Antonine Boys Club Game Now Moved To Sunday 3 December

The Scottish Cup 4th round tie against Antonine Boys Club has been changed from Saturday to SUNDAY 3rd DECEMBER. The venue is now Duntocher Hibs ground in Duntocher with an 1100 o'clock kick off. The original venue in Old Kilpatrick was called off due to a waterlogged pitch already. We will be meeting at Hairmyres Train Station car park at 0930.

Scottish Cup 4th Round Re scheduled Game

The Scottish Cup tie against Antonine Boys Club, postponed from last weekend has been re scheduled for this SATURDAY morning with a 10am kick off. The pitch is at the foot of the Erskine Bridge at the Old Kilpatrick side. The forecast is for heavy rain and we will need to wait and see if the game goes ahead. The draw for the 5th Round(last 16) has been made, and if we get through what will be an extremely difficult match against Antonine Boys Club, we will face yet another trip, this time to Edinburgh crack outfit EDINA HIBS. The 5th round is scheduled to take place on the weekend of 9/10th of December.

Midland Cup 2nd Round Draw

The draw has been made for the 2nd Round of the Midland Cup, and at long last we have drawn a home tie. The game against Blue Star Coatbridge was due to take place on Sunday 3rd December, but due to the re scheduling of the Scottish Cup tie against Antonine Boys Club, it will take place on the next available Sunday morning, possibly the 10th. It looks like we will have no more league games til after Christmas, which means a major fixture backlog come the light nights, when we will be playing 2 mid week games and a weekend game to catch up.

Scottish Cup Tie Postponed

Sunday's Scottish Cup tie against Antonine Boys Club was called off at 0815 this morning after a late pitch inspection. We apologise for the late call off, the pitch was playable on Saturday night, but heavy overnight rain meant the pitch was too dangerous to play on. The game will be rescheduled for next Sunday 3rd December.

Antonine Boys Club v EKYC, Scottish Cup 4th Round, Sunday 26th November

This Sundays Scottish Cup 4th round tie against Antonine Boys Club will take place at John Browns Shipbuilders Pitches in Clydebank with a 10am kick off. We will be meeting at Hairmyres Train Station at 0830 to travel to Clydebank.

100 Goals Target Reached - Goal Scoring To Date

In the game against Dunblane Soccer Club, Jack KERR scored our 100th goal of the season. A fantastic tally in only 12 games so far.

Our record so far this year in competative games is

P - 12 W - 10. L - 1. D - 1. F - 102 A - 16

Goal Scorers

Tommy MARCH - 26 goals
Sam HILL - 19 goals
Ryan KELLY - 13 goals
Dean ARROL - 12 goals
Craig HAMILTON - 9 goals
Jack KERR - 5 goals
Darren SMITH - 4 goals
Gary McCULLOCH - 3 goals
Liam CRICHTON - 3 goals
3 own goals
Cameron GIBSON - 2 goals
Scott GRAHAM - 1 goal
Simon PURVES - 1 goal

Dunblane Soccer Club 1 EKYC 17(seventeen)

Goal Scorers: Tommy MARCH(5), Dean ARROL(3), Jack Kerr(2), Sam HILL, Craig HAMILTON, Ryan KELLY, Liam CRICHTON, Gary McCULLOCH, Darren SMITH & Simon PURVES

Starting Line Up: Kinniburgh, Elliot, McCulloch, Gibson, Graham, Smith, Kelly, Arrol, Hill, Hamilton & Crichton. Subs: March, Kerr, Park & Purves

MAN OF THE MATCH: LIAM CRICHTON

Dunblane Soccer Club Referee

Pictured above is the referee for the Dunblane game. She had mixed up her appointments with the hairdresser last week, but everything is okay for this week. There should be a good turn out from the dads anyway!!

Dunblane Soccer Club v EKYC, Saturday 18th November, Midland Cup 1st Round

Dunblane appear to have resolved the problem over referees and weather permitting the first round Midland Cup tie with them will go ahead on Saturday. We will be meeting at 0830 at Sainsburys, Kingsgate Retail Park. We have NO GAME on Sunday as Baillieston have now withdrawn from the league, so yet another missed league match.

Training cancelled on Wednesday 15th November

Training at Ballerup is cancelled on Wednesday due to the pitches being flooded.

Match Postponed - Dunblane Sports Club v EKYC

Saturday's game at Dunblane Sports Club was cancelled at 9pm on Friday night due to the fact that the home club could not source a referee. We apologise for the late cancellation of the game which was beyond our control. We did try to get a referee of our own to take to the game but were unable to get one at such late notice.
The game will be rearranged for next Saturday 18th November. We are going to keep Sundays game with Baillieston arranged as we cannot afford to miss another LYFDA game. In short, we will be playing both next Saturday and Sunday mornings.

Scottish Cup 4th Round Draw. Antonine Boys Club v EKYC, Saturday 26 November

The 4th Round draw of the Scottish Cup was made today and we have drawn an extremely tough away tie against Paisley & Disrcit League side Antonine Boys Club. They are unbeaten in their league after 3 games having scored over 20 goals. We will need to be at our best to progress to the last 16. The game will take place in Duntocher on Saturday 26 November.

Dunblane Soccer Club v EKYC, Saturday 11th November, Midland Cup 1st Round

This Saturday we are on our travels again. It is the first round of the Midland Cup and we have been drawn away to Dunblane Soccer Club. The game is a 1000 kick off at Leighhills, Dunblane. We will be meeting at 0830 at Sainsburys, Kingsgate Retail Park to travel through. We do not have a mini bus this week, and will need volunters from parents to help take the boys through to Dunblane. For anyone travelling through on their own, we will be parking in the car park of Dunblane Cathedral and walking to the pitch which is by the riverside.

Achievement To Be Proud Of

This Saturdays result in the Scottish Cup should not be lost on anyone. To travel to an away tie against a team the calibre of Broxburn Athletic Colts, and come away with a victory was a great achievement, and all 15 of the boys involved should be proud of themselves. It should be noted that with Wishaw Wycombe Wanderers suffering a 4-0 defeat at Stonehaven, we are the only LYFDA team left in the under 13 competition. Further to that, no other EKYC team at any age group are still in the competition, so we carry the EKYC banner into the 4th round draw which is made on Friday. It can be viewed by accessing the SYFA website and following the links to Scottish Cup. All the remaining teams will be tough opposition, but hopefuly we will benefit from a home draw this time.

Town Centre Raffle Fundraiser

After our hard fought 3rd Round Scottish Cup success our boys attended at East Kilbride Town Centre to sell raffle tickets for the signed Scotland jersey on display in Footballtops.com. They sold tickets at vantage points throughout the centre and did a fantastic job raising £903 towards the funds. The winning ticket was drawn within Footballtops.com and was MR JOHN BAXTER from HAMILTON. He was delighted with his win. We would like to thank everyone who helped to raise this fund in particular the players parents and friends who gave up their Saturday afternoon to assist us with the collection.

Broxburn Athletic Colts 0 EKYC 1

Goalscorer; Own goal

Starting Line Up: Kinniburgh, McCulloch, Park, Kerr, Graham, Gibson, Kelly, Arrol, Hill, March, Purves Subs. Smith, Hamilton, Crichton, Elliot

Man of the Match: James KINNIBURGH

Change To Times Of Raffle In Town Centre

Due to the Scottish Cup 3rd Round tie now taking place on Saturday, we have had to make changes to the raffle time which were due to take place the same day.
We will now be returning in the mini bus at 2pm and all the boys will be involved in selling tickets at places throughout the centre until 5.30pm.
We will require 8 adult helpers for the raffle.
All the boys are to take a packed lunch to eat on the bus on the way home.
The boys will be available to be collected by their parents from the Skating Rink car park at 5.45.
THE STRIP IS PICTURED ABOVE FOR ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED. IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT IN FULL SIZE, IT IS ON DISPLAY IN FOOTBALLTOPS.COM IN THE OLYMPIA ARCADE(next to pet shop)!!

Scottish Cup 3rd Round, SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER, Broxburn Athletic Colts v EKYC

This SATURDAY is the 3rd round of the Scottish Cup. We have had yet another away draw to West Lothian outfit Broxburn Athletic Colts. They knocked Strathclyde United out in the last round, and we will face a stiff test if we are to progress to the next round. The game is on SATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER with an 11 o'clock kick off.
We will be meeting at the car park of Sainsburys, Kingsgate Retail Park at 9 o'clock and travelling by mini bus through to Broxburn. anyone wishing to travel to watch can follow the bus in convoy or be at the pitch for a 11 o'clock kick off.
You can get directions to the ground by going to www.bacfc.co.uk and following the links to pitches. They play at the one called Stewartfield.
All boys should bring a packed lunch to eat on the bus on the way home as we will then be going straight to the town centre to sell raffle tickets. We will need 8 adult helpers. I will speak to everyone at training on Wednesday.

Partick Thistle FC BC 2 EKYC 5

Goal Scorers: Tommy MARCH(2), Dean ARROL, Sam HILL, Craig HAMILTON

Starting Line Up: Kinniburgh, McCulloch, Park, Gibson, Graham, Kerr, Kelly, Arrol, Hill, March, Purvis. Subs: Smith, Hamilton, Crichton, Cunningham, Elliot

Man of the Match: Tommy MARCH

Halloween Disco Fundraiser

Friday night's Halloween Disco proved to be a huge success enjoyed by everyone who attended. We raised £600 on the night from ticket and raffle sales, but with the inclusion of the auction prizes the final total will be nearer £1000. We would like to thank everyone who took the time to attend the night and those who assited with donation of raffle prizes and refreshments. Arrangements are being made to have a similar night in February with the theme being for Valentines Day. EVERYONE HAS HAD PLENTY OF NOTICE, SO NO EXCUSES THIS TIME!!!!