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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Cove Rangers through the years

By Cheryl Livingstone
Cove Rangers in 1979. Back row (left to right) - Webster, Fyfe, Rose, B. Simpson, Riddel, Mutch, C. Simpson. Front - A. Birss, Mathers, McCurruch, Napier, Christie, Morrice.
Cove Rangers in 1979. Back row (left to right) - Webster, Fyfe, Rose, B. Simpson, Riddel, Mutch, C. Simpson. Front - A. Birss, Mathers, McCurruch, Napier, Christie, Morrice.

Cove Rangers made history today by becoming the first Highland League team to win promotion through the SPFL pyramid play-offs.

To mark the occasion, we decide to have a look through our archives for photographs of past Cove Rangers teams.

How many people do you recognise?

Cove Rangers, winners of the Aberdeen FC Trophy 1955-56. Back row: Doug Smith, Fred Barnett, Forsyth, Kenny Campbell, Ian Cameron, Taylor. Front row: Billy McGrath, John Massie, Jimmy Stuart, Henry Davis, Will." Picture taken 6 May 1956.
Cove Rangers in 1979. Back row (left to right) - Webster, Fyfe, Rose, B. Simpson, Riddel, Mutch, C. Simpson. Front - A. Birss, Mathers, McCurruch, Napier, Christie, Morrice.
Cove Rangers in 1983
Cove Rangers, 1983. Back row (left to right) - D. Notman (manager), S. Rose, A. Anderson, W. Daniel, P. Freeland, W. Rose, R. Bain, L. Simpson, K. Massie. Front - D. Sutherland, W. Leask, G. Turnbull, M. Kennedy, B. Johnston, D. Smith, N. Henderson."
Cove Rangers in 1986
Jim Blacklaw gets the ball across for Cove, with Fraserburgh's Duncan looking on." Final score Cove Rangers 3 - Fraserburgh 1. Picture taken 11 August 1986.
Turning on the heat at Allan Park despite the wintry conditions is Cove Rangers Gary Leiper, who left Keith keeper Thain and his defence cold when he scored the home team's first goal." Picture taken 10 January 1987.
Cove Rangers - Training for Tennants Scottish Cup. Picture taken 17 December 1989.
Cove Rangers - Evening Express Aberdeenshire and District Shield 1990-
The Cove Rangers players celebrate after their Qualifying Cup triumph against Fraserburgh at Huntly in 1990.
Cove Rangers show off their trophy haul so far this season - the Qualifying Cup and Evening Express Aberdeenshire and District Shield. Back row (left to right) - M. Cormack, G. Smith, S. Paterson, S. Beckett, G. Wallace, R. Yule, M. Megginson, A. Paterson, K. McKenzie. Front - B. King, R. Brown, D. Smith, D. Whyte, G. Park, D. Baxter, T. Forbes." Picture taken 22 December 1990.
The Cove Rangers and Manchester United players and officials line-up before the show game at Allan Park. Picture taken 15 November 1992.
Cove Rangers FC. Picture taken 5 August 1992.
Cove Rangers (from left)...Front: Graeme Park, Dave Morland, Doug Baxter, Arch McLean, Alan Leslie, Michael Beattie, Tommy Forbes. Back: manager Kenny Taylor, Bruce Morrison, Ritchie Clark, Andy Paterson, Mark Murphy, David Caldwell, David Whyte, Ray Lorrimer and Ray Stephen." Picture taken 31 August 1994.
Cove Rangers FC: Back (from left) - Derek Craigie, Ryan Pressley, Mike Smart, Gary Thow, Raymond Charles, Ritchie Clark, Nicky Christie, Tommy Wilson, Paul Lefevre, Murray Ritchie. Front - Darren Nicol, Colin MacRonald, David Whyte, Mike Megginson, Dave Cormie (manager), Graeme Park, Mike Beattie, Alan Leslie, Kerr Gibson. Picture taken in 1996.