Cup game is best tribute to iconic players

Legends of Junior football will renew friendly rivalries when they pull the boots back on this weekend in memory of two icons.

- FRASER WILSON

Former Arthurlie striker Steve Convery and ex-Pollok defender Iain Ashcroft both lifted the Scottish Junior Cup with their respective sides in the late 1990s.

Convery, who went on to star for Clyde and Hamilton Accies after helping 'Lie win the famous silverware in 1998, died suddenly last November at the age of 52.

Ashcroft, who had two stints at Arthurlie, with a spell at Hamilton in between, before a hugely successful stay at Pollok, tragically passed away in 2023.

Now, former teammates and friends will gather at Arthurlie’s Dunterlie ground on Sunday where they will compete for the Iain Ashcroft Memorial Cup.

Meanwhile, the outstanding player on the day will receive the Steven Convery man-of-the-match award.