Preview East Stirlingshire
Wednesday, 31st Jul 2013Dunfermline have met the Shire five times in the Scottish League Cup and there have been five Pars victories
Dunfermline cross the Kincardine Bridge this Saturday to meet East Stirlingshire in the Scottish Communites League Cup. For those intending to make the trip and support Jim Jefferies side on the road, it is important to note that East Stirlingshire currently play their home games at Ochilview Park, the home of Stenhousemuir FC.
The Shire are managed by John Coughlin who Dunfermline Athletic last encountered as manager of Stenhousemuir in that infamous Scottish Cup tie that was replayed due to the Pars bringing on an ineligible player while 4-0 up.
Previously
Dunfermline have met the Shire five times in the Scottish League Cup and there have been five Pars victories. In December 1984 East Stirlingshire knocked the Pars out of the Scottish Cup as a consequence of a 3-1 win at East End Park. That first round defeat meant that was the first time since season 1952-53 the Pars had not progressed beyond the first round.
| Date | Home | H | A | Away |
| 22.08.10 | Dunfermline | 1 | 0 | East Stirlingshire |
| 11.08.93 | Dunfermline | 2 | 0 | East Stirlingshire |
| 18.08.87 | East Stirlingshire | 1 | 3 | Dunfermline |
| 26.08.81 | East Stirlingshire | 0 | 1 | Dunfermline |
| 15.08.81 | Dunfermline | 2 | 1 | East Stirlingshire |
Last Time Out
The Ramsden Cup ties last Saturday took both sides away from home. Dunfermline went to Central Park and defeated their higher league opponents 3-1 while East Stirlingshire travelled to Pitmedden in deepest Aberdeenshire to play Steve Paterson`s Formartine United. The runners up in last season`s Highland League had a depleted squad but ran out 2-0 victors.
How they lined up
DUNFERMLINE: Ryan Scully; Ross Millen, Kerr Young, Callum Morris, Alex Whittle; Ryan Ferguson (Craig Dargo 71), Shaun Byrne, Chris Kane, Josh Falkingham (c); Ryan Wallace (Fayssal El Bakhtaoui, 88), Ryan Thomson
SUBS NOT USED: John Potter, Ryan Williamson, Michal Hrivnak (GK)
EAST STIRLINGSHIRE: Grant Hay: Graeme MacGregor, Michael McGowan, Ricky Miller, Michael Bolochweckyj, Iain Thomson, Ross O`Donoghue (Conor Kelly 86), David Greenhill, Paul Quinn, Jordan McKechnie (Jamie Glasgow 63), Scott Maxwell (Max Wright 63).
SUBS NOT USED: David McCaughie, Craig Gordon (GK).
Referee will be Matt Northcroft.
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