Morgans book is not just poignant, but a means of honouring history with the gift of. The club was drawn at home to highland league side fort william. Roch saint roch is the patron of bachelors, diseased cattle, dogs, surgeons, and balzola, italy. May 01, 2020 on this weeks show, the current president of st roch s juniors football club, stevie mullen. Roch s secondary school is a roman catholic secondary school located in royston, glasgow.
Rochs progressive approach to education incorporates technology and advanced teaching methods to spark students imaginations and increase their desire to learn. In it they discovered all the files belonging to a first world war spy ring run by major george bruce from a house on the rue st roch in paris. Jimmy mcgrory and the st johnston connection kildrum tigers fc. Us forces could fully and openly assume responsibility for the protection of greenland, ensuring the safety of the cryolite mines. I have personally done this and also been involved in another book on aviation a company history but it was paid for by the company and most of them were gifted to the employees although it is also available to buy. Louis with the installation of smartboards in 58 in 2004, k4 in 2005, preschool in 2008, and the art room in 2010. Roch welcomed the 21st century and hosted a school reunion in 2000. St rochs junior football club west region sjfa fgif. Roch we got a little sidetracked on one of our summer trips in little italy in boston, massachussetts. In 1995 robert bruce and his wife janet morgan opened a chest belonging to roberts father. Saturday 12 august sectional league cup sect 5 neilston juniors 3 ants 0. After helping the club win the scottish junior cup in 1922, scoring in the final, he joined celtic the following season. A tweet from the clubs official twitter account described him as a massive part of the clubs recent history. Mcgrory, who grew up in the garngad area where the club originated, began playing for them aged just 11.
Prayers are considered more likely to be answered by asking a patron for intercession on. The following year, in 1922, he joined celtic, before going on loan to clydebank for the 192324 season. St rochs were formed in 1920 after religious authorities decided to run a. Saint roch is the patron of bachelors, diseased cattle, dogs, surgeons, and balzola, italy. James mcgrory park, home to st rochs, baillieston juniors. When he was twenty years old, his parents were killed. Nothing is known of his childhood, but it is known that he lost both parents by the age of twenty. Saint roch is the patron of dogs, plague and pestilence. The story and history of saint roch the story and history of saint roch. On this weeks show, the current president of st rochs juniors football club, stevie mullen.
Heard claims of several thousand in days of old at scottish junior cup ties. St rochs secondary school, glasgow, united kingdom. He was involved with the garngad heritage group and is writing a history of the local junior football club, st rochs fc. Louis with the installation of smartboards in 58 in 2004. The book lists details of 421 international and friendly matches played by junior scotland over years. Amazingly last saturdays game ended up with lowly st rochs thrashing bellshill 73. There is a patron for virtually every cause, profession or special interest. Arriving at vancouver on october 16, 1944, she became the first and only ship to traverse the northwest passage. St rochs was the first club of jimmy mcgrory, the british record goalscorer with 550 goals.
St roch s won the scottish cup in their 2nd season and have produced many players who have graced the senior game. St roch s was the first club of james jimmy mcgrory the celtic legend and still british record goalscorer with 550 goals. When he was born, his parents knew that he was a special boy. Happily, despite ups and downs, st roch s are still alive and kicking. As the name was a a bit of a mouthful it was usually shortened to the athletic club or league athletic the nickname the ants came later. In 1935, it was a deteriorating public market when the neighborhood residents protested to the city to keep it open. Saint roch was born in 1295 at montpelier, france into a wealthy and noble family. Aug 12, 2011 amazingly last saturday s game ended up with lowly st roch s thrashing bellshill 73. No one is positive, but it appears that saint roch was born in montpellier, france, the son of the governor. Even now in the 21st century with the right conditions its possible the candy could get a couple of thousand in if we reached the latter stages of. Jun 10, 2017 provanmill park, home of the famous st roch s juniors fc as it used to say on the green gates beside the traffic lights. This if the official facebook page for st rochs juniors football club.
Roch chamber choir with brampton childrens chorus singing with the rose theatre orchestra. When jimmy was 16, he began playing for st rochs juniors for. Add james mcgrory park to your football ground map and create an online map of the grounds you have visited. Our diverse student body is composed of children from over twenty different st. Stevie talks his own junior football past, and touches on his own spell playing for st rochs the chat moves to the current goings on, on and more pertinently just now, off the park, looking food and toy drives, and a look at the current roch talk for. Roch is a vibrant, diverse, urban parish providing catholic worship and fellowship along with outstanding educational opportunities for families throughout st. Provanmill park, home of the famous st rochs juniors fc as it used to say on the green gates beside the traffic lights. Foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. Meanings, definition and origins a patron is considered to be a defender of a specific group of people or of a nation. Instead of following the freedom trail, we ended up following the procession of st. We were formed in may 1904 as st anthonys league of the cross football and athletic club, the offshoot of a catholic temperance organisation. St rochs was the first club of jimmy mcgrory, the british record goalscorer. See 2 photos from 16 visitors to st rochs secondary school. He may also be called rock in english, and has the designation of st rollox in glasgow, scotland, said to be a corruption of st rochs loch, which.
Wednesday 2 august sectional league cup sect 5 ants 1 pollok 5. Library services department provides students and staff with resources that promote the development of learning and literacy. Rochs should enter a team and a football club was born. They currently compete in the west region of the scottish junior football association. Saint roch devoted his whole life to the service of those who. The person who mentioned it lived for decades above the hawthorn bar at the corner of saracen st. The listing of each match also includes, when it could be found, the attendance and gate receipts. St rochs secondary school 40 royston road, glasgow g21 phone. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform.
Broughty athletic welcomed glasgow based side st rochs to a blustery whitton park this afternoon in the 5th round of the scottish junior cup, with. St rochs juniors have teamed up with a community food initiative to run the classes. Even now in the 21st century with the right conditions it s possible the candy could get a couple of thousand in if we reached the latter stages of. Saturday 29 july challenge match harmony row 21s 0 ants 3. Roch school has been enriching the lives of its students, their families, and our community through dedication to the principles of faith, discipline, service, and education since 1911. The impression i had of it was premises inside a building rather than a seperate hall, sounded more like committee rooms. At the age of just 16 mcgrory played one solitary season of junior football in 1921 22 before he left to join celtic. St roch s was the first club of jimmy mcgrory, the british record goalscorer with 550 goals. With assistance from the wpa, the building was renovated. Jun 10, 2017 the ardoch st story came from 40 years ago and in turn was said in past history terms. A hunt is also on to find a supporter who allegedly racially abused a rival player during the tie between st rochs and kilwinning rangers.
Since the 200708 season, a junior club which wins the scottish junior cup or one of the three regional superleague competitions is eligible to compete in the following seasons senior scottish cup talbots victory over clydebank in the 2009 junior cup final saw them enter the senior tournament for the first time in 200910. Roch school embraces the principles of academic excellence, faith, discipline, and service and offers an affordable education for children in preschool through eighth grades. The record attendance for a junior cup final is 77,650 for the 1951 final between petershill and irvine meadow xi. This time she followed a more northerly route, and completed the 7,295 mile voyage in a. The sjfa purchased an exact replica in 2007, to replace the original which was showing its age. The first half was entertaining and when the ref blew his whistle after 45 minutes bellshill could count themselves lucky with a 22 halftime score, which was mainly thanks to st rochs wastefulness in. He helped jim write a book on the history of the club, with jim providing the content and.
There have, as you may know, been quite a few junior club histories published, bathgate. Saint roch was born of french nobility in 1285 with a natural affinity for the poor and for the sick while on a pilgrimage, saint roch stopped to minister to victims of the plague curing many but eventually contracting the disease himself. Nicknamed the candy rock, they were formed in 1920 and play at james mcgrory park. Monday 31 july mark ritchie memorial trphy ants 2 st roch s 5. Saturday 5 august sectional league cup sect 5 benburb 1 ants 4. Rochs secondary school is a roman catholic secondary school located in royston, glasgow. Even for readers uninterested in military history, the book offers. The cup has been competed for since the 188687 season, when fairfield govan became the first winners of the competition. It also includes 11 matches that were postponed or abandoned to complete the listing. When he had turned 20 years of age, he had an amazing power to heal when he did the sign of the cross.
This activity resulted in numerous miraculous cures, usually by the sign of the cross, as well as saint rochs eventual. The south ayrshire league was won for the first time in 1921 and the following year, a terrace was raised at beechwood park to accommodate larger crowds ahead of a junior cup quarterfinal tie against the eventual winners, a jimmy mcgrory inspired st roch s. Drawing together a squad of local players from the garngad, springburn and townhead areas they somehow cobbled together a side good enough to actually win the tournament. St rochs life president and club historian jim friel has died following a long illness at 78, the club has announced. Rochs next adventure came in 1944 a return trip through the northwest passage. The first half was entertaining and when the ref blew his whistle after 45 minutes bellshill could count themselves lucky with a 22 halftime score, which was mainly thanks to st roch s wastefulness in front of goal. St rochs football club is a scottish football club, based in royston road, glasgow.
Often labelled the holy grail in junior football, the junior cup is played annually with eight rounds including the final. This is the story of how he helped st rochs enjoy what remains the most successful year in their history. He was orphaned at the age of twenty and responded by giving his noble fortune to the poor. Rochs, 311 roystonhill, glasgow, g21 2hn, tel 0141 552 2945. St rochs was the first club of james jimmy mcgrory the celtic legend and still british record goalscorer with 550 goals. St anthonys fc is a nonleague football club based in glasgow. Although left with their fortune and the government of montpellier, he renounced his riches giving all the. Roch then devoted himself to ministering to the sick in a plague afflicted area.
St rochs life president and club historian jim friel has died following a long illness at. St rochs junior football club was established in 1920 following a meeting called by father lanton in st rochs primary school. He then went on pilgrimage to rome and there cared for the victims of a plague that was taking its toll on italy. We saw his statue raised on a platform and draped in dollar bills and checks given by those seeking prayerful intercessions and giving. Stevie talks his own junior football past, and touches on his own spell playing for st roch s the chat moves to the current goings on, on and more pertinently just now, off the park, looking food and toy drives, and a look at the current roch talk for. In the classroom, teachers use interactive white boards called smart boards that allow students and teachers to draw, type, highlight lesson notes, use interactive graphics. Leagues mcbookie west region central district division one, mcbookie west region central district division two seasons 201516, 201718 home james mcgrory park. Between 1922 and 1937 he scored 397 league goals for celtic as well as when on loan at clydebank. Roch school embraced the computer age by becoming one of the most technologically advanced parochial schools in the city of st. We will endevour to keep all fans up to date with all the goings on at. At the age of twenty he gave away his considerable fortune to become a pilgrim. Roch is said to have been found miraculously marked on the breast with a red cross. Jimmy mcgrory and the st johnston connection kildrum.