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Daily Record
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
East Fife star Alan Trouten confident he will still be banging the goals in next season at 40
The League Two Player of the Year, from Cambuslang, has enjoyed one of the best seasons of his career in 2024/25 Alan Trouten says a career-best goals total as East Fife sealed promotion to League One proves he can still bang them in next season. Trouten, 39, scored 28 goals in total in 43 games, 22 in League Two, four in the League Cup group stages, and a further two in the play-offs, in wins over Edinburgh City and Annan Athletic. That netted Trouten League Two Player of the Year and Top Goal-scorer as Dick Campbell's side made the step up to the third tier. Trouten, from Cambuslang, said: 'It has been a great season. The big and only probably disappointment was not winning the league, we set out to win it at the start of the season. 'Fair play to Peterhead, I don't think the league table lies, and the best team won it in the end, but I thought it was massive for us to then win the play-offs. 'Usually when somebody does run the eventual league winners so close, they have that dip and they can't get themselves going for the play-offs. 'So I thought to then show that mentality and attitude to win the play-offs, I was extremely proud of myself and the boys to clinch it and win promotion. 'We wanted to win the league, we fell short, but the biggest thing was to get promoted, and we did that in the end. 'When you see the teams in it, I would imagine East Fife will be favourites for relegation – but we saw what Stenhousemuir did last season, they went up and made the play-offs. 'You don't want to put that pressure on you, but it can be done, and you need to set your targets high.' On his incredible goals tally, Trouten said: 'My best ever was when I was at Albion Rovers when I got 28, with 20 being in the league, so I managed to beat my best-ever league total and equalled my overall total. 'I was hoping, as it was getting closer in the last couple of matches, to beat it – and I had a half-decent chance in the Annan game which is still haunting me. 'I thought I should have scored and that would have beat it, and sealed the game, but the main thing was to get the club back to League One. 'It's a good place to be. The club had been relegated the year before I went. In my first season we got to the play-offs but fell short, I don't think we were ready, and last season was a bit up and down with the managerial changes, but we had stability when the gaffer and his coaching staff came in. 'In the first full season under them, we were able to do it.' Trouten turns 40 in November, but has absolutely no doubt that he can still do a job for the Fifers. He said: 'If I didn't have the hunger or desire, or my body was telling me something different... I think I missed one game through injury and that's one of the biggest things that I'm proud of, that what I do away from the pitch allows me to play so many games. 'I imagine I would have been in the top three for minutes at the club, so to do that at my age I think that shows that I'm fit and able to do that again next season. 'I never set myself personal targets. It's not in my make-up, I just want to do as well as I can, and I feel I'm able to do that if my body holds up, and I've been proved correct this season. 'So hopefully it's another successful season for myself and the team.'
BBC News
13-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
East Fife edge play-off first leg as Annan end with nine men
East Fife will take a narrow advantage into the Scottish League 1 Play-off final second leg after edging a five-goal thriller against Annan Athletic visitors who ended the game with nine hosts led through Alan Trouten and Andy Munro, but Annan drew level through an Michael McKenna own goal and an Aiden Smith header before Munro snatched his second of the night to secure the then, Annan's Scott Hooper and Leyton Bisland, along with East Fife manager Dick Campbell, had been shown red League 2 runners-up started brightly and, within five minutes, veteran top scorer Trouten was on hand to fire home from the rebound after Nathan Austin's effort was blocked by goalkeeper Jamie the half hour, centre-half Munro bulleted in a header from close range from McKenna's floated an early change by replacing Ryan Muir with Mackenzie Strachan paid off for Annan when veteran Paul McGowan's cross was skewed into his own goal by visitors, who finished second bottom of League 1, were level four minutes into the second half through striker Smith's glancing header from a defender Hooper was sent off with 20 minutes remaining for wiping out substitute striker Robert Jones and Munro added to the visitors' pain by firing home from close drama continued with Campbell sent to the stand for throwing his hat to the ground after disputing a refereeing decision and right-back Bisland was shown a second yellow card within three minutes of coming on as a had an effort blocked on the goalline in stoppage time as Annan kept the disadvantage to one goal ahead of their home second leg on Friday, once again being shown live on BBC Alba.
Glasgow Times
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
East Fife beat nine-man Annan Athletic in play-off first leg
East Fife made a dream start at Bayview Stadium through Alan Trouten's fifth-minute opener, and an Andy Munro header doubled the League Two side's advantage. But Michael McKenna put an attempted defensive clearance into his own net just before half-time, which gave the visitors a lifeline, and Aidan Smith equalised four minutes into the second period. Annan, through, had Scott Hooper sent off following a reckless 72nd-minute challenge, and Munro hit the winner eight minutes later before Hooper's team-mate Layton Bisland was dismissed for a second yellow card as Annan finished with nine players ahead of Friday's return encounter.
South Wales Guardian
13-05-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
East Fife beat nine-man Annan Athletic in play-off first leg
East Fife made a dream start at Bayview Stadium through Alan Trouten's fifth-minute opener, and an Andy Munro header doubled the League Two side's advantage. But Michael McKenna put an attempted defensive clearance into his own net just before half-time, which gave the visitors a lifeline, and Aidan Smith equalised four minutes into the second period. Annan, through, had Scott Hooper sent off following a reckless 72nd-minute challenge, and Munro hit the winner eight minutes later before Hooper's team-mate Layton Bisland was dismissed for a second yellow card as Annan finished with nine players ahead of Friday's return encounter.
South Wales Argus
13-05-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Argus
East Fife beat nine-man Annan Athletic in play-off first leg
East Fife made a dream start at Bayview Stadium through Alan Trouten's fifth-minute opener, and an Andy Munro header doubled the League Two side's advantage. But Michael McKenna put an attempted defensive clearance into his own net just before half-time, which gave the visitors a lifeline, and Aidan Smith equalised four minutes into the second period. Annan, through, had Scott Hooper sent off following a reckless 72nd-minute challenge, and Munro hit the winner eight minutes later before Hooper's team-mate Layton Bisland was dismissed for a second yellow card as Annan finished with nine players ahead of Friday's return encounter.
