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Sept 11th 1954 and Camelon were the visitors to Newtown in the first round of the Junior Cup. The BU's demolished their opponents by 9-0. The only surprise being Alex Scott didn't get among the goals! Three players hit doubles, Jimmy Martin, John Hunter & Hugh McMahon. Andy McBlain & Jimmy Harrower netted, with Camelon completing their own misery with an own goal. The team was: Ronald, Mitchell, McKeeman, Hogg, Boyd, McBlain, Scott, McMahon, Martin, Hunter, Harrower.

Sept 10th 2016 saw a visit to Prestonfield, with the McLennan brothers making their first return. Chris Donnelly captained the BU's to a 3-0 victory. Stuart Hunter opened the scoring 5 minutes before the break. Ross Campbell & Fraser Keast killed the game off 5 minutes after the break. The team was: Jamieson, Gemmell, Donnelly, Millar (Sloan), Hunter (Wright), Campbell, Keast, Philp, Strickland, Ru McLennan (Walker), Rod McLennan.

All others correct.

Syme 3. Stevenson 16. Snowdon 4. McKenzie 18. Mitchell was the sub goalie and Mooney was 20. After the blood injury Syme took number 20 as there wasn't a blank numbered strip to replace his.

Sept 9th In 1978 the BU's had an away League match at Penicuik Athletic. It resulted in a good 2-0 win for the BU's, with goals coming from Jim Stewart and sub Cammy Sutherland. The team was: Howie, Robertson, Taylor, Reid, McQueen, Dunleavie, Boyd, Stewart, Masterton, Millar (Sutherland), McDonald sub Ward.

Sept 7th In 1946 fully 1000 fans travelled by bus, car, train & ferry to Rosyth to play the Recreation in a Junior Cup match. The BU's routed the home team 8-1 with hat-tricks from Willie Dickson & John McKie. Jim McLean scored two. This was the last appearance by Rab Gibb, who then signed for Partick Thistle. The team was: McKinnon, W.Mitchell, Gibb, Plumb, Stewart, Brash, McGowan, Pryde, Dickson, McKie, McLean

1947

Too easy!

In 2015, the visitors were Coupar Angus, in an East of Scotland Cup tie. They were dispatched 8-0, with four goals in each half. Doubles were notched by Robert Sloan and sub Darren Cummings. The other was an own goal. As @Deanburn Dave was after a teaser, which player hit a hat-trick that day?

Sept 4th 1948 and a crowd of 3000 were attracted to the Junior Cup tie against Musselburgh Athletic at Newtown. A fairly drab game was won 3-1 by the BU's. Goals came from Henry Pinkerton, Alex Walls & J Thomson. The team was: Graham, Mitchell, Keenan, Walls, Stewart, McKie, Black, Pinkerton, Thomson, Pow, Balderston.

Sadly no, I'll have a look at the games he sent and see if anything comes to mind.

1949 and the Junior Cup began with an easy 3-1 win over Kelty Rangers at home. Jimmy Walsh and William Currie scored as the BU's led 2-1 at the break. A dull second half was livened only by a last-minute clincher from Walsh. The team was: Graham, Mitchell, Tennant, Rodgers, Thomson, McKie, Hogg, Sproull, Currie, Walsh, Black.

Phone won't let me copy the text so today it is in the form of a picture, I'll try from a different device tomorrow. Anyway, enjoy!

Next Saturday, Penicuik vs Bo'ness in a league match.

Next guess Martin Ure!

David Love?

Without the clues I would have got zero!

Watt, Gibb and Nimmo?

John Fraser?

There seemed to be dozens of players signed every season back then lol, I'll take a stab in the dark and go for Barry Donald?

Jimmy Lister? Rumour had it he was signed but never played for us...

Just throwing out every ex Alloa player I can remember here... Fraser Forrest, Declan McAvoy, Garry Carroll?

The likes of Danny Main and Jamie Hay played with Alloa... Brian Carrigan? No recollection of playing them though!

I was there! Closed door friendly but I chanced my luck. It's the closest I've had to a 'home' game since 2004 lol

The Bino's?