Stranraer moved a huge step towards promotion to the Scottish Second Division after taking a 2-0 lead from their play-off final first leg at home to Albion. The Blues took the lead six minutes before half-time when Frank McKeown tapped home Stephen Stirling's cross from six yards. Martin Grehan came close to doubling Stranraer's lead 10 minutes into the second half but Albion keeper Derek Gast...Full Story »

Dumbarton will take a slender advantage into their First Division play-off final second leg after a 2-1 home win over Airdrie. The Sons, bidding to secure promotion to the second tier of Scottish football for the first time in 16 years, took a 2-0 lead inside 32 minutes. Bryan Prunty opened the scoring in the 29th minute, latching on to a Mark Gilhaney cross before firing into the top corner f...Full Story »

Derek Holmes scored twice as Airdrie reached the First Division play-off final and relegated nine-man Ayr. Holmes' second-half double and Willie McLaren's late strike secured a 3-1 victory on the day and on aggregate after Wednesday's goalless first leg. Ayr got off to the worst possible start when midfielder Jackson Longridge was sent off for a two-footed lunge on Ricki Lamie after just 17 mi...Full Story »

Albion progressed into the Second Division play-off final in dramatic fashion as Scott Chaplain's superb 90th-minute overhead kick downed Elgin. Trailing 1-0 to the Third Division side from the first leg, Albion levelled the tie shortly after the hour mark through John Gemmell. And Chaplain stepped up at the close to seal a 2-1 aggregate victory and set up a final showdown with Stranraer. An e...Full Story »

Dumbarton made it through to the First Division play-off final after a goalless draw at Arbroath gave them a 2-1 aggregate win. They were indebted to goalkeeper Stephen Grindley for preserving their first-leg lead and securing a promotion showdown with Airdrie. Grindley pulled off a fine save to tip a curling 25-yard free-kick from Gavin Swankie around a post eight minutes into the second half...Full Story »

Stranraer brushed aside Queens Park 2-0 in the second leg of their Second Division play-off semi-final to claim a 5-1 aggregate victory and set up a final showdown with Albion. Leading 3-1 from Wednesday night's home first leg, Stranraer, who finished one place below the Spiders in the Third Division table, wrapped matters up thanks to first-half goals from Craig Malcolm and Martin Grehan. Mal...Full Story »

Paul Millar scored the only goal of the game as Elgin beat 10-man Albion in the first-leg of their play-off semi-final. Brian Cameron came close to giving the hosts an early lead but failed to beat Derek Gaston with a tame effort. Both sides were restricted to speculative efforts as they struggled to find a breakthrough. The visitors' chances of a result were somewhat reduced just before the ...Full Story »

Sean Winter scored a brace as Stranraer beat Queens Park 3-1 in the first-leg of their play-off semi-final. The hosts took the lead after 17 minutes, Winter with a neat finish from the edge of the penalty area after good work by Craig Malcolm. And Malcolm doubled the advantage five minutes later with a low drive from 18 yards. The visitors were visibly shocked by the quickfire double and strug...Full Story »

Paul Lovering missed a penalty in a goalless draw as Ayr frustrated Airdrie in the first-leg of their play-off semi-final. Ryan Donnelly came close to the first goal for the hosts in the opening stages but could not find a way past Kevin Cuthbert with a long-range drive. Cuthbert faced a much sterner test minutes later, Donnelly with another stinging effort but this time tipped round the post....Full Story »

Dumbarton secured a 2-1 victory over Arbroath in the first-leg of their play-off semi-final at the Dumbarton Football Stadium. The visitors got off to a flying start when Stuart Malcolm rose highest to head home Josh Falkingham's cross in the sixth minute. But they were pegged back 10 minutes later, Anthony Wallace with a simple finish after Darren Hill failed to hold on to Scott Agnew's origi...Full Story »