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SCOTTISH CUP DRAW

THE minnows of Scottish Football start their bid for cup glory after the draw for the Scottish Cup was made today.
In the South of Scotland Dalbeattie Star travel to the Scottish Borders to play East Division 1 side Hawick Royal Albert while St Cuthbert Wanderers face a long trip to play Highland League side Fraserburgh.
The other local teams in the 1st round draw are Newton Stewart who are at home to East Premier League side Preston Athletic and Wigtown who travel to the Capital to play East Premier League side Civil Service Strollers.
Junior side Girvan face a journey north to play Highland League side Huntly while Beith will be at home to crack junior side Linlithgow Rose.
South League champion Threave Rovers have bye into the next round when Annan Athletic will also be in the hat.
Today's 1st round draw was made by Scottish FA President George Peat, Gus McPherson and Tommy Coyne Snr at Bellsdale Park, after Beith entered the draw for the first time as winners of the West of Scotland Super League Premier Division.
The first round of matches are due to be played on the weekend of 25 September.

The full 1st round draw is: 

1. Golspie Sutherland v  Fort William
2. Rothes   v    Nairn County
3. Civil Service Strollers v Wigtown & Bladnoch
4. Edinburgh City v Clachnacuddin
5. Glasgow University v Burntisland Shipyard
6. Beith v Linlithgow Rose
7. Coldstream v Forres Mechanics
8. Fraserburgh v St Cuthbert Wanderers
9. Hawick Royal Albert v Dalbeattie Star
10. Newton Stewart v Preston Athletic
11. Edinburgh University v Brora Rangers
12. Deveronvale v Inverurie Loco Works
13. Lossiemouth v Whitehill Welfare
14. Vale of Leithen v Keith
15. Huntly v Girvan
16. Selkirk v Bo'ness United
17. Gala Fairydean v Sunnybank

Wick Academy receive a bye into the second round


SOUTH & EAST FIXTURES

Saturday September 4, 2010

SOUTH of SCOTLAND (ko3pm)

SOUTH of SCOTLAND LEAGUE CUP FINAL

Threave Rovers v Dalbeattie Star

SOUTH of SCOTLAND LEAGUE

Creetown v St cuthbert Wanderers

Crichton v Abbey Vale

Nithsdale Wanderers v Newton Stewart

Stranraer v Heston Rovers

Mid Annandale v Wigtown

EAST of SCOTLAND (ko2.30pm unless stated)

East of Scotland Cup FINAL (ko3pm)
Berwick Rangers v Gretna 2008
(At Shielfield Park)

Image Printers Cup 1st Round
Hawick RA v Vale of Leithen
2nd Round 
Civil Service Strollers v Ormiston

Alex Jack Cup 1st Round 
Stirling Uni v Eyemouth United
Central Taxis Premier LEAGUE
Heriot-Watt Uni v Edinburgh Uni
Lothian Thistle v Edinburgh City
Selkirk v Preston Athletic
Spartans v Tynecastle

Central Taxis Division  1
Easthouses Lily v Coldstrem
Gala Fairydean v Berwick Rangers Res
Kelso United v Peebles Rovers
Leith Athletic v Craigroyston

 
QUEENS FACE KILLIE CUP TIE

QUEEN of the South have been drawn at home to Kilmarnock in the 1st round of the Scottish FA Youth Cup.

The draw for the opening round of the competition was made in Glasgow and it has drawn Annan Athletic at  home to Dalbeattie Star. In the only other 1st round tie Threave Rovers travel to Stair Park to play Stranraer.

The competition is played on a regional basis until the later rounds when Rangers, Celtic and other SPL clubs will be taking part.

Ayr United, Coldstream, Gala Fairydean, Newton Stewart and St Cuthbert Wanderers all received byes.

The matches will be played on Sunday September 12.


SOUTH & EAST of SCOTLAND

RESULTS:

SOUTH of SCOTLAND

SATURDAY August 28

SOUTH LEAGUE CUP semi-final

Nithsdale Wanderers 1 Threave Rovers 4

Dalbeattie Star 3 Creetown 2

SOUTH of SCOTLAND LEAGUE

Abbey Vale 3 Heston Rovers 0

Crichton 3 Newton Stewart 1

Fleet Star 1 St Cuthbert Wanderers 7

Stranraer 2 Mid Annandale 4

EAST of SCOTLAND

 

SATURDAY AUGUST 28 

Central Taxis Premier League

Civil Service Strollers 0 Spartans 5

Edinburgh City 1 Vale of Leithen 1

Edinburgh Uni 1 Lothian Thistle 0

Preston Athletic 2 Heriot-Watt Uni 1

Tynecastle 1 Selkirk 2

Whitehill Welfare 2 Stirling Uni 2

Central Taxis Division 1

Berwick Rangers 1 Easthouses Lily 2

Coldstream 1 Leith Athletic 6

Craigroyston 5 Eyemouth United 0

Gala Fairydean 4 Peebles Rovers 0

Gretna 2008 3 Ormiston 0

Kelso United 4 Hawick RA 1

THREAVE - STAR CUP FINAL

THREAVE ROVERS romped to a 4-1 win over Nithsdale Wanderers to reach the final of the South League Cup. Rovers went ahead in the 2nd minute when Paul Cook shot home and then in 30 minutes Wanderers came back with an equaliser from Geoff Patterson.

But Scott Wilby shot home a penalty in the 55th minute after Andrew Donnelly was brought down and 10 minutes later Rovers were 3-1 up when Sam Warren’s free kick flashed into the net. Two minutes from time Danny Dunglinson shot home from inside the Nithsdale box.

Their opponents next Saturday at Meadow Park will be DALBEATTIE STAR who edged out Creetown 3-2 despite leading 3-0 with 30 minutes to play. Scott Milligan hit two in the first half for Star and then in the 56th minute Jak Dingwall headed number three. Liam Muir pulled one back for the

Ferrytoon side on the hour mark and Chris Mellon set up a grandstand finish with when he headed home in the 84th minute. But in the last minute Mellon was red-carded.

In the South of Scotland League MID ANNANDALE pulled off a shock 4-2 win over Stranraer with Nathan Muir hitting a hat-trick. It looked so different at the start with Angus Cochrane firing Stranraer into the lead in the 11th minute when he shot home a rebound which came off the Mids keeper.

But within 14 minutes Muir put Mids level when he scored with a header and nine minutes into the second half Adam Smith put the visitors into the lead for the first time. They went further ahead with Muir scoring in the 57th minute when he beat the offside trap and then in 75 minutes he was brought down inside the box by Martin McCalley. He immediately got back up and shot home to make it 4-1.

Three minutes from time sub Roddy Cooksley scored with a 15 yarder for the home side.

 Abbey Vale beat Heston .Rovers 3-0 with all the goals coming in the second half. Robert McCormack, touched the ball into the net in the 48th minute and then Stewart Cochrane headed home number two from a Robert McCormack corner.

In the 81st minute Cameron was sent off for a second yellow and Stevie Miller of Heston was also red-carded. A minute from time Keith Stenton was set up for the third by Mark Milligan who beat two defenders.

ST CUTHBERT WANDERERS were on a scoring spree and beat Fleet Star 7-1 with Colin Carnochan giving them the lead in the 21st minute with a penalty after Jordan Brown was brought down.

In the second half Ross McCrindle added a second in the 50th minute and further goals came from Carnochan, two from Craig Rudd and a sixth from Paul McClymont before Mattie McColm scored for Star. Brown made it seven in the dying minutes.

Crichton beat Newton Stewart 3-1 at Hospital Park with Newton ending with nine men after Lewis Richardson and Jamie McKie were sent off.

Newton went ahead early on with a Steven Beggs goal but Alan Clark, Jamie Little and Darren Johnstone sealed victory for the home side.

UNI LADS TOP OF CLASS

EDINBURGH Uni made it four in a row to stay top of  the East Premier League.

And boss Dougie Samuels says his scholars have made it the best ever start for the University side.

A James Brownie goal gave them a 1-0 win over Lothian Thistle to maintain their 100 per cent record.

Samuels said: “We didn’t play as well as we can but our defence was fantastic.

“It’s the best start in the history of the University and it’s fantastic for us.”

He added: “I think this is going to be the most competitive league ever. We reckoned that if we got eight wins as quickly as possible we would maintain our position.

“Our target was to get the eight wins in12 games and we’ve managed four wins in our first four games.”

And Samuels issued a warning: “We are still three or four players short because the University is not back yet and they are important ones. We can only get better.

“An added bonus is that we have had six different goal scorers.”

Second top SPARTANS crushed Civil Service Strollers 6-0 with wins also for Selkirk and Preston Athletic.

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WEDNESDAY NIGHT ROUNDUP

SOUTH of SCOTLAND

WEDNESDAY August 25

CREE LODGE CUP  West 2nd Round

St Cuthberts 3 Stranraer 2

East 2nd Round

Dalbeattie Star 0 Threave Rovers 2

Crichton 3 Nithsdale Wanderers 1

SOUTH of SCOTLAND LEAGUE

Fleet Star 2 Creetown 1

Heston Rovers 0 Mid Annandale 4

Newton Stewart 2 Wigtown 1

EAST OF SCOTLAND

CENTRAL TAXIS Premier League

Edinburgh City 0 Stirling Uni 2

Heriot-Watt Uni 0 Tynecastle 2

Lothian Thistle 3 Preston Athletic 2

Spartans 2 Vale of Leithen 0

BROWN HEADER SEALS IT FOR SAINTS

A STOPPAGE time header from Stevie Brown put St Cuthbert Wanderers into the West section semi-final of the Cree Lodge Cup. Saints beat Stranraer 3-2 despite trailing 2-0 with only 20 minutes left. 

They will meet Wigtown next month but they had to fight to the bitter end after Stranraer went ahead in six minutes when Stuart McColm found the net. Then in the 70th minute Ian Millar scored with a 20-yard free kick.

Saints fought back after this and Gary Redpath brought then back into the game with a left foot drive from the edge of the box. Craig Rudd hit the equaliser five minutes from time and then Brown headed home the winer in the second minute of stoppage time.

In the East section Threave Rovers beat Dalbeattie Star 2-0 to book their place in the semi-final against Crichton who defeated Nithsdale Wanderers 3-1.

Both sides had chances and Star had a goal chalked off but it fell to former Star striker Paul Cook to open the scoring when he fired home from close-in. Then 10 minutes from time Sean Milligan, another ex-Star player scored number two.

CRICHTON earned their place with a 3-1 win over Nithsdale. Ross Beattie opened the scoring in the 32nd minute and then Davie Thomson added number two, ten minutes after the interval. His shot10 minutes later was deflected into the net and then five minutes from time Geoff Patterson scored from a penalty for Wanderers.

In the South of Scotland League Fleet Star got their first win of the season by beating Creetown 2-1 in the shock of the night. Jordan Page put Star ahead in the 10th minute when he turned in a Stewart Currie cross but three minutes into the second half Darren Agnew equalised with a 15 yarder. Then in the 53rd minute Calum Wilson scored the goal of the game with a 25 yarder.

Mid Annandale beat Heston Rovers 4-0 with Carlos Crosbie hitting the opener in 18 minutes when he followed up a Chris Norvel shot. Nathan Muir hit two for Mids in the 30th and 57th minutes to put them on easy street and in the 70th minute Darren Notman added number four.

Newton Stewart beat Wigtown 2-1 thanks to a Taylor goal ten minutes from time to get revenge for a big 6-2 defeat last week.

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SOUTH & EAST ROUNDUP

RESULTS:

SOUTH of SCOTLAND

SATURDAY August 21st

SOUTH of SCOTLAND LEAGUE

Abbey Vale 1 Newton Stewart 3

Mid Annandale 2 Fleet Star 1

St Cuthbert Wanderers 6 Heston Rovers 0

Stranraer 2 Crichton 1

Threave Rovers 4 Creetown 2

Wigtown 0 Dalbeattie Star 0

EAST of SCOTLAND

SATURDAY August 21

IMAGE PRINTERS CUP 1st Round

Coldstream 4 Stirling Uni 2

Eyemouth United 2 Easthouses Lily 1

Gala Fairydean  2 Spartans 4 (AET)

Gretna 2008 1 Preston Athletic 0

Hawick RA P-P Vale of Leithen

Ormiston 2 Peebles Rovers 1

ALEX JACK CUP 1st Round

Heriot-Watt Unit 2 Tynecastle 3 (AET)

Kelso United 1 Lothian Thistle 5

Leith Athletic 4 Craigroyston 1

CENTRAL TAXIS Premier League

Edinburgh Uni 1 Whitehill Welfare 0

Selkirk 3 Civil Service Strollers 1

SOUTH/EAST ROUNDUP

A LAST gasp winner saw STRANRAER maintain their top of the table position in the South of Scotland. They came back from losing an early goal when Lee Taylor fired  Crichton into the lead in eight minutes with a screamer into the top corner of the net. But Craig Bradley equalised two minutes before the turn and then Derek Dougan got the winner two minutes into stoppage time.

DALBEATTIE STAR kept their unbeaten record but were held to a goal-less draw by a fighting Wigtown side. Star had the ball in the net in the last five minutes but Jak Dingwall’s strike was disallowed by the keeper.

THREAVE ROVERS beat Creetown 4-2 thanks to first half goals from Andrew Donnelly (2) and Paul Cook. But the Ferrytoon side shocked them with two goals in the 48th and 50th minutes from Ryan McKie and Scott Mazza but Sam Warren made sure of the points with 70th minute goal.

ST CUTHBERT WANDERERS thrashed Heston Rovers 6-0 with all the goals in the first half while NEWTON STEWART beat Abbey Vale 3-1; MID ANNANDALE beat Fleet Star 2-1 and

EXTRA TIME WINNER FOR SPARTANS

SPARTANS co-manager Mike Lawson praised super-sub Donal Henretty who fired them into the next round of the Image Printers Cup.

He scored twice in extra time as Gala Fairydean tested the Premier League champions but finally went down 4-2.

The co-boss said: “Donal came on and after we were forced into extra time he got the vital goals to see us through.”

Division 1 side Gala tired in the end but Lawson said: “We were two down to Gala with half an hour to go and defeat was staring us in the face.

“But the lads showed a lot of spirit to come back to come back like that. Gala fought hard and defended stoutly. We had most of the play but turned round still goal-less.”

He added: “Gala scored two quick goals and we were up against it. It’s hard to be critical for we had warned not to under-estimate them and we didn’t. We threw everything at them and finally wore them down in extra time. That’s when Donal did the damage and put us through.“

Gala struck in the first  10 minutes of the second half with Alan Smith getting both but Spartans came back with Keith McLeod and Omar Kader forced extra time.Henretty hit a goal in each half to clinch a 2nd round place.

Holders Gretna 2008 are also through with a 1-0 win over Preston Athletic from a league higher. A second half strike by Steven Degnan puts the Black and Whites through to the next round, away to Leith Athletic.

Other sides to reach the second round are Coldstream, Eyemouth United, and Ormiston.

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ANNAN FIGHT BACK FOR DRAW

ANNAN ATHLETIC 2 STRANRAER 2

HT- 1-2

Annan – Harty 13, Halsman 67; Stranraer Malcolm 3, Bouadji 7

ANNAN came back after losing two goals in a storming first six minutes.

And in the end they could have sneaked a win which would have given their first hat-trick of wins in their opening games.

The Galabank side had a dreadful start when a Scott Agnew few kick floated in, Craig Summersgill failed to get to it and Greg Malcolm headed home.

Worse was to follow four minutes later when Stranraer’s first corner came over and Frenchman Romuald Bouadji was unmarked and had only to prod the ball  home from a couple of yards.

But gradually Annan came back and in the 11th minute Ian Harty shot into the roof of the net after he was set up by Bryan Gilfillan following an Andy Aitken free kick.

Midway through the half John MacBeth brought a diving save from the Blues keeper David Mitchell and three minutes before the turn Harty and David Cox combined to break down the defence and the latter’s shot was only just stopped by the keeper.

The equaliser came in the 67th minute after some good work by Steven Sloan and then a cross Gilfillan which was headed into the net by Jordan Halmsman.

Annan had a great chance in the 86th minute to sneak the winner but Gilfillan’s shot went inches past the post.

Teams:

Annan Athletic - Summersgill; Muirhead, MacBeth, Neilson Aitken, Gilfillan, Sloan, Jack (Steele), Harty, Cox, Halsman (Walker 76). Subs not used Jamieson kpr; Jardine, Felvus.

Stranraer – D Mitchell; Gallagher, Sharp, Bouadji, Nicoll, Agnew, Winter, Murray  D (Mitchell 75) Moore (One 76), Malcolm, Noble (McColm 81). Subs not used – Marshall kpr; G Mitchell.

Attendance  - 671

Referee – Thomas Robertson

RESULTS:

SOUTH of SCOTLAND

WEDNESDAY August 18

CREE LODGE CUP West 1st Round

Fleet Star 0 St Cuthbert Wanderers 5

Stranraer 2 Creetown 1

2nd ROUND

Newton Stewart 2 Wigtown 6

1st ROUND East

Threave Rovers 2 Abbey Vale 0

Crichton 3 Mid Annandale 2

Heston Rovers 2 Nithsdale Wanderers 3

SEMI PLACE FOR WIGTOWN

WIGTOWN reached the semi-finals of the Cree Lodge Cup with a 6-2 win over Newton Stewart last night in the West section of the competition. They will meet the winners of the St Cuthbert Wanderers v Stranraer match after Saints beat Fleet Star 5-0 and Stranraer, the current holders, were 2-1 winners over Creetown.

In the East section it turned out to be a disappointing night for Heston Rovers playing their first ever game at their new Maryfield ground in Dumfries. They went down 3-2 to Nithsdale Wanderers despite leading 2-0 early in the second  half. Paul Cairney hit the winner for Wanderers.

In the other games Threave Rovers beat Abbey Vale  2-0 and Crichton edged out Mid Annandale 3-2.

EAST of SCOTLAND

WEDNESDAY August 18th

CENTRAL TAXIS Premier League

Stirling Uni 1 Spartans 2

Vale of Leithen 0 Selkirk 2

Whitehill Welfare 1 Edinburgh City 0

CENTRAL TAXIS Division 1

Berwick Rangers 0 Leith Athletic 4

Easthouses Lily 8 Peebles Rovers 1

Eyemouth United 2 Coldstream 1

Hawick RA 0 Gretna 2008 6

Ormiston 1 Craigroyston 2

SPARTANS STUN UNI SIDE 

Spartans brought Stirling Uni back to earth with a n 2 – 1 win away from home in the East Premier League

Selkirk, who were thrashed 6-0 by Stirling at the weekend came back to form and beat Vale of Leithen 2-0.

Whitehill Welfare also picked up three points with a 1 – 0 win over Edinburgh City.

In East Division 1 Gretna 2008 got their first East of Scotland Division 1 win with a 6-0 demolition job away to Hawick Royal Albert.

Top scorers on the night were Easthouses Lily who defeated Peebles Rovers 8 – 1.  There were 2 – 1 wins for Eyemouth United over Coldstream and Craigroyston over Ormiston while Leith Athletic Berwick Rangers.4-0.

TUESDAY August 17th

Central Taxis Premier League

Civil Service Strollers 0 Heriot-Watt Uni 2

Preston Athletic 0 Edinburgh Un 3

Tynecastle 0 Lothian Thistle 2

FIXTURES:

SATURDAY August 21st

SOUTH of SCOTLAND LEAGUE (ko3pm)

Abbey Vale v Newton Stewart

Mid Annandale v Fleet Star

St Cuthbert Wanderers v Heston Rovers

Stranraer v Crichton

Threave Rovers v Creetown

Wigtown v Dalbeattie Star

WEDNESDAY August 25 (ko6.30 unless stated)

CREE LODGE CUP 2nd Round

Fleet Star or St Cuthberts v Stranraer or Creetown

Dalbeattie Star v Threave or Abbey

Crichton or Mids v Heston or Nithsdale

SOUTH of SCOTLAND LEAGUE

Fleet or St Cuthberts v Stranraer or Creetown

Heston or Nithsdale v Crichton or Mids

Newton Stewart v Wigtown

EAST of SCOTLAND

SATURDAY August 21 (KO 2.30pm)

IMAGE PRINTERS CUP 1st Round

Coldstream v Stirling Uni

Eyemouth United v Easthouses Lily

Gala Fairydean v Spartans

Gretna 2008 v Preston Athletic

Hawick RA v Vale of Leithen

Ormiston v Peebles Rovers

ALEX JACK CUP 1st Round

Heriot-Watt Unit v Tynecastle

Kelso United v Lothian Thistle

Leith Athletic v Craigroyston

CENTRAL TAXIS Premier League

Edinburgh Uni v Whitehill Welfare

Selkirk v Civil Service Strollers

 

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SOUTH & EAST of SCOTLAND

RESULTS

SOUTH of SCOTLAND

SATURDAY August 14 

SOUTH LEAGUE CUP 2nd Round

St Cuthbert Wanderers 0 Threave Rovers 2

Dalbeattie Star 2 Heston Rovers 1

Creetown 8 Fleet Star 1

Nithsdale Wanderers 5 Stranraer 0

SOUTH OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE

Wigtown 2 Abbey Vale 1

Crichton 1 Mid Annandale 1

EAST of SCOTLAND

EAST PREMIER LEAGUE

Edinburgh Uni 2 Tynecastle 1

Lothian Thistle 1 Civil Service Str 2

Preston Athletic 3 Whitehill Welfare 2

Stirling Uni 6 Selkirk 0

Spartans 1 Edinburgh City 1

Vale of Leithen 1 Heriot Watt Uni 0

EAST DIVISION 1

Coldstream 3 Ormiston 1

Craigroyston 2 Gretna 2008 2

Eyemouth United v Berwick Rangers

Match ABANDONED

Kelso United 1 Easthouses Lily 2

Leith Athletic 6 Peebles Rovers 0

Gala Fairydean 4 Hawick RA 2

FIVE STAR NITHSDALE

NITHSDALE Wanderers pulled off the shock of the day in the South with a 5-0 win over South League Cup holders Stranraer to reach the semi-final of the competition.

Tommy Thomson put them ahead five minutes before the interval and the second half was easy for Wanderers. They scored four in an 18-minute spell starting with Davie Kennedy in 65 minutes and followed by Paul Cairney 10 minutes later, Paul Weir in 80 minutes and Jim Houston three minutes later.

THREAVE ROVERS also booked their place with a 2-0 win over St Cuthbert Wanderers. Andrew Donnelly headed the opener in 50 minutes and Sean Milligan side-footed the second into the net with 10 minutes left.

DALBEATTIE STAR struggled to a 2-1 win over Heston Rovers at Islecroft. Roman Soltys fired a shot low into the net in 26 minutes but Rovers came back with a Gary Tweedie equaliser in 62 minutes. Four minutes from time a Soltys shot came back off the post and Scott Milligan scored from the rebound.

CREETOWN stormed to an 8-1 win over Fleet Star to complete the semi final with Scott Mazza hitting a hat-trick. Liam Muir hit a brace and others came from Barry Curtis, Ryan McKie and an own goal. Davie McKie got Star’s goal froma 42nd minute penalty.

In the South League Crichton drew 1-1 with Mid Annandale and Wigtown beat Abbey Vale 2-1.

In the East Premier League champions Spartans were held to a 1-1 draw by Capital rivals Edinburgh City but newly promoted Stirling Unit beat Selkirk 6-0 in their first ever Premier match.

Uni were two up at the interval and dominated the second half to rattle in four more.

In East Division 1 Gretna and Craigroyston, both sides that expect to be in promotion contention this season, drew 2-2.

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S& E WEEKEND PREVIEW

EAST Premier league champions Spartans face a Capital ‘derby’ match against old rivals Edinburgh City to kick off their season.

And co-manager Mike Lawson warned: “Everyone will be out to get us this season.

“We’re there to be shot at after winning the league in successive years and also the Challenge Cup.”

Spartans lost their opener last season but went on to win the title.

Lawson added: “We don’t want to lose this year but we face City and then Stirling Uni. They are two very difficult games but we’ve a big squad and we’re ready.

“We’ve lost Dan Gerrard but we’ve brought in ex Alloa centre half Chris Towsley and Jack Beasley so I think we’ve really strengthened things.”

Newly promoted Stirling Uni are at home to Selkirk while in Division 1, likely promotion candidates Gretna 2008 are away to Craigroyston who just missed out last season.

In the South League Cup 2nd round holders St Cuthbert Wanderers are at home to Threave Rovers and Dalbeattie Star taken on Heston Rovers.

 

GRETNA BOSS EYES PROMOTION

 

GRETNA 2008 manager Stuart Rome says the big goal this season is to win promotion to the East of Scotland Premier League.

But the manager knows that it is going to be one of the toughest seasons in the club's short history.

They start off tomorrow with a Division 1 match against Craigroyston, who are being hailed as promotion candidates this season.

Rome said: "They are definitely going to be in for it and our aim is also promotion.

"It is a very tough start to the season but we have a very strong squad and we have had a tremendous pre-season programme with wins over Queen of the South and good results against a number of professional outfits."

He added: "What we have to guard against is dropping points against teams that we should be beating. This happened to us last season and it cost us promotion.

"I know that the season is never won or lost on the first day of the season but this game could go a long way to helping.

"Craigie have also had a very good start to the season and we will have to be at our best to get the points up there. Then on Wednesday we have an away match against Hawick Royal Albert."

The manager went on: "Hawick are very stuffy side and although they are a side you would want to take three points from, we can't take any chances.

"What we have done in pre-season, we must take into our opening games."

Rome is pleased with on-loan signing Steven Degnan who, he says, looks the part and leads the line well.

Degnan came from Queen of the South and has done well in the three pre-season matches he has played in, said the manager.

 


MIDEEK SOUTH RESULTS

WEDNESDAY August 11

SOUTH of SCOTLAND League
Abbey Vale 0 Dalbeattie Star 3
Fleet Star 1 Newton  Stewart 3
Nithsdale Wanderers 2 Mid Annandale 1
St Cuthbert Wanderers 3 Wigtown 0
Stranraer 3 Creetown 0
Threave Rovers 6 Crichton 1

SOUTH ROUNDUP

DALBEATTIE Star’s 3-0 win over Abbey Vale lifted them to the top of the South of Scotland League last night (WED). But they had to fight all the way against a stuffy Vale side.  Two first half goals came from Roman Soltys  after only 12 minutes and Grant Parker five minutes before the interval with Hugh Cameron hitting the third in 65 minutes.

THREAVE ROVERS came back to form with a 6-1 thrashing of Crichton at Meadow Park where Phil Middlemiss of Threave and Lee True of Crichton were sent off within a minute of each other with Threave leading 2-1 through goals from Andrew Donnelly and Paul Cook and Adam Johnstone hitting a penalty for the visitors. Danny Dunglinson hit two along with another from Donnelly and one from Jamie Struthers.  Donnelly missed completed his hat-trick when his penalty kick in the closing minutes hit the upright.

Newton Stewart beat Fleet Star 3-1 at Garries Park despite losing a in 18 minutes when Andy Gilston scored from close in. But a late revival by the Creesiders saw Johnny Fisher level the scores in the 70th minute and Calum Dunn putting them ahead five minutes later after he finished off a long throw-in. Three minutes from time Jamie McGhie scored the third from 10 yards.

 Nithsdale Wanderers were 2-1 winners over Mid Annandale who went ahead in the through a Chris Norvel strike in 22 minutes. But two goals, one on either side of the interval saw Wanderers pick up their first points of the season.

 Stranraer beat Creetown 3-0 at Stair Park and and St Cuthbert Wanderers beat  Wigtown  by a similar margin. Saints hit three goals in a five minute spell early to clinch the points.

They took the lead when Colin Carnochan struck a half volley from the edge of the box in the 15th minute and three minutes later Raymond Gordon scored a second from the edge of the box. Gordon scored his second goal in the 20th minute when he had only to tap the ball home. Wigtown’s Scott Forrester was sent off 10 minutes from time.

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SOUTH & EAST FIXTURES

FIXTURES:

SOUTH of SCOTLAND

WEDNESDAY August 11

SOUTH of SCOTLAND League
Abbey Vale v Dalbeattie Star 7pm
Fleet Star v Newton  Stewart 7pm
Nithsdale Wanderers v Mid Annandale 7pm
St Cuthbert Wanderers v Wigtown 7.30pm
Stranraer v Creetown 7.30pm
Threave Rovers v Crichton 7.30pm

SATURDAY August 14

SOUTH LEAGUE CUP 2nd Round (ko 3pm)

St Cuthbert Wanderers v Threave Rovers

Dalbeattie Star v Heston Rovers

Creetown v Fleet Star

Nithsdale Wanderers v Stranraer

SOUTH OF SCOTLAND LEAGUE (ko3pm)

Wigtown v Abbey Vale

Crichton v Mid Annandale

EAST of SCOTLAND

Friday August 13

East Division 1

Gala Fairydean v Hawick RA (ko7.30pm)

SATURDAY AUGUST 14

EAST PREMIER LEAGUE (ko2.30pm)

Preston Athletic v Whitehill Welfare

Edinburgh City v Tynecastle

Lothian Thistle v Civil Service Str

Vale of Leithen v Heriot-Watt Uni

Stirling Uni v Selkirk

Spartans v Edinburgh City

EAST DIVISION 1

Kelso United v Easthouses Lily

Leith Athletic v Peebles

Eyemouth United v Berwick Rangers

Coldstream v Ormiston

Craigroyston v Gretna 2008


SOUTH of SCOTLAND ROUNDUP

RESULTS:  

SOUTH of SCOTLAND

SATURDAY August 7
SOUTH LEAGUE Cup 1st Round
Newton Stewart 1 Threave Rovers 3
Dalbeattie Star 5 Crichton 1
Abbey Vale 0 Heston Rovers 3
Mid-Annandale 1 Creetown 3 (AET) 90m 1-1
Wigtown 0 Fleet Star 1

SOUTH of SCOTLAND League
Stranraer 1 Nithsdale Wanderers 0

MILLIGAN HAT-TRICK SEALS IT

A HAT-trick from Scott Milligan saw DALBEATTIE STAR  coast into the second round of the South League Cup and notch up their third win of the season.
Grant Parker shot them into the lead in 35 minutes with a deflected shot and Roman Soltys scored the second from 18 yards a minute before the turn.
Milligan then hit three in teh 56th, 80th and 84 minutes before Jamie Little scored a consolation 18-yarder a minute from time.

FLEET STAR pulled off a surprise 1-0 win over Wigtown to book their place in the next round. It was a 55th minute penalty from David McKie that sealed it for Star.

CREETOWN beat Mid Annandale 3-1 thanks to two extra time goals in their tie. Terry McKie put Creetown ahead in 19 minutes but in 71 minutes sub Darren Cowan forced extra time when his curling 20 yarder sailed into the net. But in 97 minutes Liam Muir headed the Ferrytoon side ahead and three minutes later Scott Mazza sealed the match with a close-in shot.

In the other 1st round ties HESTON ROVERS beat Abbey Vale 1-0 and THREAVE ROVERS beat Newton Stewart 3-1.

In the South League Stranraer beat Nithsdale Wanderers 1-0 thanks to an Angus Cochrane shot in 35 minutes.


SOUTH CHALLENGE CUP DRAW

SOUTH CHALLENGE CUP Draw

The draw for the SFA South Challenge Cup was made on Thursday night at the East of Scotland League Management Committee meeting.

South Section Round 1

Wigtown and Bladnoch v Newton Stewart

Gretna 2008 v Mid Annandale

St Cuthberts Wanderers v Crichton

Fleet Star v Glasgow University

Dalbeattie Star v Abbey Vale

Nithsdale v Creetown
BYES – Threave Rovers & Heston Rovers
South Section Round 2

St Cuthberts Wand or Crichton v Dalbeattie Star or Abbey Vale

Nithsdale or Creetown v Heston

Threave Rovers v Gretna 2008 or Mid Annandale

Fleet Star or Glasgow Uni v Wigtown or Newton Stewart

East Section Round 1

Edinburgh City v Tynecastle

Edinburgh Uni v Selkirk

Lothian Thistle v Easthouses

Peebles Rovers v Preston Athletic

Stirling Uni v Spartans

Ormiston v Whitehill Welfare

Burntisland Shipyard v Civil Service Strollers

East Section Round 2

Burntisland or Civil Service v Leith Athletic

Vale of Leithen v Hawick Royal Albert

Eyemouth United v Heriot-Watt Uni

Ormiston or Whitehill v Craigroyston

Edinburgh Uni or Selkirk v Coldstream

Lothian Thistle or Easthouses v Edinburgh City or Tynecastle

Stirling Uni or Spartans v Gala Fairydean

Peebles or Preston Athletic v Kelso United


SOUTH & EAST FIXTURES

FIXTURES:  

SATURDAY AUGUST 28th, 2010

SOUTH LEAGUE CUP semi-final

Nithsdale Wanderers v Threave Rovers

Dalbeattie Star v Creetown

SOUTH of SCOTLAND LEAGUE

Abbey Vale v Heston Rovers

Crichton v Newton Stewart

Fleet Star v St Cuthbert Wanderers

Stranraer v Mid Annandale

EAST of SCOTLAND

 

SATURDAY AUGUST 28

Central Taxis Premier League (ko2.30pm)

Civil Service Strollers v Spartans

Edinburgh City v Vale of Leithen

Edinburgh Uni v Lothian Thistle

Preston Athletic v Heriot-Watt Uni

Tynecastle v Selkirk

Whitehill Welfare v Stirling Uni

Central Taxis Division 1

Berwick Rangers v Easthouses Lily

Coldstream v Leith Athletic

Craigroyston v Eyemouth United

Gretna 2008 v Ormiston

Kelso United v Hawick RA

Peebles Rovers v Gala Fairydean

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