Kelty Hearts 3-1 Dalbeattie Star William Hill Scottish Cup 1st Round Replay New Central Park, Kelty Kelty overcame Dalbeattie at the second time of asking, with a comfortable win in the first Scottish Cup tie ever to be played at New Central Park. A Stuart Cargill wonder strike opened the scoring, before Brian Ritchie scored one and setup another on the stroke of half-time to help the Fifers advance to round 2 for the first time in their history. These two played out a goalle

Kelty Hearts 2 - 0 East Stirlingshire Lowland League New Central Park, Kelty Attendance: 384 Man of the match: Ian Nimmo Kelty overcame their toughest Lowland League challenge to date, with a confident win over one of the pre-season favourites at New Central Park. A goal in each half, plus a third consecutive clean sheet, was enough to dispose of Shire, and lift the Fifers up into third spot in the table. On the injury front, there was good news for manager Tam Courts as clu

Vale of Leithen 0-4 Kelty Hearts Lowland League Victoria park, Innerleithen, Mid-Lothian Kelty Hearts got back to winning ways with a comfortable victory, thanks to two goals in each half, against a solid looking Vale of Leithen side. The Kelty faithful had been left frustrated after dropping points at home in mid-week, but this performance left them with plenty to cheer on their Saturday afternoon trip to Innerleithen. Kelty gaffer Thomas Courts made one change to the side t

Kelty Hearts 1 - 1 Preston Athletic Kelty win 7-6 on penalties King Cup Final Kings Park, Dalkeith. Kelty survived a nail-biting penalty shoot out to win the King Cup, claiming the league and cup double and putting the icing on the top of an incredible first season as a senior club. Keeper Scott Christie was the hero, saving Jonny Grotlin's penalty in the shoot-out, when 90 minutes plus extra time couldn’t separate the two sides at Kings Park in Dalkieth. Kelty were without c

Kelty Hearts 8-1 Leith Athletic King Cup Semi-Final New Central Park, Kelty, Fife Kelty fired their way past Leith with a dominant semi-final performance at New Central Park. On the eve of the royal wedding, the recently crowned champions reigned supreme to reach next week's King Cup Final. It's been a big week for East of Scotland champions after their play-off victory and manager Thomas Courts kept faith with the same starting eleven that won the club that historic promotio

Kelty Hearts 6-0 Threave Rovers (agg 10-0) Lowland League Promotion Play-off 2nd Leg New Central Park, Kelty Kelty claimed their place in next season's Lowland League in emphatic style, with a dazzling first half display in the Fife sunshine. The home side started as favourites thanks to a 4-nil lead from the first leg, but even in their wildest dreams, they could not have imagined winning promotion with such a convincing victory. With six first half goals, including a Brian

Kelty Hearts 3 - 1 Lothian Thistle Hutchinson Vale East of Scotland League New Central Park, Kelty Kelty finally got the better of LTHV to lift the East of Scotland League title, with a dramatic win on the last day of the season. Thistle have had the upper hand over Kelty every time the sides have met this season, but when it really mattered, Thomas Courts men held their nerve to earn their first trophy as a senior club. There were around 1,400 fans packed into New Central Pa

Lothian Thistle Hutchinson Vale - 1 Kelty Hearts - 0 Saughton Enclosure, Edinburgh LTHV struck the first blow in the East of Scotland League title deciding double header, with a narrow victory over Kelty Hearts. Kelty have been untouchable all season long, with 22 wins out of 22 coming into the game and the only thing between the Fifers and a perfect season was back to back matches against the reigning champions. Thistle struck the only goal of the game mid-way through the fi

Burntisland Shipyard 2 - 7 Kelty Hearts Martin MacKenzie Breen (p) Cargill (p) Ritchie Dalziell Douglas (3) King Cup Round 1 Recreation Park, Burntisland, Fife Kelty twice had to come from behind to book their second round place at the expense of their Fife rivals in a cracking cup tie at Recreation Park. The Hearts survived a difficult first half, before a hat-trick from Errol Douglas helped t

Kelty Hearts - 12 Peebles Rovers - 1 Cargill (3) Dalziel (3) Ritchie(2) Husband Leighton MacKenzie OG East of Scotland League New Central Park, Kelty Kelty turned in another devastating performance at New Central Park, blowing away Peebles Rovers and racking up a double figure score for the fourth time this season. While many of the games around Fife were off due to frozen pitches, New Central Park's 4G pitch was immaculate in the February sunshine, freshly brushed thanks to

Kelty Hearts - 9 Coldstream - 0 East of Scotland League New Central Park, Kelty Scores: Husband (3), Dalziel (3), Cargill (2), Carstairs Kelty overcame their midweek disappointment with another convincing league win against Coldstream at New Central Park. The Fife side were knocked out the League Cup by Lothian Thistle last Wednesday night, but put that behind them to keep their perfect league record going. Kelty received a pre-match boost with the news that the league's top

Kelty Hearts 5 Tynecastle 0 East of Scotland League New Central Park, Kelty P16 W16 L0 D0 F100 A7 GD93 Kelty Hearts slammed five past Tynecastle in another impressive display to rack up league goal number 100 for the season. Thomas Courts' team has been unstoppable since making the step up from the Junior ranks, reaching the milestone in an incredible 16 league matches. A stunning average of 6.25 goals per game. Courts welcomed back both members of his central defensive

Kelty Hearts 7 Stirling University 0 East of Scotland League New Central Park, Kelty Kelty kept up their perfect league record with another slick performance against a stubborn Stirling Uni side. It was a bit of a slow burner this one, with the league leaders not really finding their stride until the second half. Although the Fifers won the cup tie when these two sides met back in August, Stirling had made life difficult for them and for a long time this one looked like it mi

Kelty Hearts 2 Threave Rovers 2 aet (Threave win 5-4 on penalties) South Region Challenge Cup New Central Park, Kelty Kelty’s cup misery continued as Threave Rovers squeezed through to the 4th round of the South Region Challenge Cup at New Central Park. While the Fifers have a flawless league record, they have lost only three games all season long, and all three have come in cup competition. Manager Tom Courts sprung a few surprises with is team selection, leaving out Errol D

Kelty Hearts 4 Burntisland Shipyard 0 East of Scotland League New Central Park, Kelty, Fife. The bells have only just stopped ringing, but Kelty were in no mood to share the festive cheer with their visitors in the Fife derby. Burntisland were the first footers at New Central Park, but they were soon shown the door as the league leaders started off the new year in the same way they finished the old. Kelty manager Tom Courts had shuffled the pack by giving five youth players a

Burntisland Shipyard - 0 Kelty Hearts - 4 East of Scotland League Recreation Park, Burntisland Kelty's perfect start in the EoS League continued with victory over local rivals Burntisland to make it five wins out five in their debut season as a senior side. But they were made to earn their victory in the derby match under the Fife sunshine. The first half hour was easily forgettable, with both sides failing to get any real rhythm going. The narrow pitch, and a well drilled ho

Kelty Hearts - 7 Ormiston - 0 East of Scotland League New Central Park, Kelty Kelty's high scoring start to the season continued as they smashed 7 past Ormiston, bringing their league total to 23 in just three matches. and keeping up their perfect start to life in the East of Scotland League. There was a different look to the home side as manager Thomas Courts experimented with formation and line up. Out were suspended Scott Taylor MacKenzie and Murray Carstairs, replaced by

Kelty Hearts 3 Stirling University 0 East of Scotland Cup Qualifying Group New Central Park, Kelty Kelty got their home campaign off to the bet possible start with a convincing win over Stirling Uni in this EoS Qualifying Group match. The performance was even more convincing than the score-line suggests, but some slack finishing combined with a superb goalkeeping show, kept the visitors in the tie longer than they deserved to be. The goalkeeping performance was all the more r

Kelty Hearts 4 Hill of Beath Hawthorn 1 New Central Park, Kelty Kelty took another step towards the East Superleague crown with a vital win over their local rivals. With one league meeting and three cup ties between these sides so far this season, there was a familiar air to proceedings at kick-off. Kelty have taken the bragging rights in all four previous meetings, and it was de ja vu all over again for the Haws, as Tam Courts side put their neighbours to the sword again.

Kelty Hearts 2 Bo'ness Utd 1 Kelty kept their title challenge on track with a narrow home win against Bo'ness at New Central Park. The finishing line is in sight for Kelty, with only three Superleague games left for the Fifers. And with reigning champions Bonnyrigg Rose beginning to clear their fixture backlog, the title race looks like going right to the wire. Both sides got out of the blocks quickly, but it was Bo'ness who took the lead in only the fourth minute. Kelty kee