The committee are please to welcome Colin Nicolson as age group coordinator for the 2004s and 2005s for the DFDL.

The full committee for the current season is as follows:

President - Euan Birss 

Vice-President - Alastair Bateman

Child Protection - Caroline Lavelle  

Treasurer - Alan Gadsby Turner

General Sec - Brian Martin

Match  Sec - Paul Ward

Minutes Sec - Jess McDonald

Age Group Co-ordinators:

  6s - Alastair Bateman

  7s - Colin Nicolson
  8s - Colin Nicolson 
  9s - Rik Murray
10s - Ryan Cullen
11s - Ryan Cullen 
12s - Norman MacLeod
13s - Scott Bland
14s - Paul Ward  
15s - Darryl McGhee
16s - Billy Inglis 

The DFDL are now taking applications from the 2006s age group with the intention that a 6s league will be created and fixtures starting in late April / early May 2012.

To complete the registration, use the DFDL forms which can be obtained from the above menu "2012 DFDL Childrens registration" or follow the link - http://ddl.leaguerepublic.com/area.do?id=2318702

Note that 2006s teams will not be allowed to play fixtures unless they are also SYFA Registered - http://www.syfaregistrations.co.uk/

This year's DFDL Cup Finals were held at Strathclyde Homes Stadium, home of Dumbarton FC. A huge thanks to Gilbert Lawrie and Jim Chapman for supporting our league by hosting the finals for the third year in a row.

Saturday 28 May 2011

10.00am - 13s - Westerton vs Dumbarton North - Westerton win 5-3 on penalties (2-2 aet)

12.30pm - 14s - Oban Saints vs Renton Craigandro - Renton win 3-1

  3.00pm - 17s - Dunoon 17s vs Renton Youth 16s (Exhibition game 3-1 to Renton) - Dunoon 17s Cup Winners A big thank you to Renton Youth for playing at short notice.

Sunday 29 May 2011

  10.30am - 16s - Blair Thistle vs Dumbarton Rock - Dumbarton Rock won 2-1

1.30pm - 15s - Argyle Athletic vs Clydebank Phoenix - Clydebank Phoenix won 4-1

Congratulations to all the 2010-2011 DFDL Cup winners and well done to all the teams for making the finals such a success. Roll on 2011-2012.

http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=3534

The next PVG Registration Night

The current waiting list to attend a DFDL organised First Aid course has been deleted. A new waiting list is being created so if you still want to attend a DFDL course send your details to Alastair Bateman to ensure that you are on the new list.

It's unlikely that any other First Aid courses will be organised for the time being and most likely the next session won't take place before September 2012. Note that if you do not have a valid first aid certificate the SYFA will be unlikely to accept your teams registration for playing fixtures from August 2012.

Note that the cost to each delegate will be £50 with the DFDL paying the difference.

Please email a.l.bateman@talktalk.net to add your name onto the new waiting list for the next sessions. Fees for coaches/First Aiders from Member clubs is £50 per delegate with DFDL contributing the remainder of the cost (about £15-£25). Note include the following information for all delegates in the email:

Name:

Club:

Team Age Group:

Contact Number:

Contact Email Address:

Click on the following link to see if the West Dunbartonshire grass pitches are available:

http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/welcome/services/sports-pitches/

• If it's another DFDL team - email the DFDL Match Secretary and request permission (cost - nil)
• If it's another SYFA team - email both the DFDL Match Secretary and the SYFA Central Region Secretary and request permission. Include both teams SYFA ID number (cost - nil (SYFA Central Region have waived the £2 fee))
• If it's against a non SYFA team - permission needs to be through the SYFA Registration website and costs £10