Cumbernauld Colts U14 Yellow Girls

A frustrating day at Broadwood for the Colts with the visit of Riverside.

Traditionally, these have been intense affairs with tight score lines, and today was no different.

The Colts made an assertive start to the game and were camped in the opposition half for large spells,creating several chances. But a lack of composure and poor decision making meant that Riverside’s stand in goalkeeper had few meaningful saves to make. The Colts came closest through Ruby’s effort which struck the post.

As was often the case at the turn of the year, the Colts were made to pay for being profligate in the opposition box when we failed to clear a high ball and the resultant scramble saw Riveside take the lead.

The Colts did not let their heads go down and continued to dominate possession but were unable to find an equaliser before half time.

The second half followed the same pattern as the first, but the Colts eventually made the breakthrough with around ten minutes to go. Macy found Ava at the second attempt and her cool low finish drew the sides level. And that’s how the game ended.

We now turn our attention to our visit to Rossvale next week.

Great to see our Lucy being recognised for her hard work, well done Lucy! 👏💛💙

𝗭𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗖𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 🙌
Congratulations to Lucy, who won the Zenith Coins Player of the Week! The Cumbernauld Colts keeper continues to impress with her work ethic.

𝙈𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙆𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 ➡️ youthfootballscotland.co.uk/zenith-coins-player-of-the-week-cumbernauld-colts-lucy-park/

League Cup duties for Cumbernauld Colts 2013s Yellow at Broadwood this morning.

We welcomed Riverside 2012’s for what was a great and competitive game of football against an excellent and experienced side.

In a very even first half there was little between the teams. Mayas outstanding energy in the middle ensured Riverside were unable to get a foothold in the game and some outstanding link up play from Ava had the riverside defence facing their own goal regularly. On another day the Colts would have had 3 first half goals. But at the other end 2 goal line clearances from corners by Macy kept Riverside out.

Shortly before half time Riverside took the lead and the Colts went into half time 1 down.

The Colts continued to compete in the second half and forced 2 great saves from the goalkeeper before Riverside scored a second goal on the break.

Defeat ends our interests in the cup competitions for this year, but the Girls have no reason to be disappointed as, even in losing, today was our best performance of the season. The shape and organisation of the team was outstanding and the defence in particular were excellent; Keeva quietly does a great job in an awkward role as the right footed left back, on the other side of the pitch, Chloe is a natural right back, and in the centre Khloe and Lilly are becoming a true partnership.

Be proud of yourselves Colts!

U14’s RECRUITMENT

We are looking to bolster our team with a Central Defender.

If you have experience in the position and want to challenge yourself against the top teams in Tier 1 of the Sam Kerr Central League, please get in touch.

The first festival of 2026, and our first as an 11’s team at Blantyre this morning for the Colts.

With strong 2012 teams in the competition we new it would be difficult to repeat last year’s victory and that proved to be the case in our first 2 fixtures where strong performances did not translate to goals and ended in defeats.

However, the girls did not let their heads go down and recovered well to win their final 2 group games, ultimately finishing 3 and qualifying for the semi-final of the Plate.

The best performance of the day saw a dominant performance and comfortable win in the Semi. Unfortunately, the experience and strength of our opponents was too much for the girls to overcome and the Colts finish as runners up.

The coaches were delighted with the performances today and take the positives from another 5 games against physical teams that will see us in good stead for the remainder of the year.

We have welcomed 8 new players and released 2 since 2025’s Blantyre festival. Today’s performances are testimony to how far we’ve come in a year. Well Done Girls!!!

We’re looking to strengthen our Tier 1 squad for the upcoming season and are on the lookout for a proven striker to lead the line.

If you’ve got experience playing as a striker, an eye for goal, and the ability to make an impact in the final third, we want to hear from you.

What we’re looking for:
• Proven experience playing as a striker
• Clinical finishing and composure in front of goal.
• ⁠Strong movement, positioning, and link-up play
• ⁠Positive attitude, commitment, and reliability

This is a great opportunity to join a competitive Tier 1 side as we build for the season ahead.

⚽ Goals win games, be the difference.

📩 Message us for more details or to get involved

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On a wet, windy, and cold morning at Broadwood, Cumbernauld Colts 2013s Yellow started our League Cup campaign with the visit of West Park.

The Colts dominated form the off and took control of the game with some excellent attacking football, particularly switching the ball from one wing to the other.

Ruby took the first of her 4 goals well to open the scoring and the girls spent the remainder of the half in the opposition territory, taking a significant lead into the break.

The coaches took the opportunity to make lots of second half changes and many of the girls played in new positions which will help with squad rotation in the weeks to come.

All credit to West Park. The girls heads could have gone down, but they showed great spirit and effort to the final whistle.

The coaches would like to also mention Lilly’s contribution today. Due to squad size, we need to leave a player out of our competitive match squads, and today Lilly volunteered to be the first, while still attending the game to support her teammates despite the horrible conditions. Great leadership from Lilly.

POTM - Ruby - Our coaches player of the year in 2025 had initially struggled with our move to 11’s, but has never let her head go down. We were convinced that it would only be a matter of time before she got back to form. This started with a great shift for the team last week and was followed by today’s goal haul. Welcome back Ruby!!!

Ruby ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
Macy ⚽️⚽️⚽️
Lilia ⚽️⚽️⚽️
Ava ⚽️⚽️
Betty James ⚽️
Elise ⚽️
Sophie ⚽️
Maya ⚽️
Ellie ⚽️

Up next, a trip to Drumchapel United on Saturday.

Our girls spent the evening at Barrowfield to play Lusk United who are over from Ireland visiting Celtic for the weekend. The girls got off to a flyer right from the start and put in a really dominant performance which saw the girls play some really nice football and score some cracking goals but unfortunately let the clean sheet slip in the very last moments.

Big thanks to Celtic for the invite to Barrowfield and to Lusk United for a good game. The girls enjoyed the experience.

Onto our league cup tie vs West Park on Sunday morning 💪

Goals:

Ava ⚽️
Chiara ⚽️⚽️
Ellie ⚽️
Lilia ⚽️⚽️
Macy ⚽️
Maya ⚽️
Sophie ⚽️