Saturday 17th December 2016
West of Scotland Amateur Cup
East Kilbride AFC v Oban Saints AFC
K-Park Training Academy
Calderglen
East Kilbride G75 0QZ
Kick off 3pm
Referee Mr Ross Holms
Calderglen
East Kilbride G75 0QZ
Referee Mr Ross Holms
Stop/Start
Oban Saints stop/start season continued last Saturday with the late cancellation of their Scottish Amateur Football League Jimmy Marshall Trophy second round match against Port Glasgow Old Boy's Union. The early indications were that the grass park at Parklea had managed to withstand the heavy rain during the week however, with the Saints squad on the mini-bus and ready to depart, word came through from Port Glasgow that Inverclyde Council had declared the surface unfit for play leading to the tie being postponed for a second time.West of Scotland Amateur Cup
Saints final match of 2016 is an away trip to the familiar surroundings of East Kilbride. Saints have made the journey to Scotland's first new town four times already this calendar year and have yet to taste defeat. Cup wins against East Kilbride Rolls Royce and East Kilbride FC Amateurs were followed up with a league win against the Rolly and a highly creditable draw for a severely depleted Saints side against eventual Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division Champions East Kilbride FC Amateurs.
Saints opponents for this Saturday's West of Scotland Amateur Cup fourth round tie are Central Scottish Amateur Football League high fliers, and old friends, East Kilbride. With only two defeats in eighteen competitive fixtures East Kilbride are in a rich vein of form which has them sitting currently in fourth place in the Central Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division as the league's only unbeaten team besides runaway leaders Colville Park. East Kilbride's recent league inactivity due to cup commitments has seen them overtaken by Harestanes and Cambusnethan Talbot in the league race, however four games in hand leave them well placed to mount a serious challenge in what looks to be a fascinating battle for second place behind odds-on title favourites Colville Park.
East Kilbride showed their class to take the scalp of the seemingly invincible Colville Park in the Central Scottish Amateur Football League Bunrigh Trophy third round before succumbing to their first defeat of the season in the semi-finals of the same competition against the impressive Southside of Division 1A. East Kilbride's only other reverse so far came last Saturday in the fourth round of the Scottish Amateur Cup against another of Saints great friends Greenock High School Former Pupils. After a 1 - 1 draw in Greenock East Kilbride failed to capitalise on home advantage tumbling out of the cup after a goal in each half from the men from the tail o' the bank.
Saints and East Kilbride have a friendship going back many years with the South Lanarkshire boys regular pre-season visitors to Oban. Saints hold the upper hand in recent years fighting back from a 2 - 0 half time deficit to win 3 - 2 in 2015 before battling out a highly entertaining 0 - 0 draw in this year's July encounter. With a place in the fifth round of the West of Scotland Cup at stake friendships will be put aside for the afternoon where the tie must be decided. If the sides cannot be separated after ninety minutes extra time and penalty kicks will be required to decide who will progress.
East Kilbride AFC results so far this season:-
Central Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division
13th August 2016 Bannockburn 2 - 2 East Kilbride
17th August 2016 Cambusnethan Talbot 0 - 0 East Kilbride
20th August 2016 East Kilbride 2 - 1 Drumchapel Amateurs
31st August 2016 Harestanes 3 - 4 East Kilbride
24th September 2016 East Kilbride v Haldane United Walkover to East Kilbride
8th October 2016 Eastfield 0 - 3 East Kilbride
Central Scottish Amateur Football League Bunrigh Trophy
1st Round
Bye
2nd Round
Bye
3rd Round
27th August 2016 Colville Park 0 - 3 East Kilbride
Quarter Final
29th October 2016 East Kilbride 2 - 2 Bridgewater
East Kilbride win 4 - 3 on penalty kicks
Semi Final
15th November 2016 East Kilbride 2 - 3 Southside
Central Scottish Amateur Football League Cinema Cup
1st Round
Bye
2nd Round
12th November 2016 East Kilbride 4 - 4 Bannockburn
East Kilbride win 3 - 1 on penalty kicks
3rd Round
26th November 2016 East Kilbride 5 - 3 Haldane United
West of Scotland Amateur Cup
1st Round
17th September 2016 East Kilbride 7 - 0 Calton YMCA
2nd Round
22nd October 2016 Albion 1 - 13 East Kilbride
3rd Round
19th November 2016 Broomhouse 0 - 4 East Kilbride
Scottish Amateur Cup
1st Round
Bye
2nd Round
1st October East Kilbride 6 - 0 Croftfoot Parish Church
3rd Round
5th November 2016 Bridgend 1 - 5 East Kilbride
4th Round
3rd December 2016 Greenock HSFP 1 - 1 East Kilbride
East Kilbride AFC recent Central Scottish Amateur Football League finishes:-
2008-09 Division 1A 11th
2009-10 Division 1A 11th
2010-11 Division 1A 8th
2011-12 Division 1A 10th
2012-13 Division 1A 8th
2013-14 Division 1A 11th
2014-15 Division 1A Champions (Promoted) and McAvoy & McIntyre Trophy Winners
2015-16 Premier Division 5th and McAvoy & McIntyre Trophy Winners
Saints will kick off 2017 with a home Scottish Amateur Cup fifth round tie against Westdyce of the Aberdeenshire Amateur Football Association Divison Two East. Westdyce booked their trip to Oban with a 2 - 0 home replay win over Strathmiglo United of the Kingdom Caledonian Amateur Football League following a 1 - 1 draw in Strathmiglo. The tie is scheduled for Saturday 7th January.
Saints opponents for this Saturday's West of Scotland Amateur Cup fourth round tie are Central Scottish Amateur Football League high fliers, and old friends, East Kilbride. With only two defeats in eighteen competitive fixtures East Kilbride are in a rich vein of form which has them sitting currently in fourth place in the Central Scottish Amateur Football League Premier Division as the league's only unbeaten team besides runaway leaders Colville Park. East Kilbride's recent league inactivity due to cup commitments has seen them overtaken by Harestanes and Cambusnethan Talbot in the league race, however four games in hand leave them well placed to mount a serious challenge in what looks to be a fascinating battle for second place behind odds-on title favourites Colville Park.
East Kilbride showed their class to take the scalp of the seemingly invincible Colville Park in the Central Scottish Amateur Football League Bunrigh Trophy third round before succumbing to their first defeat of the season in the semi-finals of the same competition against the impressive Southside of Division 1A. East Kilbride's only other reverse so far came last Saturday in the fourth round of the Scottish Amateur Cup against another of Saints great friends Greenock High School Former Pupils. After a 1 - 1 draw in Greenock East Kilbride failed to capitalise on home advantage tumbling out of the cup after a goal in each half from the men from the tail o' the bank.
Saints and East Kilbride have a friendship going back many years with the South Lanarkshire boys regular pre-season visitors to Oban. Saints hold the upper hand in recent years fighting back from a 2 - 0 half time deficit to win 3 - 2 in 2015 before battling out a highly entertaining 0 - 0 draw in this year's July encounter. With a place in the fifth round of the West of Scotland Cup at stake friendships will be put aside for the afternoon where the tie must be decided. If the sides cannot be separated after ninety minutes extra time and penalty kicks will be required to decide who will progress.
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| East Kilbride AFC 2016-17 |
East Kilbride AFC results so far this season:-
13th August 2016 Bannockburn 2 - 2 East Kilbride
17th August 2016 Cambusnethan Talbot 0 - 0 East Kilbride
20th August 2016 East Kilbride 2 - 1 Drumchapel Amateurs
31st August 2016 Harestanes 3 - 4 East Kilbride
24th September 2016 East Kilbride v Haldane United Walkover to East Kilbride
8th October 2016 Eastfield 0 - 3 East Kilbride
Central Scottish Amateur Football League Bunrigh Trophy
1st Round
Bye
2nd Round
Bye
3rd Round
27th August 2016 Colville Park 0 - 3 East Kilbride
Quarter Final
29th October 2016 East Kilbride 2 - 2 Bridgewater
East Kilbride win 4 - 3 on penalty kicks
Semi Final
15th November 2016 East Kilbride 2 - 3 Southside
Central Scottish Amateur Football League Cinema Cup
1st Round
Bye
2nd Round
12th November 2016 East Kilbride 4 - 4 Bannockburn
East Kilbride win 3 - 1 on penalty kicks
3rd Round
26th November 2016 East Kilbride 5 - 3 Haldane United
West of Scotland Amateur Cup
1st Round
17th September 2016 East Kilbride 7 - 0 Calton YMCA
2nd Round
22nd October 2016 Albion 1 - 13 East Kilbride
3rd Round
19th November 2016 Broomhouse 0 - 4 East Kilbride
Scottish Amateur Cup
1st Round
Bye
1st October East Kilbride 6 - 0 Croftfoot Parish Church
3rd Round
5th November 2016 Bridgend 1 - 5 East Kilbride
3rd December 2016 Greenock HSFP 1 - 1 East Kilbride
4th Round Replay
10th December 2016 East Kilbride 0 - 2 Greenock HSFP
10th December 2016 East Kilbride 0 - 2 Greenock HSFP
East Kilbride AFC recent Central Scottish Amateur Football League finishes:-
2008-09 Division 1A 11th
2009-10 Division 1A 11th
2010-11 Division 1A 8th
2011-12 Division 1A 10th
2012-13 Division 1A 8th
2013-14 Division 1A 11th
2014-15 Division 1A Champions (Promoted) and McAvoy & McIntyre Trophy Winners
2015-16 Premier Division 5th and McAvoy & McIntyre Trophy Winners
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| Dene Cassells comes close to breaking the deadlock in July's friendly encounter at Glencruitten |
Scottish Amateur Cup
Saints will kick off 2017 with a home Scottish Amateur Cup fifth round tie against Westdyce of the Aberdeenshire Amateur Football Association Divison Two East. Westdyce booked their trip to Oban with a 2 - 0 home replay win over Strathmiglo United of the Kingdom Caledonian Amateur Football League following a 1 - 1 draw in Strathmiglo. The tie is scheduled for Saturday 7th January.
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