|
2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup
The 2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup was the 17th season of the Scottish Challenge Cup, which was competed for by all 30 members of the Scottish Football League. The defending champions were Ross County F.C., Ross County who defeated Clyde F.C., Clyde 5–4 on penalties in the 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, 2006 final. Ross County were eliminated in the second round after a 2–0 home defeat to eventual champions St Johnstone. The final was played on 25 November 2007, between Dunfermline Athletic F.C., Dunfermline Athletic and St Johnstone F.C., St Johnstone, at Dens Park in Dundee. St Johnstone won 3–2. It was their first cup win in their 122-year existence. Schedule First round North and East region Dunfermline Athletic F.C., Dunfermline Athletic received a random bye into the second round. SourceBBC Sport South and West region Partick Thistle F.C., Partick Thistle received a random bye into the second round. SourceBBC Sport Second round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross County F
Ross may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ross (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning * Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan Places Antarctica * Ross Sea * Ross Ice Shelf * Ross Dependency * Ross Island Ireland *"Ross", a common nickname for County Roscommon * Ross, County Mayo, a townland bordering Moyne Townland * Ross, County Westmeath, a townland in Noughaval civil parish * Diocese of Ross (Ireland), West Cork United Kingdom * Ross, Northumberland, England, a village * Ross, Scottish Borders, a hamlet * Ross-on-Wye, England * Ross, Scotland, a region of Scotland and former earldom * County of Ross, Scotland * Diocese of Ross (Scotland) United States * Ross, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Ross, California, a town * Ross, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Ross, Iowa, an unincorporated community * Ross, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Ross, North Dakota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elgin City F
Elgin may refer to: Places Canada * Elgin County, Ontario * Elgin Settlement, a 19th-century community for freed slaves located in present-day North Buxton and South Buxton, Ontario * Elgin, a village in Rideau Lakes, Ontario * Elgin, Manitoba * Elgin Parish, New Brunswick ** Elgin, New Brunswick, a community in Elgin Parish * Elgin, Nova Scotia * Elgin, Quebec United States * Elgin, Alabama * Elgin, Arizona * Elgin, Illinois * Elgin, Iowa * Elgin, Kansas * Elgin, Minnesota * Elgin (Natchez, Mississippi), listed on the NRHP in Mississippi * Elgin, Missouri * Elgin, Nebraska * Elgin, Nevada * Elgin (Warrenton, North Carolina), listed on the NRHP in North Carolina * Elgin, North Dakota * Elgin, Ohio * Elgin, Oklahoma * Elgin, Oregon * Elgin, Pennsylvania * Elgin, Kershaw County, South Carolina * Elgin, Lancaster County, South Carolina * Elgin, Tennessee * Elgin, Texas * Elgin, Utah * Elgin Township (other) Elsewhere * Elgin, Western Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig O'Reilly
Craig Michael O'Reilly (born 20 September 1987) is a Scottish former footballer. He has previously played in the Scottish Football League First Division for Raith Rovers, Dundee and Clyde. Career O'Reilly began his career with Raith Rovers. He made his senior debut aged 16, scoring a goal in a 1–1 draw with Brechin City in May 2004, securing Raith's First Division future in the process. In August 2004, he joined Montrose on a loan deal until the end of the year. O'Reilly signed for Dundee in July 2005, and was named Scottish Football League Young Player of the Month for December 2005, after scoring 3 goals in 3 games. He was also called up to the Scotland under-19 squad at this time. He spent the whole of the 2006–07 season on loan at East Fife, and the move was made permanent in May 2007. In a Scottish League Cup tie in August 2007, O'Reilly's wonder goal saw Third Division East Fife defeat Premier League St Mirren 1–0 away from home, in a cup giant killing. O'Rei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Walker (footballer Born 1977)
Paul Walker (born 20 August 1977 in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer who played as a winger. Having been developed as a player through Dundee United 's youth system, Walker made six league appearances for the United first team, his last coming in September 1997. In December 1998, he joined St Mirren but would make just one substitute league appearance before joining Stranraer three months later. His stay at Stair Park lasted two-and-a-half years, where he managed 14 goals from 61 league appearances; his stay included a short loan spell with Queens Park. In 2001, he headed to Partick Thistle, where he spent two seasons, before a similar time with Greenock Morton.One on One: Paul Walker Greenock Morton match programme, 10 January 2004 (scan via Partick Thist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Fife F
East is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that east is the direction where the Sun rises: ''east'' comes from Middle English ''est'', from Old English ''ēast'', which itself comes from the Proto-Germanic *''aus-to-'' or *''austra-'' "east, toward the sunrise", from Proto-Indo-European *aus- "to shine," or "dawn", cognate with Old High German ''*ōstar'' "to the east", Latin ''aurora'' 'dawn', and Greek ''ēōs'' 'dawn, east'. Examples of the same formation in other languages include Latin oriens 'east, sunrise' from orior 'to rise, to originate', Greek ανατολή anatolé 'east' from ἀνατέλλω 'to rise' and Hebrew מִזְרָח mizraḥ 'east' from זָרַח zaraḥ 'to rise, to shine'. ''Ēostre'', a Germanic goddess of dawn, might have been a personification of both da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Lunan
Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo Paul & Paula * Paul Stookey, one-third of the folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary * Billy Paul, stage name of American soul singer Paul Williams (1934–2016) * Vinnie Paul, drummer for American Metal band Pantera * Paul Avril, pseudonym of Édouard-Henri Avril (1849–1928), French painter and commercial artist * Paul, pen name under which Walter Scott wrote ''Paul's letters to his Kinsfolk'' in 1816 * Jean Paul, pen name of Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763–1825), German Romantic writer Places *Paul, Cornwall, a village in the civil parish of Penzance, United Kingdom *Paul (civil parish), Cornwall, United Kingdom *Paul, Alabama, United States, an unincorporated community *Paul, Idaho, United States, a city *Paul, Nebraska, United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Tulloch (footballer)
Stephen Michael Tulloch (born January 1, 1985) is an American former professional football linebacker. He was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL draft. He played college football at North Carolina State. He was also a member of the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles. College career After graduating from Miami Killian High School, Tulloch played college football at North Carolina State and was the MVP of the Meineke Car Care Bowl in a 2005 victory over the University of South Florida. After his junior season, he announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2006 NFL draft. Professional career Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans selected Tulloch in the fourth round (116th overall) of the 2006 NFL draft. He played for them from 2006 to 2010, recording 457 tackles, 4.5 sacks and two interceptions. Detroit Lions Tulloch signed with the Detroit Lions on July 31, 2011. During his first year with the Lions he started all 16 game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Lombardi
Michelle may refer to: People *Michelle (name), a given name and surname, the feminine form of Michael * Michelle Courtens, Dutch singer, performing as "Michelle" * Michelle (German singer) * Michelle (Scottish singer) (born 1980), Scottish winner of ''Pop Idol'' in 2003 * Michel'le, American singer * Michelle (band), American band Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''Michelle'' (album), a 1966 album by saxophonist Bud Shank * "Michelle" (song), a 1965 song by The Beatles * "Michèle" (song) by French singer Gérard Lenorman *"Michelle", a 2013 song by Beatallica from ''Abbey Load'' *"Michelle", a song from the Lynyrd Skynyrd compilation album ''Collectybles'' *"My Michelle", a 1987 song by Guns N' Roses *"A World Without You (Michelle)", a 1988 song by Bad Boys Blue Film * Michelle (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a fictional character of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Television * "Michelle" (''Skins'' series 1), a 2007 episode of the British teen drama ''Skins'' Science ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forfar Athletic F
Forfar (; , ) is the county town of Angus, Scotland, and the administrative centre for Angus Council, with a new multi-million-pound office complex located on the outskirts of the town. As of 2021, the town had a population of 16,280. The town lies in Strathmore and is situated just off the main A90 road between Perth and Aberdeen, with Dundee (the nearest city) being 13 miles (21 km) away. It is approximately 5 miles (8 km) from Glamis Castle, seat of the Bowes-Lyon family and ancestral home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and where the late Princess Margaret, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, was born in 1930. Forfar dates back to the temporary Roman occupation of the area, and was subsequently held by the Picts and the Kingdom of Scotland. During the Scottish Wars of Independence, Forfar was occupied by English forces before being recaptured by the Scots and presented to Robert the Bruce. Forfar has been both a traditional market town and a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borough Briggs
Borough Briggs is a football ground in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. This venue is the home ground of Elgin City who currently play in Scottish League Two. Borough Briggs opened on 20 August 1921 when Inverness Citadel were the visitors in a Highland League fixture, which Elgin won 3–0. The first player to score at the ground was City centre-half Willie Raitt after 20 minutes of the first-half at the Lossie Green end, other scorers were Alf Mitchell and Charlie Taylor. The new ground replaced Elgin's temporary ground from 1919 to 1921 at Cooper Park. It has a capacity of ; 478 seated. All 478 seats in the main stand were formerly fixed at Newcastle United's St James' Park ground. When Elgin City were elected to the Scottish Football League in 2000 they obtained 500 seats from the Geordie Geordie ( ), sometimes known in linguistics as Tyneside English or Newcastle English, is an English dialect and accent spoken in the Tyneside area of North East England. It developed as a vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Johnson (Brechin City Footballer)
Martin Johnson may refer to: *Martin Johnson (rugby union) (born 1970), English rugby union footballer and manager *One half of Martin and Osa Johnson (1884–1937), a husband-and-wife adventurer/explorer/filmmaker team from Kansas *Martin Johnson (musician) (born 1985), lead singer of Boys Like Girls * Martin Johnson (racing driver) (born 1963), British auto racing driver * Martin Hume Johnson (born 1944), Emeritus Professor of Reproductive Sciences at the University of Cambridge. * Martin Michael Johnson (1899–1975), Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, then Archbishop of Vancouver 1964–1969 * Martin N. Johnson (1850–1909), U.S. Senator from North Dakota * Martin W. Johnson (1893–1984), U.S. oceanographer * Marty P. Johnson, CEO of Isles, Inc. in Trenton, NJ * Martin Johnson (Hollyoaks), a fictional character from British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' *Martin Johnson (MP), Member of Parliament for Woodstock * Martin Johnson (writer), English writer on cricket and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Janczyk
Neil Janczyk (born 7 April 1983) is a Scottish professional footballer and coach who plays for Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare. Career He spent his early career at Heart of Midlothian, but he could only manage a handful of appearances before being released. He is best remembered by Hearts fans for two assists in a 2–1 defeat of Edinburgh derby rivals Hibs in a match played at Easter Road on 3 November 2002. Janczyk was released by Hearts in 2005 and he then signed for St Johnstone. He scored his first and only goal for St Johnstone in a Scottish Challenge Cup tie against Partick Thistle. He again failed to hold down a regular place, and St Johnstone loaned Janczyk out to Raith Rovers and then Stranraer (where he scored once against Morton). He was released by St Johnstone at the end of the 2006–07 season after two years with the club. Janczyk signed for Brechin City in July 2007 and moved to East Fife in January 2012. He then signed for Berwick Rangers in July 2012, sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
