Central League trophy aka Calder Shield found

[HibeeJibee]

I've vague memories of Central League minutebooks being tracked-down some years ago? Stirling archives?

Anyway, proof the strangest stuff turn-ups... someone seems to have handed its trophy into Bo'ness v Newtongrange in EOSL earlier.

After CL was absorbed into SFL it became a senior cup for Linlithgowshire.

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[Alan Brown]

Just came across this thread. What an amazing discovery! Currently researching the central league 1919-1921 and busy collating data. As far as I am aware this is the first attempt at doing this, and there will inevitably be a few missing line ups. Robert Hutchison has been a tremendous help with the data from stenhousemuir, Alloa, kings park. We are on the final push now and will be published in a book this year 'Scottish League and Cup Football 1919-1922'.

[BMCCOLL]

Alan, do you have the dates and scores for Broxburn's home matches v Hearts and St Bernards and Clackmannan v Armadale in 1919-20?

[Boabthe warrior]

Broxburn 1 Hearts 'a' 1 Friday 15th August 1919 Broxburn 1- Boyd, A Drinnan, Drysdale, O’Brien, C Drinnan, Chambers, Rodden, Dick 1g, Moreland, Devine & Currie. Hearts 'A' 1 -Black, Birrell, Frew, Eggo, Balloch, Crichton, Forrest 1g, Gordon, Johnstone, Westwater & Low
Referee- Mr Lorimer (Edinburgh)

[Alan Brown]

27th September 1919 broxburn v st Bernard's 2-2
14th April 1920 clackmannan v Armadale 4-2
Not 100% sure about that Armadale game though, don't have any further details for it. Someone else provided those details.

[BMCCOLL]

Cheers, guys, these complete my grid. I'll check out the Clack/Armadale match.

[BMCCOLL]

Clack v Armadale definitely Wed 14 Apr 1920 (West Lothian Courier, page 8, 16 April 1920)

[Laurie's XI]

...We are on the final push now and will be published in a book this year 'Scottish League and Cup Football 1919-1922'.

Really looking forward to buying this when it comes out.

I have complete teamlines for 56 of the 60 East Stirlingshire matches in the Central League and all the scorers. Also, I have complete East Stirlingshire teamlines and scorers for the 5 Central League Cup matches that they played.

Happy to share this info with you if you need it. Just let me know.

[BMCCOLL]

I figure I'm missing an ES v East Fife 2nd rd tie of 1919-20, can you help?
Thanks, Brian

[Laurie's XI]

East StirlingShire were due to meet East Fife in the Central League Cup 2nd Round in 1919/20 but East Fife scratched to concentrate on the winnng the League.

East Stirlingshire therefore progressed to the Semi Final to meet Heart of Midlothian A.

Source - Dundee Evening Telegraph 25/2/1920

[BMCCOLL]

Cheers

[Alan Brown]

We are missing two East stirling teams from season 1919/20.
27/09/19 v Bo'ness
14/4/20 v Alloa athletic

A few of the team line ups have been taken from the newspapers before the game and are just predicted line ups.