Preparations are well underway as Vale of Leven FC mark 150 years of football in the valley.
Originally founded in 1872, the Vale enjoyed plenty of success in the early years of Scottish football – when West Dunbartonshire was known nationwide as a hotbed of footballing talent.
The Alexandria side won the Scottish Cup in 1877, 1878 and 1879, becoming the first club other than Queen’s Park to win the country’s most prestigious trophy, and were founder members of the Scottish Football League in 1890.