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STRANRAER FC WIN FAIR PLAY AWARD

STRANRAER did not emerge completely empty-handed from the season in which they were relegated to Division Three.

For the Stair Park side won the sponsor's fair play award and were last week named the Bell's Angels 2002/03.

In 36 league matches The Blues only received 29 bookings and three red cards not a bad tally in the modern game.

That record translated into 177 points in the Bell's discipline statistics 30 points ahead of the runners-up Falkirk.

Stranraer may have preferred those points to have been transformed into league points, thus saving them from the drop into the league¹s basement.

But club secretary Graham Rodgers says it shows that former manager Billy McLaren had at least installed discipline in his side.

" We were pleased to receive the trophy," said Mr Rodgers.