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CLUB PROFILE dyce. boys club f.c Dyce Boys Club F.C. was founded on 1st August 1980 by the late Eddie Mannall Jr. and former Club President Allan King. This had followed a successful first sojourn into the local Champion Street competition under the name Overton Wolves, which prompted the application to the then Youth Service Amateur Under 13 league for membership in the name of Dyce Boys Club F.C. Since 1980 the club has expanded considerably and now boasts a membership of some 180 boys from age 6 to 15 years with teams competing at Under 9s up to Under 16s age groups. The club has had their share of success on the field of play and can boast trophy wins at every age level they have competed in. Following the disappointments 32 Youth Football Issue #1 32 | |YFS Magazine |Scotland | Issue #1 of losing Scottish Cup finals in 1989 and 1990 with 14 and 18 squads respectively the club was delighted with the performance of their under 16 squad when winning the national trophy in 1991. This achievement resulted in the boys being further rewarded with the Sports Council Amateur Team Of The Year award. In 1993 the Under 15 team were losing finalists in the Scottish but got over their disappointment when they captured the trophy in 1994 at Under 16 level. 2004 saw Dyce’s Under 15s appear in the National Final at the Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie but after taking the lead in their match with a very well worked goal, they managed to let the game slip and ended up losing by the odd goal in three. Dyce Under 15s added a second National trophy to their impressive count for 2004/05 by winning the Willie