Inside Left previews another busy week ahead in Scottish football. Celtic are in European action, while closer to home, it could be all-change in the First division. There’s also action in the Second and Third division, and hopefully there’ll be no fog this time in the match between Clyde and Livingston.
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The Week in Scottish Football
Monday, November 30th, 2009Four to Follow – Week 43
Friday, October 23rd, 2009It’s back to earth with a bump this week for the Old Firm as League action resumes. The Second round of the Scottish Cup also takes place this weekend, so there’s plenty to get our teeth into as we pick the four games you should follow. (more…)
ALBA Challenge Cup Second Round Results
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009It took a last minute goal from Peter Watson to secure a place in the next round for Annan, and Elgin City score three times in the second half to edge out league leaders Albion Rovers 3-0 at Borough Briggs.
Elsewhere there where no real upsets or surprises, with the First Division sides all going through. Dundee beat Cowdenbeath, with Leigh Griffiths, Gary Harkins and Mickael Antoine-Curier getting on the scoresheet. Partick Thistle trash Forfar Athletic 6-1 to secure their place in the Quarter Finals and there where wins for Caley, Ross County and Queen of the South.
The full results are as follows, with links to the BBC website.
Annan Athletic 1-0 East Stirling Cowdenbeath 0-3 Dundee Dunfermline 1-2 Queen of South Elgin 3-0 Albion Forfar 1-6 Partick Thistle Inverness CT 3-0 Stranraer Ross County 2-1 Morton Stirling 3-1 Stenhousemuir
The Quarter Final games will be played on Sunday 6 September.
ALBA Challenge Cup Second Round
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009Far away from the dizzy heights of European football, there’s a few other teams hoping to progress in their Cup runs this season.
The Second Round of the ALBA Challenge Cup takes place this evening across Scotland. With defending champions Airdrie knocked out in the previous round, the surviving First Division sides remaining in the competition face some stern challenges.
There’s two all First Division fixtures: Queen of the South, winners in 2003 take on Dunfermline. Pars manager Jim McIntyre has no injury worries ahead of tonights game, although Willie Gibson is out through suspension.
Ross County, currently second in the First Division after two games take on bottom side Morton up in Dingwall, while Partick Thistle and Dundee take on Second and Third Division opposition in the shape of Cowdenbeath (promoted to the Second following the relegation of Livingston) and Forfar Athletic.
Annan Athletic take on fellow Third Division side East Stirlingshire for the second time this season: the Dumfries side lost 1-0 to the Shire last weekend (despite East Stirlingshire being down to 10-men), Steven McGuire getting the only goal of the game.
Last year’s bottom club Elgin City are at home to Third Division league leaders Albion Rovers, and Stirling take on Stenhousemuir in the only all Second Division fixture.
Lastly, two sides who suffered relegation last season meet up. Inverness Caley, relegated from the SPL welcome Stranraer, who where relegated from the Second Division in May.
Full Fixture list (and our predictions)
Annan Athletic v East Stirling (0-1) Cowdenbeath v Dundee (0-2) Dunfermline v Queen of South (2-1) Elgin City v Albion Rovers (0-2) Forfar v Partick Thistle (1-3) Inverness CT v Stranraer (2-0) Ross County v Morton (1-0) Stirling v Stenhousemuir (2-1)
