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West Lothian junior football half-term report

WITH Mother Nature’s latest temper tantrum wiping out the junior football card in recent weeks now is a good time to take a half-term look at West Lothian’s clubs.Read

Junior football: Bathgate defeat St Andrews

BATHGATE’S good form continued as they made it three wins on the bounce against their Fife opponents in the only game in the East Region to survive the whiteout.Read

Bathgate Thistle gazump county neighbours Linlithgow in Super League battle

BATHGATE Thistle boss Graeme Love guided the Jags to a stunning victory over county rivals Linlithgow Rose and admitted it was his best win since taking over as manager.Read

Armadale Academy duo selected for Scottish Schoolboys squad

TWO Armadale Academy pupils could be strutting their stuff live on Sky Sports after being handed call-ups to the Scottish Schools football squad.Read

Whitburn lose third game in a row

THE old adage says that bad luck comes in threes and Whitburn boss Derek Strickland is certainly hoping it is true after seeing his side slip to a third defeat in a row.Read

West Lothian junior football round up

THE Jags stung Culter to comfortably stroll into the next round on Saturday.Read

Whitburn beaten by runaway leaders Bo’ness

RUNAWAY league leaders Bo’ness beat Whitburn for the second time in a matter of weeks to tighten their grip at the summit of the Super League.Read

Whitburn beaten by runaway leaders Bo’ness

RUNAWAY league leaders Bo’ness beat Whitburn for the second time in a matter of weeks to tighten their grip at the summit of the Super League.Read

West Lothian firm donate new kits

A building firm has dug deep to donate all-new football kits to a West Lothian school team.Read

SFA give clubs mark of quality

BLACKBURN United Community FC and Craigshill Thistle CSC have become the latest clubs in West Lothian to be awarded the SFA Quality Mark.Read

Fauldhouse Utd hold out for draw

EIGHT-man Fauldhouse United secured a precious point on Saturday with a 3-3 draw away to Blairgowrie in the only match involving West Lothian clubs to beat to weather.Read

Strickland eyes away glory for Whitburn

WHITBURN manager Derek Strickland knows his side are in for a tough match when they travel to Glenrothes on Emirates Scottish Junior Cup duty this weekend.Read

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Baikie urges league to introduce winter break for Juniors

DAVE BAIKIE has urged Junior football bosses to look at bringing a winter break into the game to avoid fixture chaos after seeing every single game in West Lothian washed out as a result of wet weather.Read

Two late strikes give West Lothian schools’ the points

SHAUN Duncan of St Kentigern’s and Andy Black of Inveralmond were the West Lothian Schools’ heroes this week as they bagged a goal apiece in five frantic final minutes to defeat Glasgow Schools.Read

Linlithgow Rose's young stars continue to bloom

DAVE Baikie steered Linlithgow Rose into the third round of the East of Scotland Cup despite his club suffering from an injury crisis.Read

Local sides draw Cup opponents

THE draw for the third round of the Emirates Scottish Junior Cup took place in Glasgow this week and several West Lothian teams remain in the competition.Read

Nine-man Bathgate taken apart by Newtongrange

THERE was a mixed bag of results for the county’s other Junior teams who were in action at the weekend.Read

Paddy’s a hero in war of the Roses

LINLITHGOW took all three points in the war of the Roses which was the Super League’s match of the day.Read

West Lothian sides enjoy success in Scottish Junior Cup ties

IT was a good weekend for West Lothian junior teams competing in the second round of the Emirates Scottish Junior Cup.Read

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