The Squad
We are delighted to confirm the signing of goalkeeper Robert Watt from Tynecastle. Robert joined Tynecastle in 2017 following his
departure from Livingston and quickly progressed through their U20s into establishing himself as their number 1.
Dar
rell
Young
(Defender)
-
The
central
defender
now
in
his
fifth
season
at
the
club
with
over
125
appearances
under
his
belt
and
firmly
established
as
a
first-choice
centre
half.
Signed
from
Bonnyrigg
Rose
‘A’
in
the
summer
of
2013
and
was
an
integral
part
of the Premier League winning side in 2013-14 and a key member of the 2016 Fife & Lothians Cup winning team.
Andrew
Forbes
(Defender)
-
A
right
back
who
played
his
youth
football
with
Inverurie
Loco
Works,
and
had
featured
on
a
handful
of
occasions
for
their
Highland
League
first
team
before
moving
south
in
2008
to
attend
Heriot
Watt
University.
He
became
a
stalwart
of
Heriot
Watt’s
East
of
Scotland
League
team
over
seven
seasons
and
earned
recognition
as
a
member
of
the
Scottish
Universities
select
team.
Joined
Haddington
at
the
start
of
2015-16
before
heading
to
Penicuik.
He
was
capped
for
Scotland
home
and away agains Ireland and left Penicuik to join Berwick Rangers, but returned to Penicuik in season 2019/20.
Scott McCrory- Irving (Midfielder) – Another summer signing from the Lowland League. Attacking midfielder Scott joined Edinburgh
University two years ago from Spartans U20s and he was a prominent part of their side in last season's Lowland League, notably
scoring a fine free kick against champions East Kilbride Thistle.
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Penicuik
Athletic
Established 1888
Aa
ron
Ponton
(Midfielder)
-
Arran
joined
from
Premier
League
side
Haddington
Athletic
as
our
first
addition
ahead
of
season
2017/18.
Arran
joined
the
Millfield
side
from
Musselburgh
Athletic
in
2013,
making
over
100
appearances
and
winning
the
South
Division
in
2015 under Johnny Harvey. Arran also counts Berwick Rangers, Arniston Rangers and Vale of Leithen as his former clubs.
We
are
delighted
to
confirm
the
signing
of
defender
Craig
Stevenson
from
Lowland
League
Champions
Spartans.
‘Grinchy’
joined
Spartans
in
2014
from
Lothian
Thistle
Hutchison
Vale,
and
he
previously
spent
time
at
Cowdenbeath
and
Berwick
Rangers.
He
was
described
in
the
Spartans
match
programme
at
the
weekend,
‘a
fantastic
work
ethnic,
combined
with
skill
and
pace,
and his versatility is a big asset’.
Darrell Young
Greg Page
Callum Connolly
Aaron Somerville
Arran Ponton
A
aron
Somerville
(Striker)
-
A
prolific
goalscorer
in
the
Lowland
League,
where
he
was
Golden
Boot
winner
in
2014-15,
Aaron
joined
from
Whitehill
Welfare
in
the
summer
of
2015.
His
previous
clubs
include
his
hometown
Vale
of
Leithen
and
Newtongrange Star. Started pre-season with a five goal haul at Preston Atheltic.
Li
am
O’Donnell
has
agreed
to
join
Penicuik
Athletic
ahead
of
season
2019/20.
Liam
will
join
us
from
Lothian
Thistle
Hutchison
Vale,
where
he
won
the
East
of
Scotland
League
alongside
fellow
new
signing
Kevin
Swain.
Equally
comfortable
in
defence
and midfield, he becomes our fourth addition ahead of the new season.
S
ean
Stewart
has
agreed
to
join
Penicuik
Athletic
ahead
of
season
2019/20.
Making
the
move
from
Vale
of
Leithen,
Sean
won
multiple
Player
of
the
Year
awards
during
his
time
there
as
well
as
being
one
of
the
leading
scorers
in
the
Lowland
League
last
season. Described as ‘quick, direct and pacey’, Sean will add to our attacking options for the new season.
Craig Stevenson
C
allum
Connelly
(Midfielder)
-
A
midfielder
joined
the
club
early
last
season
from
Lowland
League
Whitehill
Welfare.
Callum
joined
Whitehill
from
Lothian
Thistle
HV
in
the
summer
of
2015
and
made
37
appearances,
scoring
10
goals.
Is
becoming Mr Versatility at Penicuik having filled almost the outfield positions.
G
reg was on the books of Hearts for seven years before spending two years with St Johnstone prior to joining Tynecastle in 2017.
Mark Tait
Robert Watt
Sam Jones (Midfielder) - Sam joined on loan from Berwick Rangers just before Christmas last year having joined
Berwick at the beginning of the season from Loanhead Miners Welfare. Prior to that, Sam had spent time with Hibs and
Hutchison Vale. Sam was captain of the Berwick Rangers ‘Development’ side last season and was Player of the Year.
Having left Berwick at the end of the season Sam signed a permanent deal at Penicuik.
We are delighted to confirm the signing of striker Jamie Devlin from Bonnyrigg Rose. Jamie spent time at Livingston,
Edinburgh City, Tynecastle and East Fife as a youth, before breaking into the Tynecastle first team in 2012, spending
three years with them, also being chosen to represent the East of Scotland XI in 2014. He then moved onto Whitehill
for a season before making the move to Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale, winning the East of Scotland League as well as
multiple trophies such as the East of Scotland League Cup, Alex Jack Cup, the South-East Shield, scoring in each of
the Finals. His spell at LTHV came to an end in January 2018 when he joined Tranent for the first of two stays, a short
one month move to Kelty Hearts punctuating his time at Foresters, with Jamie picking up a King Cup medal with the
Belters at the end of last season. Jamie joined Bonnyrigg Rose earlier this season in September, scoring on his debut
against Glasgow University in the Scottish Cup, going on to score three times in nine appearances.
Well
known
to
Penicuik
fans
from
his
spells
at
Newtongrange,
Musselburgh
and
latterly
Dalkeith,
as
well
as
East
Fife
and
Selkirk,
former
Junior
Scotland
international
Paul
was
the
Jags
top
goal
scorer
last
season
and
will
provide
further
competition up front.
Ryan Baptie (Defender) - 22 year old Ryan began his career in the youth ranks of Hibs all the way up to Under 20s,
before spending a season at Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He then joined Peterhead prior to season 2015/16 and in
his two seasons there Ryan spent time out on loan with both Linlithgow Rose and Broxburn Athletic, helping the latter
to the Fife & Lothians Cup Final last season. Ryan however might be best known for his stunning 35 yard strike for
Linlithgow against Wick Academy in the Scottish Cup which was nominated for Goal of the Tournament.
W
e
can
confirm
striker
Lumbert
Kateleza
has
re-joined
Penicuik
Athletic
from
Newcraighall
Vics.‘Lumbo’
began
his
first
spell
at
Penicuik
in
July
2017,
scoring
on
his
debut
against
Linlithgow
Rose
before
going
on
to
help
the
Cuikie
lift
the
East
of
Scotland
Cup
at
the
end
of
the
season.
Injuries
limited
his
start
to
last
season
and
he
only
made
16
appearances,
scoring
10
goals
and
making
11
assists.
A
loan
spell
at
Herriot
Watt
University
in
the
second
half
of
the
season
followed.
Lumbert
has
so
far
played
48
times for Penicuik, scoring 24 goals. Welcome back Lumbo!
We
can confirm midfielder Gregor Lamb has been promoted to our first team squad from our U20s squad.
Gregor
joined
the
U20s
in
October
from
Peebles
Rovers
-
having
scored
against
us
last
season
-
and
becomes
the
first
player
to
move on a permanent basis to the first team squad.
Good luck Gregor!
Jamie Devlin
We
can
confirm
goalkeeper
Mark
Tait
has
joined
Penicuik
Athletic.
Mark
was
with
with
Musselburgh
Windsor,
Hearts
and
Livingston
as
a
youth
before
spending
eleven
years
with
Edinburgh
University,
making
343
appearances
with
99
clean
sheets.
He
won
the
King
Cup
in
2014,
and
also
represented
the
Scottish
Universities
side,
playing
a
key
role
in
their home nations triumph in 2013.
Jordan Caddow
Scott McCrory-Irving
Sam Jones
Ryan Baptie
Liam O’Donnell
Sean Stewart
Paul Tansey
Lumbert Kateleza
Andy Forbes
Gregor Lamb
