Clyde 1 Montrose 2

Montrose Football Club won their second away game within four days to continue their winning ways on the road after the success at Elgin City. Opponents Clyde are always a difficult side to face at Broadwood and they were coming off the back of a heavy home defeat last Saturday and had a point to prove although they had a couple of key absentees from their line up.
Montrose took an early lead when Garry Wood headed onto the Clyde net after only six minutes, but this was quickly cancelled out by Kevin Watt 5 minutes later to even the scores at 1-1. Although Clyde tried to grab another goal with the home crowd cheering them on, it was Montrose who snatched the winner late in the second half when Terry Masson scored with a low shot.
A good three points for the Mo and two away wins on the trot. Hopefully a decent crowd will turn out for the East Fife game at Links Park to see if the corner is turned and Montrose can seriously be considered play off contenders. Messrs Shields, Wilkie and the current squad a players, including the stronger line up on the bench these days, surely deserve more support from the terraces.
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Elgin City 0 Montrose 1

Montrose Football Club moved up to third in the League Two table with a hard fought one goal victory over Elgin City at Borough Briggs on Saturday.

The all important encounter in a match that could have gone either way came in the 71st minute when midfielders Paul Watson’s shot took a wicked deflection to find its way into the net and give Montrose all three points.

It was hard battle with both sides creating good chances without taking them in the Elgin sunshine but in the end it was George Shields side who took the all important three points and get back to wining ways after two defeats to Arbroath and Albion Rovers.

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New Signing

Montrose manager George Shields has completed the signing of 21 year old forward Leighton McIntosh who returns to the club for a second spell after being released by Dundee in the summer.

Leighton originally made 29 appearances for the club in season 2012/13 whilst on loan from Dundee.

He returned to Dens Park in 2013/14 and made a further 2 appearances before joining Arbroath for a loan spell at the end of the season scoring twice in eight appearances at Gayfield.

In the summer Paul Hartley let the striker leave the club and Leighton has been looking for a club since then.

Wilson Departs

As one player joins the club another departs with Colin Wilson leaving the club on Thursday to join Bonnyrigg Rose after one season at Links Park where he made 18 + 3 appearances scoring once in the 1–0 Scottish Cup victory over Dalbeattie Star last October.

He goes with the best wishes of everyone at Links Park.

Albion Rovers Mascot

Saturday’s mascot was Daniel Flannigan who is aged 10 and attends St Margaret’s primary school in Montrose.
Originally from Bellshill, and moved to live in Montrose just over a year ago and loves it.
Enjoys all sport particularly football (not playing for a team now), golf (junior member of Royal Montrose) and athletics. Always looking for a challenge, at the age of 6 climbed Ben Nevis.
Before moving to Montrose he attended Parkhead on occasions to watch Celtic, but now has been to a few Montrose home games.
He was looking forward to attend the Albion Rovers game to watch Montrose hopefully get a home win, with the Rovers being close to Bellshill. The last time Daniel attended a Rovers game, Celtic beat the Rovers for the Jock Stein Friendship cup (Sept 2010). It’s now in his interest for his new home team to beat Albion Rovers.