Preview Albion Rovers

Last season's League Two champions find themselves up against the Pars in the league for the first season since 1985/86.

Former Pars midfielder Darren Young brings back his Albion Rovers team to East End Park on Tuesday night for the match postponed since 16th January.  The player/manager had the Rovers sitting fourth in Ladbrokes League One table until Saturday when their near neighbours overhauled them. 

On Saturday Albion Rovers were heading for a victory that would have ended Peterhead's proud run of 16 league games unbeaten before a penalty two minutes into added time gave Rory McAllister the opportunity to level from the penalty spot.

Dunfermline have lost only once in the last 21 league games.

Albion Rovers were founded in October 1882 with players drawn from two junior teams - the Rovers and The Albion. It was not until 1903 when they entered the Scottish League playing in Division Two. Dunfermline first met Albion Rovers on 14th September 1912 when the Pars ran out comfortable 5-2 winners. The following season Albion Rovers finished runners up - one point ahead of the Pars.

Last season's League Two champions find themselves up against the Pars in the league for the first season since 1985/86.

Dunfermline's games against Lanarkshire club have tended to be high scoring games and the most recent have been all one way with the Pars scoring 22 goals in the last six encounters without reply.

Of the 72 previous league matches, the Pars have won 37, 13 have been drawn and 22 lost. In the last dozen meetings Dunfermline have won seven, Albion one and four games have been drawn. The last time Dunfermline lost to Albion Rovers was ten matches back - a 2-1 reversal at East End Park in February 1984.

Previous Meetings this season

In October the Pars won 3-0 with goals from Joe Cardle (43) Rhys McCabe (62) and Faissal El Bakhtaoui (75). The return at Cliftonhill was a 1-1 draw. Andy Geggan put the Pars ahead after fifteen minutes but Josh Mullen equalised just five minutes later.

Sandy Clark left Albion Rovers in the summer to join Allan Johnston's management team at Dunfermline but the most famous link between the clubs is Jock Stein. Stein played 94 times for Albion between 1942 and 1950 and was part of the team that won Division 'B' in 1948.

In addition to Darren Young the current Albion squad includes former Pars players Andy Barrowman, Paul Willis and Scott McBride.

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Stenhousemuir): Sean Murdoch; Craig Reid, Brad McKay, Ben Richards-Everton, Jason Talbot; Michael Paton, Shaun Byrne, Josh Falkingham (c)(Rhys McCabe 66), Joe Cardle; Michael Moffat (Ryan Wallace 60), Faissal El Bakhtaoui (David Hopkirk 67).
SUBS NOT USED: Paul Joseph Crossan, Lewis Martin, Shaun Rooney, David Hutton (GK).

ALBION ROVERS (v Peterhead): Ross Stewart; Alan Reid, Michael Dunlop, Ross Dunlop, Kyle Turnbull; Spas Georgiev (Gary Fisher 89), Ross Davidson, Ally Love (Petrie 71), Scott McBride; Ricardo Talu, Andy Barrowman
SUBS NOT USED: Paul Archibald, Darren Young, Callum McRobbie, Mark Ferry, Blair Lochhead (GK).

Referee will be Gavin Duncan

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