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Bellshill through after yet another impressive cup win

RYAN CONNELLY hit a double as Bellshill Athletic surged into the D&D Programmes Central League Cup third round with a 4-2 home win over Carluke Rovers.Read

Blantyre Vics notch up second win in cup

ALAN SHIELDS made it two wins in a row as the new Blantyre boss guided his side into the D & D Central League Cup second round at the expense of Wishaw.Read

McCall angry at lack of belief shown by Steelmen

Kilmarnock 3 - 1 MotherwellRead

'Gow can't be saved by Quitongo's first goal

JOSE Quitongo's first goal for Lesmahagow wasn’t enough to inspire a fightback against Forth.Read

McCall locks 'Well players in dressing room after Killie slump

MOTHERWELL boss Stuart McCall was left fuming with his side at the weekend – locking them in the dressing room for almost an hour after their defeat at Kilmarnock.Read

Vics look to have management team in place

BLANTYRE Vics hope a new management team will be able to cast an eye over their new charges in Saturday's when they face a West of Scotland Cup second round clash against Annbank at Castle Park.Read

Thorniewood Utd aim for the top

THORNIEWOOD United hope to kick-start their promotion push as they head for Greenock this weekend hoping that the programme will resume after last weekend’s virtual weather wipeout.Read

Promotion target hit after Carluke and Larkhall drop points

CARLUKE Rovers and Larkhall Thistle dented their promotion hopes by dropping points to teams in the bottom four of the Central League Second Division.Read

Carluke Rovers and Stonehouse Violet in 8-goal thriller

THERE were goals galore in the Central League Second Division.Read

Carlue Rovers and Larkhall Thistle battle for promotion

PROMOTION prospects for at least two county clubs are looking promising at the halfway stage in the Central League programme.Read

Blantyre Vics created Scottish Junior Cup history

BLANTYRE Vics created history on Saturday by staging the first Scottish Junior Cup tie to be played indoors – only to be floored by Broughty Athletic’s late winner.Read

Football: Stagecoach Central League Second Division round-up

CARLUKE Rovers emerged from cold storage to produce a sizzling seven-goals and claim top spot in the Stagecoach Central League Second Division.Read

Bellshill dumped from cup despite spirited display

BELLSHILL Athletic staged a valiant second-half rally but still conceded a 2-1 defeat to Bo’ness United in Saturday’s Emirates Scottish Cup fourth round tie.Read

Bellshill dump Shotts Bon Accord out of the cup

BELLSHILL Athletic pounced to grab a late winner and send Shotts Bon Accord tumbling out of the Emirates Scottish Cup third round.Read

Hamilton and Motherwell fans give their reaction to the 10-team SPL proposals.

RADICAL changes have been proposed to shake-up the SPL and introduce a two-tier top flight organisation with 10 teams in each division.Read

Winter weather continues to hit county clubs – even those planning to play on artificial surfaces

A BOLD back-up plan to switch to artificial surfaces for friendlies when Saturday’s official games were called off suffered the same winter wipeout.Read

Junior clubs finally get the chance to play cups ties after big freeze

FIVE county clubs hope to play their Emirates Scottish Cup third round ties this weekend – at the fifth attempt.Read

Memories of Scottish football's darkest day

FOR Rangers fan James Thomson, the tragic events of the Old Firm New Year Derby 40 years ago are never far from his thoughts.Read

Hood: We heard news of the Ibrox Disaster on team bus

FORMER Celtic hero Harry Hood will never forget the look on Jock Stein's face as he stood before his players and told them to cancel their evening's plans and head straight home after the 1-1 draw in the 1971 New Year derby.Read

Colin recalls horror of Ibrox Disaster

Two Old Firm greats look back on the tragedy at Ibrox on January 2, 1971, and reflect on how the clubs’ historic divide paled into insignificance after the horrors of that New Year’s matchRead