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BBC News
7 days ago
- General
- BBC News
St Mirren visit Arbroath in season opener
St Mirren travel to Arbroath on 12 July for the opening game of their Premier Sports Cup campaign. After guiding the Buddies to another top-half finish last term, Stephen Robinson's season begins with a visit to newly-promoted Championship outfit Arbroath followed by a trip to Forfar. St Mirren host Annan Athletic and Ayr United in their final two Group D games.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
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Annan Athletic learn opponents in Premier Sports Cup
Annan Athletic will face Premiership club St Mirren in next season's Premier Sports Cup. The top-flight's sixth-placed side will take on the Galabankies in the 2025/26 group stage. The draw for the competition was made on Wednesday with Annan learning their four opponents in group D. Wullie Gibson's side, newly relegated to Scottish League Two, will also take on Championship duo Ayr United and Arbroath, and League Two rivals Forfar Athletic. 🏆 The Premier Sports Cup group stage draw for 25/26 ✅ Which tie are you most looking forward to? — SPFL (@spfl) May 28, 2025 The meeting with St Mirren will see Annan take on a side who finished in the top half of the top-flight table in 2024/25. Stephen Robinson's Buddies narrowly missed out on a second consecutive season of European football, and went unbeaten in their top-six campaign in the closing weeks of 2024/25. The Galabankies are preparing for life back in League Two after relegation (Image: News & Star) Of Annan's other cup opponents, Ayr finished third in the second tier under Celtic legend Scott Brown, before losing out to Partick Thistle in the Premiership play-off quarter-finals. Arbroath, meanwhile, romped to the League One title to seal a return to the Championship under Colin Hamilton and David Gold. Annan Athletic relegated after play-off final defeat Jim Weir's Forfar were strugglers in League Two, finishing second bottom, above basement boys Bonnyrigg Rose only on goal difference and the Loons narrowly avoiding the need for the play-offs to secure their own status. Dates for the fixtures are yet to be confirmed. They will form the first competitive games for Annan in 2025/26 following their relegation in the end-of-season play-offs. Gibson's side lost to East Fife in the two-legged play-off final to return to the fourth tier after two seasons in League One. Peter Murphy's Queen of the South, meanwhile, will take on Ross County, Partick Thistle, Edinburgh City and Stranraer in group B of the Premier Sports Cup.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
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Annan Athletic learn opponents in Premier Sports Cup
Annan Athletic will face Premiership club St Mirren in next season's Premier Sports Cup. The top-flight's sixth-placed side will take on the Galabankies in the 2025/26 group stage. The draw for the competition was made on Wednesday with Annan learning their four opponents. Wullie Gibson's side, newly relegated to Scottish League Two, will also take on Championship duo Ayr United and Arbroath, and League Two rivals Forfar Athletic. 🏆 The Premier Sports Cup group stage draw for 25/26 ✅ Which tie are you most looking forward to? — SPFL (@spfl) May 28, 2025 The meeting with St Mirren will see Annan take on a side who finished in the top half of the top-flight table in 2024/25. Stephen Robinson's Buddies narrowly missed out on a second consecutive season of European football, and went unbeaten in their top-six campaign in the closing weeks of 2024/25. The Galabankies are preparing for life back in League Two after relegation (Image: News & Star) Of Annan's other cup opponents, Ayr finished third in the second tier under Celtic legend Scott Brown, before losing out to Partick Thistle in the Premiership play-off quarter-finals. Arbroath, meanwhile, romped to the League One title to seal a return to the Championship under Colin Hamilton and David Gold. Annan Athletic relegated after play-off final defeat Jim Weir's Forfar were strugglers in League Two, finishing second bottom, above basement boys Bonnyrigg Rose only on goal difference and the Loons narrowly avoiding the need for the play-offs to secure their own status. Dates for the fixtures are yet to be confirmed. They will form the first competitive games for Annan in 2025/26 following their relegation in the end-of-season play-offs. Gibson's side lost to East Fife in the two-legged play-off final to return to the fourth tier after two seasons in League One. Peter Murphy's Queen of the South, meanwhile, will take on Ross County, Partick Thistle, Edinburgh City and Stranraer in group B of the Premier Sports Cup.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Sport
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Annan Athletic relegated after play-off final defeat
Annan Athletic have been relegated after defeat in the Scottish League One play-off final. A 1-1 draw in the second leg against East Fife meant a 4-3 aggregate loss - and a return to League Two. Wullie Gibson's side, trailing 3-2 from the first leg, levelled the final in the early stages at Galabank on Friday evening when Tommy Goss scored. Ex-Carlisle United midfielder Josh Dixon was millimetres away from an Annan second when he hit the crossbar. But East Fife regained the aggregate lead when Adam Laaref made it 1-1 on the night before half-time. 🎉 Tha East Fife a' dol shuas gu Lìog a h-Aon!@EastFifeFC are going up! Look at what it means 👇 — BBC ALBA (@bbcalba) May 16, 2025 And Dick Campbell's visitors held off Gibson's men after the break to clinch promotion as Annan's two-year stay in the third tier came to an end. A 1,304 crowd packed into Galabank with the majority hoping Annan, who finished ninth in League One, could overturn League Two's second-placed finishers. But afterwards player-boss Gibson, speaking via Annan's official channels, said: "I'm incredibly disappointed. "The play-offs is an extra life and we've not managed to stay up. "We're in the position we're in because we've conceded poor goals all season, and tonight was no different. "I take the responsibility - over the course of the season it's been my team and it's not been good enough. "We now need to do a very good job in terms of recruitment. We'll need to build on a tight budget and try to come back up again. "That will be the desire in the changing room, from the boys, from myself and the staff. "We don't want to be in League Two, and its going to hurt for a long time, but we need to bounce back."
Yahoo
16-05-2025
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Annan Athletic relegated after play-off final defeat
Annan Athletic have been relegated after defeat in the Scottish League One play-off final. A 1-1 draw in the second leg against East Fife meant a 4-3 aggregate loss - and a return to League Two. Wullie Gibson's side, trailing 3-2 from the first leg, levelled the final in the early stages at Galabank on Friday evening when Tommy Goss scored. Ex-Carlisle United midfielder Josh Dixon was millimetres away from an Annan second when he hit the crossbar. But East Fife regained the aggregate lead when Adam Laaref made it 1-1 on the night before half-time. 🎉 Tha East Fife a' dol shuas gu Lìog a h-Aon!@EastFifeFC are going up! Look at what it means 👇 — BBC ALBA (@bbcalba) May 16, 2025 And Dick Campbell's visitors held off Gibson's men after the break to clinch promotion as Annan's two-year stay in the third tier came to an end. A 1,304 crowd packed into Galabank with the majority hoping Annan, who finished ninth in League One, could overturn League Two's second-placed finishers. But afterwards player-boss Gibson, speaking via Annan's official channels, said: "I'm incredibly disappointed. "The play-offs is an extra life and we've not managed to stay up. "We're in the position we're in because we've conceded poor goals all season, and tonight was no different. "I take the responsibility - over the course of the season it's been my team and it's not been good enough. "We now need to do a very good job in terms of recruitment. We'll need to build on a tight budget and try to come back up again. "That will be the desire in the changing room, from the boys, from myself and the staff. "We don't want to be in League Two, and its going to hurt for a long time, but we need to bounce back."
