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East Kilbride YM join West of Scotland Fourth Division to set up derby with EK Thistle next term
The club now has opportunity to reach the professional ranks after being voted in at the WOSFL AGM Long-established Amateur side East Kilbride YM will make the step up to the West of Scotland Football League next season after being voted into the Fourth Division for the 2025/26 campaign. In a huge development for the Kirktonholme side, it means the town's oldest football club - formed in 1921 - are now part of the Scottish football pyramid system and have the opportunity to climb their way into the senior ranks in the future. The club were voted in at the West of Scotland Football League AGM this afternoon and their under-19 side will compete in the West of Scotland Development League. The news comes just weeks after East Kilbride FC won promotion to play in the senior ranks in SPFL League Two next season. And YM's inclusion in the West of Scotland Fourth Division next term also means they will play a derby with the town's other major side, East Kilbride Thistle, who finished seventh in that league last season. YM won the Caledonian Premier Division - the Scottish Amateur top flight in the region - this season and also reached the final of the West Cup, so this marks a huge step up but it is one boss Graeme Robertson believes the club are ready for. He said: "East Kilbride YM FC are delighted to announce that at this afternoon's West of Scotland Football League AGM we were voted into the WoSFL for this coming season. "This is a culmination of a lot of hard work behind the scenes by the YM Committee which now provides a player pathway from EKYC into EKYM and the opportunity to play in a Senior Professional League which is part of the SFA Pyramid System. "The very succesfull YM Under 19s, who were an excellent EKYC team prior to last season, will move to become the EKYM WoSFL Development team playing in a professional Development League. "This is a crucial part of the whole project as it is the YM's intention to promote players from within the club to the Professional Senior side in the WoSFL. "With several players in the Senior side having came through the YC Youth setup, it highlights the success of the partnership with our good friends at YC within EK United, a true Community Club. "I would just like to thank everyone from the YM and YC who played their part in making today happen."
Daily Record
15-05-2025
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East Kilbride YM make history with league title as side now bid for double
The amateur side are celebrating after winning the Premier Division for the first time East Kilbride YM clinched the Caledonian League Premier Division title for the first time in their history last week - and immediately set their sights on making it a trophy double. The Kirktonholme club got their hands on the trophy with two games to spare, hammering title rivals St Joseph's 4-1 on home turf last Tuesday night to be crowned champions in the Scottish Amateur top flight. YM were 3-1 up at the break thanks to an early Ross McDonagh strike and a double from Kyle Rankin, before Diarmid McCreadie's strike on the hour mark put some gloss on the scoreline. And that allowed club skipper Barry Russell, the former East Kilbride and Albion Rovers defender, to lift the trophy in front of friends and family at their Kirktonholme ground. YM enjoyed the celebrations on Tuesday night but now have the chance to add to their silverware collection tomorrow night when they face St Patrick's at New Douglas Park in Hamilton for the West Cup. YM coach Graeme Robertson said their historic win - a first for an EK club - has been many years in the making and hopes they can end a memorable campaign with another prize. He told Lanarkshire Live Sport: 'It is a great opportunity for us to do the double now. 'This season has been quite a journey for the boys because a lot of them have been with us since they were 17, 18-years-old and now they are 30. 'It has been a long journey but it has eventually come to fruition. Now we go into Friday night on a high and looking for another trophy.' On the challenge facing them from St Patrick's, Robertson added: 'St Pats have proven over the years how good a side they are. 'They've won the West and Scottish Cups before, so they've shown they are one of the best teams in Scotland. 'It will be a really difficult game for us but I am hopeful that our boys will turn it on like they did last Tuesday night against St Joseph's and get us the victory.' Kick-off on Friday at New Douglas Park is 7.30pm and all are welcome to go along and support the team.
