February 7th, 2021
The East Kilbride Pirates are delighted to be officially recognised as a local community partner of one of the world’s biggest sports brands – Nike. When lockdown lifts, shoppers at the flagship Nike Unite store at the Kingsgate Retail Park will be greeted by images of star running back and Stewartfield resident Dougie Meechan in […]
September 30th, 2020
The first open training session for East Kilbride Pirates women – focused on flag initially – kicked off on Wednesday 23 September 2015 at Calderglen High School in East Kilbride, with 15 players coming along to give it ago. Pirates senior team defensive lineman Tom Lachendro was the driver behind the creation of the team […]
September 29th, 2020
This month saw the East Kilbride Pirates youth team celebrate their tenth anniversary!. The first open training session for East Kilbride Pirates youth – then referred to as the junior team – kicked off on Sunday 26 September at Duncanrig Secondary School, with 16 players of the future hitting the astroturf to start running through […]
September 12th, 2020
Another short step forward since our last look back – this time to 1995. Our 10th Anniversary kicked off with a challenge match against the LA Raiders! However, it wasn’t Al Davis’ boys who provided the opposition, but Northern Ireland’s Lurgan Area Raiders. A small visiting squad lost 14-6 before both teams went “on the […]
August 26th, 2020
A short step forward since our last look back, but 1993 saw a big improvement in the team and the Club’s first winning regular season, and as a result, its first involvement in play-off football. A narrow 0-7 loss at Granite City Oilers kicked off the campaign, followed by successive home wins against the short-lived […]
August 14th, 2020
Everyone at the club was saddened to hear of the recent sudden passing of former Pirates’ Running Back, Douglas McGougan. Douglas, who also played for the Glasgow University Tigers, was given the nickname Herschel after the former Dallas Cowboys RB Herschel Walker. That name immediately stuck and followed him him beyond his playing career, even […]
July 31st, 2020
In Manchester United’s Old Trafford Stadium at the moment, there’s a huge red banner that adorns the empty seats of the still and silent Stretford End. It reads, “Football without fans is nothing”. Indeed, fans watching the games beamed live from Manchester, or Liverpool, or London or wherever, will know the atmosphere they created is […]
July 1st, 2020
The latest in our 35th anniversary look back at the club over the years, we jump forward to 1990…. The Pirates fifth season was not to be a happy one. While the top teams took part in the strangely named National Division Management Association (NDMA), the Pirates found themselves competing in the National Division (Scottish […]
June 16th, 2020
The latest in our 35th anniversary look back at the club over the years! With Alex Stewart having moved on, the baton was picked up by Andy McFarlane and Derek Ross as they took over the running of the Club alongside their playing duties. Andy (#66) had previously been with the Glasgow Lions, and as […]
June 9th, 2020
Did you know 2020 is the 35th anniversary of the East Kilbride Pirates as a club? Thanks to Bill Campbell, we’ll be taking a regular trip down memory lane, looking back at the progress of the club at regular intervals over the decades. First up, is the year the club was formed – 1985. Channel […]