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Fife Junior Football League
The Fife Junior Football League was a Association football, football league competition under the jurisdiction of the Scottish Junior Football Association, which operated as the top league in Fife until a merger in 2002; it existed for a further four years as a second-tier league before the name was discontinued in 2006. History The league was formed in 1913 from a merger between smaller competitions across the county, initially the ''Howe of Fife League'' (played between 1892 and 1913) and the ''West Fife County League'' (1893 to 1913), later joined by teams from the ''East Neuk League'' (1908 to 1924). It continued during World War I and had periods where there were sufficient numbers involved to have West and East sections whose winners would play off for the title. Due to anticipated problems with travelling distances, the Fife clubs chose not to join the Intermediate dispute of the late 1920s, instigated by clubs in the West of Scotland who broke away from the SJFA. The league ...
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Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ...
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Scottish Junior Cup
The Scottish Junior Cup is an annual football competition organised by the Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA). The competition has been held every year since the inception of the SJFA on the 2nd October 1886 and, as of the 2023–24 edition, 112 teams compete in the tournament. The cup has an unseeded knockout format with no replays, semi-finals played over two legs, and the final usually played at a neutral venue of an SPFL club. Since the 2006–07 season, the winner of the Junior Cup Final has qualified for the following season's senior Scottish Cup. The competition is named the Clydebuilt Home Improvements Scottish Junior Cup for sponsorship reasons. Johnstone Burgh are the current holders, having defeated Tranent on penalties in the final on 1 June 2025 at Broadwood Stadium, to win the trophy for the third time. Format The competition is open to all member clubs of Scottish Junior Football Association, and all clubs in tier 6 and below in the Scottish pyr ...
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Hearts Of Beath F
Hearts most commonly refers to: * Hearts (card game), a trick-taking game ** Black Lady, a common variant of Hearts * Hearts (suit), one of the standard four suits of cards * Heart, an organ Hearts may also refer to: Music * The Hearts, an American girl group closely related to the Jaynetts Albums * ''Hearts'' (America album) * ''Hearts'' (I Break Horses album) * ''Hearts'', an album by Lenny Songs * "Hearts" (song), a 1981 song by Marty Balin * "Hearts", a 1983 song by Yes from ''90125'' Sports * Auckland Hearts, a New Zealand women's cricket team * Buchanhaven Hearts F.C., a Scottish football club based in Aberdeenshire * Buncrana Hearts F.C., an association football club based in the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal, Northern Ireland * Heart of Midlothian F.C., a Scottish football club based in Edinburgh * Kelty Hearts F.C., a Scottish football club based in Fife * Kennoway Star Hearts J.F.C., a Scottish football club based in Fife Other uses * Microsoft Hearts, a co ...
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1918–19 In Scottish Football
The 1918–19 season was the 46th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 29th season of the Scottish Football League. League competitions Scottish Football League Champions: Celtic Other honours Cup honours National County Non-league honours Senior Leagues Scotland national team There were no Scotland matches played with the British Home Championship suspended due to World War I. Scotland did play four unofficial wartime internationals (known as the '' Victory Internationals''), however, playing home and away against both Ireland and England. *22 March 1919, Scotland 2–1 Ireland. Scotland were represented by Jimmy Brownlie, Alec McNair, Bobby Orr, Jimmy Gordon, William Cringan, Jimmy McMullan, Alex Donaldson, James Bowie, Andrew Wilson, George Miller and Alan Morton. *19 April 1919, Ireland 0–0 Scotland. Scotland were represented by Jimmy Brownlie, Jack Marshall Sir John Ross Marshall New Zealand Army Orders 1952/405 (5 March 1912 â ...
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1917–18 In Scottish Football
The 1917–18 season was the 45th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 28th season of the Scottish Football League. Division One was decreased from 20 to 18 clubs. Clydebank made their first appearance in the Scottish Football League. League competitions Scottish Football League Champions: Rangers Other honours Cup honours National County Non-league honours Senior Leagues Scotland national team There were no Scotland matches played with the British Home Championship suspended due to World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to .... See also * 1917–18 Rangers F.C. season * Association football during World War I Notes References External linksScottish Football Historical Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:1917-18 in Scottish Footba ...
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1916–17 In Scottish Football
The 1916–17 season was the 44th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 27th season of the Scottish Football League. League competitions Scottish Football League Champions: Celtic Note: Due to increasing travel difficulties under war-time conditions, Aberdeen, Dundee and Raith Rovers were asked to retire from the League at the end of the season. Clydebank were elected to maintain an even number of teams. Other honours Cup honours National County Non-league honours Senior Leagues Scotland national team There were no Scotland matches played with the British Home Championship suspended due to World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to .... See also * 1916–17 Aberdeen F.C. season * 1916–17 Rangers F.C. season * Association footb ...
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Denbeath Star F
Methil () is a coastal town in Fife, Scotland. Methil has ancient origins: two Bronze Age cemeteries have been discovered which date the settlement as over 8,000 years old. The town was first recorded as "Methkil" in 1207, and belonged to the Bishop of St Andrews. Methil was part of its own barony from 1614 and also part of the former burgh of Buckhaven and Methil, which existed between 1891 and 1975. Previously an industrial maritime powerhouse of the region and once Scotland's greatest coal port, it is now redirecting itself towards a green energy future. Methil lies on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, between Largo Bay to the east and Wemyss Bay to the west. It is situated within a continuous urban area described as Levenmouth; the River Leven delineates Methil from adjacent towns. The Fife Coastal Path, one of Scotland's Great Trails, runs through Methil. The town has a population of 10,890 (2022). Toponymy The name, Methil, is from Scottish Gaelic, and appears ...
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1915–16 In Scottish Football
The 1915–16 season was the 43rd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 26th season of the Scottish Football League. For this season, Division Two was abandoned due to World War I. League competitions Scottish Football League Other honours Cup honours National County Non-league honours Senior Leagues Scotland national team There were no official Scotland matches played, with the British Home Championship suspended due to World War I. Scotland did play an unofficial wartime international against England on 13 May 1916. England won 4–3 at Goodison Park, with Scotland represented by Ken Campbell, Billy Henry, Jimmy Frew, James Logan, James Galt, James Scott, James Reid, Percy Dawson, Willie Reid, Patrick Allan and Willie Wilson. See also * 1915–16 Aberdeen F.C. season * 1915–16 Rangers F.C. season *Association football during World War I Association may refer to: *Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by ...
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Windygates Rovers F
Windygates is a small village and surrounding district in central Fife, Scotland. The district encompasses the following villages, farms and estates; Wellsgreen Farm, Little Lun Farm, Woodbank Farm, The Maw (a former mining community on the Standing Stane Road), Cameron Farm, Isabella (an abandoned mine), Smithyhill, Cameron Bridge, Bridgend, Durie Estate, Duniface Farm, Haughmill (a former weaving community), Drumcaldie, The Meetings (confluence of rivers Leven and Ore), Bankhead of Balcurvie Farm, Fernhill, Fernbank (both former farms), Balcurvie village (a former weaving community), Little Balcurvie (now known as the small holdings), Hawthorn Bank, Kennowayburns and Windygates village itself. Housing demands of the 20th century brought all of these, almost forgotten identities, together into a district now commonly known as Windygates. Windygates is off the A911, west of its sister village Milton of Balgonie, north of Kirkcaldy on the A915 and south of Kennoway on the A9 ...
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1914–15 In Scottish Football
The 1914–15 season was the 42nd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 25th season of the Scottish Football League. The addition of Lochgelly United and Clydebank meant that there were fourteen teams in Division Two. League competitions Scottish League Division One Champions: Celtic Scottish League Division Two Other honours Cup honours National County Non-league honours Senior Leagues Scotland national team There were no Scotland matches played with the British Home Championship suspended due to World War I. Other national teams Scottish League XI See also * 1914–15 Aberdeen F.C. season * 1914–15 Rangers F.C. season *Association football during World War I Association may refer to: *Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal *Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry *Voluntary associatio ... Notes References ...
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Kingseat Athletic F
Kingseat is a village in Fife, Scotland, approximately northeast of Dunfermline. It was originally a coal mining village with the first pits sunk in the area in the mid 1800s. The name of the village is thought locally to have originated from when the king would visit the area to look out onto the River Forth and to Arthur's Seat Arthur's Seat (, ) is an ancient extinct volcano that is the main peak of the group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland, which form most of Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bol .... Amenities The village has a public park which includes a play area and a football pitch. There is also a Community Leisure Centre, a bowling club, a cattery, and formerly a shop with a post office. There used to be a hotel in the centre of the village, The Halfway House, but it closed unexpectedly in early 2015. The building was demolished in November 2020. The village does not have its own primary sc ...
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Glencraig Celtic F
Glencraig is a very small former mining village in Scotland, situated in the Benarty area of Fife, between Crosshill and Lochgelly. The village's population has decreased significantly since the decline of the coal-mining industry during the 1970s and 1980s. There are two memorial notice boards in the vicinity of the village. One is dedicated to the colliery and the other to the village. Notable people * Jock Aird - association footballer * Peter Aird - association footballer * Jim Comerford James Comerford (13 September 1913 – 8 November 2006) was an Australian trade unionist, activist, writer and miner who was national general secretary of the Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation and served as its Northern New South Wa ... - trade union leader, miner, writer References Villages in Fife Mining communities in Fife {{Scotland-geo-stub ...
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