Football

Danny Galbraith in action for Gala Fairydean Rovers (Library pic by Thomas Brown)

Gala Fairydean Rovers have been free scoring despite lowly league position

Melrose Football Club are celebrating after being awarded a Scottish Football Association gold quality mark (Pic: Melrose Football Club)

Borders f​ootball club for children celebrating after hitting gold standard

Gala Fairydean Rovers Amateurs in possession during their 2-0 win at home at Netherdale to Hawick Legion on Saturday (Photo: Fearne Miller)

First all-league Border Amateur Football Association fixture card since Septembe...

Gala Fairydean Rovers Amateurs in possession during their 2-0 win at home at Netherdale to Hawick Legion on Saturday (Photo: Fearne Miller)

Three Borders football teams into round two of South of Scotland Amateur Cup

Alfie Robinson in action for Berwick Rangers during their 2-1 loss at home to Heart of Midlothian B on Saturday (Photo: Alan Bell)

Berwick Rangers hoping to get back to winning ways v ​’Shire after loss to Heart...

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7th September Galashiels - Action shots from today’s Lowland League game at Netherdale were Gala Fairydean Rovers welcomed Cumbernauld Colts. The game ended 4-4. *** NOT FOR SYNDICATION *** : Gala Fairydean Rovers drawing 4-4 at home to Cumbernauld Colts in September (Photo: Thomas Brown)

​Basement battle up next for Gala Fairydean Rovers

Yasser Sambo celebrating scoring for Vale of Leithen during their 3-1 loss at home to Kinnoull on Saturday in round two of the King Cup (Photo: Hilary Isaac)

​Vale of Leithen, Peebles Rovers and Coldstream knocked out of football’s King C...

Gala Fairydean boss Martin Scott (Pic Alan Murray)

Celtic B test for bottom club Gala Fairydean Rovers

Graeme Clark on the ball for Langlee Amateurs during their 3-2 loss at home to Carluke Thistle at Netherdale in Galashiels in October in round one of the South of Scotland Amateur Cup (Photo: Grant Kinghorn)

​Six Borders sides in South of Scotland Amateur Cup action at weekend

Gala Fairydean Rovers beating Gretna 2008 4-1 at home last September (Photo: Thomas Brown)

Visit from ​Gretna 2008 next up for Gala Fairydean Rovers

​Gala Fairydean Rovers are hoping to bounce back from their East of Scotland Qualifying Cup exit at Linlithgow Rose at the weekend at home to Gretna 2008 this coming Saturday back on Scottish Lowland Football League duty.

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Duncan Kemp in action for Langlee Amateurs during their 3-2 loss at home to Carluke Thistle at Netherdale in Galashiels last month in round one of the South of Scotland Amateur Cup (Photo: Grant Kinghorn)

​Six sets of Borderers in first-round South of Scotland Amateur Cup action

Tweeddale Rovers on the ball during their 2-1 win away to Leithen Rovers at Innerleithen’s Victoria Park to Tweeddale Rovers on Saturday in the Border Amateur Football Association’s B division (Photo: Hilary Isaac)

8-4 away win keeps ​Gala Fairydean Rovers Amateurs ten points clear at top of Bo...

Kyle Mitchell in action for Vale of Leithen during their 6-3 win away to Kirkcaldy and Dysart in round three of the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup on Saturday (Photo: Julie Russell)

Hawick Royal Albert and Coldstream rack up clean sweep of East of Scotland Footb...

Captain James Flynn in action for Vale of Leithen during their 6-3 win away to Kirkcaldy and Dysart in round three of the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup on Saturday (Photo: Julie Russell)

​Vale of Leithen into last 16 of East of Scotland Qualifying Cup after 6-3 third...

Che Reilly on the ball during Gala Fairydean Rovers' 2-0 Scottish Lowland Football League defeat at home to Tranent Juniors earlier in the season (Photo: Brian Sutherland)

​Gala Fairydean Rovers back at bottom of Scottish Lowland Football League table ...

Lewis Barr in action for Berwick Rangers as they beat Albion Rovers 2-0 at home at Shielfield Park on Saturday (Photo: Ian Runciman)

Berwick Rangers celebrating first home league win since July

Berwick Town and Highfields United vying for possession on Saturday in round one of the Waddell Cup (Photo: Keith Hamblin)

Five lots of Borderers and two Northumbrian sides make it past round one of cup

Vale of Leithen losing 4-3 at home to Edinburgh College on Saturday (Photo: Hilary Isaac)

​Vale of Leithen, Linton Hotspur and Gala Fairydean Rovers up for cups at weeken...

Daniel McKinley in possession for Vale of Leithen during their 4-3 loss at home to Edinburgh College on Saturday (Photo: Hilary Isaac)

Wins for Linton Hotspur and Coldstream and Hawick Royal Albert and Peebles Rover...

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Liam Watt, seen here in prior action for Gala Fairydean Rovers, scored the second goal of their 3-2 home loss to Linlithgow Rose yesterday (Photo: Thomas Brown)

Gala Fairydean Rovers hit by ninth defeat of season

Lewis Hall in action during Gala Fairydean Rovers’ 5-1 loss at home to Heart of Midlothian B on Saturday in the Scottish Lowland Football League (Photo: Thomas Brown)

​5-0 win lifts Gala Fairydean Rovers off foot of Scottish Lowland Football Leagu...

Ben McCrystal, seen here in action for Berwick Rangers during their 3-0 loss at home to Threave Rovers in October, got their goal at Bo'ness on Tuesday (Pic: Alan Bell)

Berwick Rangers end six-game losing streak with draw away to Bo’ness United

Lewis Swaney, pictured here in prior action for Langlee Amateurs against Duns, scored twice for them during their 3-2 victory away to the Dingers on Saturday (Pic: Brian Sutherland)

Langlee back on top of Border Amateur Football Association’s A division

Peebles Rovers beating Harthill Royal 2-1 at home at Whitestone Park on Saturday (Photo: Hilary Isaac)

​Second win of season lifts Vale of Leithen off foot of East of Scotland Footbal...

Berwick Rangers captain Jamie McCormack in action during their 1-0 Scottish Cup defeat at Forfar Athletic on Saturday (Photo: Chris Coutts)

Berwick Rangers manager Thomas Scobbie upbeat about prospect of ending five-game...

Kyle Mitchell in action for Vale of Leithen during their 2-1 loss to West Calder United at home at Victoria Park in Innerleithen on Saturday (Photo: Hilary Isaac)

All five Borders EoSFL teams in action this Saturday after weekend off for three

All five of the Borders’ East of Scotland Football League teams are back in action this coming Saturday after a weekend off for three of them.

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Hawick United beating Highfields United 5-4 on Saturday at Wilton Lodge Park in round two of the Colin Campbell Cup (Photo: Steve Cox)

5-4 second-round win sees Hawick United go into last eight of Border Amateur Foo...

Hawick Legion on the ball en route to an 8-1 win at home to Ancrum at Brunton Park on Saturday (Photo: Steve Cox)

​Duns Amateurs on top of Border Amateur Football Association’s A division after ...

Gala Fairydean Rovers losing 2-0 away to East Stirlingshire on Saturday at the Falkirk Stadium (Photo: Alan Murray)

Gala Fairydean Rovers hit rock bottom after loss to East Stirlingshire in Falkir...

Peebles Rovers drawing 2-2 at home to Oakley United at Whitestone Park on Saturday (Photo: Pete Birrell)

​Wins for Hawick Royal Albert and Linton Hotspur and draws for Peebles Rovers an...

Berwick Rangers manager Thomas Scobbie (Pic: Brian Sutherland)

Berwick ​Rangers up for cup v Forfar Athletic after fourth loss on trot

Duns Amateurs and Lothian Athletic vying for the ball on Saturday in round one of the South of Scotland Amateur Cup (Photo: Steve Cox)

Five Borders teams through to round two of South of Scotland Amateur Cup and eig...

Duns Amateurs beating Lothian Athletic 6-0 at home on Saturday in round one of the South of Scotland Amateur Cup (Photo: Steve Cox)

Duns Amateurs in with chance to go to top of Border Amateur Football Association...

Jonny Devers in action for Berwick Rangers during their 3-0 loss at home to Threave Rovers at Shielfield Park on Saturday in round three of the South Region Challenge Cup (Photo: Ian Runciman)

Berwick Rangers boss Thomas Scobbie calling on players to up their game after cu...

Earlston Rhymers beating Kelso Thistle 6-3 at home at Runciman Park on Saturday in round two of the Colin Campbell Cup (Photo: Steve Cox)

Almost two-dozen Border Amateur Football Association sides in South of Scotland ...

Earlston Rhymers getting the better of Kelso Thistle by 6-3 at home at Runciman Park on Saturday in round two of this season’s Colin Campbell Cup (Photo: Steve Cox)

​Holders Langlee Amateurs among seven Border Amateur Football Association teams ...

Later Gala Fairydean manager Peter Cormack playing for Scotland during a 3-1 loss against England at Wembley Stadium in London in May 1971 (Photo: Allsport UK via Getty Images)

Galashiels club join in tributes to Liverpool football legend Peter Cormack

Gala Fairydean Rovers losing 1-0 at home to Irvine Meadow XI at Netherdale on Saturday in round three of the South Region Challenge Cup (Photo: Alwyn Johnston)

Gala Fairydean Rovers and Linton Hotspur out of South Region Challenge Cup

Cupar Hearts losing 4-2 away to Berwick Rangers in round one of the Scottish Cup proper last month (Photo: Alan Bell)

​15-0 win for Cupar Hearts as they continue second defence on bounce of football...

Kieran Dolan scored twice for Gala Fairydean Rovers away to Civil Service Strollers on Saturday in the Scottish Lowland Football League (Photo: Thomas Brown)

Gala Fairydean Rovers up against seventh-tier opposition in round three of chall...

Thomas Hume celebrating scoring for Coldstream as they beating Oakley United 3-1 at home on Saturday (Photo: Steve Cox)

Coldstream claim Borders’ only East of Scotland Football League win as Vale of L...

Matty Collins, right, in action for Berwick Rangers during their 7-1 loss at home to East Kilbride on Saturday (Photo: Ian Runciman)

​Berwick Rangers hoping to bounce back from 7-1 hiding with challenge cup run

Earlston Rhymers beating Craigneuk Thistle 1-0 at home on Saturday in round two of the Scottish Amateur Cup (Photo: Brian Sutherland)

​Earlston Rhymers through to third round of football’s Scottish Amateur Cup

​Earlston Rhymers are the region’s last men standing in this season’s Scottish Amateur Cup but they won’t be the Border Amateur Football Association’s sole representatives in round three as Northumberland’s Tweedmouth Amateurs have also made it through.

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Josh Loftus on the ball for Langlee Amateurs, with Stephen Mells in pursuit, during their 9-0 win versus Greenlaw at home at Netherdale on Saturday (Photo: Brian Sutherland)

​Langlee Amateurs extend unbeaten start to new Border Amateur Football Associati...

New manager Stuart Smith watching Peebles Rovers’ 3-2 loss at home to Easthouses Lily on Saturday in the East of Scotland Football League’s second division (Photo: Brian Sutherland)

New Peebles Rovers manager Stuart Smith gets off to losing start v Easthouses Li...

Goal-scorer Jonny Devers on the ball for Berwick Rangers during their 4-2 second-round Scottish Cup win at home to Cupar Hearts on Saturday (Photo: Alan Bell)

​Berwick Rangers into round two of Scottish Cup, thanks to Jonny Devers double l...

Langlee Amateurs on the attack during their 3-2 win away to Eyemouth United Amateurs on Saturday in the Border Amateur Football Association’s A division (Photo: Steve Cox)

Langlee Amateurs extend unbeaten start to new Border Amateur Football Associatio...

Ben Herdman making a clearance for Gala Fairydean Rovers during their 1-0 loss at home to Banks o’ Dee on Saturday in round one of this season’s Scottish Cup (Photo: Thomas Brown)

Updated: First-round knockouts for Gala Fairydean Rovers and Vale of Leithen in ...

James Law, second from left, with colleagues at Decorative Door Products in Hawick ahead of Friday’s seven-a-side football world record attempt (Pic: EJW Media)

Hawick footballers bidding for new world record for biggest seven-a-side game

Berwick Rangers manager Thomas Scobbie (Pic: Brian Sutherland)

Berwick Rangers manager Thomas Scobbie warns players to be on guard against Scot...

Vale of Leithen losing 3-2 at home at Victoria Park to Easthouses Lily on Saturday in the East of Scotland Football League’s second division (Photo: Hilary Isaac)

​Cup ties next up for Vale of Leithen, Linton Hotspur and Coldstream

Vale of Leithen losing 3-2 at home at Victoria Park to Easthouses Lily on Saturday in the East of Scotland Football League’s second division (Photo: Hilary Isaac)

​Win for Coldstream and draw for Hawick Royal Albert but Vale of Leithen, Linton...

Joe Wylie on the ball during Gala Fairydean Rovers’ 3-1 win at home to Bo’ness United at Netherdale on Saturday in the Scottish Lowland Football League (Photo: Brian Sutherland)

Gala Fairydean ​Rovers now up for cup after claiming first Scottish Lowland Foot...

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