Glasgow Federation Champion 2021

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Copied from Facebook 15th February 2026

 

GLASGOW FEDERATION CHAMPION 2021 - winning The Jack McGougan Memorial - Mr Patrick Doherty Snr of Linwood.

Top Honours in the Glasgow Federation for the 2021 Season went to the Linwood Lofts of Patrick Doherty Snr, being crowned Glasgow Federation Champion winning The Jack McGougan Memorial Cup. The ‘Sprint Cup’ for the best average of the first five OB Races was added to the trophy haul in a season which seen Paddy tally up 6 x 1sts in the strong Barrhead Club as well as 5 x 1st Federation and a total of 39 Federation Prize Cards.

These modest back garden lofts are no stranger to success with Paddy winning at Club and Federation for many years as well as numerous top Section and Region positions with the SNFC. A recent 1st Section from the SNFC YB National as well as a Bronze Award for his top racing cock ‘Con-Ker’ , which scored an incredible 11 times from SNFC races, including being 15th Open from the SNFC Gold Cup in 2018 flying 550 miles on the night, has put Paddy’s name and his family of birds firmly on the map in the West of Scotland.

The Natural method is employed with the OBs and the Darkness System with the YBs. Paddy being from the ‘old school’ is an extremely hard task master with every pigeon earning its perch for the winter. No fancy fads here just good honest pigeons worked hard from a dedicated fancier. 

Van Dyck ‘Kannibal’ lines and Jan Aardens make up the main base of the family, as well as recent introductions in the way of gifts from very good friends Alasdair Maclean of Oban and Roy Davies of Wales, to whom Paddy is most grateful. 

A smashing guy, a smashing fancier and a smashing team of doos. The Prince of Linwood - Patrick Doherty 🍀

Maybe we will sit over a wee hawf in the near future and do a more in depth loft report. 

Jonesy 💃🏼