HibeeJibee Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 (edited) Fresh from Sunday's thriller the next edition has been drawn. Gala cannot defend their title having exited EQC at Kinnoull back in August. Bonnyrigg debut with a trip into the great metropolis. East of Scotland Cup Semi-Finals FC Edinburgh v Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Kelty Hearts v EOS Qualifying Cup winner Edited March 29, 2023 by HibeeJibee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicko23 Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Whats the format of this ? Im now confused. I have not long taken an interest in EoS etc 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dicko23 said: Whats the format of this ? Im now confused. I have not long taken an interest in EoS etc Hearts and Hibs play EOS Shield... other member clubs in SPFL play in EOS Cup (aka City Cup) alongside qualifier/s... and rest in Lowland + East of Scotland leagues play in EOS Qualifying Cup. So back when there was just Berwick in SPFL it was a straight Final v QC winner. Then with Edinburgh City + Kelty going up (and Berwick down) it was SFs v finalists... in last edition, unusually, it so happens Gala + Linlithgow both won to set-up Sunday's final. Then for this season Bonnyrigg went up too. If say Spartans go up and Bonnyrigg survive QFs would need introduced next season. To quote Sunday's programme: Traditionally the East of Scotland Cup is held-over and played the next season in a similar manner to the Community Shield, European Supercup, Club World Cup, etc. although in recent years some ties have been held in late spring or pre-season. Edited March 30, 2023 by HibeeJibee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 I saw Meadowbank win it at Shielfield once. The pwopah nawty Berwick contingent pelted us with coins and stones and the supporters' bus got a police escort out of Berwick... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicko23 Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 5 hours ago, tamthebam said: I saw Meadowbank win it at Shielfield once. The pwopah nawty Berwick contingent pelted us with coins and stones and the supporters' bus got a police escort out of Berwick... Why didn't Livingston continue the EoS membership? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicko23 Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 9 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: Hearts and Hibs play EOS Shield... other member clubs in SPFL play in EOS Cup (aka City Cup) alongside qualifier/s... and rest in Lowland + East of Scotland leagues play in EOS Qualifying Cup. So back when there was just Berwick in SPFL it was a straight Final v QC winner. Then with Edinburgh City + Kelty going up (and Berwick down) it was SFs v finalists... in last edition, unusually, it so happens Gala + Linlithgow both won to set-up Sunday's final. Then for this season Bonnyrigg went up too. If say Spartans go up and Bonnyrigg survive QFs would need introduced next season. To quote Sunday's programme: Traditionally the East of Scotland Cup is held-over and played the next season in a similar manner to the Community Shield, European Supercup, Club World Cup, etc. although in recent years some ties have been held in late spring or pre-season. Thank You 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dicko23 said: Why didn't Livingston continue the EoS membership? They quit when the mad Italian was in charge - or was it the mad Irishman? - and never returned. They have yo-yo'd around over the last decade-and-a-half in terms of division (tier 2 > 4 > 3 > 2 > 3 > 2 > 1) and having a youth set-up or not which probably had a part in it... e.g. being in Premiership currently they'd hardly field first-team. They'd never built up much of a heritage in the cup anyway: only won it a couple of times IIRC. 6 hours ago, tamthebam said: I saw Meadowbank win it at Shielfield once. The pwopah nawty Berwick contingent pelted us with coins and stones and the supporters' bus got a police escort out of Berwick... That would be 1989 by my reckoning Tam? I'm sure it was simply over-exuberance ... Edited March 30, 2023 by HibeeJibee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 3 hours ago, Dicko23 said: Why didn't Livingston continue the EoS membership? They joined the West of Scotland FA at one point. Who cares, tawdry franchise anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFan Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 As it stands next edition = Kelty, Edinburgh, Bonnyrigg + Sauchie/UoS following edition = Kelty, Edinburgh, Bonnyrigg, Spartans + 4 Qualifying Cup Semi finalists? Has it ever had 8 teams in it historically? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted May 20, 2023 Author Share Posted May 20, 2023 17 minutes ago, FairWeatherFan said: As it stands next edition = Kelty, Edinburgh, Bonnyrigg + Sauchie/UoS following edition = Kelty, Edinburgh, Bonnyrigg, Spartans + 4 Qualifying Cup Semi finalists? Has it ever had 8 teams in it historically? It had 6 from 1931-32 to 1937-38... comprising 4/5 Scottish League clubs + 1/2 qualifiers playing 2x QFs > 2x SFs > Final. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 On 30/03/2023 at 00:05, HibeeJibee said: East of Scotland Cup Semi-Finals FC Edinburgh v Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Kelty Hearts v EOS Qualifying Cup winner = Kelty Hearts v University of Stirling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted July 11, 2023 Author Share Posted July 11, 2023 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yalay Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 The EoSFL fixtures have no mention of the 2023-24 cup. Have we finally given up the pretense of the city cup happening in the same season as the qualifying cup? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcruic Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 On 11/07/2023 at 20:26, Yalay said: The EoSFL fixtures have no mention of the 2023-24 cup. Have we finally given up the pretense of the city cup happening in the same season as the qualifying cup? It doesn't happen in the same season, it happens the season after (the 2022-23 City Cup takes place in the 2023-24 season). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yalay Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 On 06/09/2023 at 14:17, mcruic said: It doesn't happen in the same season, it happens the season after (the 2022-23 City Cup takes place in the 2023-24 season). The last couple years it was initially scheduled for the same season, but each year it was inevitably postponed to the next season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted November 8, 2023 Author Share Posted November 8, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 Tuesday 30th January (SF) Kelty Hearts 1-4 University of Stirling Kelty fielded near enough their first XI, controlled most of opening half, and led... but the students levelled shortly before break, then hit 3 in quick succession around the hour mark to stun the Fifers from 2 tiers above. Crowd be 150-200. Edinburgh City & University of Stirling meet in the showpiece. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 I, for one, welcome our new Stirling University overlords. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACX2208 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Any idea of where to find the previous winners of this cup? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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