2013–14 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

East Stirlingshire

2013–14 season
Chairman	Tony Ford
Manager	John Coughlin
Stadium	Ochilview Park
League Two	Sixth place (ongoing)
Challenge Cup	First round, lost to Formartine United
League Cup	First round, lost to Dunfermline Athletic
Scottish Cup	Third round, lost to Raith Rovers
Highest home attendance	1,043 vs Dunfermline League Cup 3 August 2013
Lowest home attendance	254 vs Elgin City League Two 17 August 2013
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The 2013-14 season is East Stirlingshire's twentieth consecutive season in the fourth tier of Scottish football and the first in the newly established Scottish League Two, having been relegated from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 1993-94 season, following league reconstruction. ^[1] East Stirlingshire will also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Season

East Stirlingshire are currently playing their Scottish League Two campaign. They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup, the first round of the League Cup and the third round of the Scottish Cup.

Results & fixtures

  Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

Pre-Season and Stirlingshire Cup

Stranraer v East Stirlingshire

6 July 2013 Friendly	Stranraer	1 - 0	East Stirlingshire	Closed door
	Chris Aitken  21' (pen.)

Stenhousemuir v East Stirlingshire

9 July 2013 Friendly	Stenhousemuir	3 - 1	East Stirlingshire	Stenhousemuir
19:30	Kouider-Aissa  1' Gemmell  23', 68'	Report	Turner  69'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Referee: Duncan

Craigroyston v East Stirlingshire

13 July 2013 Friendly	Craigroyston	1 - 2	East Stirlingshire	Warriston, Edinburgh
14:30	Trialist  60'	Report	McKechnie  56' Turner  78'	Stadium: St. Mark's Park Referee: Smith

Alloa Athletic v East Stirlingshire

27 August 2013 Stirlingshire Cup Round 1	Alloa Athletic	2 - 2 (2–4 p)	East Stirlingshire	Alloa
19:30	Nathan Moore  20' Ryan Gemmell  30'	Report	Paul Quinn  43' Ricky Miller  61'	Stadium: Recreation Park Referee: Taylor
	Penalties
	Graham Forsth Chad Meechan Russel McClean Ross Kavanagh		Max Wright Kevin Turner Michael Bolochoweckyj Ricky Miller

Stirling Albion v East Stirlingshire

8 October 2013 Stirlingshire Cup Semi Final	Stirling Albion	3 - 1	East Stirlingshire	Stirling
19:45	Forsyth  28' Coyne  79' (pen.) Day  88' (pen.)	Report	Paul Quinn  89'	Stadium: Forthbank Stadium

Spartans v East Stirlingshire

30 November 2013 Friendly	Spartans	0 - 1	East Stirlingshire	Edinburgh
15:00		Report	Kevin Turner  36'	Stadium: Ainslie Park

Scottish League Two

Queen's Park v East Stirlingshire

10 August 2013	Queen's Park	1 - 3	East Stirlingshire	Glasgow
15:00	Spittal  45+1'	SPFL Report	Thomson  26' (pen.) Townsley  23', 68'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 476 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

East Stirlingshire v Elgin City

17 August 2013	East Stirlingshire	3 - 0	Elgin City	Stenhousemuir
15:00	Greenhill  30', 37' Paul McMullan  93+3' (own goal)	Report		Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 257 Referee: Kevin Graham

Stirling Albion v East Stirlingshire

24 August 2013	Stirling Albion	1 - 3	East Stirlingshire	Stirling
15:00	White  78'	Report	Bolochoweckyj  6' Quinn  24' McKechnie  54'	Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Attendance: 735 Referee: Greg Aitken

East Stirlingshire v Peterhead

31 August 2013	East Stirlingshire	1 - 4	Peterhead	Stenhousemuir
15:00	Quinn  5'	Report	Brown  58' Redman  66' O'Neill  76' McGeever  81'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 268 Referee: David Somers

Clyde v East Stirlingshire

14 September 2013	Clyde	1 - 2	East Stirlingshire	Cumbernauld
15:00	Sweeney	Report	Wright  49', 78'	Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 497 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

East Stirlingshire v Albion Rovers

21 September 2013	East Stirlingshire	1 - 4	Albion Rovers	Stenhousemuir
15:00	Quinn  51' (pen.)	Report	Dunlop  3' Dallas  29', 40' Mark McGuigan  89'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 366 Referee: Gavin Duncan

East Stirlingshire v Berwick Rangers

28 September 2013	East Stirlingshire	1 - 0	Berwick Rangers	Stenhousemuir
15:00	Bolochoweckyj  5'	Report		Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 301 Referee: Des Roache

Annan Athletic v East Stirlingshire

12 October 2013	Annan Athletic	P - P	East Stirlingshire	Annan
15:00				Stadium: Galabank

East Stirlingshire v Queen's Park

19 October 2013	East Stirlingshire	1 - 1	Queen's Park	Stenhousemuir
15:00	McGowan  51'	Report	Spittal  90+1'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 339 Referee: David Somers

Montrose v East Stirlingshire

26 October 2013	Montrose	2 - 0	East Stirlingshire	Montrose, Angus
15:00	McGowan  35' (own goal) Masson  51'	Report		Stadium: Links Park Referee: Gavin Duncan

Annan Athletic v East Stirlingshire

29 October 2013	Annan Athletic	1 - 2	East Stirlingshire	Annan
19:30	Hopkirk  49'	Report	Thomson  28' (pen.) McKechnie  51'	Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 301 Referee: Gavin Ross

East Stirlingshire v Stirling Albion

9 November 2013	East Stirlingshire	2 - 2	Stirling Albion	Stenhousemuir
15:00	White  42' (own goal) Bolochoweckyj  72'	Report	White  30' (45)	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 541 Referee: Des Roache

Peterhead v East Stirlingshire

16 November 2013	Peterhead	1 - 1	East Stirlingshire	Balmoor, Peterhead
15:00	Rodgers  76'	Report	McKechnie  90'	Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 545 Referee: John McKendrick

East Stirlingshire v Clyde

23 November 2013	East Stirlingshire	0 - 1	Clyde	Stenhousemuir
15:00	MacGregor  45' Michael McGowan  90'	Summary	Brian McQueen  58' Stefan McCluskey  72'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 452 Referee: Gavin Ross

Albion Rovers v East Stirlingshire

30 November 2013	Albion Rovers	P - P	East Stirlingshire	Coatbridge
15:00				Stadium: Cliftonhill Stadium

Albion Rovers v East Stirlingshire

3 December 2013	Albion Rovers	3 - 2	East Stirlingshire	Coatbridge
19:45	Gary Phillips  22' Chris Dallas  40' Chaplain  76'	Summary	McKechnie  70' Paul Quinn  74' 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Cliftonhill Stadium Attendance: 323 Referee: George Salmond

East Stirlingshire v Annan Athletic

7 December 2013	East Stirlingshire	1 - 1	Annan Athletic	Stenhousemuir
15:00	MacGregor  52' Jamie Glasgow  60' McKechnie  66' Iain Thomson  73' Kevin Turner  86' 88'	Summary	Andrew Mitchell  58' 73' Black  59' Matty Flynn  87' Kenny McKay  90' Love  90+2'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 218 Referee: Alan Newlands

Berwick Rangers v East Stirlingshire

14 December 2013	Berwick Rangers	2 - 0	East Stirlingshire	Berwick-upon-Tweed
15:00	Darren Lavery  10' Lee Currie  38' 89' Dunlop  67' Scott Dalziel  69'	Summary	Greenhill  17'  Paul Quinn  53' McKechnie  73' Bolochoweckyj  75'	Stadium: Shielfield Park Attendance: 361 Referee: Colin Steven

Elgin City v East Stirlingshire

21 December 2013	Elgin City	0 - 1	East Stirlingshire	Elgin
15:00	Mark Nicholson  25' Duff  33' Ross McKinnon  53'	Summary	Jordan Tapping  27' Jamie Glasgow  79' Kevin Turner  88'	Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 502 Referee: Andrew Dallas

East Stirlingshire v Montrose

28 December 2013	East Stirlingshire	2 - 2	Montrose	Stenhousemuir
15:00	Callum Gallagher  7' Scott Maxwell  44' Iain Thomson  51' Bolochoweckyj  85'	Summary	Wood  26' Graham Webster  59' Terry Masson  63' 74'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 244 Referee: Kevin Graham

Stirling Albion v East Stirlingshire

4 January 2014	Stirling Albion	2 - 1	East Stirlingshire	Stirling
15:00	Craig Comrie  79' Jamie Bishop  84' Ferry  90+2'	Summary	Max Wright  41' Grant Hay  84'	Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Attendance: 639 Referee: Barry Cook

East Stirlingshire v Peterhead

11 January 2014	East Stirlingshire	2 - 0	Peterhead	Stenhousemuir
15:00	Townsley  14' Greenhill  52'	SPFL Report		Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 310 Referee: Salmond

East Stirlingshire v Albion Rovers

18 January 2014	East Stirlingshire	1 - 1	Albion Rovers	Stenhousemuir
15:00	Gallagher  94'	SPFL Report	Chaplain  59'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 319 Referee: Steven

Clyde v East Stirlingshire

25 January 2014	Clyde	1 - 0	East Stirlingshire	Cumbernauld
15:00	Kieran MacDonald  54'	Summary	Ricky Miller  38' Chris Townsley  90+3'	Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 173 Referee: Gavin Ross

Queen's Park v East Stirlingshire

1 February 2014	Queen's Park	0 - 0	East Stirlingshire	Glasgow
15:00		Summary		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 337 Referee: Don Robertson

East Stirlingshire v Elgin City

8 February 2014	East Stirlingshire	3 - 0	Elgin City	Stenhousemuir
15:00	Iain Thomson  35' Scott Maxwell  38' Michael Herd  41' Greenhill  77' Bolochoweckyj  79' Max Wright  83'	Summary	Mark Nicolson  39' David Niven  84'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 309 Referee: Craig Charleston

Annan Athletic v East Stirlingshire

15 February 2014	Annan Athletic	2 - 3	East Stirlingshire	Annan
15:00	Scott Davidson  43' (pen.) Andrew Mitchell  48' 72'	Report	Max Wright  21' Chris Townsley  41' Grant Hay  43' Iain Thomson  69' Greenhill  74' Shepherd  87' Michael Herd  90'	Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 401 Referee: Andrew Dallas

East Stirlingshire v Berwick Rangers

22 February 2014	East Stirlingshire	1 - 1	Berwick Rangers	Stenhousemuir
15:00	Iain Thomson  67' Paul Quinn  68' (pen.)	Report	Dean Hoskins  27' Lee Currie  42'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 341 Referee: Matt Northcroft

Peterhead v East Stirlingshire

1 March 2014	Peterhead	4 - 0	East Stirlingshire	Peterhead
15:00	Brown  19' Jordan Tapping  27' (o.g.) McAllister  45+2' (pen.) Rodgers  50'	Report	Jordan Tapping  62' Max Wright  84'	Stadium: Balmoor Attendance: 554 Referee: Gavin Duncan

East Stirlingshire v Stirling Albion

8 March 2014	East Stirlingshire	1 - 0	Stirling Albion	Stenhousemuir
15:00	Iain Thomson  45+2' (pen.) Chris Townsley  59' Jordan Tapping  63'	Report	Kieran McAnespie  45+1'  Ross McGeachie  45+1' David McClune  80' Jamie Bishop  81'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 584 Referee: Colin Steven

Montrose v East Stirlingshire

15 March 2014	Montrose	2 - 0	East Stirlingshire	Montrose, Angus
15:00	David Gray  15' Deasley  45+1' Ricky McIntosh  70' Crawford  89'	Report	Kevin Turner  72' Paul Quinn  88'	Stadium: Link Park Attendance: 333 Referee: Nick Walsh

East Stirlingshire v Queen's Park

22 March 2014	East Stirlingshire	1 - 4	Queen's Park	Stenhousemuir
15:00	Paul Quinn  11' Bolochoweckyj  41' Greenhill  71' Michael Herd  74'	Report	David Anderson  10' Eamonn Brophy  12', 37' Bernard Coll  70' Tony Quinn  73' (pen.) 78' Sean Burns  80'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 376 Referee: Ryan Milne

East Stirlingshire v Clyde

29 March 2014	East Stirlingshire	2 - 4	Clyde	Stenhousemuir
15:00	Brian McQueen  20' (o.g.) Ricki Lamie  42' Kevin Turner  90+1'	Report	Kieran MacDonald  6' Stefan McCluskey  16', 51' Michael Daly  43'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 449 Referee: Michael Taylor

Albion Rovers v East Stirlingshire

5 April 2014	Albion Rovers	2 - 1	East Stirlingshire	Coatbridge
15:00	Donnelly  1', 57' Alan Reid  82' Peter Innes  89'	Report	Ricki Lamie  74' Scott Maxwell  81'	Stadium: Cliftonhill Stadium Attendance: 287 Referee: Kevin Graham

East Stirlingshire v Annan Athletic

12 April 2014	East Stirlingshire	2 - 1	Annan Athletic	Stenhousemuir
15:00	Ricky Miller  25' Max Wright  29' 45+1' Kevin Turner  90'	Report	Peter Watson  15' Blair Henderson  26' Kieran Brannan  71' Andrew Mitchell  90+4'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 253 Referee: Des Roache

Berwick Rangers v East Stirlingshire

19 April 2014	Berwick Rangers	1 - 0	East Stirlingshire	Berwick-upon-tweed
15:00	Russell  44' Jonny Fairbairn  57'	Report		Stadium: Shielfield Park Attendance: 582 Referee: Colin Steven

Elgin City v East Stirlingshire

26 April 2014	Elgin City	5 - 0	East Stirlingshire	Elgin
15:00	David Niven  19' Gunn  37' Grham Bayne  57' Sam Urquhart  64' Duff  86' Paul Harkins  90'	Report	Rhys Devlin  53' Ricki Lamie  66'	Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 588 Referee: Andrew Dallas

East Stirlingshire v Montrose

3 May 2014	East Stirlingshire	1 - 2	Montrose	Stenhousemuir
15:00	Bolochoweckyj  20' 42' Iain Thomson  40'	Report	Wood  16' Paul Watson  32' Crawford  68' Terry Masson  88'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 265 Referee: Ryan Milne

Scottish Challenge Cup

Formartine United v East Stirlingshire

27 July 2013Round 1	Formartine United	2 - 0	East Stirlingshire	Pitmedden, Aberdeenshire
15:00	Daniel Park  26' Cammy Keith  42'	SPFL Report		Stadium: North Lodge Park Attendance: 186 Referee: Colin Steven

Scottish League Cup

East Stirlingshire v Dunfermline

3 August 2013Round 1	East Stirlingshire	0 - 2	Dunfermline	Stenhousemuir
15:00		SPFL Report	Ryan Wallace  9' Craig Dargo  87'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 1,043 Referee: Mat Northcroft

Scottish Cup

East Stirlingshire v Threave Rovers

6 October 2013Round 2	East Stirlingshire	6 - 0	Threave Rovers	Stenhousemuir
15:00	Greenhill  9', 93+3' Glasgow  17' Maxwell  74' McKenchine  79' Turner  85'	Report		Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 288 Referee: Alan Newlands

East Stirlingshire v Raith Rovers

3 November 2013Round 3	East Stirlingshire	0 - 2	Raith Rovers	Stenhousemuir
15:00		Report	Smith  48' McGowan  80' (own goal)	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 716 Referee: Don Robertson

Player statistics

Squad

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Third Division		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Craig Gordon	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK		Grant Hay	13	0	10+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Michael Bolochoweckyj	13	2	10+0	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Michael McGowan	13	1	10+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Nathan Shepherd	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Richard Miller	6	0	1+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
	DF		Jordan Tapping	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Wallace Wilson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Chris Townsley	11	2	10+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Michael Herd	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Rhys Devlin	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		David Greenhill	13	4	10+0	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	2
	MF		Scott Maxwell	10	1	5+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	1
	MF		Graeme MacGregor	13	0	10+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Conor Kelly	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Chris Hendrie	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Jack Campbell	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Ross O'Donoghue	11	0	6+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Iain Thomson	12	2	10+0	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Jordan McKechnie	12	3	6+3	2	1+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	1
	FW		Jamie Glasgow	9	1	3+4	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
	FW		Paul Quinn	8	2	4+3	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Kevin Turner	10	1	8+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
	FW		Max Wright	9	2	7+0	2	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW		David McCaughie	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary Record

Nation	Position	Name	Third Division		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
	GK	Craig Gordon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Grant Hay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Michael Bolochoweckyj	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
	DF	Michael McGowan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Nathan Shepherd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Richard Miller	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Chris Townsley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Wallace Wilson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Jordan Tapping	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Rhys Devlin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Michael Herd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	David Greenhill	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Chris Hendrie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Scott Maxwell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Graeme MacGregor	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	Conor Kelly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Ross O'Donoghue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Iain Thomson	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
	MF	Jordan McKechnie	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Jack Campbell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Jamie Glasgow	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	1
	FW	Paul Quinn	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	FW	Kevin Turner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Max Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	David McCaughie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Montrose	36	12	10	14	44	56	−12	46
7	Albion Rovers	36	12	8	16	41	54	−13	44
8	East Stirlingshire	36	12	8	16	45	59	−14	44
9	Elgin City	36	9	9	18	62	73	−11	36
10	Queen's Park	36	5	9	22	36	68	−32	24

Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	W	D	L	W	D
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2014. Source: ^[2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Players In Player From Fee Michael Bolochoweckyj Forfar Athletic Free Michael McGowan Annan Athletic Free Chris Townsley Berwick Rangers Free Graeme MacGregor Free Agent Free Ross O'Donoghue Elgin City Free Iain Thomson Stenhousemuir Free Conor Kelly Alloa Athletic Free Jordan McKechnie Annan Athletic Free Chris Hendrie Hutchison Vale Free Jordan Tapping Larbert Athletic Free Max Wright Stranraer Free

Players Out Player To Fee Steven Jackson Brechin City Free Michael Hunter Musselburgh Athletic Free Dean Richardson Peterhead Free Andrew Stirling Stranraer Free Raymond Buchanan Whitletts Victoria Free Jamie Benton Free Mark Begg Free Philipp Zufle Free

References

1. "East Stirlingshire". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
2. "East Stirlingshire". Statto. Retrieved 19 January 2014.