Junior sites.....
Mark from Cremona in Italy has come up with a Blackburn United blog on the excellent Calcio Scozzese, a site dedicated to Scottish football and written by Italians for Italians.
Jim Muirhead has come up with an excellent service to fill the void left by the Pink News. With all the latest results and a selection of match reports from the East Region available from early Saturday evenings, this is the place to keep abreast of all that's happening.....and hopefully there won't be the type of errors that plagued the Pink!!
A handy reference page that posts all the East Region results and scorers as soon as they're known.
A forum for discussion of the Junior game with like minded individuals - some with whom you'll agree and some.....
Another discussion forum.....and a little more rumbustious than either the one above or the one below!
A third forum on the Junior game.....but this time exclusively dedicated to what's happening in the East Region!
And finally, a national forum that includes a section for you to bump your gums about the Juniors.
The SFA now have the responsibility for refereeing appointments in the East Region and who is officiating at our next game can be found here, with appointments for Saturday fixtures intended to be released by the preceding Thursday.
A central archive on the historical side of association football in Scotland, including an astonishingly comprehensive list of all Junior clubs since 1878.
The secretary of the East Region has pulled onto the information superhighway to create a site that will keep you abreast of all the latest goings on - from Dunbar in the East to Harthill in the West.
The official website of the Scottish Junior Football Association.....well, if you're interested in a site almost exclusively devoted to teams from the West Region that is!
All the info you need on our rivals from directions to the ground to the web address of each team.....and, much more importantly, where the nearest pint is served!
This is where Jamie Wire gives Scottish Non-League football an informative, on-line home.....and a cracking portfolio of Scottish non-league grounds is here too.
A site planned to be maintained and updated by a small army of volunteers to bring you up to the minute results and league tables from all around the UK, including the Juniors here in Scotland.
James Davidson's site provides access to a fine range of books that provide an insightful commentary and statistical record of the Junior game in Scotland.
Paul Crankshaw's excellent portfolio of action shots from around Scotland's Junior football grounds and Jamie Wire's equally excellent video uploads.
Now you've seen the pictures of the grounds download Google Earth and then use this incredible overlay to find them. For more aerial detail around Scotland though, try Windows Live Local.
Dave is a self described "32-year old football obsessive" from central Scotland whose main football allegiance is to his local senior club, Livingston FC. This blog shares his experiences as he tries to attend 100 matches in the 2008/09 season, whether it's a local junior match watched by a handful of diehards or a big game attended by thousands.
Local sites.....
The Wikipedia entry on the town along with a few relevent facts and statistics..... oh yes, and click here to find the pubs!
Want to find a plumber in Blackburn? Indeed, do you want to find any service provider in the town? Here's the place to start.....
See Blackburn as it looked in the sixties.
Better by streets than the West Lothian Courier site, this is the page to keep you up to date with what's happening in the region.
Grassroots football in the West Lothian Community for children aged 12 and under.
The WLYFA have an excellent web presence and this site provides up to the minute details on league positions, results and fixtures for sides at under 13 level and above.
Other stuff.....
Football Central is an online resource recently created for all of Scotland's football clubs and leagues.....Seniors, Juniors, Amateurs and Youths alike. Intended to provide information and resources to all of Scotland's football communities (well, at least that's what the blurb says!) the site is provided in conjunction with the Scottish Executive, SportScotland and the Scottish FA. Our own web space within the site can be found by clicking here.
If you want to follow the National team home or away then this is the page for you.....
The famous Tartan Army band who sing a whole host of original songs in praise of Scotland and the players who pull on the dark blue.
A definitive list of every programme issued for Scotland internationals since 1988.....view front page images of most and, in many instances, view images of the match ticket too.
The half decent football magazine.....an irreverant look at the world of football - read WSC's view on footballing events every day, sign up for their weekly email newsletter or delve into their archive of old articles.
A new football magazine written by journalism students/fans/freelances to try and cover the clubs in Scottish football who don't receive decent coverage in the media.
The passionate face of Scottish sport.....articles, news and chat forums.
A magazine for those who enjoy watching non-league football, each issue containing two-page club features including ground photos and maps, programme reviews and much more.
These are the places to start looking if you want to track down that elusive Homepage you were sure your favourite football team had!
An incredibly detailed website from the Daily Record. Do you want to know who the top scorer is in Brazil's Campeonato or do you want to find out which player currently has the worst disciplinary record in the Japanese J-League? Then this really is the site for you.....
Comprehensive statistics from home and abroad including average attendances, form guides and much, much more.
The most comprehensive and up-to-date source of British football data on the Internet.
Player career details for all English and the majority of Scottish League sides from 1960 to the end of last season. This database is for players who have now left the clubs listed. Current players can be viewed at the Soccerbase site (above).
Up to date squads from every league in Europe.....and further afield.
Here you can access all the current international results as well as international rankings from each of the five continents for every national side to have played at least one game. Oh yes, and every professional Scottish league table is here too!
Who beat Borussia Monchengladbach 11-0 on aggregate in the 1960/61 European Cup Winners Cup Quarter Final? For this and every other Scottish football result in Europe this is the site to visit.
Settle the age old pub argument that goes along the lines of "my teams better than your team" here…..or, check the validity of the claim that "my team's won more trophies than your team" on the Scottish Trophies site. However, if you want to see how your team is ranked against the best in Europe, visit the European Coefficients site.
Airdrie used to play in narrow, blue and white hoops and Ayr United used to play in shirts similar to Partick Thistle. Don't believe it? Then visit this site for a comprehensive gallery of every strip every Scottish senior side has ever worn…..
Just what are those stars on some teams shirts all about? Find out here…..
This unique website takes a look at the meaning and history of the crests, badges and logos of football clubs from around the world.
Another quite unique website concentrating on the history of Scottish Club colours.....and run by an Italian to boot!
Aphotographic history of football shirts using photos of fans shirts from around the Uk and the rest of the World.
Goalkeeper gloves, clothing, equipment, indeed every goalkeeping essential you might need from every top brand around the world.
You've seen some of the Junior grounds on Paul Crankshaw and Jamie Wire's sites so now have a look at what the Seniors have to offer.....
.....but this time it's cine film footage from the 80's.
And now you can find your way to and around grounds the length and breadth of Europe as well.....
