2nd XI
David Paterek (DOB 13/01/1985)
Previous Clubs: Olympia Grudziaz (Poland), SC United, Leith Athletic
Career Highlight: Debut for semi professional football team in Poland (Olympia Grudziaz)
Lowest Career Moment: Breaking shoulder
Joined Spartans:August 2008
Jim Kellacher (DOB 28/02/1970)
Previous Clubs: Scottish Widows
Career Highlight: Palying against Celtic in 1991
Lowest Career Moment: None - I just love playing football!
Joined Spartans: 2003
Defenders
Jim Rae (DOB 08/07/1969)
Previous Clubs: Dundee FC, Arbroath, Cowdenbeath, Linlithgow Rose, Whitburn Juniors, Fauldhouse Juniors, Armadale juniors
Career Highlight: Beating Arbroath 4-1 in the Scottish Cup and the 4th round Cup tie Vs Livingston in front of 3,500 City Park capacity crowd
Lowest Career Moment: retiring for the fifth time. That was the worst one!
Joined Spartans: 1999
Jordan Steele (DOB 16/11/1986 )
Previous Clubs: Spartans 1’s
Career Highlight: Re-siging for the 2’s this year
Lowest Career Moment: Only finishing 6th in Mr Scotland last year
Joined Spartans: 2004
Alistair Fleming (DOB 22/11/1975)
Previous Clubs: Andover United, ABC United, New Street (All Hampshire League)
Career Highlight: Man of the match in Hampshire League Cup Final
Lowest Career Moment: Relegation from Central Scottish Premier League (2008)
Joined Spartans: September 2001
Gary Young (DOB )
Previous Clubs: Leith Athletic
Career Highlight: Fulfilling dream of pulling on Spartans jersey for debut
Lowest Career Moment: Playing for Leith Athletic for 8 seasons, Edinburgh’s second amateur club
Joined Spartans: October 2008
David Cran (DOB 06/10/1989)
Previous Clubs: Leith Athletic, Spartans 19’s
Career Highlight: scoring for lothian schools in a 3-1 win over Aberdeen Schools
Lowest Career Moment: Defending a corner for the school team, my goalie skanted me (pulled down my shorts), not the best pant selection left on show!
Joined Spartans: Preseason 2006
Previous Clubs: Portobello Thistle, Dorset United
Career Highlight: Representing Dorset in an Intercounties tournament meeting Scottish Footballing legend Des Bremner at the opening ceremony
Lowest Career Moment: Leg break in 1997 that kept me sidelined for a year
Joined Spartans: July 2000
Mark Burns - Captain (DOB 14/06/1973)
Previous Clubs: Heriott-Watt Uni
Career Highlight: Playing at the Olympic Stadium in Barceloa
Lowest Career Moment: Being part of the wall for a Jim Rae free kick practice at training
Joined Spartans: 1995
Midfielders
Keith Boyes (DOB 29/05/1986)
Previous Clubs: Spartans U-19’s
Career Highlight: Winning M&M Cup last season
Lowest Career Moment: The older boys making fun of me in the changing room every saturday
Joined Spartans: August 2006
Andy Mitchell (DOB 21/04/1973)
Previous Clubs: Heriott-Watt Uni, Spartans, Lothian Thistle & Edinburgh Ath
Career Highlight: Playing in the Scottish cup and watching yourself on TV
Lowest Career Moment: Playing in the Scottish cup and watching yourself on TV. You realise how unfit, slow and truly one footed you are
Joined Spartans: 1995, 2005 & 2008
Gary Bannon (DOB 22/01/1985)
Previous Clubs: Edinburgh Univeristy, Heart of Midlothian FC, Hutchison Vale
Career Highlight: Being capped for Scotland Schoolboys under 18’s
Lowest Career Moment: Being knocked out by a goalkeeper playing for my school in a Harold Schumacher-esque attack
Joined Spartans: July 2006
Sam Scott (DOB 23/04/1983)
Previous Clubs: Forfar Albion Juniors
Career Highlight: Winning M&M Cup last season
Lowest Career Moment: Having a 25 yarder ruled out for offside this season
Joined Spartans: October 2007
Ritchie Harris (DOB 15/09/1981
Previous Clubs: Edin City, N. Merchiston, St Bernards, Tollcross, Tynecastle, Peebles
Career Highlight: Playing trial for Berwick Rngs Vs Hartlepool & winning U21 league and cup double with North Merchiston & Murphy Cup with St Bernards.
Lowest Career Moment: Two red cards in two games for helping keeper out saving the ball on the line, natural reflex.
Joined Spartans:September 2008
Michael Moffat (DOB 16/02/1986 )
Career Highlight: Scoring first goal for Spartans
Lowest Career Moment: Missing most of this season due to injury
Joined Spartans: July 2008
Steven Malin (DOB 03/03/1985)
Previous Clubs: Blackpool Rovers, Wimborne Town, Bournemouth Universty
Career Highlight: Played for Kilmarnock Under 11s Vs Queen of the South - Peaked WAY too soon
Lowest Career Moment: When Zinedine Zidane retired
Joined Spartans: October 2007
Forwards
Nick Reid (DOB 18/04/1978)
Previous Clubs: Linfield FC, Bangor FC, Glasgow Uni, Queens’ Park FC, Dalziel HSFP, Spartans 1’s
Career Highlight: Winning Scottish Amateur Cup at Hampden 2001 & winning British Uni Games with Scotland. Also playing for Linfield at Windsor Park
Lowest Career Moment: Tearing all ligaments in for Queen’s Park Vs Rangers.
Joined Spartans: Aug ‘03 - Spartans 1’s & Aug ‘05- 2nd’s
Adam Perry (DOB 19/12/1986)
Previous Clubs: Hearts U14’s, Spartans U19’s and 3’s
Career Highlight: Scoring a double in M&M Cup final last year. Also winning the League Cup and Challenge Cup with 19’s and winning the Anderson Cup (3rds)
Lowest Career Moment: Getting relegated last year! Losing the league decider against Berwick to a fluke goal. Having Paulo and his hairy sweaty body jumping on me when scoring the winner against Colville Park!!!
Joined Spartans: 2004
Lucas Zuk (DOB 18/02/1980)
Previous Clubs: Huragan Morag, SC United
Career Highlight: Winning U23 League Championship
Lowest Career Moment: Playing centre forward for Spartans
Joined Spartans: September 2008
Danny Forbes (DOB 30/04/1989 )
Previous Clubs: Spartans U-19’s
Career Highlight: Winning M&M Cup final last season
Lowest Career Moment: Getting relegated last season
Joined Spartans: 2006
Coaching Staff
Manager: Mark Lamb - “The Special One”
Previous Clubs: Peebles FC
Career Highlight: Getting promotion with Peebles to EoS Premier last season and working this year with a superbly talented group of players
Lowest Career Moment: Meeting Adam ‘Asbo’ Perry
Joined Spartans: July 2008
Coach: Kenny MacDonald
Previous Clubs: Point FC, Dundee United, Longside FC, Turriff Utd, Spartans 1’s & 2’s
Career Highlight: Signing for Dundee Utd in 1986
Lowest Career Moment: Leaving Dundee Utd in 1987 and Meeting Adam Perry
Joined Spartans:1999
Chairman / ‘Last Choice’ Reserve Keeper Craig Graham
Previous Clubs: Aberdeen Uni, Spartans, Motherwell FC
Career Highlight: Saving penalty against under 19’s in friendly last season from Danny Forbes
Lowest Career Moment: Son getting sent off last season (despite him being a spectator)
Joined Spartans: 1937
Kitman - Kenny
