Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Dundee West boys team ‘create history’ with dramatic Scottish Youth FA Cup win

The Dundee West 2008 Royals celebrate with the SYFA Cup trophy.
The Dundee West 2008 Royals celebrate with the SYFA Cup trophy.

A boys football team from Dundee ‘created history’ after winning the Scottish Youth FA Cup for the first time.

Dundee West 2008 Royals were crowned champions after beating Stenhousemuir 3-2 in a dramatic clash at the Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie on Sunday.

Backed by up to 500 supporters, the U14 side were 1-0 down at half-time before turning the game around to lead 2-1, thanks to goals from Keiran Luke and Robbie Gilchrist.

The side were dealt a blow when Stenhousemuir levelled the scoring with a long-range effort right at the death, which looked likely to take the game to extra time.

But in added time, up stepped Callum Luke – Keiran’s cousin – to head in the winner sparking wild scenes.

Winner sparks ‘amazing scenes’

“The place just erupted,” head coach Richie Webster told Courier Sport.+

🏆🎥SCOTTISH CUP FINAL HIGHLIGHTS🎥🏆Relive the drama of Sunday's thrilling Scottish Cup Finals between the 08 Royals and Stenhousemuir.Sit back, relax, and enjoy… 🔴🔵🔴🔵🔴

Posted by Dundee West FC on Tuesday, 24 May 2022

“Nerves played a part in the first half but they came out like a different team in the second.

“The boys were brilliant. They did what they’ve being doing all season.

“They just don’t know when they’re beat.

“As soon as they scored, all the players just ran towards the fans behind our dugout. It was amazing scenes.

“Some of the younger age groups, with their Dundee West kits, came through.

“One of them had a drum and they made up all these songs throughout the game – they were just tremendous.”

Webster, who coaches the team alongside Brian Hewitt, Ross Forbes and David Luke, said the cup win was one of the best moments he’s had in the 10 years at the club.

He believes the occasion will be one his young players will never forget, either.

‘Cup win they’ll never forget’

“It was an amazing day with a big build up and to win it the way they did, the emotions were all over the place,” Webster said.

“They scored in the last minute; we then go up the other end to win the game – it was just unbelievable.

“They will remember this for the rest of their lives. It’s something they’ll tell their grandkids in years to come.

“They are the first Dundee West boys’ team in the 37-year history to win the Scottish Cup. They have created history for the club.”

The youngsters came back to Dundee to be met with a heroes’ welcome, before celebrating their success.

“The players took the cup on the bus on the way back,” Webster said.

“We had a function at Nine Maidens, which was to celebrate the season regardless of the result.

“They were the last bus to get back and everybody welcomed them back on the bus back.

“There were flares going off and everything, the place was mobbed.”

The Scottish Youth Cup win completed a treble of trophies for the Dundee West 2008 Royals this season.

They beat Montrose to lift the Dundee West Anniversary Cup in March before winning the DS Rennie League title.

The boys’ cup win is the second national trophy for Dundee West after the girls team were victorious in 2007.

Conversation