Officials
Donald Gellatly (Club Historian) has just stepped down from the position of St Andrews United secretary but he is going to remain on the committee as programme editor, media assistant, first aider and club historian. The former Madras College pupil who works for the St Andrews Links Trust joined the Recreation Park committee in 2018 but he has been supporting St Andrews United for the best part of twenty years. Donald also supports Dundee and he has been a season ticket holder at Dens Park since 1994. The graduate from Robert Gordon University enjoys reading and going to the cinema as well as watching Scotland’s international football team playing both at Hampden and abroad. Photo to follow.
Grhame Niven (Club Ambassador)
Born and bred in St Andrews, ‘Niv’ has followed United all his life. Niv is extremely proud and honoured to be an ambassador of the club and volunteers by fund raising and helping with maintenance around the club. Niv is a keen golfer and enjoys the odd pint in The Keys!
Paul Bayne (Volunteer) is a familiar face around the club. The former Madras College pupil used to man the Social Club bar as well as working at the Bowling Club near Kinnessburn. Paul is a keen pool player and participates in various pub leagues around North East Fife. Paul lives just around the corner from The Rec and can be found selling raffle tickets on a match day or retrieving footballs from the neighbouring gardens!
Alan Speirs (Club Ambassador) spent the first three years of his Junior football career with Lochore Welfare prior to signing for Donald Hutton’s Thornton Hibs in 1976 and the forceful centre forward quickly became a key player at Memorial Park. Alan joined Brian Cook’s St Andrews United during the summer of 1979 and the big striker, who excelled in the air, promptly made his debut versus Oakley United on the opening day of the ensuing season
Alan was awarded a well-deserved testimonial match against Dundee United in May 1989 and he agreed to join McArthur’s coaching staff alongside Ernie McGarr and physio Bill Fullerton shortly afterwards. Speirs thus only made 17 further appearances for St Andrews United as McArthur’s team won the East Coast Windows Cup, League Cup, Fife Cup, Cowdenbeath Cup and the Fife League
Alan helped organise some of United’s centenary events and still enjoys a soft drink in the Social Club bar from time to time as a life member!
David Stewart Reekie (Club Ambassador) was born in Kirkcaldy, one week before Bill Haley and His Comets introduced the world to rock and roll music with the release of Rock Around the Clock, and he first played football at Kirkland High School. Davie then turned Junior with the newly created Leven in July 1972 and the time-served machine turner quickly became a notable figure at Linnwood Park due to his tough-tackling and wholehearted approach to defending
Davie joined Brian Cook’s St Andrews United in June 1979. The amiable yet fiercely competitive centre back subsequently made his debut in a White shirt versus Oakley United on the opening day of the ensuing campaign and he only missed four fixtures throughout the next ten months as Saints secured third place in the Fife League A Division
The reliable defender eventually hung up his boots at the age of 35 in order to concentrate upon his work as a horizontal borer then as a programmer and sales engineer with FMC and Horn Cutting Tools, whilst briefly working in Aberdeen. Davie dropped out of football as a result but keeps active by walking, golfing and fishing
Keith Russell is our match day announcer. Profile to Follow.
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