Outgoing boss Keith Graham hailed a ‘fairytale ending’ as Irvine AFC won promotion to Ayrshire amateur football’s top flight for the first time on Saturday.
A 5-1 win away to Catrine in the final game of their league campaign guaranteed Irvine’s place in the Premier Division next season – and brought a fitting end to Graham’s five-year spell in the hotseat.
And the popular gaffer, who formed the club in 2011 and led them through the divisions, admits he couldn’t have asked for a better way to bow out.