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Everyone at East Fife was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Club Historian and Honorary Director Jim Stewart earlier this week at the age of 79.

Jim joined the board of directors in 1996, later serving as Club Secretary before being appointed an Associate Director in 2008 and later an Honorary Director in 2017.

Jim previously acted as Player Liaison Director with the youth team, edited the matchday programme which he was still regularly contributing to until recently and was named as the Official Club Historian in 2000.

A full obituary will appear in our matchday programme in January.

Jim Stewart

There will be a pitch inspection at 9.15am tomorrrow morning ahead of our match against Stranraer.

 
Fans will be notified of the outcome as soon as possible.

Tickets for our cinch League Two match against Stranraer on Saturday 17th December at the Locality Hub Bayview Stadium are now on sale and can be purchased here.

Admission Prices

Adults - £18

Concessions* - £14

Under 16s** - £5

Parent & Child** - £21

Parent & 2 Children** - £24

*Over 65s/Full-Time Students/Disabled – proof of age/eligibility may be requested

**Proof of age may be requested.

All member of East Fife Community Football Club & East Fife Girls & Womens’ Football Club who are under 16 go free with a paying adult or as part of an organised group for all cinch League Two matches at Bayview this season. Tickets for this are arranged through EFCFC.

Full and half-season tickets are valid for this match.

There are no cash turnstiles at Bayview and supporters are strongly encouraged to purchase their tickets online. Online sales are available right up until kick off. Tickets can also be purchased over the phone by calling 01333 426323 or directly from the club office.

Please note, parent and child tickets cannot be purchased online and should be bought directly from the club office. 

A second match in a home triple header for the Fifers saw Bonnyrigg Rose make the trip to Bayview. The previous time the two teams met saw East Fife come out as comfortable winners, sealing a solid 4-1 win at New Dundas Park thanks to a Ferguson masterclass with two goals and two assists. Last weekend, East Fife suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Annan Athletic and the team were wanting to put that results amends and pick up three points against rose. 

One change was made to the team that lost to Annan Athletic as Joao Balde returned after a week out due to illness, taking the place of Jack Healy in the starting line-up. 

The game took a while to get going and it wasn’t until the 17th minute where Bonnyrigg had the first effort on goal for wither side. A good cross from Smith found Barrett inside the box but Fleming comfortably saves. 

Around the 25-minute mark, East Fife had a flurry of chances, the first coming from Shepherd not giving up on a long ball over the top of the defence to get to the ball ahead of Grigor but unfortunately the attempted lob drops just wide of the post. 

A corner kick right after Shepherd’s effort was excellently crafted and straight off the training ground. A low pass from Ferguson and a dummy by Shepard saw the ball reach Mercer who rifles the ball towards goal but Andrews was able to make the save and puts the ball behind for another corner. 

HALF TIME: East Fife 0-0 Bonnyrigg Rose

East Fife had the first chance of the second half when a free kick from far out was whipped into the box by Ferguson, finding the leaping Balde who guides the ball towards goal however Andrews calmly claims 

The best chance of the game fell to Bonnyrigg Rose when Mitchell took the ball round Murdoch and into the box with a clear sight of the goal but a miraculous save from Fleming prevents the Rose from taking the lead. 

10 minutes into the second half, another chance fell the way of Shepherd and East Fife. A long ball over the top from Millar put the striker through on goal but a heavy a touch created a tight angle for himself, but he still managed to force Andrews into a very good save. 

With 20 minutes remaining Bonnyrigg Rose were reduced to ten men when ex-Fifer Johnny Stewart receives a second yellow for a pull on Trouten.

After an uneventful and frustrating final 20 minutes for the Fifers, the final chance fell the way of Denham who couldn’t guide his headed effort on target.

FULL TIME: East Fife 0-0 Bonnyrigg Rose 

A dull affair ends with both teams sharing a point with zero goals scored. Next up East Fife have the third of the three home games in the row as Stranraer are next to make the journey to Bayview. Stranraer are currently in 4th place whilst East Fife 1 point behind in 5th.

Report by Andrew Laing

East Fife Team: Fleming, Denham, Mercer (Healy 59’), Steele, Murdoch, Millar, Ferguson, Balde, Newton, Trouten (Schiavone 78’), Shepherd

Bonnyrigg Rose Team: Andrews, Martyniuk, Grigor, Horne, Stewart, S Gray, Doan, R Gray (Kane 86’), Barrett, Mitchell (Hunter 78’), Smith (Young 74’)

Referee: Alan Newlands

Attendance: 399