The Spartans 2-1 Kelty Hearts GeoSonic Lowland League Ainslie Park, Edinburgh The Spartans delivered a fatal blow to Kelty's faint title hopes on a wild night in the capital. Errol Douglas had given the visitors the lead against his old side, before a Scott Maxwell equaliser and a late strike from hitman Blair Atkinson killed off the Fifers. Barry Ferguson kept faith with the same side that won convincingly against Whitehill last time out: Scott Christie in goal, fullbacks Ga

Kelty Hearts 6-1 Whitehill Welfare GeoSonic Lowland League New Central Park, Kelty Attendance: 381 A sparkling Ross Mutch performance helped Kelty to a convincing win over Whitehill at New Central Park. The teenager was too hot for Welfare to handle, with a goal and two assists in the space of 10 minutes to set the home side on the way to their fifth win on the bounce. A mid-season dip saw the league's newcomers slip to third spot, but they showed that they have finally re-ca

Kelty Hearts 2-0 Camelon Football Nations Cup New Central Park, Kelty Attendance: 345 Kelty booked a place in the Football Nations Cup draw with a hard fought win over Camelon at New Central Park. They had to survive a few scares on the way, before second half goals from Chris Dodd and Murray Carstairs finally killed off the visitors in an engrossing cup tie to brighten up a cold January afternoon. The Kelty starting line-up had a more familiar shape about it, gaffer Ferguson

Kelty Hearts 3-2 Dundonald Bluebell Friendly Match New Central Park, Kelty Kelty had to come from behind and needed a late Scott Dalziell strike to win this hastily arranged friendly. With the scheduled fixtures for both side postponed due to the weather, Dundonald made the short trip along the A920 for run out on the New Central Park astroturf, in what turned out to be a classic game-of-two-halves. There's a good relationship between these local rivals, which can be seen in

Kelty Hearts 0-3 BSC Glasgow Lowland League New Central Park, Kelty Attendance: 371 BSC Glasgow inflicted Kelty's first home defeat of the season with a ruthless display at New Central Park. It was a miserable afternoon for the Fifers, who finished the game with just 9 men after Ciaren Chalmers and Stephen husband both saw red. Kelty reverted back to their familiar 4-4-2 formation, welcoming back captain Shaun Greig in midfield and Scott Dalziel returned to partner Stuart Car

Kelty Hearts 4-0 Whitehill Welfare (aet) Football Nations Cup Round 2 New Central Park, Kelty Kelty needed extra-time to secure their place in the next round of the Football Nations Cup against a battling Whitehill Welfare side at New Central Park. After a missed penalty in a goalless 90 minutes, the Fifers finally found their scoring touch deep into the extra period, a Ciaren Chalmers double and goals from Stuart Cargill & Ian Nimmo taking the home side through. Thanks to in

Kelty Hearts 1-1 The Spartans GeoSonic Lowland League New Central Park, Kelty Attendance: 545 Kelty came from behind to keep their Lowland League challenge on track in a cracker of a match at New Central Park. Barry Ferguson's men earned a point against the reigning champions thanks to Stephen Husband's second-half penalty, after the visitors had gone ahead through Blair Tolmie. Ferguson kept faith with the same starting eleven that won against Gala last week, while Spartans

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

Kelty Hearts 8-0 Edinburgh Utd Football Nations Cup 2nd Round New Central Park, Kelty A Matty Gay hat-trick and a double from on-form striker Stuart Cargill helped Kelty through to next round of the Football Nations Cup, as the Fifers breezed past Edinburgh United at New Central Park. With a punishing Saturday / Tuesday / Saturday schedule, Kelty gaffer Tam Courts freshend up the side, making four changes from last weekend's trip to Vale of Leithen. In came Garry Leighton, B

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

Cumbernauld Colts 3-2 Kelty Hearts Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld Lowland League Kelty's rollercoaster start to the season continued, going down to a last minute winner in a gripping encounter at Broadwood Stadium. The two sides served up a Friday night treat, but it was the hosts who grabbed the points thanks to a late goal from Coleman to break Kelty hearts at the end of a hectic first week in the Lowland League. Going into their third game in six days there were a few knoc

Kelty Hearts 2-2 Dalbeattie Star Lowland League New Central Park, Kelty Kelty learned the hard way that they will not have things their own way in the Lowland League, having to come from behind to grab a point in their opening day fixture. Despite a strong performance against Dalbeattie, and taking an early lead, the newly promoted Fifers had to rely on a superb free-kick from Scott-Taylor MacKenzie to earn the draw. Kelty started the day by running the East of Scotland Champ

Kelty Hearts will kick-off their first Lowland League season this afternoon with a home match against Dalbeattie Star. The Fifers will unfurl the East of Scotland Championship flag before the game, and will open their new seated stand for the first time. After a hugely successful first season as a senior club, winning the East of Scotland League and beating Threave Rovers in the Lowland League Play-off to gain promotion at the first attempt, Tam Courts side will be full of co

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