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Saturday, July 26th, 2008 The 1st XI beat Tynecastle 5 - 2 with four from Daryl Devlin and one from Nicky Walker. Through at Lesser Hampden the 2s beat the Queens Park 19s 2 - 1 with goals from David Cran and Steven Malin. Down at Netherdale the 3s lost their annual challenge match to Steve Murray’s brothers team from Newcastle.
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2nd Xi Head to Hampden
Friday, July 25th, 2008 The 2nd XI head off to Lesser Hampden tomorrow (26th) to play Queen’s Park reserves with a 3pm ko. Skipper Paul Sutherland, veteran Jim Rae and new signing Michael Moffat are missing but three new Polish players have been training with the squad and David Cran, Danny Forbes and Steven Bunyon have stepped up from the 19s. Send this to a friend
First team game this Saturday (26/7)
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 The first team have arranged to play Tynecastle at Fernieside this Saturday (26th July) with a 2.30 Kick Off. Send this to a friend
Fixtures 2008/09
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Saturday 9th AugustEOS League Premier Division
Spartans v Coldstream (2:30pm)
Wednesday 13th August
EOS League Premier Division
Preston Athletic v Spartans (7:45pm)
Saturday 16th August
EOS League Premier Division
Dalbeattie Star v Spartans (2:30pm)
Saturday 23rd August
EOS League Premier Division
Spartans v Edinburgh City (2:30pm)
Saturday 30th August
EOS League Premier Division
Selkirk v Spartans (2:30pm)
Saturday 6th September
Image Printers EOS Qualifying Cup second round
Coldstream v Spartans (2:30pm)
Saturday 13th September
SFA South Challenge Cup second round
Saturday 20th September
EOS League Premier Division
Spartans v Peebles (2:30pm)
Saturday 27th September
Scottish Cup first round
Saturday 4th October
EOS League Premier Division
Heriot-Watt University v Spartans (2:30pm)
Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th October
Image Printers EOS Qualifying Cup third round
Saturday 18th October
SFA South Challenge Cup third round
Saturday 25th October
Scottish Cup second round
Saturday 1st November
EOS League Premier Division
Spartans v Edinburgh University (2:00pm)
Saturday 8th November
Image Printers EOS Qualifying Cup semi-finals
EOS League Premier Division
Coldstream v Spartans (2:00pm)
Saturday 15th November
SFA South Challenge Cup fourth round
Saturday 22nd November
EOS League Premier Division
Spartans v Dalbeattie Star (2:00pm)
Saturday 29th November
Scottish Cup third round
Saturday 6th December
EOS League Premier Division
Easthouses Lily v Spartans (2:00pm)
Saturday 13th December
SFA South Challenge Cup semi-finals
EOS League Premier Division
Whitehill Welfare v Spartans (1:30pm)
Saturday 20th December
EOS League Premier Division
Spartans v Lothian Thistle (1:30pm)
Sunday 21st December
Image Printers EOS Qualifying Cup final (tbc)
Saturday 10th January
EOS League Premier Division
Spartans v Preston Athletic (2:00pm)
Saturday 17th January
King Cup first round
Spartans v Easthouses Lily (2:00pm)
Saturday 24th January
EOS League Premier Division
Edinburgh City v Spartans (2:00pm)
Sunday 25th January
SFA South Challenge Cup final (final)
Saturday 31st January
EOS League Premier Division
Spartans v Selkirk (2:00pm)
Saturday 7th February
EOS League Premier Division
Peebles v Spartans (2:30pm)
Saturday 14th February
King Cup second round
Saturday 21st February
EOS League Premier Division
Spartans v Heriot-Watt University (2:30pm)
Saturday 28th February
EOS League Premier Division
Edinburgh University v Spartans (2:30pm)
Saturday 7th March
TBA
Saturday 14th March
King Cup third round
Saturday 21st March
TBA
Saturday 28th March
EOS League Premier Division
Spartans v Easthouses Lily (2:30pm)
Saturday 4th April
EOS League Premier Division
Spartans v Whitehill Welfare (2:30pm)
Saturday 11th April
King Cup semi-finals
EOS League Premier Division
Lothian Thistle v Spartans (2:30pm)
Saturday 16th May
King Cup final (tbc)
NB. The dates and draw for the League Cup is to be arranged.
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Fixtures announced
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Spartans will begin the new season with a Premier Division match at home to Coldstream on 9 August and will finish the league campaign away to Lothian Thistle on 11 April, it has been announced.Following the welcome and long overdue decision to publish a full season’s schedule for East of Scotland football, Spartans have learned that the new season will begin with five league games in August.
After taking on Coldstream at City Park, there are away games to Preston Athletic and Dalbeattie Star to look forward to before Edinburgh City visit City Park in the capital derby on 23 August. Spartans end the month at Yarrow Park away to Selkirk.
Spartans’ first cup tie of the new season is away to Coldstream in the second round of the Image Printers East of Scotland Qualifying Cup on 6th September.
AUGUST FIXTURES:
Saturday 9th August
EOS League Premier Division
Spartans v Coldstream (2:30pm)
Wednesday 12th August
EOS League Premier Division
Preston Athletic v Spartans (7:45pm)
Saturday 16th August
EOS League Premier Division
Dalbeattie Star v Spartans (2:30pm)
Saturday 23rd August
EOS League Premier Division
Spartans v Edinburgh City (2:30pm)
Saturday 30th August
EOS League Premier Division
Selkirk v Spartans (2:30pm)
Visit the East of Scotland FA Website for the full EOS Calendar
See Spartans’ 2008/09 fixtures in full.
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Seeley signs for Brechin
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Jonathan Seeley has left Spartans to sign for Second Division Brechin City.
After signing from Edinburgh City in the summer of 2004, the central defender spent four years at City Park. He made over 130 appearances and scored ten goals, including a header in the Scottish Cup victory over Queen’s Park in January 2006, pictured above.
The 26-year-old has been a central figure in Spartans’ success in recent years and moves to the Scottish Football League with the best wishes of everyone at the club.
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Stirling University 1, Spartans 1
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Spartans were held to a 1-1 draw in last night’s pre-season friendly away to the East of Scotland First Division newcomers Stilring University.Omar Kader ran through onto a Ross Campbell head flick to put Spartans ahead after 15 minutes, but Raleigh Gowrie’s home team equalised with 15 left after a corner hadn’t been cleared properly.
Mike Lawson, the Spartans co-manager, said: “We were a disappoitment. I think Saturday’s game at East Fife took a lot out of the boys who played at Methil as the four of them looked a bit flat. It was always going to be hard to lift the players after their heroics, but it was a good fitness exercise and I learned one or two things watching from the side.”
Spartans take part in the Annan Tournament this weekend at Galabank, starting with a match against Second Division Stranraer on Saturday.
Spartans: Flockhart, D McLeod, Fowlie, Campbell, Gerrard, Young, King, Hoskins, Noon, Kader (Trialist 71), Devlin (Henretty 80).
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
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East Fife 0, Spartans 2
Sunday, July 13th, 2008
Spartans second pre-season match saw them record a 2 goal victory over last seasons SFL3 champions East Fife.
Spartans started without Jon Seeley and Dan Gerrard in defence, so Stewart Fowlie moved to centre back along with Ross Archibald, with Danny O’Donnell and Dean Hoskins filling the right and left back roles respectively.
The Fifers dominated possession in the first half but looked the more tired side in the second. The first goal came from a Robbie Manson free kick which was headed in by Ross Campbell for the game’s opener. Spartans grew into the game as time went on and Struan Preston added a second goal late on to clinch the tie.
Spartans next pre-season game takes place this Tuesday at Stirling University Campus, where they will take on Stirling University, who were recently admitted to the East of Scotland League.
Spartans: Lunn, O’Donnell, Fowlie, Hoskins, Archibald, Kader, Campbell, Manson, Walker, K McLeod, Henretty. Subs (used): Young, Preston, Burns
See more match photos in our match gallery.
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Lamb oversees first game
Sunday, July 13th, 2008 Spartans reserves lost 1-0 to East of Scotland League side Civil Service Strollers at Muirhouse on Saturday in Mark Lamb’s first game in charge.The team’s first pre-season friendly was played on a wet Saturday afternoon, with chances coming at both ends. The game’s only goal came midway through the second half.
“There were a lot of positives to take from the game,” said Lamb, who introduced a handful of new faces from his previous club, Peebles. “There is plenty for us to work on, but even though we’ve only had a couple of training sessions it was a useful excercise.”
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