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31/10/2026, Ainslie Park, Edinburgh, Scotland
League One, Scottish Football League

The Spartans Vs St Johnstone

The Spartans play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: A McPherson (GK) , R Finn (CB) , D Stackpoole (CB) , E Salmon (CB) , E Noyce (RB) , G McAlister (LB) , N Gill (CDM) , D Clapperton (CAM) , G McClements (RM) , J Neagle (LM) , W Ready (ST) And the subs are: H McComb (CB) , G Milne (CB) , D MacLennan (CM) , J McCallister (CM) , R McWatters (ST)

St Johnstone play in a 4-4-1-1 formation, and line up with: G MacLeay (GK) , J Bennett (CB) , N Buchan (CB) , B McClory (RB) , C Kavanah (LB) , A Mylne (CM) , C Ayrton (CM) , P Bean (CAM) , P Frew (RM) , M McIntyre (LM) , B Gwenn (ST) And the subs are: F McNeff (CB) , R MacInnes (CB) , E Kilduff (CM) , R Ruane (CM) , R Sweeney (ST)

Welcome to Ainslie Park in Edinburgh, Scotland where The Spartans will face St Johnstone.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, Scottish Football League.  The attendance is 3000.

1' - The Spartans kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

5' - Eddie Salmon plays a short pass to Ed Noyce.  Ed Noyce plays a short pass to Eddie Salmon.  Eddie Salmon passes a long ball to Noah Gill.  Anton Mylne dispossesses Noah Gill and takes the ball.  James Neagle tackles Anton Mylne and takes the ball.  The Spartans launch a counter attack.  James Neagle hits the ball from long range towards goal...but the shot is offtarget!

13' - Gordon McClements hits the ball long to Eddie Salmon.  Eddie Salmon passes to David Clapperton.  David Clapperton passes to William Ready.  William Ready spots a run from Gordon McClements.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but Gordon McClements is caught offside!  

15' - Colin Ayrton plays a long ball to Paul Bean.  Paul Bean sees Anton Mylne making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Anton Mylne has strayed offside!  

19' - Noah Gill successfully tackles Brian McClory and the ball goes loose.  The Spartans launch a counter attack.  David Clapperton sees Gordon McClements making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but Gordon McClements  is unable to take the ball down!  

23' - Neil Buchan dispossesses William Ready and takes the ball.  Neil Buchan passes the ball to Brian McClory.  Brian McClory sees Pat Frew making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Pat Frew is unable to control the ball!  

29' - Gordon McClements spots a run from William Ready.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but William Ready is unable to control the ball!  

30' - Gordon McClements sees a run from James Neagle.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but James Neagle  is unable to take the ball down!  

33' - Charles Kavanah plays a long ball to Brian McClory.  Brian McClory attempts to outskill Noah Gill, but is brought down.  That will be a freekick for St Johnstone.  

34' - Colin Ayrton will take the freekick.  He sends the ball into the box, but the ball is overhit and misses everyone.  

35' - Anton Mylne crosses the ball into the box, but the ball goes over everyone.  

40' - Joseph Bennett finds Mike McIntyre with a long ball.  Mike McIntyre attempts to use his skills to beat Ronald Finn, but is brought down.  That will be a freekick for St Johnstone.  

41' - Colin Ayrton prepares to take the freekick.  He sends the ball into the box, but Eddie Salmon intercepts the ball.  

43' - Eddie Salmon hits the ball long to George McAlister.  George McAlister plays a short pass to James Neagle.  James Neagle whips in a cross, but Colin Ayrton intercepts and knocks it out for a corner.  

44' - David Clapperton gets ready to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Joseph Bennett.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - St Johnstone kick the ball off for the restart.  

47' - Pat Frew passes to Neil Buchan.  Neil Buchan slides the ball to Colin Ayrton.  Colin Ayrton spots a run from Pat Frew.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Pat Frew has strayed offside!  

50' - William Ready tries to use ball skills to beat Charles Kavanah, but is illegally impeded.    The referee has no hesitation in showing Charles Kavanah the yellow card. That will be a freekick for The Spartans.  

51' - David Clapperton steps up to take the freekick.  He lifts the ball into the box, but Neil Buchan gets there first and clears the ball.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Neil Buchan is going to be taken off.  Robert MacInnes joins the game from the bench.  

52' - Brian McClory successfully tackles William Ready and takes possession.  Noah Gill tackles Brian McClory and gains possession for his team.  The Spartans try to launch a quick counter attack.  Noah Gill sees William Ready making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and William Ready is able to take the ball.  William Ready tries to cutback, but Robert MacInnes intercepts the ball to stop the chance! 

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Anton Mylne is going to be taken off.  Roger Ruane joins the game from the bench.  

55' - Colin Ayrton finds Roger Ruane with a short pass.  Roger Ruane speeds past George McAlister.  

55' - Roger Ruane crosses the ball, but opposing player Eddie Salmon takes possession.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Noah Gill will come off.  George Milne is going to be brought on.  

57' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Gordon McClements will come off.  Joseph McCallister is going to be brought on.  

58' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Eddie Salmon is going to be taken off.  Henry McComb is going to be brought on.  

65' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Paul Bean is going to be taken off.  Robert Sweeney joins the game from the bench.  

65' - Roger Ruane attempts to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...and Roger Ruane scores!  That's a brilliant goal from the St Johnstone player!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

66' - The Spartans kick the ball off for the restart.  

74' - David Clapperton crosses the ball into the box, but Robert Sweeney intercepts and takes possession.  

81' - Roger Ruane passes the ball to Colin Ayrton.  Colin Ayrton passes the ball to Robert MacInnes.  Robert MacInnes slides the ball to Joseph Bennett.  George Milne successfully tackles Joseph Bennett and the ball goes loose.  David Clapperton finds Joseph McCallister with a short pass.  Joseph McCallister crosses the ball, and manages to find William Ready.  William Ready looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot hits the upright!  Brian McClory is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

83' - Colin Ayrton sees a run from Pat Frew.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Pat Frew is able to take the ball.  Pat Frew shoots, aiming for the top of the net...but the ball flies over the bar!

85' - Mike McIntyre curls in a cross, but Ronald Finn intercepts and clears the ball.  

87' - James Neagle spots a run from David Clapperton.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

91' - Colin Ayrton finds Robert Sweeney with a long ball.  Robert Sweeney finds Bruce Gwenn with a short pass.  Bruce Gwenn hits a shot from outside the area...and its in! It's a superb goal from Bruce Gwenn for St Johnstone!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!



The match has ended The Spartans 0 - 2 St Johnstone.