Scottish Cup First Round Results

In the Scottish League Cup first round group stages all of the games have now been played. We had a total of 8 of our teams in action. Out of them only 3 have made it through to the second round and they are DUNDEE, FALKIRK and ROSS COUNTY. 

In Group A, Aberdeen finished top of their group winning all 4 games. Airdrieonians finished second. 

In Group B, FALKIRK finished top winning 3 of their four games. They first won 2-0 at home to Dundee Utd but then lost 1-0 away to Ayr Utd. In their third game they won 5-1 away to Buckie Thistle. In their final game they won 4-0 at home to Stenhousemuir. Falkirk are on a total of 11 goals. Dundee United finished in second place. STENHOUSEMUIR finished in 4^th place in the group after they won their first and only game, 4-0 at home to Buckie Thistle. They lost their second game 3-0 away to Dundee Utd and their third 4-1 away to Ayr Utd. They then lost to Falkirk. Stenhousemuir are on a total of 5 goals. 

In Group C, Hibernian finished top with Queens Park in second place. PETERHEAD finished 3^rd in their group. They lost their first game 5-0 away to Queen’s Park. In their second game they won 4-2 at home against Elgin City. They also won their third game 1-0 away to Kelty Hearts. In their final game they lost 4-0 away to Hibernian. Peterhead are on a total of 5 goals. 

In Group D, DUNDEE finished top with 4 wins. They first won 7-1 away to Bonnyrigg Rose. In their second game they won 2-0 away to Arbroath and then won 3-1 at home to Annan. In their final game they won 6-0 at home to Inverness CT. Dundee are on a total of 18 goals. Annan Athletics finished in second place. 

In Group E, Spartans finished top with Livingston in second place. COVE RANGERS finished bottom of their group. They lost their first game 5-0 at home to Spartans. They drew their second game 1-1 away to Forfar but lost 3-1 on penalties. In their third they lost 2-0 away to Livingston and in their final game they won 2-1 away to Dunfermline. Cove Rangers are on a total of 3 goals. 

In Group F, St Johnston finished top with Alloa Athletics in second place. EAST FIFE finished in 3^rd place. They first won 3-0 at home against Greenock Morton. Second game they lost 5-3 on penalties after they drew 0-0 away to Alloa. In their third they won 4-0 at home to Brechin. In their final game they lost 5-1 away to St Johnston. East Fife are on a total of 8 goals. 

In Group G, Motherwell finished top with Partick Thistles in second place. CLYDE finished 4^th in their group. They won their first game 5-0 away to Edinburgh City. In their second game they lost 3-1 at home to Motherwell. In their third game they lost 3-2 away to Partick. In their last game they lost 1-0 at home to Montrose. Clyde are on a total of 9 goals. 

In Group H, ROSS COUNTY finished top winning all of their first round games. They first won 3-1 away to Stranraer. In their second game they won 2-1 at home to Raith Rovers. They then won 2-1 away to Hamilton and then in their fourth game they won 3-0 at home to Stirling. County are on a total of 10 goals. Raith Rovers finished in second place. 

In the second round to be played on 17 August. DUNDEE will play Airdrieonians at home, FALKIRK are home to HEARTS, ROSS COUNTY are away to The Spartans.

Book Now Closed

 

The book is now closed on our 42^nd Season of Golden Goals. We have ended up with a total of 114 players which becomes our 6^th best seasons. But the good news is that it’s our 12th consecutive season of 100 or more players. A BIG thank you to all who have entered.  

How the team selection have finished 

We have ended up with just 39 English teams this time round with Manchester City leading the way once again with a total of 46 votes. Arsenal are second with 45 votes. In third place with 27 votes we have Liverpool. in fourth place we have Leeds United with 25 votes. In fifth place with 14 votes are Peterborough United. 

With the Scottish teams we have a total of 12 teams with Celtic leading the votes with 40. last season they had 39. Rangers are second again with just 14 votes. Hearts are third with just 2 votes. All the others have one vote each. 

We welcome back into the football league Chesterfield with 6 votes and new to the professional league and Golden Goals are Bromley, with 2 votes. Both starting in league two. 

The first News Sheet should be here on the 12th August with all this seasons facts and figures.

First Day Update

We have had a great start for our first day for the New Entry Forms for the Golden Goals Season 42. We had a total of 51 entries back to date. Last season we had just 32 and the previous season 48 entries back on the first day. So could we be looking at a much better season, but we still have a long way to go before we close the books on midnight 26th July.  

So how is how the team selection are looking so far 

We have just 29 English teams with once again Manchester City picking up the most votes with 23 already. In second place we have Arsenal with 20 votes. Third place is Liverpool with 13 while in fourth place we have Leeds United with 12 votes. We have just 6 teams at the moment from our Scottish leagues with Celtic leading the votes again this season with a total of 20. Rangers are currently in second place with just 4 votes.  

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 waiting for their teams. 

We have had quite a few hits now with over 152,803 since we started our blog and I thought that I would be a great idea if players from other countries who would like to help us celebrate our 42 years of Golden Goals. 

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

Entry Form for Season 42 Out Today

 

Today we launch Season 42 which means that the New Entry Forms are now available as from today. Last season we managed to have a total of 110 players but we hope to beat that total 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 42^nd Champion of Golden Goals. To receive your free copy of the rules and entry form send email to Steve at goldengoals1983@gmail.com

Countdown to Season 42

We have just one week before we launch Season 42 of Golden Goals and we have once again kept the entry fee at just £8 (UK).

The Competition first started way back in 1983 and has built up a regular fan base on average 88 players per season. Last season we had our 8^th highest number of entries with a grand total of 110, but our record stands at 149 in the 2017/18 Season so we looking at 150+ for this season.

As we have said before, that’s it’s not an easy task to pick three teams that could make you our 42^nd Champion but that is how football goes. As always it’s first come, first served so it’s important to get your teams in as quick as you can. The entry forms will be available from Monday 8th July 2024. 

You can e-mail me here at goldengoals1983@gmail.com to find out more about the competition rules. 

Up Date on Season 42

 The English Premier League will start on the 17^th August with no mid-season break. 

The Championship, League One and Two will start on the 10^th August.

The League (Carabao) Cup first round starts on the 13^th August. 

The Scottish leagues will all start on the 3^rd August with no mid-season break for the Premiership.

The League cup first round starting on 13^th July.

Coming Soon

 With last season finished, it is now time for me to start preparing for Season 42 and getting it up and running, and it will soon be time for you to start thinking about your three teams.

This unique competition has now been running for 41 consecutive seasons and with 42 just around the corner, Golden Goals has stood the test of time. The competition first started way back in 1983 and has built up a regular fan base of a round 88 players per season but we would like to add more, much more. We would like to beat our top season with 149 players from the 2017/18 Season.

It’s not an easy task to pick three teams that could make you our 42^nd Champion, but that’s how football goes. As always it’s first come, first served so it’s important to get your teams in as quickly as you can once the form comes out. 

How does the competition work? Well you have to do is pick three football teams here in the UK from any English or Scottish league’s or you can mix up your choice from the two countries. Once you have picked the three team’s and sent them in to me via your entry form with the entry fee, these teams will be unique to you, as no-one else will have your teams. These three teams could make you our 42^nd Champion by scoring as many goals as they can.  Where do these goals come from? They will come from any league games, and from the two English and Scottish domestic cup competitions.

We will have prize money throughout the season, and if you have been following last seasons blog entries then you will know what I mean.  Each week I will send you a News Sheet via email which will tell you where you are in our table and how your teams are doing. Once the deadline date has passed, you will not be able to join in.

Even if you just look at the simple rules and decide not to join in, there will be no pressure to join Golden Goals. We have had over 152,445 hits on our blog and it would be really great if some of you could get together and represent your family or even better your country. You can e-mail me (Steve) here at goldengoals1983@gmail.com to find out more about the competition.