HibeeJibee Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 aka the Football Nation East of Scotland Qualifying Cup, and now entering its third campaign under their patronage IIRC. Draw streamed live on Thursday (time and platform tba) according to EOSL website. Involved are 11 of the 16 Lowland clubs - Dalbeattie and Edusport play in the Southern Counties Cup; BSCG, Cumbernauld and East Stirlingshire neither - and all 12 EOSL clubs. Finalists join the mighty Berwick and Edinburgh City in the East of Scotland Cup. Holder are Spartans. Kelty make their debut.http://www.eosfl.com/news.asp#170 1 Burntisland Shipyard 2 Civil Service Strollers 3 Coldstream 4 East Kilbride 5 Edinburgh University 6 Eyemouth United 7 Gala Fairydean Rovers 8 Gretna 2008 9 Hawick Royal Albert 10 Heriot Watt University 11 Kelty Hearts 12 Leith Athletic 13 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 14 Ormiston 15 Peebles Rovers 16 Preston Athletic 17 Selkirk 18 Spartans 19 Stirling University 20 Tweedmouth Rangers 21 Tynecastle 22 Vale of Leithen 23 Whitehill Welfare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 Draw's 12:30pm:http://www.eosfl.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Would be interesting to see Kelty get one of the Lowland League top 3 would give a good gauge on them in the "seniors". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holme Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Just wondering why EK play in this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 7 minutes ago, holme said: Just wondering why EK play in this ? They became members of the EOSFA when they joined the LL, just like Kelty have done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holme Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Cheers. Did they have to join the EOSFA or could they have joined another local FA? With Kelty playing in this does that mean they won't be joining the Fife cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 9 minutes ago, holme said: Cheers. Did they have to join the EOSFA or could they have joined another local FA? With Kelty playing in this does that mean they won't be joining the Fife cup The Lanarkshire FA went defunct years ago, I suppose they just joined the EOSFA so they could play in the cup competitions same with Kelty. I would imagine Kelty would be able to join the Fife FA next season once they become an SFA member, Burntisland Shippy are in both. The draw for this season was made in April before they switched over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 You can join as many local FAs as you like. Burntisland did and play in Fife Cup + various EOS cups. I expect Kelty will do same in future (Fife Cup was drawn before season ended). In recent times the EOSFA has expanded well beyond its traditional Lothians & Borders area. In the last decade Stirling Uni, Gretna, Burntisland, EK, Tweedmouth have all joined. In contrast - but understandably in the different circumstances - the Southern Counties FA remains very much still Dumfries & Galloway based with only Edusport (at first) and now Bonnyton outwith that area, and not even Gretna. If BSCG, Cumbernauld and 'Shire ever decide to join in - and granted they must have special issues with ground availability and rental etc. - you'd expect it to be EOSFA not Southern Counties FA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holme Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Thanks guys I couldn't at first see the point of being in more than 1 comp, but I can see the attraction of the Fife cup for both sides As for us I would assume we are still in the Stirlingshire FA and await the resumption of that comp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 Given it's been suspended for several years - doubtful it'll return at first-team level, IMO, sadly. You could of course decide to join EOSFA and play in EOS Qualifying Cup regardless. There are really 2 very different brackets of local cups, and their associations... EOSFA, Southern Counties FA, Aberdeenshire FA and North of Scotland FA are built around providing pretty important first-team cups for HL, LL, EOSL and SOSL clubs. They're mainly played on weekends. SPFL participation is quite limited... in EOSFA there's a standalone Shield for Hearts & Hibs, and a Cup for Berwick & Edinburgh City (plus Qualifying Cup Finalists). Fife FA, Forfarshire FA, Glasgow FA, Stirlingshire FA and WOSFA are predominantly for SPFL clubs, and have mostly wound-up their cups entirely. Glasgow Cup is an U18s league; Stirlingshire Cup is suspended; Forfarshire Cup is basically suspended (only seen 1 tie played in a couple of years); Lanarkshire and Ayrshire cups abolished - and Renfrewshire Cup suspended since St Mirren got relegated. Fife Cup is still ticking along but very erratically:2011-12 ... all 4 ties completed - Raith beat Cowdenbeath in Final 2012-13 ... abandoned with 1 SF & Final outstanding - not awarded 2013-14 ... abandoned with both SFs & Final outstanding - title awarded to Cowdenbeath (won R1 tie) 2014-15 ... abandoned with Final outstanding - not awarded 2015-16 ... abandoned with R1 tie, 1 SF & Final outstanding - title awarded to East Fife (won other SF) 2016-17 ... 3 ties completed (East Fife scratched) - Cowdenbeath beat Raith in Final Burntisland's experience in the Fife Cup tends to be 1 tie a season, normally an autumn midweek, and pocketing some £. They did beat Cowdenbeath in 2012, tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimmo's Notes Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I'm sure I heard it said that, to become an SFA member, you also had to become a member of a local association. Same as when you join the SAFA. Referees also belong to local associations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 You don't. Morton and Livingston no longer belong to any local FA. BSC Glasgow and Cumbernauld Colts never have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share Posted June 22, 2017 R1 draw: Whitehill v Leith Heriot-Watt Uni v Tynecastle Coldstream v Tweedmouth Gala v LTHV Gretna v Ormiston Spartans v Kelty Burntisland v Selkirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of (t)reason Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Round 1 Whitehill v Leith Heriot Watt v Tynecastle Coldstream v Tweedmouth Gala v Lothian Thistle Gretna v Ormiston Spartans v Kelty Burntisland v Selkirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share Posted June 22, 2017 R2 draw: Coldstream/Tweedmouth v Hawick Heriot-Watt Uni/Tynecastle v Eyemouth Civil SS v Edinburgh Uni Whitehill/Leith v Spartans/Kelty Stirling Uni v Gala/LTHV Burntisland/Selkirk v East Kilbride Peebles v Gretna/Ormiston Vale of Leithen v Preston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 16 hours ago, Nimmo's Notes said: I'm sure I heard it said that, to become an SFA member, you also had to become a member of a local association. Same as when you join the SAFA. Referees also belong to local associations. Back in the old days I think you did. Local FA's were more important then as each got reps on the SFA councils. Since they done away with that their significance has died out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdenbeath Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 3 hours ago, Voice of (t)reason said: Round 1 Whitehill v Leith Heriot Watt v Tynecastle Coldstream v Tweedmouth Gala v Lothian Thistle Gretna v Ormiston Spartans v Kelty Burntisland v Selkirk Got what I wanted Spartans v Kelty should be a good guage to see where Kelty stand in the pyramid against one of the top sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heedthebaa Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 8 hours ago, Voice of (t)reason said: Round 1 Whitehill v Leith Heriot Watt v Tynecastle Coldstream v Tweedmouth Gala v Lothian Thistle Gretna v Ormiston Spartans v Kelty Burntisland v Selkirk Some good games in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selfassemblyshire Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Spartans vs Kelty will be interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 Spartans v Kelty the obvious stand-out in terms of the unknown factor. Gala v LTHV interesting with pitting mid-table LL v EOSL champion. Tweed derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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