The Citizen - Issue 8 - 2023

I was disappointed in the way we lost at Montrose last week. The score didn’t accurately represent our performance – in fact, there was very little between the two sides. Our defeat came as a result of key moments when we didn’t defend well enough and we were punished from them.

Despite the score, there were a number of good things to take away from last week. I’m not a fan of focussing on match statistics, but they do give a feel for the game, and the stats were very similar. We forced Montrose to change their shape, scored two goals, hit the post and created numerous other chances. Nevertheless we lost. Losing silly goals affects the flow of the game, and the second and third goals were as a result of defensive hesitation. But players are coming back. We deliberately fielded a young side against East Kilbride to ensure maximum availability for the match at Montrose, and Danny Handling, Liam Fontaine and Lewis Spence were

all back in the squad, while Ben Stirling (who is not a million miles away from a full return) had a place on the bench. In recent weeks we have had a lot of injuries but hopefully we can now look forward to a period of greater stability. Last season our performances reached the standard that we were way ahead of where we expected to be. All we can do is to stick to what we believe in and gave us success, and make sure we are all pulling in the same direction. We need to show a determination in both boxes and I’m sure the results will come.

Thank you for your support

Enjoy the match, Alan

CHAIRMAN

JOHN DICKSON

Good afternoon and welcome, as always, to Meadowbank for today’s clash with Cove Rangers. Paul Hartley’s men, like us, have not made the start to the cinch League 2 campaign that they would have liked, and it’s disappointing that the match will be between the division’s bottom two. The transition for Cove from part to full-time is proving challenging and they will be anxious to start climbing the table, so we must be on our game from the start to make sure their resurgence doesn’t start today.

been our undoing this season. Confidence is a precious commodity, and clearly the kind of run that we are on will be eroding ours. I am absolutely sure that our run will end sooner rather than later, given the quality that we have, both on the pitch and on the sidelines. Alan Maybury is an international footballer and highly qualified coach, and as a club we are lucky to have him. There’s no doubt in my mind that he will turn results in our favour, and with Mark Kerr and the rest of the backroom team behind him, we are in safe hands.

As always the support of our fans is greatly appreciated and I know you will get right behind Alan and players this afternoon!

Yours in sport,

In terms of our own form, results continue to go against us. However, without going over old ground, our terrible run does not reflect the effort levels or the quality of much of our play. Against Montrose last week we created chance after chance, but only converted two of them, whilst defensively we gifted several goals - which has

I am absolutely sure that our run will end sooner rather than later, given the quality that we have

CAPTAIN LIAM FONTAINE

It was good to be back in action last week after five weeks on the sidelines. My plan all along, which was agreed with the manager and our medical staff, was to take a step back and ensure I was fully fit before being eased back into the side. The first part of the plan has worked well – I felt absolutely fine at the end of the match – and hopefully I can now start building up some playing time.

As regards last week’s match, let’s disregard the shock value of the scoreline and break down the performance. We were anything but torn apart by Montrose. In fact we gifted them the win by conceding four avoidable goals – that should never have been a 5-2 game. After full-time we all got together to discuss what had happened. We have to have a reaction to a defeat like that.

Everyone knows what there is in our squad. It’s all well and good being there, but our players have to prove that they’re good enough to continue being there. We want to replicate our performances of last season, not to coast on the back of them. If we have confidence enough to set our personal standards to the same level of performance, if we can cope with the pressure – and football is all about pressure – then we will be able to start playing the way we want to play.

There were positives to take from last week. Danny was back on the pitch, so were Lewis and I, Ben was on the bench and Scott is set to return sooner rather than later. The squad is growing back to what it was, and there will be less of the disjointedness caused by players being out of position. Our match today, and the upcoming fixtures with Alloa Athletic and Kelty Hearts, are going to be huge. It’s vital for us to start gathering points.

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WELCOME TO MEADOWBANK

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to sunny Meadowbank Stadium - or, more accurately, cool and overcast with a 10% chance of rain Meadowbank Stadium. Our guests today are Cove Rangers from Aberdeen, whom we demolished in the 2015-16 Pyramid play-off semi-finals, who left us a distant second as they ran away with the 2018-19 League 2 title, and who we haven’t played since then. Our record in the five matches we have previously played against Cove Rangers is fairly even - won two, lost two and a draw - but will one or other of us have the advantage after fulltime this afternoon? It’s hard to predict.

Of course we at Edinburgh City have our own problems, as a quick glance at the cinch League 1 table will confirm; but that same cinch League 1 table will also show Cove Rangers a single place above us, our visitors (like us) having suffered defeats they didn’t expect or deserve. Our players know that the performance against Montrose was certainly not reflected in the 2-5 scoreline, and they will be anxious to repeat and improve on the good points, and to tighten up on the errors which handed victory on a plate to the Links Park men.

The gaffer had decided that having the maximum amount of players available for the game at Montrose took precedence over advancement

WELCOME TO MEADOWBANK

in the SPFL Trust Trophy (the Challenge Cup), and most of the squad against East Kilbride was made up from our Development side - nine players made their City first-team debuts that day, and another three were unused substitutes. They lost to the very experienced Lowland League leaders and title favourites, with the 1-4 scoreline not really giving proper credit to the young City team’s effort and skill. The match report is on pages 39-42 of today’s Citizen. So far this season we haven’t given anything like enough coverage to our Women’s team, and even less to the under-20s. At least the girls have a Twitter page. On pages 47-48 we start our expanded coverage of the Development squad, and from the next issue manager Adam Cairnie has agreed to provide us with all the news of what is going on with the 20s. We also intend to expand our coverage of the Women’s side from that issue.

Don’t forget - your chance to meet a bona fide football superstar! Edinburgh City F.C., in association with Turnstile Events, present The Life Story of Kevin Keegan, as told by Kevin Keegan. We kick off with your host for the evening, Des McKeown. The former Airdrie, Albion Rovers, Queen of the South, Partick and Stenhousemuir player, journalist and BBC pundit will welcome guests and settle everyone into what is sure to be a fabulous night of stories of fact, fiction and humour. After a delicious three-course meal in the 5-Star Sheraton Hotel we’ll move onto the main event, “The life story of Kevin Keegan, as told by Kevin Keegan” – a true

footballing icon. To round off the evening we have Tranent’s former fastest man in the world George McNeil entertaining you with tales of his career and topical observations as we move towards the final whistle.

During the evening we’ll be holding a raffle and playing some games, all in aid of Edinburgh City and our chosen charity The Yard who provide services and facilities for children with additional support needs in Edinburgh and Dundee. You can book your tickets through the link from edinburghcityfc.com to Fanbase - £100 per person (less discounts for club membership - see page 19) or £1000 for a table.

Finally, a note to all those who wondered why on earth Kieran Offord (above) was subbed at Montrose - it appears he was injured following a hefty off-theball tackle not witnessed by the match officials.

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WELCOME COVE RANGERS

It’s been a while, but we can once more welcome Cove Rangers to Edinburgh for a cinch SPFL match –our first encounter in more than three seasons.

Cove Rangers were founded in 1922 as a Juvenile side, stepping up to the Amateur Leagues in 1947. In their amateur days Cove Rangers were one of the two principal sides in the village of Cove Bay, adjoining the City of Aberdeen on its south-eastern extremity. The club’s original ground was Allan Park, which over the years was developed to become a smart, compact venue with a 2,300 capacity; but it was so compact that the pitch could not be expanded to meet new SFA licensing criteria, and after a plan

to share a new facility with Aberdeen fell through, the club played at Inverurie until their Balmoral Stadium (which is in Aberdeen itself) opened in 2018. After many years of success, including 13 titles, they were accepted into the North Region Juniors for 1985-86. They won the First Division championship, but instead of taking promotion they applied for and were accepted into the Highland League, and quickly became one of the top sides in that competition; in their 33 HFL seasons they accumulated 7 titles and 7 second places. It took Cove Rangers three goes to win promotion to SPFL League 2, failing in the Play-offs to Edinburgh City in 2016 and Cowdenbeath in 2018, but third time lucky – in May 2019 Cove beat

■ Our last meeting in Edinburgh – Liam Henderson puts City ahead

WELCOME COVE RANGERS

that season’s Club 42, Berwick Rangers, 4-0 at home and 3-0 away to become the second-ever club to win promotion to the League by winning matches rather than votes. (Edinburgh City, of course, were the first.)

Cove Rangers were not content with this achievement and powered through that season’s League 2, winning the title by 13 points from second-placed Edinburgh City. This was the only season until now that our respective sides have met in the League. Cove reached the heights of the Championship in 2022, but they couldn’t recover from a poor showing in the first half of the season; results on the final day went against them and they were relegated on goal difference.

Cove Rangers haven’t had the start to the 2023/24 season that they would have wanted. Their League Cup record included victories over Clyde and Brechin City and a penalties win at Hamilton, while in the League they have had a good win at Montrose and draws with Falkirk and Kelty Hearts. However, they come into today’s encounter on the back of successive defeats to Queen of the South, Alloa and Montrose, while last week they were two goals down to Kelty Hearts before retrieving a point through a brace from goal machine Mitch Megginson. We hope that everyone enjoys a good afternoon of football at Meadowbank today, and we wish you all a safe journey home.

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

There haven’t been all that many – our sides only joined the SPFL in 2016 (City) and 2019 (Cove Rangers) – but there has been no shortage of incidents in the five occasions on which we have encountered one another. Neither of our sides were in the SPFL when we first met in the Pyramid Play-off semi-finals in April 2016. We were there as runaway Lowland League champions, while Cove Rangers had had a much tougher time taking the Highland League, with Formartine United and Brora Rangers hard on their heels. We travelled north for the first leg, to Harlaw Park in Inverurie as Rangers’ ground didn’t meet standards, and came away with a magnificent 3-0 win with

two goals from Ross Allum and one from Gordon Donaldson. The return match at Meadowbank was a forgettable 1-1 draw. We went on to beat East Stirlingshire to become the first team to earn promotion to the SPFL purely on merit. In 2019 Cove became the second, relegating Berwick Rangers, and on 3rd August they repaid us for that win in Inverurie by thumping us 5-0 at Balmoral Stadium. 2019/20 was a Covid-hit season and we only met three times. On 7th December we met on a vile afternoon with two Liam Henderson headers helping us to a 2-1 win, while on 15th February we were back at the Balmoral for a 1-2 defeat. Cove won the title (we were second) and our sides haven’t met since.

LATEST CSC PODCAST

A couple of weeks ago the Citizens Supporters’ Club released Episode 21 of the CSC Podcast, the very unofficial voice of our support, featuring the comedy stylings of Big Time Board Member Robert Fallon (a.k.a. the Reverend Boaby Love) and Neal Rooney (Citizen Neal), but no Ally Moncrieff this episode. The team (or in this case duo) discuss the new entry and segregation policies at Meadowbank, the team’s form or

lack of it, tactics, and what the situation might be with Ouzy See.

The CSC Podcast can be found on Spotify, Apple and other hosting sites –you can get links from CSC Twitter, @ClubCitizens.

Robert Fallon can be contacted on Twitter @ECFCFanRep or email him at fansrep@edinburghcityfc.com

■ “The guilty men – Ally, Neal and Boab”

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AWAY DAY

Even when we are having a good season a visit to Indodrill Stadium is an unpredictable affair, but the game is usually tough and entertaining. Our visits last season saw a 4-2 win and a 0-2 defeat.

HOW TO GET THERE - ROAD

Satnav - Clackmannan Road, Alloa, postcode FK10 1RY. Distance about 30 miles. M9 to junction 7, M876 to the Clackmannanshire Bridge, then follow signs for Alloa. The ground is on the right-hand side of the main road as you enter the town, about 200 yards past the Fire Station.

No car park – street parking, but watch out for restrictions.

HOW TO GET THERE - RAIL

There is no direct service, but you can get a Stirling or Dunblane service and change to the Glasgow-Alloa train at Larbert or Stirling. Takes about one and a half hours, and the return fare is £11.20.

HOW TO GET THERE - BUS

There is no direct service from Edinburgh to Alloa, but you can get there fairly easily if you change buses at Dunfermline or Halbeath – check online for best deals. The Stagecoach X55 (half-hourly) gets you to Dunfermline, and Stagecoach 8A (hourly) passes the ground. Takes about two hours, plus transfer time.

THE GROUND

Away fans in the Hilton Road Side, opposite the main stand - turnstiles are beyond KFC. Adults £18, over-65 and concessions £10, under-16s £4. If travelling by public transport, the ground is less than half a mile from the town centre. Bus, walk downhill to Shillinglaw roundabout (has big modern statue). Train, walk past Asda, turn left to Shillinglaw roundabout, then walk 500 yards up Clackmannan Road (A907)ground is on main road.

ACADEMY LAUNCH

Photos from the opening day of the City Academy on 31 August.

MERCHANDISE

Edinburgh City’s new official Hummel® kit is now available from our online store, ECFC Direct. Available in Men’s sizes from S to 3XL, Ladies from XS to 2XL and Youths from 5-6 to 15-16, your new shirt can be personalised with name, number and an official cinch League 1 sleeve patch. Prices for unpersonalised shirts are £45 for men and women, and £35 for youths. Only the shirt is available at present.

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COMMENT HAIR APPARENT

The other evening, in one of Edinburgh’s many fine hostelries, I was engaging with a pal of mine about the travails of Scottish football. Although the national team is doing well, both Edinburgh clubs were knocked out of the UEFA Conference League qualifying stages before the month of August was out. Aberdeen dropped out of the UEFA Europa League but at least had the consolation of going into said Conference League.

After a couple of pints of foaming ale (it might have been more) we hit upon the reason why Scottish football clubs struggle every year in European competition. It’s as obvious as the nose on your face. Well, just below your nose, actually. Moustaches. Or rather, the lack of moustaches. (Have you sobered up yet? Ed)

Being a sixty-something, I’m of the generation who remembers when facial hair was a feature of many Scottish football stars. Some even had permed hair to go with it. It only seems like yesterday that Graeme Souness strutted his stuff for Rangers and Scotland

sporting a quite magnificent ‘tache and an impressive perm (okay, so it wasn’t yesterday, it was the 1980s…)

Souness oozed class and was style personified. He had a presence about him and that wasn’t just down to his moustache. Equally, the great man wasn’t averse to a crunching tackle or two as Hibernian’s George McCluskey can testify after becoming a ‘victim’ during Souness’s first game as a Rangers player at Easter Road in 1986. The moustached one was ordered off after a tackle that nearly decapitated the former Celtic striker. In my view, his moustache added to his stature and could be quite intimidating.

The Scotland team of that era also had defender Willie Miller sporting a moustache and a head of hair that some people likened to the male singer out of the popular music combo of the time that was Boney M (look for them on YouTube, young ‘uns). The Aberdeen captain’s menacing presence on the field – and not just to referees – was no doubt enhanced by his impressive mouser. Sadly, Miller no longer bears his

■ Graeme Souness

■ John Wark ➤

COMMENT GUEST

WRITER MIKE SMITH

moustache – or any other hair for that matter – but the memories of the great man prowling pitches across Scotland and Europe in his heyday remain. Miller’s Scotland team mate John Wark also sported a quite magnificent moustache. The Ipswich Town midfielder, who earned a big money move to Liverpool, retained his facial hair for his acting role in the film Escape to Victory, a yarn about a football team planning an escape from a German prisoner of war camp during the Second World War. When one thinks about Wark what’s the first thing that springs to mind? His impressive goal tally from midfield for clubs and country? Or his truly magnificent hairy upper lip? Another Scotland great around that time was Souness’s Rangers team mate Davie Cooper. In his early days at Clydebank, wing wizard Cooper sported a drooping moustache that typified the decade that was the 1970s.

There seemed to be something about Rangers teams of the 1970s that necessitated facial hair. The great Rangers captain John Greig sported a fine beard on his chin when the Gers lifted the European Cup Winners Cup in 1972. Just before this, another winger – Willie Henderson, sported something similar.

Other famous moustached wonders from the 1970s and 80s spring to mind. Aberdeen’s maverick Davie Robb, Arbroath’s Eric Sellars, Hearts and

Dundee United winger George Fleming, Hearts legendary goalkeeper Jim Cruickshank, Ayr United keeper Hugh Sproat and Hibernian’s Des Bremmer spring immediately to mind, and there are many others.

The point I’m rather labouring to make (you said it – Ed) is there seems to be a distinct lack of moustaches in football these days and you could argue that football is all the poorer for this. As a child in the 1970s, I used to swap football cards with my pals - packs of cards of photographs of Scottish footballers which usually came with a stick of bubble gum. From memory, just about every other player sported a moustache and/or beard. And most of them looked magnificent. Of course, life was much different in the 1970s and 80s and fashions change hugely over the decades – although if you see me wearing my suit you may beg to differ. But am I alone in thinking Edinburgh City’s faltering start to the season may be improved by the presence of strapping centre half with a massive drooping moustache? Or a bustling striker with a mass of facial hair? Or perhaps manager Alan Maybury may wish to consider banning razors from Meadowbank Stadium…?

■ Hugh Sproat

AN EDINBURGH CITY SQUAD PICTURE FROM A FEW WEEKS AGO

Back row: Danny Handling, Liam Fontaine, Andy McNeil, Kieran MacDonald, Jack Wilkie, Robbie Mahon, Russell McLean, Ryan Shanley, Ciarán Brian, Sam Gormley.

Front row: Lee Hamilton, Kyle Jacobs, Lewis Spence, Callum Crane, Innes Murray, Kieran Offord, Quinn Mitchell. Not in picture: Aidan MacAdams, Cammy Quate, Scott Mercer.

Picture © 2023 Tommy Lee Photography

RESULTS AND TEAMLINES 2023-24

16. 28 Oct Annan Athletic (H) Lg

17. 04 Nov Montrose (H) Lg

18. 11 Nov Falkirk (A) Lg

19. 18 Nov Alloa Athletic (H) Lg

20. 25 Nov Draw to be made SC3

21. 02 Dec Kelty Hearts (A) Lg

22. 09 Dec Stirling Albion (H) Lg

23. 16 Dec Queen of the South (A) Lg

24. 23 Dec Cove Rangers (A) Lg

25. 30 Dec Hamilton Academical (H) Lg

26. 06 Jan Alloa Athletic (A) Lg

27. 13 Jan Falkirk (H) Lg

28. 20 Jan Reserved date SC4

29. 27 Jan Annan Athletic (A) Lg

30. 03 Feb Kelty Hearts (H) Lg

31. 10 Feb Montrose (A) Lg

32. 17 Feb Queen of the South (H) Lg

33. 24 Feb Stirling Albion (A) Lg

34. 02 Mar Cove Rangers (H) Lg

35. 09 Mar Hamilton Academical (A) Lg

36. 16 Mar Alloa Athletic (H) Lg

37. 23 Mar Falkirk (A) Lg

38. 30 Mar Kelty Hearts (A) Lg

39. 06 Apr Montrose (H) Lg

40. 13 Apr Queen of the South (A) Lg

41.. 20 Apr Annan Athletic (H) Lg

42. 27 Apr Stirling Albion (H) Lg

43. 04 May Cove Rangers (A) Lg

12 - Starter 12 - Substitute used

1 - Goal scored P - Penalty goal

12 - Substitute not used

In scorelines, City score always given first

SNIPPETS THE RAMBLING REPORTER

Hello and welcome once again to the page which brings you non-League English football clubs. Why? Cos it’s all I know! Nah, not really, but I live down here and thought it might be interesting! Once again, I’m looking at non-League teams still in the qualifying rounds of the F.A. Cup, hoping for their big payday when the serious professional clubs join in. Literally hundreds take part but only a lucky one or two will make it. Maybe. Fingers crossed, cos, just like in Scotland, it always adds that little bit of intrigue and interest to the draw. First up today are SPORTING KHALSA F.C., just because the name made me curious. This club were formed in 1991, so quite a young club, really, but seem very adventurous. They were founded by members of the Sikh community in Willenhall, West Midlands, and were the first British Asian team to own their own ground – buying Noose Lane from Willenhall Town in 2010. The Lions, as they are known, play in yellow shirts and blue shorts in the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands, where they finished fourth out of 20 teams last season. Not too shabby, and they seem

to be carrying this form into their F.A. Cup campaign. In the last round, after a 2-2 draw at home with Darlaston Town, also from the West Midlands, Sporting Khalsa scored a 2-0 away victory, setting up a tricky looking visit to Northamptonshire to play Kettering Town in the next round. Their players are all listed as English apart from a Peruvian and – first time I’ve seen this - two guys from St Kitts and Nevis, including captain Tes Robinson. Many years ago, when I was but a young man, I lived and worked in Cambridge, where I developed a soft spot for United. They were very good to the kids who attended the special school I worked at and became rather successful (by their own standards). Meanwhile CAMBRIDGE CITY F.C., who were at one time the top club in the town/city, floundered. Today the Lillywhites don’t even have a ground, sharing as they do with St Ives. But the worst thing to happen to Cambridge City was United being admitted to the Football League in 1970. As I said, City were once the top team locally, getting average crowds of around 3,500 and occasionally as many as 10,000. How many Scottish teams would like that? But after United attained League status crowds dropped to around the 200 mark. But to the F.A. Cup. In the last round, City, who rather oddly play in the Northern

SNIPPETS

THE RAMBLING REPORTER

Premier Midlands Division, beat Leighton Town from Central Bedfordshire by six goals to one away from home. That has got them another away tie, this time to the delightful town of Biggleswade, also in Bedfordshire, where they will have their work cut out. City plan on moving to the nearby village of Sawston in the near future.

Next up is the oddly named CRIBBS F.C., who play at The Lawns, Cribbs Causeway, South Gloucestershire. They play in royal blue shirts and socks with white shorts and they are actually based in Bristol, at a sports and social club of the same name, but they’ve gone through some name changes since they were formed in 1958: firstly as Sun Life Assurance, then they were known as AXA, an insurance company, I believe, and in 2011 they became Cribbs Friends Life F.C. (more insurance?), all of which gives some explanation for the name. In the F.A. Cup they had the misfortune to be drawn in an away tie to Swindon Supermarine, a division above them in the Southern League South Premier Division, but they managed a 2-1 victory! Excellent result, which got them a home tie with Gosport Borough, also from the Premier Division. Unfortunately they could not repeat the feat, going down to their first defeat after 5 wins in row, 0-3.

Your editor and I had a dispute over the whereabouts of CRAY VALLEY PAPER

MILLS F.C. He thought they were from somewhere in the Home Counties whereas I had the feeling they were from the west of the country somewhere. With my knowledge of English non-League football, I knew I could win this one. But, no – he wins again! They play in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in the

Isthmian League South East Division, in green shirts and black shorts with green socks.

Established way back in 1919 they played on the sports grounds adjoining the paper mills until the mills closed in 1981. They now play at Badgers Sports Ground in Eltham, Greenwich. Fair play to them for retaining their original name. Cray Valley Paper Mills beat Uxbridge of the South Central Division by 3-0 in the F.A. Cup before facing Northwood from the same division, where they drew 2-2. Good luck to them in the replay. Well, there we have it. The F.A. Cup Qualifying is coming to a close so, hopefully, some of these teams will make it through to face the big guns. Enjoy today’s game and have a safe journey home.

Cheers,

MATCH REPORT

EDINBURGH CITY 0 FALKIRK 2

Cinch LEAGUE 1. – Matchday 5.

Pictures by Tommy Lee Photography

MATCH REPORT

EDINBURGH CITY 0 FALKIRK 2

Edinburgh, 2 September 2023 – There have been a number of matches this season which we ended up losing, but where we felt we should have earned one or even three points from the fixture. This wasn’t one of them. City posed very little threat during the game, and Falkirk – after this match they became cinch League 1 leaders, and deservedly so – are aggrieved that the final score was so low. Boss John McGlynn told the Falkirk Herald, “ The scoreline doesn’t do justice to us – our performance deserved more. The number of times we hit the post, the number of times we forced the goalkeeper into saves. Some of his (Aidan McAdams) saves were unreal, three were truly world class. He kept the score down.” We can’t disagree with this assessment. Aidan was CSC Player of the Match.

Danny Handling was out with a flareup of an old Achilles injury, while Lewis Spence was also carrying a knock and was an unused substitute. On the positive side, Lee Hamilton returned from suspension, and Kyle Jacobs was also back. Liam Fontaine, Ben Stirling and Scott Mercer were not to be risked at this point, and Lord knew where Ouzy was. As Falkirk were visiting it was big-crowd day at Meadowbank, and the 1096 attendance was more than twice that of any other home match so far this season – with standing spectators almost all the way around the ground. Thank God the weather was fine.

Falkirk lost the toss and kicked off towards Wishaw Terrace. Their first attack on McAdams’ goal wasn’t long in coming, MacIver’s header just missing the top corner in two minutes, while in seven minutes Morrison hit the post

Cinch LEAGUE 1. Pictures by Tommy Lee Photography

MATCH REPORT

EDINBURGH CITY 0 FALKIRK 2

Cinch LEAGUE 1. Video by Dode Allen Media.

following some superb footwork in the box. Agyeman was blocked in nine minutes, and Morrison was just high and wide from a direct free kick two minu ... look, this is going to be a depressing little match report if I merely list every Falkirk attack, so let’s mention just the highlights and you can imagine what comes in between (usually a Falkirk attack).

McAdams got into the action in 20 minutes, saving an angled shot from Agyeman (the referee not noticing MacIver’s shirt tug on Hamilton in the build-up). Two minutes later a superb reaction save prevented MacIver tucking the ball inside the right-hand post. The Bairns finally took the lead in 29 minutes, Alfie Agyeman collecting the ball on the left touchline before cutting in and

tucking the ball inside the right-hand post from the 18-yard line. A surging run from Murray down the left was brought to a halt by a hefty Donaldson tackle. As half-time approached McAdams was kept busy with a variety of saves, the best being in 45+1 minutes with a spectacular one-handed stop of a point-blank header from Lang. It didn’t take long for Falkirk to double their lead – 19 seconds, in fact. The visitors exploded out of defence when Nesbitt put a lovely through ball into the path of Callumn Morrison, and the ex-Hearts man outpaced the defenders to slot the ball through McAdams’ legs and into the net. Three minutes later, Hamilton blocked another Morrison shot on the line, and Ewen cleared. Falkirk’s ➤

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Cinch

attacks weren’t letting up, but some of the City defending was top quality. Another wonder save by McAdams blocked Spencer’s shot from outside the box.

Further saves of shots from Lang and McCann, McAdams fingertipping the latter’s 30-yard effort on to the post, seemed to blunt the Bairns’ ardour for a while, and City - after winning three corners in two minutes - had a Murray shot deflected by MacIver onto the

post, and Sam Long smothered the loose ball.

In 89 minutes Shanley intercepted a rare mispass from a Falkirk defender and made a great run to the edge of the box before finding Offord, but the shot curled just round the right-hand post. With practically the last move of the game sub Allan tried a shot from inside the box, and another tremendous save by McAdams.

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SPFL Trust Trophy 3rd Round.

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EDINBURGH CITY 1 EAST KILBRIDE 4

Edinburgh, 9 September 2023 –Obviously we have fond memories of the Scottish Challenge Cup – now the SPFL Trust Trophy, but when we reached the semi-finals in 2018/19, the Irn-Bru Cup – but the reminiscences of our best-ever cup run had to be swept aside in favour of our current situation. Five points adrift at the bottom of cinch League 1 and with a significant portion of our squad carrying more or less serious injuries, and with an important League match coming up, we had to make the choice between a cup-tie against the powerful and experienced Lowland League leaders, or to rest our firstteam squad, give the walking wounded another week to recover, and avoid picking up any more knocks. The Gaffer, with the full approval of the Board, chose the latter. Nine members of

our Development side, currently third in the Lowland Development League, made their first-team debuts in this match, and another three were unused substitutes. The youngsters turned in a magnificent performance, but East Kilbride were too strong for them (although 4-1 maybe flattered Kilby a bit). I suppose the optics don’t look too good, a League 1 side being beaten by a Lowland club, and no doubt the usual suspects were braying about it on social media; but who gives a dribble of tepid pish what they think?

Quinn Mitchell and Sam Gormley were unused subs in the previous week’s League match against Falkirk. The curse of the sub keeper – Cammy Quate (at 22 the oldest member of the team) had been on the bench six times this season, and 42 times since 2019, but astonishingly this was the match in

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which he made his competitive firstteam debut. He was awarded joint Player of the Match by the CSC, and was on the first-team bench the following week at Montrose. There were places for a number of development players who have impressed in first-team matches, including Elijah Anukam, Brodie Devine, Cai Macnamara, Struan Mair and Gwong-Rwad Peter (also a joint Player of the Match); and none of the debutants disgraced themselves in any way, so congratulations to Jamie Gibson, Iestyn Harries, Adam Khan, Jamie McConnell, Joseph McGuiness, Godswill Omojiade, Momodou Sambou and Brodie Watt. And hard lines to Sokari Dublin-Green, Luke Fyvie and sub keeper Dylin Izatt –manager for the day Adam Cairnie, head

coach of the Development squad, fielded six substitutes during the match but wasn’t allowed any more. City lost the toss and kicked off towards the Portobello end, with the wind behind them. East Kilbride, who thumped a young Stirling Albion side 3-0 in the previous round, attacked repeatedly, but Cammy and the defence, together with the conditions and some wayward shooting, kept them at bay. We couldn’t hold out for ever, but the opening goal in 43 was bad luck for City. Nathan Flanagan and Roy played a one-two in the City box, and Flanagan’s return ball bounced off Gormley’s foot and into the net. The visitors got a second two minutes after the restart, Lockie sending in a high pass from the ➤

SPFL Trust Trophy 3rd Round. Video by Dode Allen Media.

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edge of the box which looked to be going out before Andy McDonald came barrelling in at the back post to bundle the ball home from a couple of feet out. Moments later Stirling netted for the visitors but was offside. As the one-hour mark approached, City started to turn on the pressure. Omojiade and Mair came close before, in 61 minutes, Momo Sambou took the ball to the edge of the box, and although he

was tackled by McDonald Gwong-Rwad Peter retrieved the loose ball and beat Truesdale with a low shot. The two-goal lead was restored two minutes later when Ally Roy tapped home after a run down the right, in 74 minutes Flanagan earned a “clever” penalty which Samson took and Quate saved, but Kilby got their fourth goal in 76, a lightning-fast tackle by Samson setting up the shot for Jonny Lyon

SPFL Trust Trophy 3rd Round. Video by Dode Allen Media.

TEAMLINES

2 September 2023

CINCH LEAGUE 1 MATCHDAY 5

EDINBURGH CITY 0-2 FALKIRK

Edinburgh City: 21. Aidan MacAdams (gk), 3. Kieran MacDonald , 4. Lee

Hamilton (captain), 8. Robbie Leitch (Mahon 77), 11. Kieran Offord, 13. Kyle

Jacobs , 14. Russell McLean (Shanley 46), 18. Kelsey Ewen, 20. Jack Wilkie, 23. Innes

Murray, 30. Callum Crane

Substitutes: 1. Andy McNeil, 7. Robbie

Mahon, 9. Ryan Shanley , 22. Ciarán

Brian, 24. Quinn Mitchell, 29. Sam Gormley.

CSC Player of the Match: Aidan

McAdams

Falkirk: 1. Sam Long, 2. Tom Lang, 3. Leon

McCann (Bisland 87), 5. Liam Henderson, 6. Coll Donaldson (captain), 7. Callumn

Morrison (Honeyman 83), 8. Brad

Spencer, 10. Aidan Nesbitt (Oliver 74), 11. Alfie Agyeman (Allan 73), 14. Finn Yeats, 17. Ross MacIver (Lawal 74).

Substitutes: 9. Jordan Allan, 18. Gary

Oliver, 20. Layton Bisland, 21. Ola Lawal, 27. Owen Hayward, 30. Scott Honeyman, 31. Nicky Hogarth (sg), 32. Rhys Walker, 33.

Logan Sinclair

Scorers: Alfie Agyeman (29), Callumn

Morrison (46)

Referee: Stewart Luke

Assistant Referees: Elliott Husband

Powton and Lewis Hogarth

Attendance: 1096

Booking Sent off

9 September 2023

SPFL TRUST TROPHY ROUND 3

EDINBURGH CITY 1-4

EAST KILBRIDE

Edinburgh City: 21. Cammy Quate, 3. Jamie McConnell (Khan 62), 4. Brodie

Devine (captain) (Gibson 86), 6. GwongRwad Peter, 7. Momodou Sambou (McGuiness 72), 8. Aaron Waller (Harries 72), 9. Brodie Watt, 10. Cai Macnamara (Anukam 38), 11. Struan Mair, 24. Quinn

Mitchell, 29. Sam Gormley (Omojiade 46 )

Substitutes: i. Dylin Izatt (sg), 5. Godswill

Omojiade, 13. Luke Fyvie, 17. Adam Khan, 18. Sokari Dublin-Green, 20. Joseph

McGuiness, 22. Iestyn Harries, 23. Elijah

Anukam, 30. Jamie Gibson

Scorer: Gwong-Rwad Peter (61)

CSC Players of the Match: Cammy Quate and Gwong-Rwad Peter

East Kilbride: 1. Chris Truesdale, 3. Ryan

Lockie, 4. Andy McDonald (Sexton 77), 5. Cameron Eadie, 7. Nathan Flanagan, 9. Keir Samson, 10. Marc Kelly, 16. Ally Roy (McGowan 64), 17. Jonny Lyon (de Marco 77), 18. Chris McGowan (captain), 22. Andy

Stirling

Substitutes: 8. Liam Brown, 11. Adam

McGowan, 14. Joe Sexton, 15. Rico de Marco, 19. Craig Truesdale, 25. Lyle Avci (sg)

Scorers: Nathan Flanagan (43), Andy

McDonald (47), Ally Roy (63), Jonny Lyon (76)

Referee: Dan McFarlane

Assistant Referees: Steven Traynor and Calum Doyle

Attendance: 231

CITY WOMEN @EdinburghCityW

City celebrate after Amy Hay’s opening goal against Morton at Meadowbank.

We went 2-0 up after a cracking goal by Holly AItchison, but after Morton levelled the scores we suffered a pair of contentious red cards and had to be satisfied with the draw.

With grateful thanks to Alex Todd of Sportpix for the photos.

WOMEN'S TEAM FIXTURES 2023/24

More fixtures will be added as Cup competitions are drawn

Our Women's Team are members of the SWF Championship, and play their home matches at Meadowbank Stadium on Sunday afternoons. Kick-off times vary –please check social media as close to kick-off time as you can manage.

• twitter.com/EdinburghCityW

https://twitter.com/SWFChampionship

scotwomensfootball.com/fixtures-and-results/

Amy Hay

CITY UNDER-20s

Anyone attending the first team's SPFL Trust Trophy third-round tie against East Kilbride on 9th September, and who doesn't watch our Development side on Friday evenings at Meadowbank, would have been pleasantly surprised by the skills and effort shown by our youngsters.

With first XI manager Alan Maybury keen to give his players a rest before last week's important match at Montrose – also to grant recuperating players a further week's recovery time, and to avoid any further injury – Alan and the 20s gaffer Adam Cairnie agreed that the Development squad would face the Lowland League leaders in the tie at Meadowbank. City lost to

the experienced and wily men from the new town, but did themselves and the club proud in the process. Following wins over Kelty, East Fife and Linlithgow the Under-20s sit third in the Lowland Development League, their only reverse being an unlucky 1-2 defeat to Spartans. They played Stirling University last night.

Adam Cairnie (left) will join the Citizen from the next issue, to keep us up to date with the doings of what is effectively our reserve team.

DEVELOPMENT TEAM FIXTURES 2023/24

Table as at 15 September. Last night's matches not included.

* East Kilbride 3 points deducted, ineligible player

Our Under-20s are members of the Scottish Lowland Development Football League, and play their home matches at Meadowbank Stadium on Friday evenings, kicking off at 8:00 p.m.

www.sldfl.co.uk • twitter.com/OfficialSLDFL/ • www.facebook.com/officialsldfl/

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PARTNERS

THE HISTORICAL PAGES

EDINBURGH CITY’S FIRST MATCH

Edinburgh City were formed in May 1928, and made their first public appearance in a pre-season friendly on Monday 13th August 1928, facing an eleven from Queen’s Park. The venue was the stadium at the Marine Gardens in Portobello, where City shared with Scottish League club Leith Athletic. Amateur football was at the peak of its popularity between the two World Wars, especially in the east of the country. The founders of Edinburgh City felt there were enough quality players around the capital to emulate the great amateur side and allow City to become the “Queen’s Park of the East” – in 1928 Queen’s were in the First Division. City originally tried for the Scottish Alliance, but after being rejected would join the East of Scotland League, finishing eighth

in a 15-club competition. Marine Gardens was at the junction of King’s Road and Seafield Road in Portobello, and when originally built in 1909 was a sprawling entertainment complex with a ballroom, skating rink, menagerie, funfair and other attractions. Most of these were swept away when the site was commandeered for military purposes during WW1, and in the space at the southern end of the site a stadium was built in the mid-1920s to host greyhound racing, speedway and later football.

The problems with the stadium’s seaside location became evident when City faced Queen’s Park in this opening match. The main spectator accommodation was a vast terrace facing out to sea; there was a small

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EDINBURGH CITY’S FIRST MATCH

grandstand on the beach side of the ground, and it wouldn’t be for five years or more that a proper stand was built (by which time City had relocated to a more sheltered ground). Being a summer’s day in Edinburgh the weather was wet, and there had been a halfhour downpour before the kick-off. The grandstand was well-filled, but there were fewer than four hundred people on the terracing.

THE GAME

Edinburgh City – Ian Anderson; E.Hall and B.Roxburgh; J.Anderson, T.Lawrie and H.Steel; W.Stevens, W.Braynion, D.Herd, J.McCaig and W.W.Terris.

Queen’s Park – R.G.C.Peden; T.K.Campbell and W.Wiseman; J.Hosie, B.Russell and W.S.King; R.Parry, W.S.Chalmers, J.Knox, A.Fitzgerald and E.R.Scott.

As every player on the park was an amateur, it was the convention at the time for the papers to give all their initials.

Queen’s Park were captained by William Wiseman, who played for the club for 15 years and was a 20th-century player with the rare distinction of being capped for both Scotland and amateur Scotland. Five of the Queen’s team had played for the club in a League match at Tynecastle two days earlier.

It might not have been the Spiders’ fullstrength side, but Edinburgh City were no match for the powerful Glasgow men, and the score was 5-0 to Queen’s

Park after twenty minutes. Destroying a brand-new amateur side wasn’t what anyone wanted to see, and after taking that commanding lead Queen’s Park indulged in some high-quality play – inside-right Stewart Chalmers in especially tricky form. The following year he would become one of the last amateurs to get a full cap for Scotland, after which he was to turn pro and play for Hearts and Manchester United. City continued to plug away, and D.Herd shot narrowly past just before the interval. In the second half Queen’s Park continued with the fancy stuff without making a serious attempt to score, and a move started off by City centre-half T.Lawrie laid on a goal for Herd. After J.McCaig had come close Herd obtained a second goal from a corner late in the game, and in the final moments

Queen’s captain Wiseman entertained the crowd by strenuous efforts to get a goal for himself; but by now City keeper Anderson and his defenders had grown in confidence, and the big left-back didn’t get a sight of the goal. The match finished 5-2 to Queen’s Park.

Edinburgh City and Queen’s Park wouldn’t meet again for another 87 years, a Challenge Cup tie in July 2015, and it wasn’t until 2018 that the two sides met one another in a Scottish League match. That was at Hampden in September 2018, with the home side winning 2-0.

Many thanks to Queen’s Park historian for passing me a copy of the photo on page 50, originally donated to the club by William Wiseman’s son, and to Frank McCrossan for further information from the Glasgow papers of the time.

CLUB POLICIES

The following is an abridged version of the Club Policies which are given in full on our website, www.edinburghcityfc.com/club-policies-2/ In any dispute between what is printed here and what is shown on the website, the latter will always take precedence.

STADIUM REGULATIONS

1. All matches are played in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Scottish Football Association, the Scottish Premier League, The Scottish Football League, and the Scottish Lowland Football League.

2. Play is not guaranteed to take place on any particular day or time. The Club may change advertised fixtures without notice and without liability.

3. All supporters must pay for admission in accordance to advertised conditions and rates.

4. Unauthorised persons may not enter upon the field of play. All persons must stay on the spectator side of the barriers.

5. Only authorised persons may offer programmes, food or drink, or anything else for sale in the Stadium.

6. Smoking in no-smoking areas is forbidden by law. Penalties include a fine and/or criminal prosecution.

7. Nobody may stand in any seating area whilst play is in progress. Offenders may be ejected.

8. Nobody may obstruct gangways, access ways, exits and entrances, or stairways, or climb structures within the Stadium.

9. Mobile telephones and other devices are permitted for personal and private use only.

10. The use of foul or abusive language; racist, discriminatory or sectarian remarks, songs or chants; and the promotion or endorsement of any political organisation are not permitted within the Sports Centre or surrounding areas. F.C. Edinburgh have a separate Anti-Discrimination Policy.

11. It is an offence punishable by law for any person to enter or attempt to enter the Stadium:

- Whilst in possession of a prohibited container

- Whilst in possession of alcohol

- Whilst drunk

- Whilst in possession, or under the influence, of any illegal substances

- Whilst in possession of flares, smoke bombs, fireworks or similar;

All persons entering the Stadium may be searched by the Club Stewards.

12. Articles which could be used as a weapon, or which are regarded as dangerous or unsafe are not permitted. This includes knives, fireworks, smoke canisters, airhorns, flares, weapons, laser devices, bottles, cans, and poles. Anyone in possession of such items will be refused entry or asked to leave.

13. All persons entering the Stadium may be required to submit to search by stewards.

14. The throwing of any objects is not permitted.

15. Persons using parking facilities at the Stadium do so at their own risk.

We are not responsible for damage, accidents or losses.

16. Those using parking facilities must park in a respectful manner and be mindful of other vehicles.

17. Spectators must exit the Stadium in an orderly manner after the end of the game.

18. In the event of an emergency instructions will be announced over the public address system. Spectators must follow the advice given, or directions given by Club Stewards.

19. At all times, the right of admission is reserved by the Club.

20. All persons entering are admitted subject to these Regulations and to the applicable Rules and Regulations of the relevant football authorities. ENTRY TO THE STADIUM SHALL CONSTITUTE ACCEPTANCE OF THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS. FAILURE TO ADHERE TO THEM MAY RESULT IN SEIZURE OF SEASON TICKET, OR A PERMANENT BAN FROM ATTENDING ANY FUTURE HOME GAMES.

21. The Club reserves the right for its servants, stewards, and agents, and for members of the Police force, to remove from the Stadium any person who does not comply with Stadium regulations and with the rules and regulations of the relevant football authorities, or whose presence in the Stadium is or could reasonably be construed as constituting a source of danger, nuisance or annoyance to other spectators.

UNACCEPTABLE CONDUCT POLICY

We will not tolerate unacceptable conduct at home or away stadia.

Unacceptable Conduct is conduct which is violent or disorderly.

Violent conduct is actual, attempted or threatened violence against any person, or intentional damage to property.

Disorderly conduct includes:

- Conduct which is likely to stir up hatred or ill-will against people based on their presumed membership of the following categories:

- Gender, colour, race, nationality (including citizenship) or ethnic or national origin

- religious groups or groups with a perceived religious affiliation

- Sexual orientation

- Transgender identity

- Disability or against an individual presumed to be a member of such group.

- Using threatening, abusive or insulting words or conduct

- Displaying anything threatening, abusive or insulting

- Using words or conduct or displaying anything supporting or opposing an organisation proscribed in terms of the Terrorism Act 2000.

ANY PERSON ENGAGING IN UNACCEPTABLE CONDUCT MAY BE SUBJECT TO ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING, AS IS CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE:

- Ejection from the stadium;

- A temporary or indefinite ban from attending our matches; and/or

- Report to the police and possible criminal proceedings.

For the full and authoritative text of F.C.Edinburgh Club Policies, including the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy, the Club Code of Conduct, the Customer Charter, the Anti-Discrimination Policy, the Equal Opportunities Policy, the Disability Discrimination Policy, and the Children’s Rights Policy, please see our website at www.edinburghcityfc.com/club-policies-2/

MEET THE REFEREE

PETER STUART

We welcome to Meadowbank today’s match referee, Peter Stuart from the Edinburgh and District Referees’ Association. Peter is certainly no stranger – although he is only in his early thirties he first officiated at one of our games eleven years ago, an East of Scotland League match against Civil Service Strollers in September 2012. A full Category 1 official since 2018, today will be the 21st time he has refereed a competitive City match, and the second time this season. Peter will be assisted by Category 3 Specialist Assistant Referee David Dunne, and Category 3 official Rhys Struthers

Ground: Meadowbank Stadium

Registered Office: TBC

Email: admin@fcedinburgh.com

Telephone: 0131 210 0478

Chairman: John Dickson

General Manager: Colin Campbell

Board: John Dickson, David Armstrong, Alick Milne

Supporters’ Representative to the

Board: Robert Fallon

Manager: Alan Maybury

Assistant Manager: Mark Kerr

Strength and Conditioning Coach: Andy

Somerville

Goalkeeping Coach: Jamie Macdonald

Physiotherapist: Scott Anderson

Kit Man: Ian McIntyre

Under-20s Coach: Adam Cairnie

Women’s Team Management: Lee Zavaroni and Paul Alexander

Safety Officer: Sam Bryce

Chaplain: Christopher McRae

Matchday Operations: Jim Moore, Andy McDonald

Photography: Tommy Lee Photography

Videography: Dode Allen Media

Social Media: Dave Armstrong

Programme Editor: Alick Milne

Manager: Alan Maybury

1. Andy McNEIL (gk)

3. Kieran MacDONALD

4. Lee HAMILTON

5. Scott MERCER

6. Ben STIRLING

7. Robbie MAHON

8. Robbie LEITCH

9. Ryan SHANLEY

10. Danny HANDLING

11. Kieran OFFORD

13. Kyle JACOBS

14. Russell McLEAN

16. Lewis SPENCE

17. Liam FONTAINE ©

18. Kelsey EWEN

20. Jack WILKIE

21. Aidan McADAMS (gk)

23. Innes MURRAY

24. Quinn MITCHELL

29. Sam GORMLEY

30. Callum CRANE

MATCH OFFICIALS:

Referee: Peter Stuart

Assistant Referee: David Dunne

Assistant Referee: Rhys Struthers

Manager: Paul Hartley

1. Nick SUMAN (gk)

2. Jacob JONES

4. Connor SCULLY

5. Mouhamed NIANG

6. Will GILLINGHAM

7. Paul McGOWAN

8. Blair YULE

9. Mitch MEGGINSON ©

10. Rumarn BURRELL

11. Kyle CONNELL

12. Milosz OCHMANSKI

14. Luke STRACHAN

15. Arron DARGE

16. Iain VIGURS

17. Josh KERR

18. Tyler MYKYTA

19. Dajon GOLDING

21. Balint DEMUS (gk)

22. Mark GALLAGHER

23. Jack ROBERTSON (gk)

24. Fraser FYVIE

26. Mark REYNOLDS

27. Cameron STEWART

28. Rio DAVIDSON-PHIPPS

29. Scott WILLIAMSON

NEXT HOME MATCH:

CINCH LEAGUE 1

v KELTY HEARTS

Meadowbank Stadium

Saturday 7 October 2023

Kick-off 3:00 p.m.