Tag: Football

Police arrested a 16-year-old boy after a flare was set off in the home end at Tony Macaroni Arena during the Livingston v Hearts match last Friday night.Officers are investigating a further two incidents, one...

There was to be no change at the top of the Ladbrokes League 2 on Tuesday night as Edinburgh City and Peterhead shared the spoils  in a 1-1 draw in front of over 450...

At last week's council meeting the council's Vice-Convener of Culture and Communities asked the Lord Provost and the other councillors to join her in recognising the Hibs' Ladies team and their recent achievements.Councillor Amy...

The Team For Me - Fifty Years of Following Hearts by Mike Smith The author Mike Smith is a Jambo by choice rather than accident of birth (living at the time in Cumbernauld his father...

RIVAL football fans joined forces to raise money in memory of a young boy who tragically died due to a rare medical condition. Paul James Cockburn, known as PJ, was just 12 when he suffered...

Our junior reporter who is usually found in the stand at Fir Park has been glued to the TV in recent days. Here he gives us the rundown on the way that Belgium secured...

Uche Ikpeazu is the rampaging striker who has set his sights high, which is why the 23-year-old Londoner moved from League Two side Cambridge United to Scottish Premiership side Hearts last month.He agreed a...

CIVIL Service Strollers 2004’s were crowned 4th division champions earlier this month winning the title with a few games to spare.The north Edinburgh club has had a growing youth section and has gone from...

Younger readers may not be aware that the Scottish national football team were regular qualifiers for the World Cup.At one time it was inconceivable for the Tartan Army that the most prestigious football tournament...

100 supporters, plus 50 youth players from Spartans FC, given exclusive access100 football fans were given the chance to see BT Murrayfield for themselves during an exclusive tour organised by Scottish Rugby ahead of...

As a hypnotherapist, I usually ask my clients questions to get them to relax as the subconscious mind is more open to the power of suggestion when it is in a relaxed state. One...

A new assistant might just be what new Scotland manager Alex McLeish needs, and a smart assistant at that.So here it is. Alexa Ferguson ready to help out with some backroom advice. Drawing on...

To say being a referee has never been an easy profession would qualify that assertion as a leading contender for understatement of the year. My late father was a referee back in the early...

Three hundred Edinburgh schoolgirls took part in Spartans Community Football Academy’s Girls Football Festival at Ainslie Park on Friday.The event was part of National Women’s Sport Week and the festival brought together girls between...

Ken MacIntosh's MSP side were frozen out by the on-fire Forth One All Stars at a bitterly cold Ainslie Park Stadium on Wednesday night's challenge match in aid of the station's Cash for Kids...

Police Scotland says it continues to investigate acts of violence, disorder and vandalism that took place during the pitch incursion immediately following the final whistle at Hampden Park after the Scottish Cup Final on Saturday...

Pupils from Edinburgh took a break from their studies for a unique work experience opportunity at Hampden Park, the home of Scottish football. The young learners from Children’s University Scotland spent a day in the shoes of medical...

Sports fans visiting the city this summer have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the rich and cultured history of Hibernian Football Club by taking advantage of the Easter Road Stadium tours.The club was formed...

The Hibernian Historical Trust’s Football Memories Project has gone from strength to strength in recent times with between 25-30 men and women turning up at each meeting.Around fifty Football Memories groups have been established across...

For the first time in twenty years, a third team from the capital will be playing league football this season after Edinburgh City sealed their place in Scottish League Two.After winning the Lowland League...

Lowland League Champions Edinburgh City beat the Highland League Champions Cove Rangers 3-0 in the first leg of the pyramid play off semi final.Two goals from Ross Allum and one from Gordon Donaldson ensured...

  Ross County won their first major trophy today after beating Hibernian 2-1 thanks to a last minute goal by Alex Schalk.Both teams had chances in a hard fought and frenetic encounter, but it was the...

This Sunday the third act of the domestic battle between Glasgow City and Hibernian will be played at Spartans' ground Ainslie Park. So far, the two sides have battled out for the SWPL title and...

Hibs moved to within five points of league leaders Rangers with a fantastic 2-1 victory over Mark Warburton's side at Easter Road this afternoon. Head Coach Alan Stubbs made one change to the Hibs’ starting XI...

Ainslie Park will host the future of Women’s football this Wednesday when the Scotland Under-17 team play an International Challenge game against the Republic of Ireland. Pauline Hamill’s young team will play at the home...

Heart of Midlothian 4 St. Johnstone 3Ladbrokes SPFL Premiership, Sunday 2 August 2015 - TynecastleThere were some football pundits who thought this particular fixture in the opening weekend of the Ladbrokes SPFL Championship may...

Contributed by Jonathan Wallace the founder and organiser of The Craig Gowans Guinness World Record Match. My best friend Craig sadly passed away at the tender age of 17 whilst training with Falkirk FC, only...

Both David Cameron and Ed Miliband backed their teams for victory today as the battle for Number 10 took to the football pitch in Edinburgh. Labour and the Conservatives faced each other in a penalty shoot-out to...

The Scottish Sun Lowland League is seeking applications from clubs who wish to compete in season 2015/16.Speaking yesterday league Chairman Andrew Waddell said “The Board of the League have determined that there will be an...

Children in Balerno need your help with their #pitchfever project to raise £75,000 to improve their football  and hockey pitch which they want to upgrade to a 2G pitch. They need your support on the neighbourly.com...