Musselburgh Athletic play their final East Superleague match of the season on Saturday, when they visit Hill of Beath Hawthorn. The Burgh are currently second bottom on nineteen points and their target is third bottom Bathgate’s final total of twenty-one points; Musselburgh’s goal difference is fourteen goals better than Bathgate’s.

Also with a fourteen goals advantage over Bathgate is bottom club Carnoustie Panmure, who have eighteen points. This Saturday, in the first of two opportunities to win the three points they need, the Gowfers host the visit of Bo’ness United.       

It is confirmed that Broughty Athletic will play Fraserburgh FC at Bellslea Park on Friday 20 July, kick off 7.30pm.

Tonight at Beechwood Park, Sauchie Juniors drew 1-1 at home to Oakley United. The result ended Oakley's very slim hopes of gaining one of the two promotion places but was enough to ensure Sauchie will join Broxburn Athletic in next sesason's Superleague.

Sauchie now need to gain four points from their last two matches to go up as Premier League champions.  

The most unpredictable of all the East Region divisions, the South Division, has finally been settled.

Last night, Dalkeith Thistle had a 5-2 home victory over Fauldhouse United to give the Jags an unmatchable sixty points. Dalkeith Thistle thus become the eleventh known participants in next season’s Premier League.

Broughty Athletic's 'Friends in the North', Fraserburgh FC, finished sixth in the Press and Journal Highland Football League, seventeen points behind champions Forres Mechanics, but just seven points behind runners-up Cove Rangers.

Thirty-eight of the Broch’s fifty-nine points were gained at home but only five away wins were recorded, the poorest return by far of any of the top six teams. That’s obviously one reason for Fraserburgh not finishing even higher but ‘63’ listed in the Goals Against column, a bottom-half-of-the-table-figure, was also a big contributory factor.

Scott Barbour finished the Broch's top scorer with eighteen goals, netting on average once every game and a half. Barbour’s scoring exploits were rewarded when he was named as the Sunday Post Highland League Young Player of the Year.

It was welcome recognition not only for the twenty year old but also for the club. However the highlight of the season was the capture of the Aberdeenshire Shield when the Broch defeated Banks O’ Dee 5-0 in the final.

Dennis Martin, one of a number of daily visitors to the Broughty Athletic website, has been a St Andrews United fanatic since his late father first took him to Recreation Park way back in 1958.  He is now a life member of both the football and social clubs and is the St Andrews United unofficial statistician.

“I was treasurer/registration secretary from 1976 until 1994,” Dennis told the Fed website. “My interest in football statistics has led me to record every Fife Junior football result since 1962, with only a few years from the late 60's/early 70's missing. I have also recorded all the Super, Premier and Central results since the change of league set ups.

“This season St Andrews United’s No. 1 aim was to stay in the Super League. We have managed to do this, although it was tricky at times. The Scottish Cup run was a bonus and we reached the quarter final stage for the first time since 1965. Unfortunately we did not turn up against Shotts Bon Accord and lost 1-0. In my opinion we had beaten three better teams, (Carnoustie Panmure, Cumnock and Kilbirnie Ladeside) in the previous rounds, but as usual it’s all about what happens on the day.
 
“An interesting stat from this season was the number of home draws we have had in cup ties – nine out of nine! We were at home in all five rounds of the Scottish Junior Cup and were also first out of the hat if we had reached the semi-final. 

“In the East of Scotland Cup we had a bye in the first round due to Scone Thistle going into abeyance. Then we had home draws in the next three rounds. In the Fife & Lothians Cup we had a home draw (plus home ties in the subsequent two rounds, had we progressed). In all my years of watching the club we have never had so many consecutive home draws.
 
Dennis finished his chat with the website on an optimistic note: “We have only Bonnyrigg Rose to play in the East of Scotland Cup on 19 May; I fancy us to win this one!”

Our thanks to Dennis – a true Junior football man if ever there was one. 

Three dates for the diary:
1. The Broughty Athletic Player of the Year awards will take place at Whitton Park on Friday 1 June - 7pm for 7.30pm. 
2. Pre season training will commence on Saturday 23 June; a full training schedule and friendly dates will be published as soon as possible.
3. The annual Newcastle Races weekend trip will take place on 30 June; arrangements to follow.

This Wednesday, 16 May, Sauchie Juniors play Oakley United in the first of the former's three remaining fixtures. A point gained from any of these matches will clinch promotion for the “wee county” team; six points from the available nine will mean they go up as champions.     

Jeanfield Swifts’s 2-2 home draw yesterday, with sole remaining promotion challengers Dundonald Bluebell, means that the Swifts now have an unassailable 62 points so it’s the Perth club who will be moving up from the Central Division to the Premier League - the tenth known participants so far. 

Manager Kenny Cameeron has been busy, as always!

Six players yesterday extended their contracts with the club. They are: Alan Cormack, Graeme Dailly, Andy Torrance, Mark Brash, Iain MacLeod, and Graeme Allan.

"That is now everyone signed up once again for the forthcoming season and beyond and this will again give us continuity with the squad at Broughty," explained KC "We will however be looking to strengthen once again and talks are ongoing with a number of players with a view to signing."

The manager promises that www.broughtyathleticfc.com will, as always, be first to know the details!