A total of 18 teams with the best disciplinary records across the Scottish Professional Football League, Scottish Highland Football League and Scottish Lowland Football League will be rewarded with Scottish FA Fair Play Award payments ahead of the new season.

Following the compilation of the 2013/14 Review of Player Misconduct, the teams that finished first, second and third in the disciplinary table for each league will receive payments of £5,000, £3,750 and £1,250 respectively. The three clubs that will receive payments in the Scottish Sun Lowland League are: 

1. Gala Fairydean Rovers FC (£5,000) 
2. Dalbeattie Star FC (£3,750) 
3. Spartans FC (£1,250)

Scottish FA President, Campbell Ogilvie, said “It’s important to encourage fair play across the game, and we believe that offering incentives to clubs, and recognising their efforts, helps to foster and encourage fair play.

“We are delighted to issue Scottish FA Fair Play Award payments to 18 teams across the six senior leagues ahead of the new season.”

Last week the draw for the Preliminary Round of the Scottish Cup took place, full details of this are below.  Continue reading “Scottish Cup: Preliminary round draw” →

The Scottish Lowland Football League is delighted to be awarded funding from the Scottish Football Partnership to purchase defibrillator machines for their member clubs. Continue reading “League receives funding for Defibrillators” →

Newcomers East Kilbride lifted the South Challenge Cup this afternoon, comfortably beating Dalbeattie Star 2-0 in a great game at Palmerston Park.

Dalbeattie had the better of the chances and just as it looked like both teams were going in level at half time Chris McDougall popped up in the Star box and slotted the ball low passed the keeper to give East Kilbride the advantage half time advantage.

McDougall was causing all sort of problems for the Star defence and shortly after the restart he was fouled in the box Kieran Daw, leaving the referee no option other that to award a penalty.

Mark Templeton stepped up and showed great composure when he converted the spot kick to seal the victory.

You can listen to East Kilbride’s head coach Iain Kings’ thoughts on the victory below.

Dalbeattie Star and East Kilbride go head to head tomorrow in the final of the South Region Challenge Cup.

Both teams have had a very good run in the Lowland League and Star boss Paul McGinley said “This match will be a massive challenge for us as this has been a competition totally dominated by East of Scotland clubs for the past 40 years or so, in its present format and when it was the South Qualifying Cup before that, so history will be created as there will be a new name on the trophy.

“We have had some great games against East Kilbride already this season and they are a team very much like ourselves, they play good football and are very attack minded. The whole club is run the right way, from the Manager, the Coaches, the players and the Committee, very professionally.”

Iain King, Head Coach for newcomers East Kilbride, said “This match will be the final stop on what has been a thrilling journey for East Kilbride FC in our first season as a senior club.

“We set out to become respected in the Scottish Sun Lowland League and establish ourselves alongside clubs steeped in history like our rivals Dalbeattie Star who were born 109 years ago.

“I feel we more than achieved that and to reach the semi-finals of the League Cup and the Final of the flagship 40-team SFA Challenge Cup saw us exceed our own expectations if I am honest.”

Both teams go into the final refreshed, and with their full squad available.

All the action kicks of at 3:00pm at Palmerston Park, Dumfries.

Entry is £5 for adults and £3 for concessions.