Grange 1's certainly managed to finish the season in great style as they completed an unprecedented hat tick of major successes;-

- Winning the Scottish Cup with a decisive 4-0 win over local rivals Inverleith in the Final (this was Grange's first Scottish cup win in 15 years!)

- Once again Qualifying for Europe after a brilliant display to rout Western 5-2 in the SHU European Play Off fixture.

- To be deserevdly named SHU "Team of the Year" 

It has been great to see this series of successes after a long, and often hard season which had started with a number of major changes for the 1's in terms of personnel and coaching support.  All the hard work by the players in the squad and Colin Clarke as player-coach has clearly borne fruit in the second half of the season (which saw much improved league results, including beating Western and a draw with Kelburne - who we also knocked out in the Cup Semi-Final).

Qualifying for Europe next season will prove a major incentive (and challenge) to our 1st XI and the club as a whole as we look to progress and improve still further both at both National and European levels.

Other very notable Grange successes this season have included a convincing 3-0 win over Falkirk in the SHU District Plate Final for Grange 2's.  Grange 3's won the SHU Reserve Plate with an excellent 4-2 victory over Gordonians in the Final, whilst Grange 7's not to be outdone, also achieved an historic promotion to East District League 3 after a very successful campaign this season.

Well done to all concerned

Michael White

Grange Hockey President