-2 victory back in 2006 but they managed to rectify that situation against a home side that had to play three quarters of the game with ten men after Greg Macleod was sent off for a last man challenge on Mark Nichol. United opened…

United travelled to Thurso for their first ever tie in the Colin Macleod memorial trophy a player who had always shown great commitment throughout his career however was taken far to young and the trophy is fitting tribute to his memory. United again struck early but not before Mark Nichol had blazed over a volley…

In keeping with recent fixtures United made a blistering start to this match Murray released Nichol down the right channel and the striker tricked his way to the bye line before crossing for the inrushing Michael Petrie to net his first competitive goal from close range at the near post. A shell shocked home side…

United’s first game in the Highland Amateur adventure took them to Lybster and a reasonably competitive match, which was marred by James Murray’s red card in the dying minutes removing the gloss from an efficient performance. The game could not have got off to a better start for United Ross Allan picking the ball up on…

United needed a positive response from the disappointment in John O’Groats the previous week and to a large extent they got it against a youthful Acks side who had made the perfect start to their return to the top division. As the previous wee a strong wind was to blight the game although to be…