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Kilmarnock vs East Fife – Preview by Oli Anderson

📍 Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
🗓️ Saturday 26th July | Kick-off: 7:45pm

⚔️ The Challenge Ahead

It is most certainly a challenge which awaits the Fifers today, as we have a 90-minute shootout with Premier Sports Cup Group H favourites Kilmarnock. The group was blown wide open following Tuesday’s results, and all four teams who will play this afternoon could top the group. The mission is simple for the Fifers, as was once said: “win and yer in!”

However, after their penalty shootout defeat during the week, Kilmarnock need all three points to guarantee their qualification into the last sixteen, so this could make for a tough affair in Ayr(shire) - a rhyme is of course a necessity when close to the home of Rabbie Burns). Livingston are in with a chance of progressing too should they beat Kelty Hearts, though that will be dependent on results elsewhere in the country.

With all of this being taken into consideration, it is clear that East Fife are huge underdogs heading into the tie. Should the Fifers want to take anything from the match, they will need to adhere to the ‘True Underdog Story’ and ‘dodge, dip, duck, dive and dodge!’

📊 Form Guide

East Fife

❌ 1-2 vs Livingston (League Cup)

✅ 1-0 vs Kelty Hearts (League Cup)

✅ 3-0 vs Brora Rangers (League Cup)

Kilmarnock

✅ 2-0 vs Brora Rangers (League Cup)

✅ 1-0 vs Livingston (League Cup)

🤝 0-0 vs Kelty Hearts - Lost on Penalties (League Cup)

📈Group H Table

Position

Team

Played

W

PW/PL

L

PTS

1.

Kilmarnock

3

2

0/1

0

7

2.

East Fife

3

2

0/0

1

6

3.

Livingston

3

2

0/0

1

6

4.

Kelty Hearts

3

1

1/0

1

5

5.

Brora Rangers

4

0

0/0

4

0

PW – Penalty Shootouts Won, PL – Penalty Shootouts Lost

🕰️ Upcoming Fixtures

02 August – Peterhead vs East Fife (Balmoor Stadium, 3:00pm)

09 August – East Fife vs Alloa Athletic (MGM Timber Bayview Stadium, 3:00pm)

12 August – East Fife vs Hearts B (MGM Timber Bayview Stadium, 7:45pm)

🔁 Recent Encounters

  • Kilmarnock won 2-0 when the sides last met in this competition in 2011.
  • This was the same season that East Fife knocked out Aberdeen on penalties.
  • Another notable clash (though not so recent) is the 1938 Scottish Cup Final, where East Fife won the decisive replay 4-2.

🚑 Squad News

❌ Out

Injury: Jess Norey and Liam Newton continue to miss out through injury.

Suspension: Manager Dick Campbell is banned from the touchline this afternoon, following his red card against Annan Athletic in last season’s play-off final.

✅ In

Potential: Adam Laaref could make a return to the squad this afternoon, but it is more likely he will be available for next week’s trip to Peterhead.

Under 20s Players: Kobie Thomson, Neil Blake, James Gordon and Daniel Bell are all included in the matchday squad.

🎟️ Match Tickets

Ticket prices below (online purchase encouraged). Please note, there is no pay-at-the-gate facility. Tickets can also be purchased at the Kilmarnock Ticket Office tomorrow BEFORE 2.30pm:

Adults: £15

Over 65s: £10

Under 16s: £5

Under 5s: £1

🟡East Fife fans will be housed in the Chadwick (North) Stand which is accessed via Rugby Road. Turnstiles will open from 2.00pm.

🚗 Car Parking

There is NO available space for car parking or supporter’s buses within the stadium boundary. There is plenty of on-street parking for cars, although Kilmarnock kindly request that supporters are mindful of the community. Surrounding streets to Rugby Park are subject to a match day TRO, which is clearly sign posted.

📺 Live Streaming

Our overseas supporters can watch today’s clash with Kilmarnock on East Fife TV using a monthly or annual gold pass. The commentator for the tie is Daniel Hughes.

The game is also available to be streamed on Premier Sports’ service. This is accessible in the UK.

👕 Club Colours

The Fifers will be in our fabled home shirt, sponsored by MPH Group, wearing the black and gold stripes, with black shorts and socks. Our goalkeeper will be in yellow for the clash.

Kilmarnock will be in their traditional colours too, wearing a white and blue striped shirt with white shorts and socks.

🧑‍⚖️ Match Officials

The referee for Saturday will be Lloyd Wilson. His assistants running the lines are Craig Ferguson and Jamie Andrews.

🥧 Pie Hut

Please note that the away end pie hut is exclusively contactless, or card payments, there is NO CASH FACILITY.

‘Mon the Fife! 🖤💛

East Fife 3-0 Brora Rangers – Match Report by Oli Anderson

🏆Premier Sports Cup Group H MD4
📍MGM Timber Bayview Stadium
🗓️Tuesday 22nd July | Kick-off: 7:45pm

East Fife have given themselves an outside chance of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Premier Sports Cup, following a comfortable 3-0 victory over Brora Rangers.

East Fife made just one change to the side that claimed victory over Fife rivals Kelty Hearts on Saturday, with Michael McKenna making his first competitive start of the season in place of Robert Jones.

After 15 minutes, East Fife took an early lead when Nathan Austin fired home for the Fifers. He was set up by Connor McManus, before his right footed finish cushioned into the top corner.

On the half an hour mark, East Fife doubled their advantage and put the game all but out of sight. The reigning PFA League 2 Player of the year answered a Michael McKenna cross, lashing his volley into the back of the net, via the underside of the crossbar.

East Fife controlled the second half more comfortably than the first, eventually nullifying the Highland League Champions’ attacks. They finally made it 3-0 in the 20 minutes following a lovely team move. It was capped off by Alan Trouten, who was at the double as the Fifers strolled to their second victory in three days. 

The Methil Milan could have found a fourth and potentially a fifth should they have capitalised on their chances. Trouten missed a golden opportunity to complete his hattrick, when he squandered an opportunity at the back post. 

Brora’s goalkeeper made a fantastic save in the dying embers to stop Michael McKenna from opening his account for the season, but he was alert to tip Gregor Nicol’s cross-come-shot over the bar.

That brought an end to the action, with the victory leaving East Fife in the hunt for qualification from Group H of the League Cup. A straight shootout awaits the Fifers at Rugby Park, as Premiership opposition Kilmarnock stand in the way of their success. It will be a “cup final” for lack of a better expression. The last time the two sides met in such an event, East Fife were crowned Scottish Cup Champions in 1938.

Reporter’s Man of the Match: Alan Trouten 

The first of many this season I presume, last season’s top scorer showed his class once again, with a strong showing capped off by his impressive brace.

East Fife – Rollo, Millar, Easton, Peggie, Munro (Bah 72’), McManus, Slattery (Nicol 67’), Trouten, Latona (Trialist 72’), McKenna, Austin (Jones 61’). Subs not used: Thomson, Bell, Blake, Ramsay, Gordon.

Brora Rangers – MacKay (Rae 80’), Finnis, Kelly, Williamson (Cooper 45’), Pullen (Hardie 81’), Mackenzie, Wallace, Ewan, Wilson (Dingwall 61’), Bunce (Sutherland 61’), MacRae. Subs not used: Nicolson.

Referee – Lewis Hogarth

Attendance – 448

Kilmarnock v East Fife
Premier Sports Cup Group H MD5
🗓️ Saturday 26th July 2025
🕒 Kick-off: 3.00pm
📍 Venue: Rugby Park

🎟️ Ticket Prices:

  • Adults: £15
  • Concessions (Over 65s): £10
  • Under 16s: £5
  • Under 5s: £1

⚠️Important Information:

  • There will be no pay-at-the-gate facility.
  • East Fife supporters will be housed in the Chadwick (North) stand which is accessed via Rugby Road. Turnstiles will open from 2.00pm
  • To purchase ambulant & carer tickets please contact the Kilmarnock ticket team: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 01563 545311
  • No parking for supporters within the stadium boundary however there is plenty of street parking for car in the vicinity of the stadium.

🎟️How to Buy Tickets:

💻Online: https://bit.ly/4lLCm8g
🏟️ From the ticket office on matchday until 2.30pm

📺Watch Live

East Fife vs Brora Rangers – Preview by Oli Anderson
📍 MGM Timber Bayview Stadium, Methil
🗓️ Tuesday 22nd July 2025 | Kick-off: 7:45pm

⚔️ The Challenge Ahead

East Fife got points on the board following victory in the first of at least five Fife derbies of the season. Now a golden opportunity awaits. Should the Fifers claim victory against Brora tonight, we will have a ‘cup final’ tie against Premiership opposition Kilmarnock, where victory could send us into the knockout rounds of the Premier Sports Cup. And we all know what happened the last time East Fife played Kilmarnock in a cup final 😉.

With that being said, standing between us and that 90-minute shootout are Highland League champions Brora Rangers, who proved to be a thorn in the Fifers side the last time we both met.

📊 Form Guide

East Fife

  • ❌1-3 vs Dunfermline Athletic (Pre-Season Friendly)
  • ❌1-2 vs Livingston (League Cup)
  • ✅ 1-0 vs Kelty Hearts (League Cup)

Brora Rangers

  • ❌0-2 vs Kilmarnock (League Cup)
  • ❌4-0 vs Kelty Hearts (League Cup)
  • ❌2-0 vs Livingston (League Cup)

📈Group H Table

Position

Team

Played

W

PW/PL

L

PTS

1.

Kilmarnock

2

2

0/0

0

6

2.

Livingston

3

2

0/0

1

6

3.

Kelty Hearts

2

1

0/0

1

3

4.

East Fife

2

1

0/0

1

3

5.

Brora Rangers

3

0

0/0

3

0

PW – Penalty Shootouts Won, PL – Penalty Shootouts Lost

🕰️ Upcoming Group Fixtures

  • 26 July – Kilmarnock vs East Fife (Rugby Park, 3:00pm)

🔁 Recent Encounters

  • Sides have faced each other twice since 2014, sharing one win a piece.
  • East Fife won 3-2 in the Highlands – 19th August 2014 – Scottish Challenge Cup 2nd Round
  • Brora won 1-0 at Bayview – 20th January 2018 – Scottish Cup 4th Round
  • East Fife kept a clean sheet in their last game, Brora have conceded eight in 3 and are yet to score in the competition.

🚑 Squad News

❌ Out

Injury: Jess Norey and Liam Newton continue to miss out through injury.

Suspension: Manager Dick Campbell is banned from the touchline this afternoon, following his red card against Annan Athletic in last season’s play-off final.

✅ In

Returns: Michael McKenna and Mamadou Bah both return from their respective suspensions ahead of tonight’s game. McKenna will be looking for his first competitive minutes of the season, while Bah will hope for a return into the first team.

Potential: Adam Laaref could make a return to the squad this afternoon, following promising progress for the winger however a final decision on his inclusion has not yet been made. 

🎟️ Match Tickets

Tickets (online purchase encouraged):

  • Adults: £15
  • Over 65s: £10
  • Under 16s: £5

❗Season tickets not valid, but season ticket holders can purchase tickets in their usual seats using the season ticket holders log-in
🟡East Fife: Sections A–D
⚫Brora Rangers: Sections G-K

📺 Live Streaming

Live streaming of the clash with Livingston is available worldwide for £15 via East Fife TV. Our overseas supporter can also access the game through their annual or monthly subscription. The commentator for the tie is Daniel Hughes.

👕 Club Colours

The Fifers will be in the brand-new JADA sponsored away kit, wearing the all-white kit. Our goalkeeper will be in yellow for the clash.

Brora Rangers will be in their home colours of an all-red strip. The goalkeeper will be in blue for tonight’s tie.

🧑‍⚖️ Match Officials

The referee for Saturday will be Lewis Hogarth. His assistants running the lines Craig Macrae Nathan Clac-Mansfield.

🍻 The Fun Bits

The club bar will be open from 6pm. We invite you to join us for a drink (or several!)

Issue number 2 of The Bayview will be on sale outside the ground, in the club shop and online, for £3.

There will be a pop-up club shop in the lounge from 6pm to purchase both our home strip and the new away strip.

Half-time draw tickets will be available priced at £1.

‘Mon the Fife! 🖤💛