The first season of the expanded East of Scotland Football League is nearing its climax and things are heating up across all three conferences. With most sides having no more than half a dozen league games left to play, it's time to take a look around the sixth tier of the pyramid structure to see how the new arrivals from the Junior FA are fairing against the established EOSFL sides and who is in contention for promotion to next season’s Lowland League. When Kelty made the m

Dundonald Bluebell 1-2 Lothian Thistle Hutchinson Vale East of Scotland - Conference B Moorside Park, Dundonald Dundonald dropped their first home points of the season on Saturday, as LTHV came from behind to grab the win. Despite taking a first-half lead, Bluebell couldn't hold on, even though the visitors played the whole second-half with only ten men. Although the Bell have enjoyed a decent start to life in the East of Scotland League, the crowd inside Moorside Park was a

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

Kelty Hearts - 0 Lothian Thistle Hutchinson Vale - 1 Scottish Cup Preliminary Round New Central Park, Kelty Entry to the William Hill Scottish Cup was one of the main factors in Kelty's decision to make the switch to the Senior game, but the road to Hampden can be long and painful, as they found out in this Preliminary Round Tie against East of Scotland League rivals Lothain Thistle Hutchinson Vale at New Central Park. In the first ever Scottish Cup tie to be played at Kelty,