League Cup First Round Results

We have started the first round of the English League Cup where BOURNEMOUTH won 5-0 at home to MK Dons. SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY are to be our first team to go out of the competition as they drew 0-0 at home to Huddersfield and then lost 4-2 on penalties. 

The Scottish season has kicked off with their first league games for Season 39. 

In the Premiership, Champions RANGERS started off with a 3-0 home win against Livingston. CELTIC lost 2-1 away to HEARTS. Hearts are now on a total of 10 goals. ABERDEEN won their first game 2-0 at home to Dundee United. 

In the Championship KILMARNOCK won 2-0 at home to Ayr Utd and that now gives them a total of 7 goals. 

In League Two, new boys KELTY HEARTS won their first league game 2-0 at home to Cowdenbeath. Kelty Hearts are on a total of 10 goals. STENHOUSEMUIR lost their first game 1-0 at home against Stirling. That is their first Blank of the season.

Scottish League Cup First Round

The first round of the Scottish League Cup has now been played and they have once again played the first round in group stages. In our 39th Season we have just seven Scottish teams taking part and four of them have already played in the first round and only two have made it through to the next round. 

In Group A, HEARTS finished in top position in this group once again after they have played all of their four games and won all four. They won 1-0 at home to Inverness, then 2-0 away to Stirling. In their third game they won 3-0 at home to Cove rangers and then 2-0 away to Peterhead. They are at the moment on a total of 8 goals. Stirling Albion finished in second place. 

In Group B, KELTY HEARTS finished in third place winning two of their four games. They first lost 3-2 away to Arbroath and then they won 3-1 at away to Elgin City. They won their third game 3-0 home to east Fife before they lost 1-0 at home to Dundee Utd. The new boys are on a total of 8 goals and out of the competition. Dundee United finished top with Arbroath in second place. 

In Group C, Dundee finished top with Forfar finishing in second place. 

In Group D, Raith Rovers finished top with Livingston in second place. 

In Group E, Ayr United finished top with Hamilton finishing in second place. 

In Group F, Motherwell finished top with Queens Park in second place. 

In Group G, KILMARNOCK finished in top position. They won their first game 2-1 at home to Stranraer and then they drew 1-1 at home to Morton winning 4-3 on penalties. In their third game they lost 2-1 away to Clyde and won their last game 2-0 away to East Kilbride. Kilmarnock are on a total of 5 goals. Stranraer finished in second place. 

In Group H, STENHOUSEMUIR only won one of their games to finish in fourth place in the group. They first lost 4-1 away to Dunfermline and then they lost 3-1 at home to St Mirren. In their third game they lost 2-1 at home to Partick and then they won 2-1 away to Dumbarton. Stenhousemuir are currently on a total of 5 goals and out of the cup. St Mirren finished top with Dunfermline in second place. 

The second round games, which will be back to the knock out rounds, are to be played on the 13th August with the Scottish Premiership teams joining in which will include ABERDEEN, CELTIC and RANGERS for our Golden Goals fans.

Book Now Closed

 

The book is now closed for this season’s Golden Goals 39. In the end we had a total of 111 entries back of which only four are new to the competition. The season has really been a bit disappointing as the number fall down once again. After reaching our peek in 2017/18 Season with 149 players, we have failed to get even near that total ever since. 

How the team selection have finished

We have just forty-seven English teams this time round with Manchester City picking up the most votes with just 39. In second place we have Manchester United with 30 votes. Third place we have Liverpool with 29 votes. In fourth place we have Chelsea with 140 votes and in fifth place we have Bournemouth with 18 votes. We still have seven teams from our Scottish leagues with Rangers leading the votes this season with 54. Celtic are second with the lowest ever number of votes with just 9.

We even have two new teams to the league and they are Sutton United and Kelty Hearts with just one vote each.

Season 39 up and Running

 We did not have a good start for our first day for the New Entry Forms for the Golden Goals Season 39. We had a total of 49 entries back to date. Last season we had 50 and the previous season 76 entries back on the first day. So could we be looking at a reduced season once again but we still have a long way to go before we close the books on midnight 30^th July.  

So how is the team selection looking so far?

We have just twenty-nine English teams with once again Manchester City picking up the most votes with 17. In second place we have Liverpool and Manchester United with 12 votes each. Third place is Chelsea with 11 while in fourth place is Bournemouth with 10 votes.

We have just four teams at the moment from our Scottish leagues with Rangers leading the votes this season with a total of 24. Celtic are currently in second place with just 2 votes. The others have just one vote each.

We still have a long way to go yet but we need more players to beat our biggest season’s total of 149 players although we still have a lot of our regulars to send in their teams. 

We have had quite a few hits now with over 50,200 since we started our blog and I thought that I would be a great idea if players from other countries who would like to take part could get their families and friends to form teams like Team USA or Team Russia who are our biggest bloggers still here. 

Well if you would like to know more or to receive your entry form, then you can email me, Steve at goldengoals1983@gmail.com

New Entry Forms for Season 39 are Out Today

 

Today is the launch day of Season 39 which means that the New Entry Forms are now available as from today. Last season we managed to have a total of 116 players but we hope to beat that this season.

So what about you who are looking at this blog today, for just £8 (English pounds) you could be part of, our history and become our 39th Champion of Golden Goals. To receive your FREE copy of the rules and entry form email Steve at goldengoals1983@gmail.com.

Countdown to Season 39 Has Started

 

The countdown to the New Season has now started and we have a total of 18 days before Season 39 entry forms are sent out on 12th July 2021. We have now had the full league fixtures for English and Scottish teams and here they are.

The Scottish League Cup first round group stages will start on the 9/10 July with all the leagues fixtures starting on 31^st July.

The English Championship with Leagues One and Two will start on 7^th August with the First Round of the League Cup starting on 10^th August. Premier League will start their league fixtures on 14^th August. 

If you would like to be part of our 39^th consecutive season of Golden Goals then please email me at goldengoals1983@gmail.com.  

All will be welcomed. The Entry Fee will once again be just £8 to join in.

Update on Season 39

The New 2021/22 Season of Golden Goals which will be our 39^th consecutive season is near kick-off.  News of the Scottish League Cup first round group stages will start on the 9/10 July while their league season will all start on the 31 July with Champions Rangers taking on Livingston at home in their opening game. 

Meanwhile with the English Leagues, Champions Manchester City take on Tottenham away with their first league game of the season on 14 August. The Championship with League’s One and Two are yet to be published.

The new entry forms will be available when we have all the dates for Cup/League fixtures, so keep an eye on this blog for further details.