Voting is now open for the Supporters’ Club Player and Young Player of the Year. Supporters’ Club members should email their choice for both awards to Caroline Maxwell (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) before the 16th of April to allow time to have the trophy engraved.
Young Player of the Year is open to players who were under 23 at the start of the season. Those eligible are Scott Allardice, Aaron Dunsmore, Ryan Inglis, Robert Jones, Matthew Knox, Adam Livingstone, Ben Mackenzie, Connor McManus, Ross Mutch, Craig Thomson, Craig Watson and Kyle Wilson.
This year’s Supporters’ Club Player of the Year Dance takes place at the Locality Hub Bayview Stadium on Saturday 28th April and tickets are now on sale. The dance will be hosted by Liam Anderson and will include speeches from Chairman Jim Stevenson and Manager Darren Young.
A variety of awards will be presented on the night including Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, Players’ Player of the Year, Top Goal Scorer and Goal of the Season, which will be voted for on the night. Other awards will be presented by the East Fife Board of Directors, East Fife Supporters Trust and East Fife Community Football Club. This year we will also be presenting a number of awards to commemorate the “lighter” moments of the season.
Tickets are priced at £15 for Supporters’ Club members and £20 for non-members which includes a buffet and entertainment from The Full Maxi Band. To purchase your ticket, see Caroline Maxwell on match days or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please note, this event is open to over 18s only.
East Fife welcome Airdrieonians tomorrow afternoon to the Locality Hub Bayview Stadium following last Saturday’s blank fixture card in the Ladbrokes Division One.
Bayview boss Darren Young will be looking to build on his side’s 2-0 win last time out against Albion Rovers a fortnight ago but will be only too aware of the potential threat posed by the Coatbridge men’s local rivals. Airdrie’s fortunes have seen an upturn since their last visit to Methil, putting together some impressive performances to steer clear of the lower reaches of the table. Diamonds boss Stevie Findlay took the opportunity to bring in some new faces during the January transfer window, including former Fifers Ross Brown and Willie Muir.
The injury situation at Bayview saw some improvement ahead of the visit of the Wee Rovers, with Kyle Wilkie and Mark Lamont able to take their place on the substitutes’ bench. Midfielder Mark Docherty remains the only long term absentee, while Craig Thomson should not be too far away from a return to the squad and goalkeeper Ryan Goodfellow hopefully available for selection.
East Fife have had the better of the previous encounters this season, winning 1-0 at the Excelsior Stadium in September and 6-1 at Bayview in November. The last meeting on a bitterly cold Lanarkshire January afternoon ended goalless in a game of few chances.
Supporters of both clubs are reminded that they are welcome to enjoy refreshments at the stadium bars before and after the game.
THREE TICKET OFFER
Purchase an Adult/Concession 3-game ticket for £30.
This will give admission to our final SPFL Ladbrokes League One home matches :-
Saturday 31st March versus Ayr United
Saturday 14th April versus Arbroath
Saturday 28th April versus Stranraer
East Fife are back on their travels again tonight as they head to Clackmannanshire to take on Alloa Athletic at the Indodrill Stadium. The original meeting was postponed in the wake of the wintry weather that swept the country two weeks ago.
The Wasps currently occupy fourth place in Ladbrokes Division One, well positioned as the run in approaches and play-off spots are up for grabs. Jim Goodwin’s men are also on a decent run of form, defeating Arbroath and Queen’s Park in their last two outings.
Bayview boss Darren Young was delighted with the win against Airdrieonians at Bayview Stadium on Saturday. Kyle Wilkie’s injury time winner demonstrated the fighting spirit that exists in the squad, although the gaffer was the first to admit that his charges have put in better performances this season without reward, albeit in challenging overhead conditions.
Tonight’s encounter is the fourth between the teams in this league campaign with all three previous games resulting in home victories. Greg Hurst scored the only goal of the game back in August at Bayview, while Alloa gained revenge at the Indodrill Stadium eight weeks later with a convincing 4-1 win. The most recent meeting saw the Fifers edge out a 2-1 success thanks to goals from Mark Lamont and Mark Docherty, with Adam Martin on target for the Wasps.
Mark Docherty remains sidelined through injury, with Craig Thomson not too far away from a return to the squad.