Miserable night for Shipyard The Shipyard were on the end of a heavy defeat at Rosyth as nothing went their way as the injury hit squad was stretched to the limit. Mark Brough was added to the injury list after picking up a knock on Tuesday night. McCue replaced Brough and Lamont came in for [...]

Wilson double eases Shipyard to victory The Shipyard ended their home season with a deserved 3 – 1 victory over Lumphinnans at Recreation Park and in the process leapfrogged them in the league table. Paul Wilson was the star of the show, scoring two goals and winning the penalty for the third as the Shipyard [...]

Disallowed goal proves crutial The Shipyard were robbed of two points as the referee controversially ruled out what was a perfectly good goal and had to settle for a share of the spoils at Wallsgreen Park. Craig Russell rose to head the ball into the net from around twelve yards, however, the referee said she [...]

Points shared in thriller What a difference a couple of days make as the Shipyard put in a vastly improved performance against title chasing Leven United. The 2 – 2 draw was probably a fair result as both team’s bemoaned missed chances and controversial decisions. Andy Martin recovered from the injury that forced him off [...]

Woeful performance from Shipyard Cupar had this game sewn up by half-time as the Shipyard gifted them four goals through some horrendous defending, in what was an overall woeful performance. As usual there was a few call offs due to one reason or another which left Billy Whitehead with only thirteen players to pick from. [...]

Shipyard notch another good win With your match reporter sunning himself in Malta (It,s 22 degrees if you’re interested) it is a shortened match report for you today. The Shipyard proved  to strong for a young and inexperienced Kettle team as they eased to a comfortable 3 – 0 win at Kettle Park. Ferrier returned [...]

Shipyard come out on top in dour struggle The Shipyard scrapped a narrow 1 – 0 win in what was a poor match played in difficult conditions on a very narrow pitch at Loch Leven Campus. That match was moved to this venue with the Myre still being plagued by drainage problems. The Shipyard are [...]

Shipyard sunk by Rosyth An error strewn, lacklustre display by the Shipyard gift wrapped the points for Rosyth as they strode to a comfortable 4 – 1 win. Although short of several players it was no excuse for a very poor performance. Andy Martin was serving the last of his three match ban and the [...]

Shipyard in five star show. A first half hat-trick from Paul Ferrier ensured the points were staying at Recreation Park as the Shipyard dominated for most of the match and put Saturday’s poor performance behind them. As usual with a midweek fixture, getting enough bodies was the problem and the Shipyard had veteran Mark James [...]

Bowhill knock Shipyard out of cup A severely depleted Shipyard side had no answer to the hard working and well organised Bowhill team that ran out comfortable 3 – 0 winners at Wallsgreen Park. With regular keeper Andy Martin suspended along with Tam Williams, Owen McCue injured and Kieran Marsh unavailable, Billy Whitehead had to [...]

Dominant display secures victory As the midweek fixtures got underway, a goal in each half from the strike force sealed a deserved victory for the Shipyard at Strathmiglo and kept up the recent run of good league form. Mark Hamilton returned to the starting eleven after a two week layoff replacing the unavailable Craig Russell [...]

Shipyard forced to settle for draw Missed chances and a bit of bad luck cost the Shipyard two points as they came from a goal down to draw with Scotia at King George V Park. On a fiery pitch and with a blustery wind blowing, both teams tried to play good football in what was [...]

Ferrier double seals cup victory The Shipyard put last week’s disappointment behind them as they eased to a comfortable win against Kinross in the Scottish Brewers Cup at a misty Recreation Park. The Shipyard dominated for long spells and missed a hatful of chances before a double in the second half from Paul Ferrier sealed [...]

Shipyard lose in five goal thriller The Shipyard crashed out of the Fife Amateur Cup after Strathmiglo came from behind to deservedly win and make it into the semi-final. The Shipyard had cruised into a two goal lead inside 25 minutes but, Strath were level by half-time and scored the winner as the game moved [...]

City lights dimmed in dazzling Shipyard comeback Three goals in the final fifteen minutes saw the Shipyard gain a deserved win as they again came from a man and a goal down to secure the three points. In what was a fiercely fought contest both teams ended the match with ten men, though neither could [...]

McAndrew strike sparks Shipyard revival The Shipyard kept their unbeaten run in 2012 going with a 4 – 1 win over Kinross, though it was not until the 43rd minute when Steven McAndrew scored a screamer that they established any control of the proceedings after falling a goal and a man down. Ferrier, McCue and [...]

Shipyard edge cup cracker The Shipyard were taken all the way by Lumphinnans in this delayed Fife Cup tie at Ochilview Park as the Shipyard finally ran out winners on penalties as the match finished 3-3 after extra-time. Unsurprisingly, the Shipyard started with the same eleven that had beaten Cupar in their previous match with [...]

Grieve gives Cupar grief A severely depleted Shipyard team braved a storming second half fight-back from Cupar so score a late late winner and secure a deserved win in this league match at Recreation Park. With Ferrier and McAndrew suspended and a few others unavailable, the shipyard were down to 13 players, but no-one let [...]

Hammy goal leads the way to another victory With Wallsgreen park frost bound the fixture was switched to Recreation Park which was playable after a morning inspection. The Shipyard took full advantage of being at home and chalked up a more comfortable victory than the scoreline suggested. A late goal from Bowhill made it a [...]

Strath blown away in Shipyard onslaught Strathmiglo were blown away by more than the strong wind as the Shipyard ran riot in the first half, taking a 6 – 0 lead into the break. It cannot be very often that a team wins 8 – 1 and the goalkeeper is the man of the match, [...]

Gutsy performance seals another win A goal in added time from substitute Gordon Grieve, with the Shipyard having eight men on the field at the time, secured a deserved victory in a hard fought match at Ballast Bank. With Inverkeithing down to ten men having received one red card and the Shipyard having two sent [...]

New year cheer as Shippy hit eight The Shipyard kicked off the New Year in fine style beating Balgonie Scotia by 8 goals to 2 at Recreation Park after a five week layoff due to the weather and festive shut down. Another big plus for the Shipyard was the return of Lee Small who made [...]

Lacklustre Shipyard lose out The Shipyard went out of the Scottish Amateur Cup in tame fashion losing by the only goal of the game to St Mungo at Recreation Park. Fraser Reid in the St Mungo goal was rarely tested and Paul Duncanson’s strike in the 25th minute was enough to win it for the [...]

St Monans Swallowed up as run continues The Shipyard eased into the 3rd round of the Fife Cup with a comfortable victory over St Monans at Recreation Park. Three goals in a six minute spell midway through the first half put the Shipyard in command and a red card to Fraser Carr on the stroke [...]

Determined Shipyard battle through The Shipyard battled through this Scottish Cup 3rd round replay against Braehead at Recreation Park. Despite being put under intense pressure for spells in the match, two chances were taken and the referee also turned down two very strong penalty claims, that might have made things easier for the Shipyard, had [...]

Woodwork denies Shipyard The Shipyard will have to replay this Scottish Cup 3rd round tie after drawing 0 – 0 at Braehead. Although the overhead conditions were great, the same could not be said of the pitch as there were large patched of ankle deep mud in the centre of the park and the rest [...]

Hard fought win sees Shipyard progress The Shipyard deservedly won this keenly contested Fife Cup tie in very blustery conditions at Windmill Park against Dysart. Gordon Grieve and Shaun Lamont were added to the injury list, though Chris Martin made his debut as a late substitute. Dysart started the better side and Martin had to [...]

Shippy march on in Scottish Cup The Shipyard progressed to the 3rd round of the Scottish Amateur Cup after overcoming a good Cabrera Athletic side at Recreation Park. After being three goals ahead, then pegged back to 3 – 2, a late goal from Craig Russell sealed the victory. New signing Paul Ferrier made his [...]

Sending off ends Shipyard’s hopes The Shipyard gave a good account of themselves against one of the top teams in the East of Scotland League and only fell out of the game when keeper Andy Martin was sent off for conceding a penalty. The penalty was duly converted and another goal five minutes later finished [...]

Mised chances again prove costly Manager Billy Whitehead was again left bemoaning the lack of a finisher as chance after chance, including a penalty miss, went a begging, though credit must be given to Lumphinnans keeper Paul Davidson for a great performance. Credit also to the rest of the Lumphinnans team for taking most of [...]

Shippy push Cupar all the way The Shipyard suffered a narrow defeat to league leaders Cupar Hearts at Duffus Park, going down to the only goal of the game, scored by Iain Boylan after 53 minutes. James Whyte returned from holiday to strengthen the Shippy defence, Steven McAndrew also returned to the starting line up [...]

Shipyard lose despite gallant performance The Shipyard crashed out of the William Hill Scottish Cup at the first hurdle losing 4 – 0, but Culter certainly knew they were in a game and if it had not been for the fantastic saves from John Farquhar in the first half, it would surely have been all [...]

More woe for the Shipyard as Inverkeithing win again Inverkeithing again seen off the Shipyard, for the second time in three weeks, though this time the Shipyard put up more of a fight and had they taken some of their chances they may well have still been in the cup. Heavy rain before the match [...]

Jamesy makes his mark for Shippy The Shipyard rolled back the years as Shippy legend Mark James, helping out due to injury problems, scored the winner in a moral boosting victory over Fair City in the 1st round of the league cup. The Shipyard survived a difficult opening 20 minutes where Fair City took the [...]

Humiliating defeat for Shipyard Due to the regular match reporter being at the Scotland game, there is no full match report of this game. To be honest there is not a lot to write about anyway other than to congratulate Inverkeithing on their fine result. Teams: Burntisland Shipyard: Chalmers; McAndrew; Whyte (Martin); T. Williams; Smart; [...]

Quality finishing makes the difference Two fine finishes from Darren Riddick were the differences between the teams, with a third goal deep in injury time rubbing salt into the Shipyard’s wounds. Both teams tried to play football in what was an entertaining and hard-fought match. Manager Whitehead again used trialists to cover for his injured [...]

Debut Man Wilson sets up Shipyard Win The availability of  spaces on the team lines highlighted the difficulties facing both teams in fielding full squads. Ferguson returned to the Shipyard team after an extended absence and Paul Wilson was listed as a substitute for his first outing in a Shipyard strip. It was Wilson’s appearance [...]

Shippy back to winning ways The Shipyard recorded a stuttering 3 – 1 win against Kettle United at Recreation Park tonight. After dominating the first half and only scoring two goals, Kettle came back into the game in the second half and had a lot more of the play and created a few chances. Kettle scored [...]

Shippy well beaten at Leven The Shipyard slumped to defeat at Leven after being run ragged by the pace of the young Leven strikers. At one stage the Shipyard were 5 – 0 down before rallying and pulling two goals back. The damage was mainly done in the first half as Leven scored two goals [...]

Opening game victory for Shipyard The Shipyard belatedly got their league season up and running with a 3 – 0 win over Fair City at a rain lashed Recreation Park. A double on his debut from Blair Smart and a Mark Hamilton strike, all in the first half, sealed the points. Though Fair City came [...]

Shipyard thrashed by rampant Cowden The Shipyard kicked off their competitive season with a humiliating 11-0 defeat to an excellent young Cowdenbeath side, which was supplemented by four first team players. Although still short of some players, it made no difference to the Shipyard as Cowden scored almost at will, particularly in the second half, [...]