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Reason to Celebrate
Happy days for the Gisborne Thistle Soccer Club. They won the Eastern League competition for the first time ever and celebrated their win at their annual dinner and dance at the Sandown.
Thistle is the district's oldest soccer club. It was the first time in their 49 years that they have won an outside trophy. There should be more to come!
Here are some of the officials with the club's trophy winners. From left, patron Jack Crawford, Player of the Year Archie Gillies, with the Bert Ormond Cup, skipper Ronnie Lightfoot with the Eastern League Cup, P.B.F.A. chairman Wilf Farndale, Thistle chairman Sandy Johnstone, club coach Iain Gillies with a clock presented by the players, president Dave McFarlane, Best Sportsman Paul Potter, Robert Cudd, winner of the Lion Trophy (as leading goalscorer in the Eastern League), and Freddie Robertson, who received the club's trophy as the Most Improved Player of the season.
P.B.F.A. chairman Wilf Farndale presents the McLean Shield to skipper Ron Lightfoot for the Eastern League title.
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