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| Overall | Div 1 | |
| Wins | 737 | 149 |
| Draws | 343 | 76 |
| Losses | 683 | 195 |
| Pct. | 0.515 | 0.445 |
| (S1-7), David Thompson (S3-3), David Thompson/David Trafford (S4-4), David Trafford (S5-5), David Blair (S6-50), Javier Saez (S8-10), Dave Anderson (S11-11), Jason Chapman (S12-15), Stuart Kirkaldy (S16-16), Gatis Zvirbulis (S17-17), Oli Sigurjonsson (S18-22), Adam Meney (S23-23), Mark Creasey (S29-31), Fran Morillo (S35-45), Martyn Hathaway (S51-51), |
| Name | Pos | Age | SL | EL | PU | |
 | Reece Beveridge | GK | 1 | 25 | 8 | 9 |
| Allan Fleming | GK | 4 | 21 | 10 | 0 |
| Scott Mercer | SW | 4 | 21 | 6 | 0 |
 | Pat Slattery | DF | 2 | 29 | 4 | 7 |
| Stewart Murdoch | DF | 3 | 28 | 8 | 5 |
| Brian Easton | DF | 3 | 28 | 10 | 7 |
| Jacob Comerford | DF | 1 | 26 | 5 | 10 |
| Ayo Obileye | DF | 4 | 21 | 8 | 0 |
| Iain Vigurs | MF | 4 | 21 | 8 | 0 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | MF | 5 | 18 | 9 | 6 |
| Kieran Millar | MF | 0 | 17 | 6 | 10 |
| Ryan Schiavone | MA | 5 | 22 | 8 | 0 |
| Mikey Cunningham | WG | 3 | 28 | 8 | 5 |
 | Alan Trouten | WG | 0 | 17 | 6 | 10 |
| Ann Struther | WG | 5 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| Scott Shepherd | FW | 2 | 33 | 8 | 9 |
| Elie Youan | FW | 4 | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| Nathan Austin | FW | 6 | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| Name | Matches |
| Elie Youan | 7 |
| Ryan Schiavone | 3 |
MVP: ---
Team DPs: 40
EF are rivals to 3 teams.
To keep up our current form
| M | DATE | OPPONENT | COMP | |||
| 32 | May 08 | (n) | Falkirk | SESL CUP | ||
| 33 | May 11 | @ | Kilmarnock | Division 3 | ||
| 34 | May 11 | Queen of the South | Division 3 |
| M | DATE | OPPONENT | COMP | |||
| 31 | May 06 | W | 3 - 0 | (n) | Cowdenbeath | SESL CUP |
| 30 | May 04 | W | 3 - 0 | (n) | Forfar Athletic | SESL CUP |
| 29 | May 01 | W | 2 - 0 | (n) | Cove Rangers | SESL CUP |
| 28 | May 01 | L | 1 - 4 | (n) | East Stirlingshire | SESL CUP |
| 27 | Apr 27 | W | 4 - 0 | Dundee United | Division 3 | |
| 26 | Apr 27 | W | 2 - 0 | @ | Brechin City | Division 3 |
| 24 | Apr 20 | W | 3 - 1 | Berwick | Division 3 | |
| 23 | Apr 20 | W | 5 - 4 | Montrose | Division 3 | |
| 20 | Apr 13 | D | 1 - 1 | @ | Queens Park | Division 3 |
| 19 | Apr 13 | L | 0 - 2 | Ross County | Division 3 |
Season 56 Preview
Well, season 55 was somthing of a disaster. We started with a dreadful run of bad luck in the league and reached MSA deep in relegation trouble. The second of the season was great, and we steadily climbed the table to reach the playoff spots. And then the first half of the season came back when, despite being the better team, we were beaten by St Mirren and dropped back to Division 3.
So, we must try again. Our T17 is 11th best overall, and 2nd best in the division so we must be one of the favourites for promotion. New signing Ayo Obileye will bolster the defence and I'm hoping to get my hands on another experienced play to round out the squad. All seems set for an exciting season ahead!
Season 55
We had a great season 54, winning Division 3 comfortably enough, and so we move on up, Division 1 in our sights, though perhaps we are not ready for promotion this season. There are weaknesses in the squad, notably. in defence, where we have a rookie keeper to train up, and an aging back line. We'll hope to boost this with a purchase and another apprentice but we are likely to find it difficult to keep clean sheets, certainly in the first half of the season. And to the cups? As I write this, we have already crashed out of the CECIL Cup, blowing a 5-1 first leg lead, but perhaps we can make some sort of impressions on the SESL Cup later in the year.
Season 54
Season 53 was something of a disaster for East Fife. Having been relegated to division 2, we had hoped to bounce straight back up but nothing seemed to go right for us. Of course, it always feels as if the luck favours the opposition but with four matches left the yellow cards all caught up with us at the same time and we suffered five suspensions in the same match. We got sucked back into the playoffs and were obliterated in the decidng match. So it's division 3 for East Fife.
At the risk of repeating myself, I am hoping that East Fife can bounce straight back to division 2. We have plenty of cash and a couple of deals will soon be unveiled, Just the same as last season, really....except....cross fingers....
Season 53
We are hoping for better performace in season 53 than we managed in season 52. We only scraped toether 29 points in the league, with a goal differece of -39. We finished in 12th place and were relegated after a penalty shoot-out in the playoffs. Dismal stuff! But we are hopeful that division 2 will suit us better and we have a big deal lined up for two key players. Details are under wraps for now, but we are hopeful that they will help to take us straight back to division 1. We will see.....
The Real East Fife
The real East Fife were founded in 1903. In the 119 years that have followed, trophies have been thin on the ground, though they managed to win the Scottish Cup in 1937-38 (beating Raith Rovers 3-2 after a replay) and the Scottish League Cup on three occasions. They also won the Scottish B Division in 1947-48 and League Two in 2015-16.
The club currently plays in Division Two of the Scottish League. Their home ground is Bayview Stadium
SESL League History
This club was established in SESL in season 1 (1998)
| Sea | Manager | Div | Pos | W | D | L | Pts | Goals F-A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Thompson | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | David Thompson | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | David Thompson | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 39-70 |
| 4 |
David Thompson David Trafford |
2 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 14-89 |
| 5 | David Trafford | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 14-55 |
| 6 | David Blair | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 28-52 |
| 7 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 35-47 | |
| 8 | Javier Saez | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 38-41 |
| 9 | Javier Saez | 3 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 47-34 |
| 10 | Javier Saez | 2 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 36-72 |
| 11 | Dave Anderson | 3 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 72-54 |
| 12 | Jason Chapman | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 37 | 50-67 |
| 13 | Jason Chapman | 3 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 51 | 62-50 |
| 14 | Jason Chapman | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 41-53 |
| 15 | Jason Chapman | 3 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 35-73 |
| 16 | Stuart Kirkaldy | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 51-62 |
| 17 | Gatis Zvirbulis | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 37-51 |
| 18 | Oli Sigurjonsson | 3 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 64 | 73-37 |
| 19 | Oli Sigurjonsson | 2 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 53-34 |
| 20 | Oli Sigurjonsson | 1 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 66 | 74-38 |
| 21 | Oli Sigurjonsson | 1 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 50-36 |
| 22 | Oli Sigurjonsson | 1 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 25-47 |
| 23 | Adam Meney | 2 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 21-40 |
| 24 | David Blair | 3 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 42-27 |
| 25 | David Blair | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 52 | 44-31 |
| 26 | David Blair | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 43-48 |
| 27 | David Blair | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 37-74 |
| 28 | David Blair | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 46-52 |
| 29 | Mark Creasey | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 53-60 |
| 30 | Mark Creasey | 2 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 48 | 70-50 |
| 31 | Mark Creasey | 2 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 70 | 80-44 |
| 32 | David Blair | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 39-40 |
| 33 | David Blair | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 31-46 |
| 34 | David Blair | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 56 | 42-20 |
| 35 | Fran Morillo | 1 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 52-41 |
| 36 | Fran Morillo | 1 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 46-52 |
| 37 | Fran Morillo | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 31-56 |
| 38 | Fran Morillo | 1 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 6-58 |
| 39 | Fran Morillo | 2 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 44 | 48-59 |
| 40 | Fran Morillo | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 43-47 |
| 41 | Fran Morillo | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 52-54 |
| 42 | Fran Morillo | 2 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 48 | 56-55 |
| 43 | Fran Morillo | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 49-85 |
| 44 | Fran Morillo | 3 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 33-61 |
| 45 | Fran Morillo | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 30-42 |
| 46 | David Blair | 3 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 65-30 |
| 47 | David Blair | 2 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 46-34 |
| 48 | David Blair | 2 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 46 | 47.33 |
| 49 | David Blair | 2 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 52-38 |
| 50 | David Blair | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 54 | 25-21 |
| 51 | Martyn Hathaway | 1 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 54 | 43-50 |
| 52 | Paul Cockayne | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 42-81 |
| 53 | Paul Cockayne | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 58-60 |
| 54 | Paul Cockayne | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 64 | 79-31 |
| 55 | Paul Cockayne | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 66-63 |
| 56 | Paul Cockayne | 3 |
Season 56 News
My 70th birthday arrived precisely when I expected it, and went soon afterwards, like a visit from a dutiful relative.
I have discovered a monthly jazz jam session nearby which is something I look forward to very much. Occasionally my playing seems to rise above the mediocre, but not for very long...but those brief moments are still worth waiting for.
I have also started playing with a new bridge partner, and am grappling with the delightfully complicated Polish Club system. We've had a few small successes already and are hopeful of more to come.
Not long to the new cricket season, the weather is getting into practice....
And of course there's the grandchildren to enjoy. Nico has turned 4, and seems to have emerged from his Thomas the Tank Engine phase to discover an interest in volcanos, dinosaurs and pirates. Zach is 18 months and has it all to come....
Season 55 News
I enoyed my first season umpiring for Twyford Cricket Club, both on the ground and in the pub afterwards. th...t has been necessary to accept that I will make mistakes, even though some players seem to expect perfection. Consistency and impartiality are hard to achieve, and if anything I am probably guilty of bias against my own club in the effort to be fair. I have taken on the mammoth task of digitising all the club's historical scorecards, which date back to 1950. I doubt that I will get it all done before the new season starts but it's good to have a project, I suppose.
Christmas is coming, looking forward to the whole fmaily being together. And shortly after that, New Year's Eve, my brithday. My 70th...gulp...I may be forced to admit that I'm no longer middle aged....
SEASON 54 NEWS
Ah, the cricket season has started! My Saturday afternoons are spoken for until September with a new club, a new role (umpiring) and a new range of local (Hampshire) beers to sample. Attenndance at the pub isn't quite compulsory but when the club secretary emailed me to thank me for being there, I got the message that it's every but as important as turning up for the match. My kind of club!
My wife and I are enoying our life down in the South of England, watching the grandsons growing up, handing them back when we get fed up with them. We've just got back from Canada where we visited our younger son who lives in Ontario. Lovely country! Back in the UK, I get plenty of time for my musical activities, and to play bridge and other board games.
Now, if I could ust figure out how to play this game, my life would be complete....
SEASON 53 NEWS
Season 53 finds my wife and I in a new home, further from East Fife, in Fair Oak, Hampshire. We are very pleased with our new house, in a quiet cul-de-sac on the edge of some wild woods which are enjoying exploring. We are just a few miles from our older son and his family so we are able to spend more time with our two grandchildren, (Nico age 3 and Zach 6 months), though this is a rather exhausting business. My hobbies have found fertile ground - on Tuesdays there's a local board games club, on Wednesdays a new bridge partner, and on Thursdays (and sometimes Mondays) I play piano in big bands. And when the summer comes along I am expectig to do some cricket umpiring. Enjoying my retirement!
SEASON 52 NEWS
Paul Cockayne swoops in to the EF hot seat September 2022....
I am returning to SESL after a break of some years, having previously managed Greenock Morton, Clydebank, Dundee and possibly a couple of others that I’ve forgotten about.
I have recently retired (thanks to lockdown!) from work as a counsellor, having previously been employed in IT, and worked as a trainer, a civil servant, a surveyor’s assistant, a musician, a barman and a fairground operative.
I have lived in London, St Albans, Oxford, Manchester, Nottingham and now Wokingham – though not for much longer as a move to Eastleigh is imminent. I am married (35 years), a father of two boys and a grandfather of two more, aged 2 and 0.
I don’t really support any football team, but I like watching whoever is most convenient. Over the years that has found me at St.Albans City, Watford, Luton, both Manchester teams, both Nottingham teams, Wokingham and most recently Bracknell Town.
I also enjoy dancing, board games, bridge, playing piano and vibes, cricket, reading, eating cheese, and most especially drinking whisky.
Good to be back!