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St Andrew's 'C'.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
St Andrew's 'C'.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.

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This week we travel back to 1980 looking at pictures of squads from the Elgin Boys Club summer football league, a competition that still runs to this day. The matches were being played at the Morriston playing fields in Elgin.

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Crusaders 'C'.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
Crusaders 'C'.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
St Columba's 'C'.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
St Columba's 'C'.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
Crusaders 'A'.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
Crusaders 'A'.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
Waverley 'B'.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
Waverley 'B'.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
Corinthians 'B'.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
Corinthians 'B'.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
Saracens 'C'.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
Saracens 'C'.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
Royals 'A'.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
Royals 'A'.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
St Columba's 'A'.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
St Columba's 'A'.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
St Andrew's 'B'.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
St Andrew's 'B'.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
Elgin Boys' Club's youngest player Callum Younie of St Andrew's C is presented with a Scottish Football Association jersey from manager - and Nairn County player - Donald Robertson after he raised the most money from a sponsored walk for the club.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
Elgin Boys' Club's youngest player Callum Younie of St Andrew's C is presented with a Scottish Football Association jersey from manager - and Nairn County player - Donald Robertson after he raised the most money from a sponsored walk for the club.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
Smiths of Elgin hands over strips and kit bags to the Elgin Boys Club ahead of their trip to America. Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
Smiths of Elgin hands over strips and kit bags to the Elgin Boys Club ahead of their trip to America. Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
Waverley.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.
Waverley.Elgin Boys Club football teams from the summer of 1980.Picture: The Northern Scot Archive.

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