On the fourth of February we woke to the tragic news of the sudden passing of our chairman and friend Iain Muirhead. The simply incredible amount of messages and calls we received from people and fellow clubs all over the country expressing their sympathies to the Muirhead family was of great comfort and we thank you all.
The minute of silence before the Musselburgh match was particularly moving. Thank you to Robert, Vernin and Thomas who took over at the turnstiles to help us participate in the prematch arrangements.
We said a final farewell on Friday the 25th at a packed Newtown Park and then the crematorium. Thank you to all who came along to give him a great send off.

THE GAMES
05/02 South Challenge Cup:
Beith P-P Bo'ness United

08/02 EOS Qualifying Cup:
Bo'ness United 3-0 Musselburgh

12/02 Lowland League:
Bo'ness United 1-4 Berwick Rangers

19/02 Lowland League:
Bonnyrigg 3-0 Bo'ness United

26/02 Lowland League:
Caledonian Braves 1-1 Bo'ness United

The first game of the month away to Beith was postponed after the passing off Iain Muirhead the day before. This game will be played on Saturday the 5th of March.

United were up next against EOS side Musselburgh in the EOS Qualifying Cup. A straight forward win for the home side who dominated from start to finish. Ryan Stevenson grabbed the opener late in the first half with a cool finish. The second half proceeded in the same manner as the first and quality finishes from Matty Flynn and a second from Stevenson after great work by Gregor Nicol completed the scoring. POTM Ryan Stevenson.

A sore result followed next as we lost at home to Berwick. The BU'S started the game well but the visitors scored after the half hour slightly against the run of play. What followed was a defensive calamity and we lost two really poor goals quickly afterwards. Berwick made it four in the second half before Ryan Stevenson netted in the dying embers of the match. POTM Michael Gemmell.

We next travelled to champions elect Bonnyrigg Rose on League business. A good competitive game for 70 minutes until the award of three penalties for the home side. The first was brilliantly saved by Andy Murphy, the other two converted with a goal from a corner in between. We lacked a little cutting edge but looked solid up until the last 20 minutes. POTM Michael Gemmell.

We finished the month with another away League match against Caledonian Braves which ended 1-1. An incredibly quick opening goal from Ryan Stevenson gave United the lead however the Braves were good for long spells of the first half and it took an on-form Andy Murphy to keep them at bay. Braves levelled near the start of the second half and despite both teams going hard at it there were to be no more goals. POTM Andy Murphy.

INS/OUTS

Bo'ness signed David Cross from Sauchie on a month loan. Forward Jack Smith signed on until the end of the season from Drumchapel.

Craig Comrie returned to former side Sauchie.

UPCOMING FIXTURES (as it stands)

05/03 South Challenge Cup:

Beith Juniors vs Bo'ness United 1400 KO

08/03 Lowland League Cup:

Civil Service Strollers vs Bo'ness United 1945 KO

12/03 Lowland League:

Bo'ness United vs Caledonian Braves 1500 KO

15/03 Lowland League Cup:

Bo'ness United vs Edinburgh University 1945 KO

19/03 Lowland League:

Bo'ness United vs Gretna 2008 1500 KO

23/03 South Challenge Cup:

Bo'ness United vs Petershill 1945 KO

26/03 Lowland League Cup:

Spartans vs Bo'ness United 1500 KO

30/03 East of Scotland Qualifying Cup 1/4 Final:

Bo'ness United vs University of Stirling 1945 KO

Matchday hospitality still available for the home games, get in touch for details!

TREASURE CHEST

Remember to buy your tickets! Only one pound per shot to enter the live Monday night draw. The first jackpot of March is for an impressive £1500! For online entry leave your name/number as a reference and send funds to our online vendor Chris Veitch 83-22-39 00623975. Good luck!

5th February £1100 not won!
£100 Colin Buchanan (Martin)
£20 J Barnett (Tesco)
£20 HSS (Anchor)
£20 A McFarlane (Tesco)

12th February £1200 not won!
£100 M Clouston (Tesco)
£20 Glen Risk (Dimensions)
£20 Paul Telfer (Esso Garage)
£20 Brian Cairns (BRC)

19th February £1300 not won!
£100 Jas Adamson (Fisons)
£20 Jim Kirk (Chris Veitch)
£20 Elaine Risk (Dimensions)
£20 I Cameron (Fisons)

26th February £1400 not won!
£100 G Hutchison (Tesco)
£20 J Meikle (Tesco)
£20 Brian Currie (Heather Robertson)
£20 Gail Dickson (A&J Newsagent)

OTHER NEWS

The rearranged Beith Juniors South Challenge Cup tie is scheduled for the 5th of March with the winners earning a home tie against Cumbernauld or Petershill.

We have also been drawn against University of Stirling in the last 8 of the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup. The winners will travel to either Linlithgow or Hill of Beath in the semi final.

Ryan Stevenson made his 100th Bo'ness appearance when he took to the field against Edinburgh University. Club captain Michael Gemmell reached 200 appearances when he faced Berwick. Congratulations to both on their fine achievements.

Ryan Stevenson was rewarded for his fine goalscoring form with a place in the Official Catchup Lowland League team of the month for February. Always nice to see our players getting recognition, well played Ryan!

It would appear that Ryan’s goal against Caledonian Braves may at least equal the club record for quickest goal scored at an unofficial time of nine seconds! Perhaps if our opponents that day shared the goal we could get this verified, it may well be a Lowland League record also.

A reminder that the Stuart Hunter testimonial race night is on for Saturday 2nd April 2022 at Fisons, Bo’ness. KO is 7pm. Race Night, buffet, disco and fundraising events including a silent auction for some lovely prizes. Tickets will be priced at £10 and will be available from Jennifer Snedden or Colin Bennie on Matchdays at the United Club or Canteen. If you would prefer to buy a ticket via online then please contact Will Snowdon Williamsnowdon@hotmail.co.uk and you can pay by bank transfer. If you would like to sponsor a race, this is £40 and will get entry/name on race and a free raffle ticket. Alternatively if you would like to buy a horse and name it we have 56 horses up for grabs, this is £5 a horse. Winning owners will get a bottle of something across the 7 races and we have a wee surprise for the 8th race! So if you would like to sponsor and name a race or a horse, drop Jennifer Snedden an email on Jennifer.Snedden933@googlemail.com