Fraserburgh’s Scott Barbour and Brora Rangers’ Dale Gillespie have reached major individual milestones – but say they are more interested in medals.
At the weekend Barbour became the first Fraserburgh player to score 250 goals for the Buchan outfit.
The 32-year-old striker lifted the Highland League Cup with Formartine United in 2018, but would love to help the Broch win it for the first time since 2006.
Barbour said: “I’m chuffed to be the first player to reach 250 for Fraserburgh.
“My next target would be 300 goals for Fraserburgh. I’d also like to catch Neil Gauld (363) and Cammy Keith (351) with their numbers at Highland League level.
“I was speaking to Neil last week after he retired and if I could get to 300 for Fraserburgh it would probably tie in with catching them at a similar time.
250th @FraserburghFC ⚽️⚪️⚫️ pic.twitter.com/WEtsf12rdz
— Scott Barbour (@Figsbarbour) March 23, 2024
“But winning trophies means more than any individual things. Ultimately when you look back on your career you want to look back at the medals won.
“We know it will be a really tough final against Brora, but we’ll be doing our best to win it.
“It would be really special to win the Highland League Cup with Fraserburgh, particularly with the club having not won it since 2006.”
Gillespie ready for final say
Meanwhile, midfielder Gillespie made his 400th appearance for Brora last week.
The 34-year-old is in his 11th season across two spells at Dudgeon Park and is aiming to claim the Highland League Cup for the third time with Brora and for the fourth time in total.
Gillespie added: “To have played 400 games for Brora is something I’m very proud of.
“Over my entire Highland League career with Brora, Nairn and Rothes I recently reached 550 games.
“Individual things with appearances and goals are nice things to achieve.
400th appearance for BR✅
Been a very enjoyable 11 years…. https://t.co/uvhC8dVblt— Dale Gillespie (@13DaleyG7) March 21, 2024
“But ultimately nobody else probably cares whether I’ve played one game or 400.
“However, if you’ve got a few medals at the end of your career it’s a good reward for the hard work and commitment you’ve shown.
“It’s going to be a very difficult game against Fraserburgh and we’ll certainly need to be at our best to win it.
“With the stage I’m at in my career I don’t know how many more opportunities I’ll get to win silverware so I’m determined to make the most of it.
“The first time I won the Highland League Cup with Nairn (2011) was against Fraserburgh so maybe that’s an omen.”
