Stoneyburn 'humbled' by success of inaugural tournament in tribute to club's former secretary

Stoneyburn boss Steven Sharp says the club were ‘humbled’ by the response to their inaugural Steven Macmillan Memorial Tournament.

The Fulshie hosted the event over the weekend with Armadale Thistle, Harthill Royal and Airdrieonians under-18s also competing with the hosts running out winners after defeating Thistle 3-1 in the final.

Macmillan, who served as the club’s secretary for over 20 years, passed away last year at the age of 43. Sharp said it was an emotional weekend and thanked the footballing community within West Lothian for helping to pay a fitting tribute to a club stalwart.

On Saturday, Thistle defeated Airdrie 8-1 with Stoneyburn reaching the final thanks to a 4-0 win over Harthill.

Royal grabbed third place thanks to a 4-2 victory over Airdrie the following day before Stoneyburn lifted the trophy.

Hundreds of supporters flocked to Beechwood Park over the course of the four games to help pay tribute to a West Lothian football legend.

Sharp said: “The crowds during the two days were incredible. It’s real testament to Steven that so many people were there to support this tournament. I knew it would be busy but we were all really humbled by it. Steven was loved by everyone and it wasn’t just a Stoneyburn thing.

“Everyone in West Lothian football knew him and knew the type of character and man he was. It was a really emotional and humbling weekend.”

He added: “Football rivalry is just 90 minutes on the park. Away from that there’s a huge amount of friendship and respect between the clubs in West Lothian.

“There’s good people running clubs like Armadale and Harthill just trying to do the best for their community - and that’s exactly what Steven did for Stoneyburn over so many years.

“We obviously had some of the