Saturday 4th November 2017
The Scottish Amateur Football Association Challenge Cup Competition
The Scottish Amateur Football Association Challenge Cup Competition
3rd Round Tie
Falkirk Community AFC v Oban Saints AFC
Alva Academy
Academy Avenue
Alva
FK12 5FE
Kick off 2.00pm
Referee Mr Joseph Todd
After home ties in rounds one and two Oban Saints take to the road this Saturday for an extremely difficult Scottish Amateur Cup third round tie against Central Scottish Amateur Football League Division 1A high fliers Falkirk Community.
Formerly Polmont and then Polmont Community, Saturday's opposition left the Stirling and District Amateur Football League for the Central Scottish Amateur Football League at the end of last season. Prior to the start of the 2017-18 season a deal was struck for a re-branding as Falkirk Community and for the club to take on the mantle of the amateur representatives of Falkirk FC which the club were naturally delighted to accept.
The Bairns currently occupy second top spot in the extremely competitive Central Scottish Amateur Football League Division 1A with fourteen points from their opening seven fixtures. Only two time East of Scotland Amateur Cup winners Steins Thistle have managed to take maximum points from the Bairns with wins against Mill United, Clydebank, Stirling City and league leaders Uddingston Anvil keeping them very much in the promotion hunt at this early stage in the league season.
In their domestic cup ties so far Falkirk have already exited the Cinema Cup losing out in a seven goal thriller at home to Division 1A Blantyre RGM. Their League Cup hopes also look to be hanging by a thread after Group Section Two defeats to Steins Thistle, Gartcosh United and Premier Division Eastfield.
In the major cup competitions the Bairns have safely negotiated the regional Scottish Amateur ties to book their place in the third round. After narrowly squeezing past Lothian and Edinburgh Championship side Musselburgh Windsor Falkirk had a considerably easier time in the second round away at Edina Hibs. The LEAFA Intermediate League (the lowest of the five divisions) outfit were no match for the Bairns who ran out comfortable 9 - 0 winners in Edinburgh.
It was also Lothian and Edinburgh Intermediate League opposition for Falkirk in the East of Scotland Amateur Cup. Following a first round bye Sporting Saughton were comfortably dispatched 10 - 0 at the Falkirk Community Stadium.
With Falkirk FC playing at home on Saturday, and preferred second home Stenhousemuir's Ochilview Park also unavailabe, home side Falkirk have been working hard to locate an alternative venue. The Bairns eventually settled on the 3G surface at Alva Academy which, although presenting the home side with a one hour plus round trip, at least ensures that the tie will go ahead on the scheduled date.
Saints Manager Alex Craik, like so many of his contemporaries, faces the usual mix of availability issues which should preserve his unenviable record of fielding a different starting eleven in every match so far this season.
Unlike almost every other cup competition in amateur football the Scottish Amateur Cup includes replays therefore a replay at Glencruitten will follow in seven days time if the two sides cannot be separated after ninety minutes.
Falkirk Community AFC results so far this season:-
Central Scottish Amateur Football League Division 1A
12th August 2017 Falkirk Community 5 - 1 Mill United
19th August 2017 Uddingston Anvil 3 - 6 Falkirk Community
9th September 2017 Falkirk Community 2 - 2 Tullibody Community
16th September 2017 Steins Thistle 4 - 2 Falkirk Community
23rd September 2017 Stirling City 2 - 3 Falkirk Community
7th October 2017 Falkirk Community 3 - 3 Bridgewater
21st October 2017 Falkirk Community 4 - 1 Clydebank AFC
Central Scottish Amateur Football League Cup
1st Round
Group Section 2
16th August 2017 Falkirk Community 1 - 4 Steins Thistle
23rd August 2017 Gartcosh United 3 - 2 Falkirk Community
30th August 2017 Eastfield 5 - 2 Falkirk Community
Central Scottish Amateur Football League Cinema Cup
1st Round
Bye
2nd Round
26th August 2017 Falkirk Community 3 - 4 Blantyre RGM
Scottish Amateur Cup
1st Round
2nd September 2017 Falkirk Community 2 - 1 Musselburgh Windsor
2nd Round
30th September 2017 Edina Hibs 0 - 9 Falkirk Community
3rd Round
4th November 2017 Falkirk Community v Oban Saints
East of Scotland Amateur Cup
1st Round
Bye
2nd Round
28th October 2017 Falkirk Community 10 - 0 Sporting Saughton
3rd Round
18th November 2017 Draw to be made on 10th November
Falkirk Community recent league finishes as Polmont and Polmont Community:-
Stirling and District Amateur Football Association
2011-12 Division Three 12th
2012-13 Division Three Champions (Promoted)
2013-14 Division Two 2nd (Promoted)
2014-15 Division One 5th
2015-16 Division One 2nd (Promoted)
2016-17 Premier Division 4th
Falkirk Community AFC v Oban Saints AFC
Alva Academy
Academy Avenue
Alva
FK12 5FE
Kick off 2.00pm
Referee Mr Joseph Todd
After home ties in rounds one and two Oban Saints take to the road this Saturday for an extremely difficult Scottish Amateur Cup third round tie against Central Scottish Amateur Football League Division 1A high fliers Falkirk Community.
Formerly Polmont and then Polmont Community, Saturday's opposition left the Stirling and District Amateur Football League for the Central Scottish Amateur Football League at the end of last season. Prior to the start of the 2017-18 season a deal was struck for a re-branding as Falkirk Community and for the club to take on the mantle of the amateur representatives of Falkirk FC which the club were naturally delighted to accept.
The Bairns currently occupy second top spot in the extremely competitive Central Scottish Amateur Football League Division 1A with fourteen points from their opening seven fixtures. Only two time East of Scotland Amateur Cup winners Steins Thistle have managed to take maximum points from the Bairns with wins against Mill United, Clydebank, Stirling City and league leaders Uddingston Anvil keeping them very much in the promotion hunt at this early stage in the league season.
In their domestic cup ties so far Falkirk have already exited the Cinema Cup losing out in a seven goal thriller at home to Division 1A Blantyre RGM. Their League Cup hopes also look to be hanging by a thread after Group Section Two defeats to Steins Thistle, Gartcosh United and Premier Division Eastfield.
In the major cup competitions the Bairns have safely negotiated the regional Scottish Amateur ties to book their place in the third round. After narrowly squeezing past Lothian and Edinburgh Championship side Musselburgh Windsor Falkirk had a considerably easier time in the second round away at Edina Hibs. The LEAFA Intermediate League (the lowest of the five divisions) outfit were no match for the Bairns who ran out comfortable 9 - 0 winners in Edinburgh.
It was also Lothian and Edinburgh Intermediate League opposition for Falkirk in the East of Scotland Amateur Cup. Following a first round bye Sporting Saughton were comfortably dispatched 10 - 0 at the Falkirk Community Stadium.
With Falkirk FC playing at home on Saturday, and preferred second home Stenhousemuir's Ochilview Park also unavailabe, home side Falkirk have been working hard to locate an alternative venue. The Bairns eventually settled on the 3G surface at Alva Academy which, although presenting the home side with a one hour plus round trip, at least ensures that the tie will go ahead on the scheduled date.
Saints Manager Alex Craik, like so many of his contemporaries, faces the usual mix of availability issues which should preserve his unenviable record of fielding a different starting eleven in every match so far this season.
Unlike almost every other cup competition in amateur football the Scottish Amateur Cup includes replays therefore a replay at Glencruitten will follow in seven days time if the two sides cannot be separated after ninety minutes.
Falkirk Community AFC results so far this season:-
Central Scottish Amateur Football League Division 1A
12th August 2017 Falkirk Community 5 - 1 Mill United
19th August 2017 Uddingston Anvil 3 - 6 Falkirk Community
9th September 2017 Falkirk Community 2 - 2 Tullibody Community
16th September 2017 Steins Thistle 4 - 2 Falkirk Community
23rd September 2017 Stirling City 2 - 3 Falkirk Community
7th October 2017 Falkirk Community 3 - 3 Bridgewater
21st October 2017 Falkirk Community 4 - 1 Clydebank AFC
Central Scottish Amateur Football League Cup
1st Round
Group Section 2
16th August 2017 Falkirk Community 1 - 4 Steins Thistle
23rd August 2017 Gartcosh United 3 - 2 Falkirk Community
30th August 2017 Eastfield 5 - 2 Falkirk Community
Central Scottish Amateur Football League Cinema Cup
1st Round
Bye
2nd Round
26th August 2017 Falkirk Community 3 - 4 Blantyre RGM
Scottish Amateur Cup
1st Round
2nd September 2017 Falkirk Community 2 - 1 Musselburgh Windsor
2nd Round
30th September 2017 Edina Hibs 0 - 9 Falkirk Community
3rd Round
4th November 2017 Falkirk Community v Oban Saints
East of Scotland Amateur Cup
1st Round
Bye
2nd Round
28th October 2017 Falkirk Community 10 - 0 Sporting Saughton
3rd Round
18th November 2017 Draw to be made on 10th November
Falkirk Community recent league finishes as Polmont and Polmont Community:-
Stirling and District Amateur Football Association
2011-12 Division Three 12th
2012-13 Division Three Champions (Promoted)
2013-14 Division Two 2nd (Promoted)
2014-15 Division One 5th
2015-16 Division One 2nd (Promoted)
2016-17 Premier Division 4th
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| Falkirk Community AFC |
Oban Saints 2017 - 18 Scottish Amateur Cup Campaign
1st Round
2nd September 2017 Oban Saints 4 - 0 Mauchline United
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| Shaun MacIver's shot flies past Andrew Clark to opening the scoring |
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| Craig MacEwan and Fraser MacFarlane congratulate Shaun MacIver on his opening goal |
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| Graham Douglas collects a free-kick |
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| Craig MacEwan slots away Ally McKerracher's through ball to double the lead |
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| Ally McKerracher and Craig MacEwan celebrate Saints second goal |
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| Shaun MacIver with Ryan O'Donnell and David Howat in attendance |
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| Andrew Clark saves from Ally McKerracher |
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| Andrew Clark saves Willie Gemmell's free-kick |
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| Craig MacEwan seals his hat-trick and rounds off the scoring at 4 - 0 |
2nd Round
30th September 2017 Oban Saints 6 - 0 Plains
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| Fraser MacFarlane opens the scoring |
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| Fraser MacFarlane celebrates his goal |
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| Donald Campbell nets the first of his three goals |
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| Donald Campbell, Craig MacEwan, Keith Millar, Scott Maitland and Fraser MacFarlane celebrate Saints second goal |
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| Matthew Kelly hurdles a challenge from Anthony Traynor |
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| Donald Campbell adds his second goal |
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| Donald Campbell celebrates his second goal |
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| Donald Campbell lifts the ball over Darren Hunter to seal his hat-trick |
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