Season 1937-1938
A poor start for Arniston, losing four games in a row, 5 - 3 against Niddrie Thistle, 4 - 3 against Portobello Renton, 5 - 3 against Stoneyburn Juniors and against Bonnyrigg Rose, 3 - 1. Rest of the season was an up and down affair having good wins and bad defeats. Notable wins included a 6 - 1 win over Bonnyrigg Rose, 2 - 0 over Kelty Our Boys in the Fife & Lothians Cup, 4 - 1 against Stoneyburn Juniors in the St. Michael Cup, 3- 2 win over Rosslyn Juniors in the Fife & Lothians Cup, and last but not least, the winning of the Fife & Lothians Cup with a great 6 - 4 victory in the final over Blairhall Colliery at Central Park, Cowdenbeath, which compensated for the other part of the season with the un-mentioned defeats.
August 5 1937 Arniston Rangers v Niddrie Thistle Midlothian Junior League
Match was played at Newcraighall and ended in a 5 goals to 3 win for Niddrie
Arniston Scorers: Anderson, Neilson September 4 1937 Arniston Rangers v Bonnyrigg Rose Midlothian Junior League
Match was played at Arniston and ended in a 6 goals to 2 win for Arniston
Arniston Scorers: Neilson 3, McDonald, Cunningham 2
September 9 1937 Arniston Rangers v Kelty Our Boys Fife & Lothians Cup
Match was played at Arniston and ended in 2 goals to 0 win for Arniston
Arniston Scorers: Allen, McGourty
January 27 1938 Arniston Rangers v Dalkeith Thistle Midlothian Junior League
Match was played at Dalkeith and ended in a 5 goals to 2 win for Arniston
Arniston Scorers: Pryde, Neilson 3, Beatson
February 3 1938 Arniston Rangers v Ormiston Primrose Midlothian Junior League
Match was played at Arniston and ended in a 3 goals to 2 win for Arniston
Arniston Scorers: H. Pryde 2, Neilson
Ormiston were 2 - 0 up at half-time
March 3 1938 Arniston Rangers v Rosslyn Juniors Fife & Lothians Cup
Match was played at Dysart and ended in a 3 goals to 2 win for Arniston
March 24 1938 Arniston Rangers v Dalkeith Thistle Midlothian Junior League
Match was played at Arniston and ended in 2 goals to 1 win for Arniston
Arniston Scorers: A. Pryde, Cumming
April 28 1938 Arniston Rangers v Lochore Welfare Fife & Lothians Cup, Semi-final
Match was played at Olive Bank, Musselburgh and ended in a 1 - 1 draw.
Attendance: 4,000
Arniston won replay to enter final
Newspaper Clipping dated 9.6.1938
| Arniston Rangers v
Blairhall Colliery - Arniston Rangers figured in the final of the Fife
& Lothians Cup competition, with Blairhall Colliery at Central Park,
Cowdenbeath, on Saturday. Blairhall took the lead in the early minutes
when Thomson netted from close range. The Fife side continued to do
well, and were soon two up, the scorer being McMillan following a clever
run by McDonald. Cummings got Arniston on the move, but the Fife men
cleared and a third goal was scored by McMillan. The Rangers afterwards
did better, and from a cross by McLeod, Cummings reduced the leeway.
Blairhall again pressed and Cummings scored. Towards the interval the
pressure came from Arniston, and Cummings again found the net. At
half-time Blairhall were leading by 4 goals to 2. Five minutes after the
restart Wotherspoon scored for the Rangers, and with a great drive Pryde
equalised. Within a few minutes Pryde again scored to put Arniston in
the lead. Arniston continued to play well, and when Beatson got another
goal the issue was put beyond doubt.
Result: Arniston Rangers 6; Blairhall Colliery 4. |