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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

Brilliant Burnie score three in four minutes

WHITBURN scored three goals in a frantic four-minute spell on Saturday to reignite their Super League dream.Read

Stumbling Bathgate Thistle unfazed, insists Love

BATHGATE boss Graeme Love watched his side lose further ground in the Super League but insists the mood at Creamery Park remains upbeat.Read

Cup action set to thrill crowds

THE Emirates Junior Scottish Cup is back on the footballing menu this weekend with a host of West Lothian clubs scheduled to be involved.Read

Livingston cruise into next round of Scottish Cup

LIVINGSTON cruised past Queen’s Park to book their place in the Scottish Cup Third Round on their first Hampden appearance in five years.Read

Brace boy Weir just can’t stop scoring for Burnie

STEVEN WEIR helped himself to another brace to take his tally to four in the last two games as the Whitburn bandwagon picked up speed.Read

Coyne pounces to rescue Linlithgow Rose

TOMMY COYNE rescued a point for Linlithgow Rose with a derby leveller in a hotly contested match at Prestonfield on Saturday.Read

Cup draw a cracker

THE draw for the Emirates Scottish Junior Cup Second Round has thrown up a handful of intriguing and exciting clashes for West Lothian sides.Read

Junior football preview

A look at upcoming juinor games.Read

Derby clash comes at perfect time for Bo’ness

TOP of the menu in the juniors this weekend is a spicy local derby between Linlithgow Rose and Bo’ness United at Prestonfield.Read

Jags buffeted then wilt in final stages

THE trip of Bathgate Thistle to nearby Bo’ness United was one of the few games not a victim of the atrocious weather that battered Scotland at the weekend.Read

Edinburgh League action gets underway

THE first week of the new table tennis season saw four of the five West Lothian teams playing in the Edinburgh League in action.Read

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