Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
9th May 2009
Raith Rovers 0-0 Arbroath
Rovers skipper Iain Davidson shows off the Division Two trophy
Raith Rovers celebrated winning the Second Division title in front of a crowd of more than 4000, despite being unable to break down Arbroath.
Barry Sellars gifted the ball to Robert Sloan but the Rovers man was unlucky with a lob from almost 50 yards.
Arbroath goalkeeper Darren Hill made great saves to deny Steve Hislop and Iain Williamson.
Rovers substitute Gareth Wardlaw hit the post
from the edge of the box and the visitors held out for a point.
Raith Rovers : McGurn, Wilson, Campbell, Andrews (Lumsden 84), Ferry, Walker (Weir 81), Davidson, Simmons, Sloan, Hislop (Wardlaw 68), Williamson. Subs Not Used: Cook, O'Connor.
Arbroath : Hill, Rennie, Raeside, Bishop, Dobbins, McMullan (Black 64), Watson, Lunan, Sellars (Gates 90), Forsyth, Ross (McGowan 73). Subs Not Used: McCulloch, Darryl Burns.
Att : 4,426
Ref : M Tumilty
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
2nd May 2009
Arbroath 2-2 Peterhead
Arbroath guaranteed their place in the Second Division next season after an entertaining draw with Peterhead.
The visitors took the lead at Gayfield in the 11th minute through Stuart Anderson's 20-yard strike.
Steven Rennie equalised after 34 minutes.
Peterhead took the lead again when Anderson scored from the penalty spot after Jamie Bishop fouled Craig Gunn.
B
ut Arbroath levelled on the hour mark when Robbie Ross fired home from Barry Sellars' precise through ball.
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Arbroath: Hill, Rennie, McMullan, Raeside, Bishop (Watson 56), Dobbins, Lunan, Gibson, Ross (McGowan 81), Sellars, Forsyth.
Subs Not Used: Gates, Black, Darryl Burns.
Goals: Rennie 34, Ross 59.
Peterhead: Jarvie, Donald, Moore, Smith, MacDonald, McKay, Sharp, Gunn (Davidson 68), Bavidge (Kozminski 71), Anderson, Ross.
Subs Not Used: Skinner, Duncan, Kula.
Booked : Anderson, MacDonald.
Goals: Anderson 11, 54 pen.
Att: 599
Ref: T Robertson
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
25th April 2009
Arbroath 2-0 Stranraer
Arbroath all-but clinched Second Division survival with a home victory against Stranraer.
The Gayfield Park side took the lead on 23 minutes when Barry Sellars crossed for Craig Forsyth to head home.
Robbie Ross extended Arbroath's lead in the 55th minute when he latched on to Sellars' long pass.
Ross and Sellars both hit the crossbar as the home side continued to pressurise Stranraer, who threatened little throughout.
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Arbroath : Hill, Rennie, McMullan, Raeside, Bishop, Dobbins, Lunan, Gibson, Ross (Weir 76), Sellars (Gates 86), Forsyth.
Subs Not Used: Black, Rattray, Gowans.
Booked : Gibson.
Goals : Forsyth 23, Ross 55.
S
tranraer : Crossthwaite, McKinstry, Noble, Kane, McGrath (Whorlow 57), Aitken, Moore, Danny Mitchell, McColm (Frizzel 48), McConalogue (Jones 82), McBride.
Subs Not Used: Ritchie, Watt.
Booked : McKinstry, Moore.
Att : 506
Ref : C Brown
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
18th April 2009
Queen's Park 0-1 Arbroath
Arbroath boosted their survival chances with a narrow victory over Second Division rivals Queen's Park.
Queen's Park goalkeeper Zander Cowie tipped wide a 30-yard drive from Barry Scott and the visitors had a penalty claim denied in a scoreless first half.
Richard Sinclair came close for the home side after the break and Cowie blocked Barry Sellars' low shot.
But Arbroath substitute Robbie Ross snatched victory with nine minutes remaining, sweeping home from 16 yards.
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Queens Park: Cowie, Ure, Sinclair, Brough, Douglas, Holms, Cairney, Ronald, Harkins, Odenewo (Watt 73), Nicholas.
Subs Not Used: Reilly, Dunlop, Murray, Crawford.
Booked: Sinclair.
Arbroath: Hill, Rennie, Raeside, Bishop, Dobbins, McMullan, Lunan, Sellars, Forsyth, Gibson, Scott (Ross 36).
Subs Not Used: Black, Nicky Smith, Gates, Morrison.
Booked: Raeside, Bishop, Ross, Lunan.
Goals: Ross 81.
Att: 722
Ref: C Charleston
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
11th April 2009
Arbroath 1-3 Ayr United
Ayr remained top of the Second Division after a Ryan Stevenson brace completed a deserved victory at Gayfield.
The home side were unlucky not to be ahead at the interval after Barry Sellars had two excellent shots saved by Stephen Grindlay.
But it was Ayr who went ahead five minutes into the second half when Chris Aitken converted from the penalty spot.
Jamie Bishop drew Arbroath level 16 minutes later but Stevenson's quickfire double gave Ayr all three points.
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Arbroath: Hill, Rennie, Forsyth, Rattray (Bishop 33), Raeside, Dobbins, Lunan, Gibson (Ross 76), Scott, Sellars, Weir (Watson 58).
Subs Not Used: McMullan, Morrison.
Booked: Raeside, Hill, Gibson, Weir.
Goals: Bishop 66.
Ayr United: Grindlay, Dempsie, Aitken, Walker, Martin Campbell (Woodburn 29), Stevenson, Kenneth Connolly, Keenan, Williams (Prunty 83), Gormley (Roberts 64), Easton.
Subs Not Used: Agnew, Mitchell.
Booked: Gormley.
Goals: Aitken 50 pen, Stevenson 72, 74.
Att: 820
Ref: S Nicholls (Scotland).
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Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
4th April 2009
East Fife 0-0 Arbroath
Arbroath edged further from the Second Division relegation play-off spot with a draw at East Fife.
The Red Lichties started the game brightly with Keith Gibson seeing a shot deflected wide after 10 minutes.
East Fife 'keeper Michael Brown then saved a Bryan Scott shot with his legs on the hour mark.
And right at the death Brown was again called into action, making a great save to stop McCulloch's header and ensure his side took a share of the spoils.
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East Fife: Brown, Nugent, Smart, Muir, Stanik, Stewart, Fagan, Cameron, Linn, Templeman (Crawford 46), McManus, Crawford (Young 90).
Subs Not Used: Fotheringham, Kerr, McCulloch.
Arbroath: Hill, Rennie (McMullan 86), Raeside, Rattray, Forsyth, Lunan, Dobbins, Gibson, McCulloch, Scott (Ross 86), Sellars.
Subs Not Used: Weir, Bishop, Morrison.
Booked: Sellars.
Att: 629
Ref: B Colvin.
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
28th March 2009
Brechin City 0-1 Arbroath
Brechin slipped up after
finishing with 10 men in a narrow defeat to Arbroath.
Craig Forsyth inflicted the
damage in the 43rd minute, stabbing home from close range.
There were decent chances for
both sides, with Forsyth shaving the bar with a header before scoring the
decisive goal in the match.
In the 75th minute, Ross
Harvey was shown a second yellow card and made his exit, reducing Brechin to
10 men and giving his side an uphill climb.
Brechin : Craig Nelson,
Walker, Ward (Harvey 15), Barry Smith, Dyer, King, Janczyk, Canning (Murie
78), Darren Smith (Nimmo 82), McAllister, Ettien.
Subs Not Used: Fusco, McCluskey.
Sent Off : Harvey (72).
Booked : Harvey, Dyer.
Arbroath : Hill, Rennie,
Raeside, Rattray, Forsyth, Lunan (McMullan 78), Dobbins, Gibson, McCulloch,
Scott (Ross 85), Sellars (Weir 90).
Subs Not Used: Bishop, Morrison.
Booked : Scott.
Goals : Forsyth 43.
Att : 580
Ref : D Somers
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
21st March 2009
Arbroath 0 Raith Rovers 2
Goals from
Robert Sloan and Mark Campbell guided Raith Rovers to victory over a
battling Arbroath side.
Raith opened
the scoring after 26 minutes when Sloan curling low free-kick went around
the wall and left goalkeeper Darren Hill stranded.
Sloan's
perfectly placed corner set up Campbell to head home from close range after
55 minutes.
But Iain
Davidson was shown a straight red card after a clash with Ian Dobbins after
the final whistle.
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Arbroath:
Hill, Rennie, Black, Gibson, Rattray, Dobbins, McMullan (Weir 76), Ross,
Scott, McCulloch, Forsyth, Weir (Nicky Smith 85).
Subs Not Used: Bishop, Gates, Morrison.
Booked:
Rattray.
Raith: McGurn,
Wilson, Ellis, Campbell, Andrews, Davidson, Williamson, Sloan, Wales (Smith
46), Weir (Hislop 87), Ferry.
Subs Not Used: Lumsden, Cook, O'Connor.
Sent Off:
Davidson (90). Booked: Wales, Campbell, Sloan, Hislop.
Goals: Sloan
26, Campbell 55.
Att: 921
Ref: C
MacKay
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Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
14th March 2009
Alloa Athletic 2-0 Arbroath
Goals from Iain Campbell and David McClune guided Alloa to a comfortable win over fellow strugglers Arbroath.
Alloa broke the deadlock after 11 minutes when McClune ran to the by-line before cutting the ball back for Campbell to prod the ball home.
Brian Carrigan almost doubled Alloa's advantage but his 20-yard shot was well parried by Arbroath keeper Darren Hill.
But Alloa sealed the points within a minute of the restart when McClune curled the ball beyond Hill.
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Alloa: Jellema, McClune, Campbell, Townsley, Buist , Hill, Carrigan (Spence 63), Brown Ferguson, Scott (Pat Scullion 81), Grant, Noble (Wilson 86).
Subs Not Used: MacAulay, White.
Booked: Scott.
Goals: Campbell 11, McClune 46.
Arbroath: Hill, Bishop, Forsyth, Raeside, Rennie, Dobbins, Nicky Smith (McMullan 75), Scott, Weir (Gates 77), Watson (Ross 60), McCulloch.
Subs Not Used: Black, Morrison.
Booked: Weir.
Att: 505
Ref: J McKendrick
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
10th March 2009
Peterhead 1-0 Arbroath
Peterhead remain in the Division Two play-off places after beating Arbroath.
The Blue Toon went close twice in the first half, Stuart Anderson's 25-yard rocket tipped over by keeper Darren Hill, who also saved a Craig Dunn shot.
The goal came after 36 minutes, when Daniel Moore's free-kick was converted by Anderson's glancing header.
The home side pressed forward after the break and Hill was called into action on several occasions, though it was the bar that kept Neil McVitie's shot out.
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Peterhead: Jarvie (Kula 16), Donald, Moore, Smith, MacDonald, McVitie, Sharp, Anderson, McKay (Ross 73), Gunn, Bavidge.
Subs Not Used: Skinner, Cowie, Davidson.
Booked: Jarvie, Gunn.
Goals: Anderson 36.
Arbroath: Hill, McMullan, Black (Gates 68), Gibson, Rennie, Dobbins, McCulloch, Ross (Weir 73), McGowan (Scott 8), Sellars, Forsyth.
Subs Not Used: Nicky Smith, Morrison.
Booked: Sellars, McCulloch.
Attendance: 470
Referee: S McDonald
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
7th March 2009
Arbroath
0-0 Brechin City
Arbroath and
Brechin played out a drab goalless draw after both sides struggled to create
clear-cut chances.
Brechin had
the first chance of the match when Charlie King forced Darren Hill to pull
off a fine save.
The visitors
continued to threaten with Kevin Byers and Darren Smith shooting from
distance to no avail.
Arbroath's
best chance came late in the day when Robbie Ross fired just wide of the
mark but neither side could make the necessary breakthrough.
Arbroath:
Hill, Rennie, McCulloch, Black, Rattray (Nicky Smith 75), Dobbins, McMullan,
Ross (Fraser 90), Weir (McGowan 65), Watson, Forsyth. Subs Not Used: Gates,
Morrison.
Booked: Weir.
Brechin: Craig
Nelson, Walker, Dyer, Ward, Barry Smith, Janczyk, Byers, Fusco, McAllister,
King, Darren Smith (Nimmo 87). Subs Not Used: Murie, Seeley, McCluskey.
Att: 749
Ref: C Brown
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Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
28th February 2009
Stirling Albion 1-1 Arbroath
Mark Docherty grabbed a late equaliser as Stirling held Arbroath to a draw in Division Two.
The visitors opened the scoring after 24 minutes when Robbie Raeside headed home Paul Watson's cross from the left.
Albion's Ryan McCord was dismissed for a crude lunge on Ian Dobbins and Barry Sellars was then sent off for elbowing Albion substitute Andrew Lawrie.
Stirling improved in the second half until Docherty popped up to ensure Stirling remain unbeaten in 2009.
Stirling: Christie, Graham, Forsyth (Docherty 64), Gibb, Roycroft, Boyle, McCord, Murphy, McKenna (Mullen 46), Grehan, Devine.
Subs Not Used: Lawrie, Corr, Hogarth.
Sent Off: McCord (30). Booked: Gibb, Graham.
Goals: Docherty 90.
Arbroath: Hill, Rennie, Forsyth, Raeside, Rattray, Dobbins, Black, Ross (McGowan 58), Weir (Scott 58), Sellars, Watson.
Subs Not Used: McMullan, Gates, Morrison.
Sent Off: Sellars (31). Booked: Rattray.
Goals: Raeside 24.
Att: 576
Ref: B Madden
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
21st February 2009
Arbroath 3-0 Queen's Park
Arbroath recorded a comfortable victory over Second Division rivals Queen's Park at Gayfield.
Barry Sellars gave the home side the lead after 28 minutes with a shot from a free-kick.
Roddy Black was fouled in the box by Martin Ure
shortly before half-time and Robbie Raeside converted the spot-kick.
Ian Dobbins' completed the scoring with 15
minutes of the match remaining, firing home a close range shot from Sellars'
free-kick.
Arbroath: Hill, McMullan, Forsyth, Raeside (Rennie 58), Rattray, Dobbins, Black, Ross (Scott 69), McGowan, Sellars, McCulloch (Fraser 20).
Subs Not Used: Weir, Morrison.
Booked: Raeside, Sellars, Ross, McGowan, Scott.
Goals: Sellars 28, Raeside 44 pen, Dobbins 76.
Queens Park: Crawford, Ure, Waters, Sinclair, Brough, Quinn, Holms (Coakley 46), Neill, Nicholas (McGrogan 65), Harkins, Watt.
Subs Not Used: Agostini, Dunlop, Cowie.
Booked: Harkins, Neill, Sinclair, Watt.
Att: 568
Ref: S McDonald
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
14th February 2009
Stranraer 1-5 Arbroath
Arbroath made the most of a blistering start at Stranraer as they went on to comfortably beat their hosts.
Arbroath's first two came after five minutes when Robbie Ross headed in before Robbie Raeside scored a penalty.
Stranraer's Stephen McConalogue pulled one back, but McGowan restored the lead just after the hour mark.
Martin McBride was sent off for two yellow card offences, then won it through another Ross header and a Kevin McMullan goal 13 minutes from time.
Stranraer: Black, McGrath (Creaney 57), Noble, Kane, Wilson, Nicoll (Murdoch 60), Danny Mitchell, McBride, McColm, McConalogue (Cooksley 79), Frizzel. Subs Not Used: Campbell, Trosswait.
Sent Off: McBride (48).
Booked: Black, Kane, McGrath, McBride, Frizzel.
Goals: McConalogue 23.
Arbroath: Hill, McMullan, Forsyth (Gates 79), Raeside (Rennie 72), Rattray, Dobbins, Lunan (Black 41), Ross, McGowan, Sellars, McCulloch. Subs Not Used: Watson, Morrison.
Booked: Lunan.
Goals: Ross 5, Raeside 8 pen, McGowan 37, Ross 68, McMullan 77.
Att: 277
Ref: T Robertson
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
31st January 2009
Arbroath 1-0 Alloa Athletic
teven Weir's penalty handed Arbroath a crucial three points against fellow strugglers Alloa Athletic.
Arbroath had the better of the first half as Paul Lunan fired just wide with two shots from outside the box.
Following concern about the high winds, played continued after the interval and the home side scored on 66 minutes.
Colin Cameron was caught by Dougie Hill and from the resulting spot-kick Weir smashed the ball straight down the middle to seal the vital points.
Arbroath: Hill, Bishop (Rennie 54), Forsyth, Raeside, Rattray, Dobbins, Lunan, Cameron, Weir (Scott 84), Sellars, McCulloch. Subs Not Used: McGowan, Black, Morrison.
Booked: Weir.
Goal: Weir 66 pen.
Alloa Athletic: Jellema, Buist , Campbell, Townsley, Hill (MacAulay 74), Pat Scullion, Wilson, Brown Ferguson, Scott (Carrigan 81), Grant, Noble. Subs Not Used: Spence, Andrew Ferguson, White.
Booked: Hill.
Att: 478
Ref: C MacKay
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
24th January 2009
Ayr United 2-1 Arbroath
Ayr United closed the gap on Second Division leaders Raith Rovers to five points after coming from behind to win.
T
he relegation-threatened visitors took the lead in the 35th minute thanks to a Steven Weir penalty after David Gormley handled a Colin Cameron free-kick.
Ayr equalised a minute before the break when Alex Williams drilled home from close range.
Ryan Stevenson cut inside before swerving home a spectacular 30-yarder to clinch the points on 63 minutes.
Ayr United: Grindlay, Dempsie, Walker, Martin Campbell (Kenneth Connolly 45), McGowan, Borris, Aitken, Stevenson, Easton (Agnew 60), Williams, Gormley. Subs Not Used: Stewart, Woodburn, Henderson.
Booked: Gormley.
Goals: Williams 44, Stevenson 63.
Arbroath: Hill, Rennie, Raeside, Bishop, Forsyth, Cameron (Gates 80), McCulloch, Lunan, Weir, McGowan, Sellars. Subs Not Used: Morrison, Alan Campbell, Black, Ross.
Booked: Raeside, Lunan.
Goal: Weir 35 pen.
Att: 1,256
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
17th January 2009
Arbroath 0-2 East Fife
Two Bobby Linn penalties kept East Fife in the Division Two title hunt after a deserved victory over 10-man Arbroath.
The Methill side took
the lead after 32 minutes when Linn was caught by Marc McCulloch and netted
the spot-kick.
Linn was again caught,
this time by Alan Rattray, and the Arbroath defender was shown a straight
red card.
Linn took the resulting
penalty and made no mistake to earn his side three points and keep up the
pressure on third-place Brechin.
Arbroath: Hill, Lunan, Forsyth, Raeside, Rattray, Rennie, Cameron (Black 67), McGowan (Gates 67), Scott (Ross 64), Sellars, Marc McCulloch.
Subs Not Used: Alan Campbell, Morrison.
Sent Off: Rattray (61). Booked: Marc McCulloch, Lunan.
East Fife: McCulloch, Nugent, Cameron, Smart, McDonald, Muir, Young, Stewart, Templeman (Campbell 86), Crawford, Linn.
Subs Not Used: McManus, Stanik, A Trialist, Brown.
Goals: Linn 32 pen, 61 pen.
Att: 740
Ref: C Boyle
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Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
27th December 2008
Arbroath 1-2 Stirling Albion
A first-half double from David McKenna gave Stirling a vital three points as they ran out winners over Arbroath.
McKenna opened the scoring after two minutes when he lifted the ball over his head past goalkeeper Darren Hill.
With 30 minutes played McKenna sent a delicate lob over a Hill to make it two before the break.
Arbroath pulled one back just before half-time when Steven Dorris's strike was deflected goalwards
by defender Scott Gibb.
Arbroath: Hill, Rennie (Watson 46), McMullan, Raeside, Bishop, Alan Campbell, Masson, Dorris, Scott (Tosh 7), Sellars, Weir (Gates 85). Subs Not Used: Reilly, A Trialist.
Booked: Tosh, Masson, McMullan.
Goals: Gibb 39 og.
Stirling: Christie, Lawrie, Lowing (Forsyth 80), Gibb, Roycroft, O'Neil, Hamilton, Murphy, McKenna, Grehan (Boyle 46), Devine. Subs Not Used: Corr, Graham, Hogarth.
Booked: Hamilton, Boyle.
Goals: McKenna 2, 30.
Att: 635
Ref: S McDonald
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
20th December 2008
Raith Rovers 2-1 Arbroath
Raith Rovers extended their lead at the top of the Second Division to four points following a dramatic victory over Arbroath.
The match was scoreless until the 82nd minute when Raith captain Iain Davidson volleyed past goalkeeper Darren Hill.
The visitors levelled in the last minute of regulation time through Steven Dorris' 18-yard strike.
But Raith regained the
lead four minutes into injury time with Mark Ferry converting Craig Wilson's
cross.
Raith: McGurn, Wilson, Ellis, Campbell (Cook 35), Lumsden, Silvestro (Ferry 72), Davidson, Walker, Wales, Weir (Bryce 86), Sloan.
Subs Not Used: Wardlaw, O'Connor.
Booked: Davidson, Wales.
Goals: Davidson 82, Ferry 90.
Arbroath: Hill, Rennie, Black, Raeside, Bishop, Alan Campbell, McMullan (Tosh 86), Dorris, Scott, Sellars, Weir (Gates 63), Gates (Reilly 78).
Subs Not Used: Rattray, A Trialist.
Booked: Bishop, Black.
Goals: Dorris 90.
Att: 1,477
Ref: M Tumilty
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
13th December 2008
Arbroath 4-0 Peterhead
Arbroath thrashed a below-par Peterhead to record their fourth straight win.
The home side took the lead when Bryan Scott played in Steven Dorris, who ran clear of the defence to slot home from 18 yards.
Scott powerful shot then deflected off the legs of keeper Michal Kula and into the back of the net.
Steven Weir added a goal from close range after good work from Dorris
and the same player claimed his second from a goalmouth scramble.
Arbroath: Hill, Rennie, Forsyth, Raeside, Bishop, Alan Campbell, McMullan, Dorris (Masson 77), Scott (Tosh 74), Black, Weir (Reilly 66). Subs Not Used: Gates, Morrison.
Booked: McMullan.
Goals: Dorris 24, Scott 36, Weir 52, 60.
Peterhead: Kula, Donald, Smith, Skinner, MacDonald, Cowie (McKay 65), Sharp, Ross, Bavidge (Kozminski 71), Anderson, Gunn. Subs Not Used: Moore, Fleming, Jarvie.
Booked: Sharp, Kozminski.
Att: 451
Ref: C Brown
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Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
6th December 2008
Queen's Park 1-2 Arbroath
Bryan Scott put Arbroath on the road to their third successive win in Division Two as they edged out Queen's Park.
Scott broke the deadlock after three minutes when he latched on to an Alan Campbell's pass to shoot from 12 yards.
The visitors extended their lead through a Ricky Little own-goal when he wrong-footed keeper David Crawford.
Queen's Park's Paul Cairney pulled one back from the spot on 28 minutes after Roddy Black had fouled Ryan Holms in the penalty box.
Queen's Park: Crawford, Little, Douglas, Agostini, Brough, Quinn, Holms, Cairney, Nicholas (Coakley 77), Harkins (Dunlop 68), Watt.
Subs Not Used: Boslem, Neill, Cowie.
Goals: Cairney 38 pen.
Arbroath: Hill, Rennie, Forsyth, Raeside, Bishop, Alan Campbell, McMullan (Weir 69), Dorris (Masson 84), Scott, Sellars, Black.
Subs Not Used: Reilly, Gates, Morrison.
Booked:
Sellars.
Goals: Scott 3, Little 28 og.
Att: 637
Ref: S McLean
Homecoming Scottish Cup
29th November 2008
East Fife 2-0 Arbroath
Two second half goals helped East Fife record a Homecoming Scottish Cup third round victory over over Arbroath.
Bobby Linn came close for the home side and Arbroath's fired narrowly wide in a scoreless first half.
Former Scotland striker Stevie Crawford broke the deadlock on 70 minutes, slotting home after Chris Templeman's intelligent lay-off.
Craig O'Reilly sealed the win in the final with with a tidy finish past Arbroath goalkeeper Darren Hill.
East Fife: McCulloch, McDonald, Smart, Fotheringham, Cameron, Shields (Young 75), Fagan, Stewart, Linn, Templeman (O'Reilly 83), Crawford.
Subs Not Used: Campbell, Muir, Brown.
Booked: Fotheringham.
Goals: Crawford 70, O'Reilly 90.
Arbroath: Hill, Rennie, Raeside, Bishop, Forsyth, McMullan (Gates 88), Alan Campbell, Reilly (Weir 68), Black (Masson 84), Scott, Sellars.
Subs Not Used: Suttie, Morrison.
Booked: Sellars, Scott.
Att: 729
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
22nd November 2008
Arbroath 1-0 Stranraer
Bryan Scott was the hero for Arbroath as they leapfrogged Stranraer at the bottom of the Second Division with a controversial victory.
The home side took the lead in the 20th minute when Scott clipped the ball past the on-rushing Scott Black.
Stranraer were awarded a penalty after Gregory Tade and Jamie Bishop tangled, but the decision was changed after a discussion between officials.
The visitors also claimed for a penalty when Tade
was felled by the goalkeeper.
Arbroath: Hill, Rennie, Forsyth, Rattray (McMullan 14), Bishop, Alan Campbell, Dorris, Lunan, Scott (Tosh 85), Sellars, Gates (Reilly 77).
Subs Not Used: Black, Morrison.
Goals: Scott 20.
Stranraer: Black, McKinstry, Noble, Dobbins, Kane, White, Gibson, Danny Mitchell, McConalogue (Mullen 59), Tade, Dougan.
Subs Not Used: Bradley, Trialist.
Booked: Dobbins, Tade.
Att: 411
Ref: F McDermott
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
15th November 2008
Stirling Albion 0-2 Arbroath
Arbroath claimed their first league win since the opening day of the season with victory at Stirling.
Martin Grehan missed Arbroath's best chance when his shot was well saved by Arbroath keeper Darren Hill.
The bottom club took the lead after 53 minutes when Steven Dorris set up Bryan Scott, who cut inside to fire a low shot into the net.
Arbroath sealed the victory 10 minutes later when Barry Sellars was left unmarked to head home from six yards.
Stirling: Hogarth, Roycroft, Devine, Gibb, Lawrie, O'Neil (Docherty 68), Taggart (Hamilton 60), Molloy, Grehan, Murphy, Corr (McKenna 60). Subs Not Used: Christie, Waddell.
Booked: Gibb, Grehan.
Arbroath: Hill, Bishop, Forsyth, Raeside, Rattray, Alan Campbell, Dorris (McMullan 80), Lunan, Scott (Tosh 87), Sellars (Black 84), McGowan. Subs Not Used: Morrison, Gates.
Goals: Scott 53, Sellars 53.
Att: 509
Ref: J McKendrick (Scotland).
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
8th November 2008
Arbroath 1-2 Brechin City
Brechin's Gary Twigg scored twice as his side kept their promotion bid on track in the derby against Arbroath.
The home side took the lead in the 20th minute when Bryan Scott headed home past Craig Nelson.
However, Brechin levelled after 34 minutes when Twigg nodded home John Baird's cross.
Michael O'Neill's side piled on the pressure in the second half and, with 10 minutes left, Twigg headed home again from Charlie King's delivery.
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Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
1st November 2008
Arbroath 0-3 Ayr United
An impressive first half performance gave Ayr United a deserved win over 10-man Arbroath who had home captain Barry Sellers sent off after only 34 minutes.
The visitors took the lead in the ninth minute when Martin Campbell headed home a Chris Aitken corner.
The lead was doubled three minutes later when Aitken's shot fell to the unmarked William Easton who easily finished in the bottom corner.
Bryan Prunty curled a shot into the top corner on 22 minutes for number three.
Arbroath: Hill, Rennie, Black (Simpson 69), Raeside, Alan Campbell, McMullan, Tosh (Masson 46), Lunan, McGowan, Sellars, Weir (Gates 56). Subs Not Used: Watson, Morrison.
Sent Off: Sellars (34).
Booked: Weir, Sellars, Lunan, Gates.
Ayr: Grindlay, Dempsie, McGowan, Walker, Martin Campbell, Keenan, Borris, Aitken (Weaver 55), Prunty (Williams 71), Gormley, Easton (Agnew 80). Subs Not Used: Henderson, Stewart.
Goals: Martin Campbell 9, Easton 11, Prunty 22.
Att: 535
Ref: E Smith (Scotland).
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Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
25th October 2008
East Fife 3-2
Arbroath
Steven Tweed was the
hero as nine-man East Fife beat Arbroath in a match dominated by goalkeeping
blunders.
Arbroath's Scott
Morrison was caught out by Douglas Cameron's wind-assisted cross, then
Willie McCulloch fumbled a cross into David McGowan's pass.
Paul McManus' fierce
volley squirmed under Morrison's body, but Steven Weir then lobbed McCulloch
a minute later.
Kevin Fotheringham and
Shaun Fagan were sent off either side of the breeak, but Tweed thumped in an
86th-minute winner.
East Fife: McCulloch,
Stewart, Fotheringham, Tweed, Cameron, Shields (Young 55), Fagan, Crawford,
Linn, McManus (O'Reilly 87), Templeman.
Subs Not Used: Walker, Muir, Brown.
Sent Off: Fotheringham
(43), Fagan (50).
Goals: Cameron 5,
McManus 36, Tweed 86.
Arbroath: Morrison,
Rennie, Bishop, Raeside, Forsyth (Gates 77), McMullan, Alan Campbell
(Simpson 87), Lunan, Weir, McGowan (Scott 73), Sellars.
Subs Not Used: Black, Hill.
Booked: Lunan, Raeside.
Goals: McGowan 8, Weir
37
Att: 677
Ref: T Robertson
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
18th October 2008
Alloa Athletic 2-1 Arbroath
Alloa came back from a goal behind to claim victory over Arbroath at Recreation Park.
David McGowan drove a Scott Gates cross into the net to give the visitors the lead after 22 minutes.
The Wasps equalised 13 minutes into the second half when James Scullion crossed for Kyle MacAulay to head home.
Substitute Fraser Forrest secured Alloa's win seven minutes from time with a close-range volley from Andy Scott's cross.
Alloa: Jellema, Hay (Forrest 28), Campbell, Townsley, Hill, Scullion, Grant, Brown Ferguson, Andrew Ferguson (Kelly 46), MacAulay, Scott, Kelly (Brown 78).
Subs Not Used: Spence, O'Boyle.
Booked: Andrew Ferguson, Townsley, Grant, Campbell.
Goals: MacAulay 56, Forrest 83.
Arbroath: Hill, McMullan, Forsyth, Raeside (Rennie 88), Bishop, Fraser (Masson 88), Black (Weir 78), Lunan, McGowan, Sellars, Gates.
Subs Not Used: Simpson, Morrison.
Booked: Fraser.
Goals: McGowan 22.
Att: 508
Ref: S Nicholls
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
4th October 2008
Arbroath 0-2 Raith Rovers
Two quick-fire goals in the first-half gave Raith Rovers a deserved win over Arbroath at a blustery Gayfield Park.
Alan Walker was set clean through on goal after 20 minutes and the striker made no mistake by coolly slotting past keeper Darren Hill.
Mark Ferry doubled the lead soon after when his quick half-volley from 30 yards squeezed in a the near post.
Scott Gates through one-on-one with David McGurn but the Rovers keeper stood tall to deny the home side.
Arbroath: Hill, Rennie, Forsyth, Raeside, Bishop, Fraser, McMullan (Nicky Smith 60), Simpson (Reilly 68), Weir, Sellars, Gates. Subs Not Used: Masson, Alan Campbell, Morrison.
Booked: Raeside, Weir.
Raith Rovers: McGurn, Wilson, Cook, Campbell, Ellis, Sloan (Silvestro 76), Davidson, Walker, Wales (Smith 60), Weir (Bryce 83), Ferry. Subs Not Used: McCabe, O'Connor.
Booked: Wilson.
Goals: Walker 20, Ferry 22.
Att: 855
Ref: D Somers
Official Team Lines
Irn Bru Scottish Second Division
27th September 2008
Stranraer 2-2 Arbroath
Stranraer's Danny Mitchell scored twice and
was then sent off as Arbroath fought back from two behind to draw.
In a game of 11 yellow cards, Mitchell calmly
steered home Gregory Tade's cut-back after 17 minutes.
He then doubled the advantage three minutes
after the break when the same pair repeated the move.
Barry Sellars replied with a superb free kick
and headed the equaliser before Mitchell received a second yellow card two
minutes from time.
Stranraer: Black, McKinstry, Noble, Dobbins,
Kane, Danny Mitchell, Gibson, Tade, McConalogue (Mullen 69), Frizzel (Creaney
69), Nicoll.
Subs Not Used: McColm, White.
Sent Off: Danny Mitchell (88). Booked: Danny
Mitchell, Nicoll, Gibson.
Goals: Danny Mitchell 17, 46.
Arbroath: Hill, Rennie, Forsyth, Raeside,
Bishop, Fraser, McMullan (Tosh 52), Lunan, Weir (Reilly 76), Sellars, Gates.
Subs Not Used: Masson, Campbell, Morrison.
Booked: Bishop, McMullan, Lunan, Sellars,
Weir, Tosh, Gates.
Goals: Sellars 52, 83.
Att: 228
Ref: C Brown
Irn Bru Scottish Second Division
20th September 2008
Arbroath 1-1 Queen's Park
Queen's Park battled to a draw at Gayfield as Arbroath were left to rue a series of missed chances.
The home side made the early chances and snatched the lead through a Barry Sellars free-kick after 27 minutes.
Queen's Park drew level after 37 minutes thanks to a close-range finish from James Brough, then the home side were awarded a penalty on 60 minutes.
Robbie Raeside was fouled by Damiano Agostini,
but Sellars hit the spot-kick off the post and the points were shared.
Arbroath: Hill, Rattray, Black, Raeside, Bishop, Fraser, McMullan, Lunan, Weir (Reilly 78), Sellars, Gates.
Subs Not Used: Rennie, Simpson, Nicky Smith, Morrison.
Booked: Rattray, McMullan.
Goals: Sellars 26.
Queen's Park: Crawford, Little, Douglas, Agostini, Brough, Holms (Watt 61), Murray (Coakley 86), Cairney, Quinn, Neill,
Dunlop.
Subs Not Used: Sinclair, Harkins, Cowie.
Booked: Douglas.
Goals: Brough 39.
Att: 523
Ref: G Salmond (Scotland).
Official team Lines
Irn Bru Scottish Second Division
13th September 2008
Brechin City 3-1 Arbroath
Brechin fought hard for a victory against 10-man Arbroath at Glebe Park.
The home side opened the scoring after 24 minutes when Kevin Byers rouned the keeper after good work by Ian Nimmo.
Arbroath's Paul Lunan thought that he had equalised with a contentious header before team-mate Paul Tosh was dismissed for disputing the disallowed goal and Brechin's Ian Diack had a goal chopped off.
Scott Gates's shot equalised after half-time before a Calum Smith strike restored Brechin's
lead, and the sub then drove in another to seal the win.
Brechin: Craig Nelson, Murie, Richard Walker, White, Dyer, Byers, Janczyk, Nimmo (Adam Nelson 74), Darren Smith (King 46), Twigg, Diack (Calum Smith 56). Subs Not Used: Canning, McCluskey.
Booked: Janczyk, Murie, Byers.
Goals: Byers 24, Calum Smith 67, 74.
Arbroath: Hill, Rennie, Raeside, Bishop, Black, McMullan (Weir 85), Fraser (Masson 66), Sellars, Gates, Lunan, Tosh. Subs Not Used: Reilly, Rattray, Morrison.
Sent Off: Tosh (35).
Booked: McMullan, Bishop, Raeside.
Goals: Gates 57.
Att: 615
Ref: S McLean
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
30 August 2008
Arbroath 1-2 Stirling Albion
Ten-man Stirling Albion recorded their first win of the season with a slender victory over a lethargic Arbroath side.
Arbroath took the lead after 20 minutes through Scott Gates coolly lifted his shot over the on-rushing Myles Hogarth.
Five minutes later Albion were level, when Ian Harty's shot into the area
was turned in by John O'Neil.
Albion restored their lead early in the second
half courtesy of David McKenna but endured a nervy finish when Mark Docherty
was sent off after 56 minutes.
Arbroath: Hill, Rennie, Black, Raeside, Bishop, Fraser (Masson 66), McMullan (Simpson 75), Lunan, Tosh (Weir 40), Sellars, Gates. Subs Not Used: Morrison, Campbell.
Booked: Fraser, Lunan, Sellars.
Goals: Gates 20.
Stirling: Hogarth, Graham, Lowing, Lawrie, Forsyth, O'Neil, Taggart, Docherty, Harty (Waddell 87), McKenna (Murphy 56), Grehan. Subs Not Used: Christie, Corr, Hamilton.
Sent Off: Docherty (56).
Booked: Harty, Lowing.
Goals: O'Neil 25, McKenna 48.
Att: 631
CIS Cup R2
27th August 2008
Arbroath 2-2 Inverness (2-4pens)
Inverness CT squeezed past Second Division Arbroath in a thrilling second round Co-op Insurance Cup tie.
Iain Vigurs gave Caley Thistle the lead on 18 minutes but Paul Tosh's deflected drive restored parity before the break.
Garry Wood put Inverness back in front on 64 minutes but Barry Sellars' late penalty took the tie into extra time.
With no more goals after 120 minutes, Vigurs held his nerve to convert the winning penalty and oust Arbroath.
Arbroath started well and came close to the opener after 13 minutes.
Tosh met Steven Weir's cross with a diving header forcing Caley Thistle keeper Ryan Esson into a superb save.
The ball rebounded out to Terry Masson but the Red Lichties star could not connect at the back post and the chance was lost.
Vigurs went on a mazy solo run past several home defenders before burying the ball past Scott Morrison to give Inverness the lead after 18 minutes
Arbroath responded almost immediately with Tosh beating the offside trap to race onto a flick from Sellars and chip the ball over Esson with the aid of a deflection off Jamie Duff.
Barry Wilson had a hand in the second Inverness goal when his cross was poorly cleared by John Fraser, leaving Garry Wood with a tap-in.
There was a late moment of controversy as Arbroath were denied what they felt was a penalty as Sellars fell under the challenge of Lionel Djebi-Zadi only for referee Alan Muir to wave away appeals.
However, Muir did award a spot-kick for the home side after 86 minutes with Djebi-Zadi this time fouling Sean Simpson.
Sellars converted from the spot to send the game into extra-time.
Andy Barrowman, a 79th minute substitute for Rory McAllister, hit the bar with a header with five minutes left of the added time.
And there was drama in the final moments with five players booked and one red-carded in a fiery incident.
Scott Gates and Phil McGuire clashed with both pushing each other to the deck.
All 22 players raced to the scene, with Gates, McGuire, Robbie Raeside, Ryan Esson and Barrowman yellow-carded, with the latter sent off for his second bookable offence.
Caley were then reduced to 10 men after Barrowman was red-carded for a second bookable offence.
Vigurs netted the decisive spot-kick in a
thrilling encounter as Tosh and Paul Lunan both missed for the home side to
see them crash out 4-2 on penalties.
Arbroath: Morrison, Rennie, Raeside, Bishop, Campbell, Masson (McMullan 61), Fraser (Simpson 80), Lunan, Weir (Gates 66), Tosh, Sellars.
Subs Not Used: Hill, Reilly.
Booked: Raeside, McMullan, Gates.
Goals: Tosh 21, Sellars 87 pen.
Inverness CT: Esson, Tokely, McGuire, Cowie, Djebi-Zadi, Wilson (Imrie 79), Duff, Black, Vigurs, McAllister (Barrowman 79), Wood (Rooney 79).
Subs Not Used: Fraser, Hastings.
Sent Off: Barrowman (120).
Booked: Djebi-Zadi, Barrowman, Esson, McGuire, Imrie.
Goals: Vigurs 18, Wood 64.
Inverness CT win 4-2 on penalties
Att: 596
Ref: A Muir (Scotland).
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
23rd August 2008
Arbroath 0 East Fife 1
Kevin Fotheringham's late
free-kick snatched a narrow win for East Fife as they sneaked past Arbroath
1-0 at Gayfield Park.
Fotheringham fired in the 88th minute
free-kick to give the visitors three points in a hard-fought encounter.
Both sides squandered chances before half-time
with only Jamie Bishop's chip wide troubling East Fife's goal.
All looked set for a draw when East Fife got a
free-kick 20 yards out that Fotheringham fired into the top left.
Arbroath tried to find a late reply, but
captain Barry Sellars blasted the ball over in the dying minutes.
Arbroath: Hill, Rennie, Black, Raeside,
Bishop, Fraser, McMullan, Lunan (Masson 66), Weir (Tosh 66), Sellars, Gates.
Subs Not Used: Campbell, Simpson, Morrison.
Booked: Fraser, McMullan, Weir.
East Fife: McCulloch, Nugent, Stanik, Smart,
Fotheringham, McDonald, Linn (Campbell 73), Young, McManus, Templeman
(Stephen Crawford 79), Cameron (Gordon 90).
Subs Not Used: O'Reilly, Brown.
Booked: Linn, McDonald.
Goals: Fotheringham 88.
Att: 766
Ref: E Norris.
Team Lines v East Fife
Irn-Bru Scottish Second Division
16th August 2001
Ayr United 2-1 Arbroath
Ayr United soared to the top of the Second Division table after a stunning second-half fight-back snatched them a dramatic win over Arbroath.
Kevin McMullan fired home from 12 yards midway through the first half.
The hosts came to life after the break and Ryan Stevenson ran from his own half and held off three defenders before firing home a sensational goal.
Ayr piled on the pressure, but it was not until six minutes from the end that Bryan Prunty fired in from 12 yards.
Ayr: Grindlay, Dempsie, Scott Walker, Campbell, Easton, Borris (Agnew 57), Keenan, Aitken, Stevenson, Prunty, Williams (Gormley 60).
Subs Not Used: Stewart, McGowan, Weaver.
Booked: Williams, Keenan, Stevenson, Prunty, Dempsie.
Goals: Stevenson 62, Prunty 84.
Arbroath: Hill, Rennie, Raeside, Bishop, Black, McMullan, Lunan, Fraser (Masson 58), Gates (Tosh 85), Reilly (Wright 68), Sellars.
Subs Not Used: Morrison, Campbell.
Booked: Rennie, Fraser.
Goals: McMullan 26.
Att: 1,304
Ref: A Law
Irn Bru Scottish Second Division
9th August 2006
Peterhead 1-1 Arbroath
A late goal rescued a point for Peterhead
against Arbroath at the Balmoor Stadium.
The home side dominated the opening 45 minutes
but were unable to convert their chances.
Arbroath took the lead in the 64th minute with
a superb 20-yard strike from substitute Terry Masson.
But Stuart McKay denied Arbroath victory in
the 88th minute with a curling shot past Arbroath goalkeeper Darren Hill.
Peterhead: Kula, Donald, Moore, Mann,
MacDonald, McVitie, Sharp, Anderson (Cowie 81), McKay, Gunn (Ross 73),
Bavidge.
Subs Not Used: Donnie Munro, Skinner, Jarvie.
Booked: Mann, McKay, McVitie.
Goals: McKay 88.
Arbroath: Hill, Rennie, Black, Raeside,
Bishop, Fraser (Masson 50), McMullan, Lunan, Scott (Wright 45), Sellars,
Gates.
Subs Not Used: Reilly, Dingwall, Morrison.
Booked: Lunan, Black.
Goals: Masson 64.
Att: 630
Ref: E Norris
CIS Cup 1st Round
6th August 2008
Arbroath 3-2 Stirling Albion
Arbroath twice came from behind to overcome Stirling Albion in a thrilling cup encounter.
Stirling took the lead with just five minutes played when Andrew Graham headed home Nathan Taggart's cross.
Arbroath were level just after the interval through Kevin McMullen but Ian Harty put Stirling in front again after 63 minutes.
Kenny Wright made it 2-2 a minute later and Jamie Bishop completed Arbroath's comeback with ten minutes to go.
Arbroath: Hill, Rennie, Black, Rattray (Dingwall 71), Bishop, Masson, McMullan, Lunan, Scott (Wright 64), Sellars, Gates (Fraser 85). Subs Not Used: Reilly, Morrison.
Goals: McMullan 48, Wright 64, Bishop 80.
Stirling: Christie, Graham, Lowing (Corr 46), Lawrie, Forsyth, O'Neil, Taggart, Murphy, Harty, Grehan (McKenna 76), Devine (Waddell 85). Subs Not Used: Roycroft, Hogarth.
Booked: O'Neil, Lowing.
Goals: Graham 5, Harty 63.
Att: 448
Ref: J McKendrick (Scotland).
CIS Cup Team Lines v Stirling Albion
2nd August 2008
Irn Bru Scottish Second Division
Arbroath 4-1 Alloa Athletic
Newly-promoted Arbroath go top
of the Second Division after a convincing win over Alloa.
Alan Rattray opened the scoring for Arbroath
before Barry Sellars' header from Steven Rennie's fine cross doubled the
home side's advantage.
Bryan Scott then put the Gayfield men further
ahead from Scott Gates' pass.
Alloa got themselves back in the match when
Andrew Ferguson lashed the ball home, but Andy Reilly's left-footed drive
sealed the points for Arbroath.
Arbroath: Hill, Rennie, Black, Rattray,
Bishop, Fraser (Masson 61), McMullan, Lunan, Scott (Wright 89), Sellars,
Gates (Reilly 65).
Subs Not Used: Raeside, Morrison.
Booked: Rattray, Gates.
Goals: Rattray 7, Sellars 24, Scott 37, Reilly
79.
Alloa: Jellema, Buist , Hill, Pat Scullion,
Townsley, McClune, Stevenson, McKeown (Kelly 46), Andrew Ferguson (MacAulay
78), Grant, Brown (Scott 65).
Subs Not Used: Hay, O'Boyle.
Booked: Grant, Pat Scullion, Townsley.
Goals: Andrew Ferguson 51.
Att: 611
Ref: F McDermott
Official Team Lines
26th July
Challenge Cup Round 1
Arbroath 1-2 Forfar Athletic
Two second-half penalties handed Forfar a deserved Angus derby win in the Challenge Cup match at Gayfield.
Arbroath went ahead when Bryan Scott blasted home from Kevin McMullen's low cross, while Scott Gates and Scott both had chances to double the lead.
Sean Kilgallon levelled from the spot for the visitors after Steven Rennie handled in the box.
Kevin McLeish's penalty put Forfar into the next round after Craig Winter was fouled by Roddy Black.
Arbroath: Hill, Rennie, Black, Rattray, Bishop, Masson (Reilly 72), McMullan (Wright 82), Lunan, Scott, Sellars, Gates.
Subs Not Used: Raeside, Dingwall, Morrison.
Booked: Scott, Black, McMullan.
Goals: Scott 44.
Forfar Athletic: Brown, Donachie, Smith, McNally, Dunn, Kilgannon (Manson 69), McLeish, Winter, Lilley (Fotheringham 77), Brady (Duell 82), Campbell.
Subs Not Used: Geddes.
Booked: Lilley, Winter, Dunn.
Goals: Kilgannon 62 pen, McLeish 71 pen.
Att: 563
Ref: E Norris
Challenge Cup Teamline v Forfar26th July 08Team Lines
