Saturday 3rd February 2018
The Scottish Amateur Football Association Challenge Cup Competition
Sixth Round Tie
Kilbride Thistle v Oban Saints
Kilwinning Sports Club
Pennyburn Road
Kilwinning
KA13 6LF
Kick off 1pm
Referee Mr Scott Bunting
The latest installment in Oban Saints Scottish Amateur Cup adventures takes them to "the crossroads of Ayrshire" and the medieval abbey town of Kilwinning where they will face Kilbride Thistle of the Ayrshire Amateur Football Association Premier League.
Scottish Cup
After receiving a first round bye, Kilbride Thistle commenced their very impressive 2017-18 Scottish Amateur Cup run so far with a 3 - 0 away win at fellow Ayrshire men and Division Two table toppers Heathside. This was followed by a mightily impressive 4 - 0 home win against Saints Scottish Amateur Football League colleagues and 2015-16 Premier Division Champions East Kilbride FC Amateurs.
The fourth round saw Thistle on their travels to Loganlea United of the Stirling and District Amateur Football Association Premier Divison with the West Kilbride men returning from Addiewell with a 3 - 1 victory under their belts.
Perhaps the most eye catching of all Kilbride Thistle's impressive Scottish Amateur Cup results came four weeks ago in the fifth round when they put three without reply past Central Scottish Amateur Football League side Campsie Minerva who themselves have been in a rich vein of form and are currently challenging at the top of the Premier Division.
League
Since joining the Ayrshire Amateur Football Association in 2011 Kilbride Thistle have made rapid progress up the league ladder gaining successive promotions to lift them from Division Four to the Premier League.
The 2012-13 season saw Thistle win their first silverware when they captured the Division Three title dropping just nine points to take the title from closest rivals Netherthird.
After reaching the Premier League in 2015 the West Kilbride men produced some solid performances to achieve 7th and 5th place finishes in the next two seasons and consolidate their position in Ayrshire's top flight.
Thistle currently occupy fifth place in the twelve team Premier Division where they hope to join Hurlford and Shortlees in mounting a challenge on the supremacy of reigning Champions and perennial league winners Hurlford Thistle.
Cups
Despite their impressive showing in the Scottish Amateur Cup and their progress to the quarter finals of the Ayrshire Amateur Football Association Donsport Trophy Kilbride Thistle haven't fared quite so well in the other cup competitions.
A second round exit of the Ayrshire Cup at the hands of First Division table toppers Stewarton United on 2nd September was followed seven days later by a James Scott Trophy first round penalty shoot-out defeat to Largs Thistle of the Second Division.
A disappointing run of results for the West Kilbride men was completed on their very next outing with more penalty shoot-out agony this time in the West of Scotland Amateur Cup. After finishing level at 2 - 2 after ninety minutes, a further thirty minutes of football couldn't separate Thistle and Uddingston and the Strathclyde Saturday Morning Amateur Football League new boys prevailed on penalties. Thistle, however, didn't have long to wait to get their season back on track and got their Scottish Amateur Cup campaign off to a flyer two weeks later against Heathside.
Kilwinning
With facilities scarce in West Kilbride, Kilbride Thistle play the majority of their fixtures in Kilwinning or Saltcoats. Saturday's tie will take place at Kilwinning Sports Club where Saints will have to raise their game considerably from last Tuesday night's lack lustre Scottish Amateur Football League Jimmy Marshall Trophy display against Lochgilphead Red Star if they are to have any chance of maintaining their interest in this season's national cup competition. Unlike almost every other cup competition in amateur football the Scottish Amateur Cup includes replays therefore a re-match will follow at Glencruitten in seven days time if the two sides cannot be separated after ninety minutes.
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Kilbride Thistle 2016-17
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Kilbride Thistle's season so far:-
Ayrshire Amateur Football Association Premier League
12th August 2017 Hurlford Thistle 4 - 1 Kilbride Thistle
14th August 2017 Kilbride Thistle 4 - 1 West Kilbride
19th August 2017 Kilbride Thistle 0 - 4 Shortlees
23rd August 2017 Kilbride Thistle 3 - 1 Ardrossan Castle Rovers
14th October 2017 Kilbride Thistle 10 - 0 Carrick
21st October 2017 Cumnock 2 - 2 Kilbride Thistle
11th November 2017 Shortlees 5 - 5 Kilbride Thistle
18th November 2017 Tarbolton 2 - 2 Kilbride Thistle
25th November 2017 Kilbride Thistle 3 - 1 Galston United
Ayrshire Amateur Football Association Ayrshire Cup
1st Round
26th August 2017 Kilbride Thistle 5 - 2 Symington Caledonian
2nd Round
2nd September 2017 Kilbride Thistle 0 -2 Stewarton United
Ayrshire Amateur Football Association James Scott Trophy
1st Round
9th September 2017 Largs Thistle 1 - 1 Kilbride Thistle (3 - 3 AET)
(Largs Thistle win 6 - 5 on penalty kicks)
Ayrshire Amateur Football Association Donsport Trophy
7th October 2017 Kilbride Thistle 6 - 1 Heathside
2nd Round
13th January 2018 Largs Thistle 2 - 3 Kilbride Thistle
Quarter Finals
Onthank v Kilbride Thistle
Scottish Amateur Cup
1st Round
Bye
2nd Round
30th September 2017 Heathside 0 - 3 Kilbride Thistle
3rd Round
4th November 2017 Kilbride Thistle 4 - 0 East Kilbride FC Amateurs
4th Round
9th December 2017 Loganlea 1 - 3 Kilbride Thistle
5th Round
6th January 2018 Kilbride Thistle 3 - 0 Campsie Minerva
6th Round
3rd February 2018 Kilbride Thistle v Oban Saints
West of Scotland Amateur Cup
1st Round
Bye
2nd Round
16th September 2017 Uddingston 2 - 2 Kilbride Thistle (2 - 2 AET)
(Uddingston win 4 - 2 on penalty kicks)
Kilbride Thistle's recent Ayrshire Amateur Football Association finishes:-
2011 - 12 Fourth Division 2nd (Promoted)
2012 - 13 Third Division Champions (Promoted)
2013 - 14 Second Division 4th (Promoted)
2014 - 15 First Division 2nd (Promoted)
2015 - 16 Premier League 7th
2016 - 17 Premier League 5th
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 |
3rd Round
4th November 2017 Falkirk Community 3 - 3 Oban Saints
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| Team Captains Donald Campbell and Jack Stickler with Referee Joseph Todd |
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| Marc Maccallum |
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| Steven MacLeod and James Stevenson |
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| Graham Douglas |
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| Alex Craik and Callan Kerr |
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| Willie Gemmell and Callan Kerr |
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| Shaun MacIver and Ryan Donnelly |
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| Campbell Geddes saves Willie Gemmell's free-kick |
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| Craig MacEwan heads home Shaun MacIver's corner kick to level the scores at 1 - 1 |
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| Craig MacEwan and Shaun MacIver celebrate Craig's goal |
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| Shaun MacIver comes off worse in a clash with Scott Wright |
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| Steven MacLeod and Ryan Donnelly |
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| Scott Wright heads wide |
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| Myles McAuley |
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| Donald Campbell brings Saints level at 2 - 2 |
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| Craig MacEwan and Willie Gemmell congratulate Donald Campbell on his goal |
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| Donald Campbell puts Saints into a 3 - 2 lead |
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| Donald Campbell |
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| Craig MacEwan and Donald Campbell celebrate Donald's second goal |
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| Grant Plenderleith's stoppage time cross evades Alex Craik, Blair Lockhart and Graham Douglas and ends up in the net to level the scores at 3 -3 and force a replay |
3rd Round Replay
11th November 2017 Oban Saints 3 - 2 Falkirk Community
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| Silence of remembrance |
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| Team Captains Donald Campbell with Referee Tony McCann |
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| Craig MacEwan holds off Brayden Docherty |
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| Paul Carmichael |
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| Saints legend Ross Maitland tussles with Falkirk full back Brayden Docherty |
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| Myles McAuley hits the post in the build up to Saints opening goal |
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| Craig MacEwan opens the scoring |
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| Paul Carmichael congratulates Craig MacEwan on his opening goal |
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| Falkirk's Man of the Match Stuart MacFarlane heads clear |
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| Scott Maitland |
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| Ross Maitland skips away from Ryan Donnelly's sliding challenge |
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| Scott Maitland fails to find the target with a diving header |
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| Alex Craik renews hostilities with Falkirk's lively front pairing of James Stevenson and Callan Kerr |
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| Keith Millar |
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| Willie Gemmell beats Stephen McKinnon from the penalty spot to bring Saints level at 2 - 2 |
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| A delighted Myles McAuley and Willie Gemmell after Myles had restored Saints lead |
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Myles McAuley is congratulated by his team mates after his winning goal
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4th Round2nd December 2017 Greenock HSFP 2 - 2 Oban Saints
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| Craig Campbell and Harry Donaldson |
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| Willie Gemmell finds the net direct from the corner flag |
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| Willie Gemmell accepts the congratulations of his teammates |
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| Kevin Brown's spot kick comes back off the crossbar |
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| Ryan Corr heads wide |
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| Floodlights on |
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| Craig Boyd beats Graham Douglas and Alex Craik to put the High 2 - 1 ahead |
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| Daniel McCuish and Thomas MacFarlane |
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| Scott Maitland celebrates his goal with Craig Campbell |
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| A spot of cramp for Ryan Corr. Thomas MacFarlane administers the first aid |
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| Graham Douglas |
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Debutant Daniel McCuish
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4th Round Replay
6th January 2018 Oban Saints 2 - 0 Greenock HSFP
5th Round
27th January 2018 East Kilbride Rolls Royce 2 - 4 Oban Saints
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| The players observe a silence of remembrance for the late Charles 'Rex' Gallacher Scottish Amateur Football Association President |
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| Team Captains Donald Campbell and Paul Hughes with Referee Andrew McLean |
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| Daniel MacCuish |
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| Myles McAuley |
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| Steven MacLeod |
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| Conor Flanagan punches clear |
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| Daniel MacCuish takes on Steven Christie |
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| Matthew Kelly |
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| Craig MacEwan can't get his head on Daniel MacCuish's corner kick |
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| The Skippers battle it out |
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| Daniel MacCuish makes a vital block to deny Andrew Cunningham |
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| Matthew Kelly heads clear |
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| Graham Douglas |
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| Craig Duncan congratulates Andrew Cunningham on his second goal |
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| Conor Flanagan can't get out Scott Maitland's shot to bring Saints back into the match |
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| Scott Maitland rounds Conor Flanagan |
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| Scott Maitland nets his second goal of the afternoon |
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| A delighted Scott Maitland runs off in celebration |
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| Craig Campbell heads clear |
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| Myles McAuley gives Saints the lead |
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| Matthew Kelly, Steven MacLeod and Willie Gemmell congratulate Myles McAuley on his goal |
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| Craig Campbell |
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| Myles McAuley and Marc Brown |
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| Willie Gemmell |
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| Craig MacEwan rounds off the scoring |
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