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A History of Scottish Cup Upsets

Inside Left 08 January @ 07:15 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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As it's the Scottish Cup that takes over the league program north of the border, we thought we'd look back over some of the great Scottish Cup upsets over the years, beginning with a team that has caused it's fair share of heartache for one SPL side in particular. Can you guess who it is ..?

List of Preseason Friendlies In Scotland This Summer

Soccer City FC 16 June @ 02:08 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Of course this list could change at a moment's notice, but right now it looks like there will be some fantastic warm-up matches in July and August with several Premiership clubs coming north.
Saturday 4th July
Huntly v Ross County - 3.00pm, Christie Park
Vale of Leithen v Annan Athletic - 2.

Scottish League Cup 2nd Round Preview

Inside Left 25 August @ 05:07 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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The second round of the League Cup, otherwise known as the Co-Operative Insurance Cup takes place tonight and tomorrow.

Scottish Fourth Level Champions

Scottish Football Archive 14 May @ 10:48 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Dumbarton's Third Division title this season means they become the first team in Scotland to have won league titles at all four professional league levels.

This also keeps alive the sequence of 15 different winners of the Third Division, since it's inception 15 seasons ago in 1994/95.

9 teams have won multiple promotions to the Second Division, but strangely no team has won the division twice - Forfar Athletic have won promotion three times - bizarrely winning promotion in three different positions (1st, 2nd and 3rd).

By The Numbers: The Scottish Football Season

Inside Left 03 June @ 05:25 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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The Scottish football season finally comes to a halt as Rangers win the Scottish Cup following their 1-0 win over Falkirk last Saturday. The promotion and relegation fixtures have been played; St Johnstone, Raith Rovers, Ayr United, Stenhousemuir and Dumbarton are all preparing for life in a higher division following their promotions, while for Inverness Caley, Clyde, Airdrie United, Queens Park and Stranraer, next season will mean having to adjust to life in a lower league.

By the numbers - the 2008/09 Scottish Football season

Some People are On The Pitch 03 June @ 05:44 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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The Scottish football season finally came to a halt as Rangers win the Scottish Cup following their 1-0 victory over Falkirk last Saturday. The promotion and relegation fixtures have been played; St Johnstone, Raith Rovers, Ayr United, Stenhousemuir and Dumbarton are all preparing for life in a higher division following their promotions, while for Inverness Caley Thistle, Clyde, Airdrie United, Queens Park and Stranraer next season will mean having to adjust to life in a lower league.

U2 hates your soccer field

The Beautiful Game (2) 25 August @ 07:28 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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The music-making Irishmen have been on tour, and their concerts are ruining soccer fields.
A Saturday game between Queens Park and Albion Rovers was postponed after a pregame field inspection.
Nails and glass were found in Rotherham before a game against Rochdale, according to assistant manager David Flitcroft:
"We had a report done before the game at about 1320.

Score Prediction Bawbaggery

Inside Left 30 August @ 03:27 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Inside Left plumbs new depths of football prediction incorrectness, failing to pick so much as one winner in its Four To Follow. Is it time to get the ouija board out?

Scottish Fourth Level Champions

Scottish Football Archive 14 May @ 10:48 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Dumbarton's Third Division title this season means they become the first team in Scotland to have won league titles at all four professional league levels.

This also keeps alive the sequence of 15 different winners of the Third Division, since it's inception 15 seasons ago in 1994/95.