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4 September 2010: 9:46pm |

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Amateur round-up

UNDERSTRENGTH Cambusnethan Talbot started their Central District Division 1A season in style with a comprehensive 8-1 win over Mearns AFC at Dalziel Park on Saturday.Read

Wishaw and Shotts face-off for place in last eight

WISHAW Juniors co-manager Alex Young believes tonight’s (Wednesday) must-win clash against Shotts Bon Accord will show how far his side have come this season.Read

Shotts start Sectional League Cup with a win

SHOTTS BON ACCORD opened up their Sectional League Cup campaign last Wednesday with a comfortable 4-1 victory away to Forth Wanderers.Read

Overtown impress in first friendly of new season

OVERTOWN Thistle played their first pre-season friendly against Carnwath Amateurs at Overtown Park on Saturday and recorded a fine 2-1 win.Read

Thomson confident Jags will cope without Dickson

OVERTOWN Thistle chairman George Thomson believes the club has the firepower to compete in all fronts this season despite the loss of influential striker Jamie Dickson.Read

Memorial Cup gets underway

THE Ronnie Shevlin Memorial Cup got underway at King George V Park on Saturday.Read

Craigneuk lose seven goal thriller

CRAIGNEUK Amateurs third pre-season match ended in a narrow 4-3 defeat to Blantyre AFC on Saturday.Read

Wishaw gaffer determined there will no repeat of ‘freak result’

WISHAW Juniors co-manager Alex Young believes last season’s 6-1 humbling at the hands of local rivals Newmains United was “a freak result” and is not expecting a similar scoreline when the sides meet tonight (Wednesday).Read

Craigneuk secure friendly victory over Motherwell Bridgeworks

CRAIGNEUK Amateurs secured their first pre-season win on Saturday after a narrow 2-1 victory over Motherwell Bridgeworks at Wishaw Sports Centre.Read

New season kicks off with crunch derby

THE competitive action gets underway this evening (Wednesday) for junior clubs with the start of the Sectional League Cup.Read

Shotts land first trophy of new season

PROMOTED Shotts Bon Accord laid their hands on the first trophy of the season on Saturday when they won the Dick Adams Memorial Trophy after beating holders Harthill Royal 5-1.Read

Wishaw Juniors get into gear for new season

WISHAW Juniors were one of the first football teams back in pre-season training early last month and Wishaw Press photographer Jim Donnelly took in Saturday’s session at Smythycroft, Hamilton.Read

Devine wary of setting early targets for new look squad

NEWMAINS UNITED player-manager Thomas Devine has refused to set any targets for the forthcoming season until he gets a better idea how his new-look squad will shape up.Read

Newmains United look to community for help

DEJECTED Newmains United match secretary Jim Devine has issued a rallying call to the local community, urging people to help the struggling Central District Division Two outfit.Read

Talbot begin pre-season training

CAMBUSNETHAN Talbot returned for pre-season training at Beltane Park on Saturday as they began planning for their Central District Division 3B league campaign.Read

Wishaw snap up former Celtic kid

WISHAW Juniors have beaten off competition from a number of senior and top junior clubs to secure the services of John Paul McBride.Read

Devine takes the reigns at Newmains United

NEWMAINS United have moved quickly to appoint a new manager following the shock departure last week of Ian Rankin to Blantyre Victoria.Read

Rankin – I was right to quit Newmains

FORMER Newmains United gaffer Ian Rankin admits it was a wrench to surrender the reigns of the Central District Division Two outfit last week but believes the time was right to move on.Read

Talbot toast debut season

CAMBUSNETHAN Talbot FC celebrated their first full season in the Central Scottish Amateur Football League at a Player of the Year awards ceremony recently.Read

Football man Joe rallies community into charity run

ALMOST everyone who has been involved in youth, amateur and junior football in Wishaw in the past 30 years will know Joe Douglas but what few may know is that Joe recently discovered that he has leukaemia.Read