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To be drawn tomorrow according to EOS League social media, along with the East of Scotland Qualifying League. According to announcement "it will be an all-in draw" which has probably delighted NewcastleBroon and simultaneously terrified several dozen club treasurers . For the benefit of 'Shire fans this premier competition in senior non-league football embraces all LL/EOSL/SOSL clubs, plus Glasgow University. Whitehill Welfare are the defending champions. Tweedmouth Rangers and Lochmaben presumably making their debuts alongside 'Shire.

I see the draw for the premier competition in Senior non-league football has been made. http://eosfl.com/col.asp?cid=56 http://slfl.co.uk/fixtures/fixtures-october/ http://slfl.co.uk/fixtures/fixtures-november/ (NewcastleBroon may wish to skip this paragraph in fear of spontaneously exploding). In contrast with a handful of debutants last season there is only one this season, Cumbernauld Colts, and strangely they have been put into the North/East part of the draw. So there are 10 Lowland and 24 clubs overall in that 'half', and 5 Lowland and 20 overall in the South/West half. No entry from Easthouses Lily of course who have gone Junior. As draws go it isn't a very interesting one but a few points of interest. Wigtown v Threave pits the SOSL champion against the LL wooden spoonists. If LTHV beat Hawick the EOSL & LL champions meet. There could also be a LL universities derby, and Edusport v Dalbeattie has some intrigue. The South Challenge Cup, First Round North & East Zone Vale of Leithen v Tynecastle Burntisland Shipyard v Selkirk Gala Fairydean Rovers v Heriot-Watt University Hawick Royal Albert v Lothian Thistle HV Coldstream v Ormiston Eyemouth United v Edinburgh University Duns v Craigroyston Peebles Rovers v Spartans The South Challenge Cup, First Round South & West Zone St Cuthbert Wanderers v Fleet Star Wigtown & Bladnoch v Threave Rovers Mid Annandale v Gretna 2008 Glasgow University v Abbey Vale The South Challenge Cup, Second Round North & East Zone Preston Athletic v Coldstream / Ormiston Whitehill Welfare v Duns / Craigroyston Burntisland Shipyard / Selkirk v Civil Service Strollers Cumbernauld Colts v Leith Athletic Vale of Leithen / Tynecastle v Kelso United Hawick Royal Albert / Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale v Edinburgh City Peebles Rovers / Spartans v Gala Fairydean Rovers / Heriot-Watt University Eyemouth United / Edinburgh University v University of Stirling The South Challenge Cup, Second Round South & West Zone East Kilbride v Creetown Heston Rovers v Crichton Glasgow University / Abbey Vale v Mid Annandale / Gretna 2008 Wigtown & Bladnoch / Threave Rovers v St Cuthbert Wanderers / Fleet Star Lochar Thistle v Nithsdale Wanderers Upper Annandale v BSC Glasgow Edusport Academy v Dalbeattie Star Newton Stewart v Dumfries YMCA Dates, from LL fixturelist: http://slfl.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/The-Scottish-Lowland-Football-League-Season-2015-16-Fixture-List.pdf First Rounds - Saturday 17th October Second Rounds - Saturday 14th November Third Rounds - Saturday 13th February First All-In Round - Saturday 5th March Semi-Finals - Saturday 2nd April Final - Sunday 22nd May

Biggest tournament in Senior non-league football gets going next Saturday with many interesting ties, as clubs start on the road to the season finale showpiece on May 23rd. Always appealled to me, usually a good 'barometer' of the strength of various leagues/divisions. Peebles return from their year's ban, and it's BSCG's first-ever cup-tie, v SOS leaders Lochar. Favourites? Surprise packages? Shocks? Lowland League EOS Premier Division EOS First Division SOS League Amateur Saturday 25th October 2014 South & West Zone, First Round Creetown v Nithsdale Wanderers BSC Glasgow v Lochar Thistle Dalbeattie Star v Crichton Fleet Star v Glasgow University North & East Zone, First Round Gala Fairydean Rovers v Heriot-Watt University Preston Athletic v University of Stirling Craigroyston v Vale of Leithen Peebles Rovers v Kelso United Edinburgh University v Selkirk Coldstream v Leith Athletic Spartans v Burntisland Shipyard Easthouses Lily MW v Edinburgh City