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The Scottish Lowland Football League Season 2016 17 Fixture List[1] The Scottish Lowland Football League Season 2016-17 Fixture List Summary of Cup Competition & Play-off Dates William Hill Scottish Cup First Preliminary Round Saturday 13th August 201 6 Second Preliminary Round Saturday 3rd September 201 6 First Round Saturday 24 th September 201 6 Second Round Saturday 22nd October 201 6 Third Round Saturday 26 th November 201 6 Fourth Round Saturday 21st January 201 7 Fifth Round Saturday 11 th February 201 7 Sixth Round Saturday 4th March 201 7 Semi -Finals Sat urday /Sun day 22nd/23rd April 201 7 FINAL Saturday 27th May 201 7 BSC Glasgow, Civil Service Strollers, Cumbernauld Colts, Dalbeattie Star, East Kilbride, Edinburgh University, Gala Fairydean Rovers, Gretna 2008, Hawick Royal Albert, Preston Athletic, Selkirk, University of Stirling, Vale of Leithen and Whitehill Welfare enter the competition at the First Round East Stirlingshire and Spartans enter the competition at the Second Round SPFL League 2 Pyramid Play-off Competition SHFL Champion & SLFL Champion Saturday 2 9th April 201 7 SH FL Champion & SL FL Champion Saturday 6th May 201 7 Candidate Club v SP FL Club #42 Saturday 13 th May 201 7 SPFL Club #42 v Candidate Club Saturday 20 th May 201 7 The South Challenge Cup for member clubs of the East of Scotland Football League, Scottish Lowland Football League and South of Scotland Football League and certain other members of the Scottish Football Association First Round Saturday 17th September 201 6 Second Round Saturday 15th October 201 6 Third Round Saturday 12th November 201 6 Fourth Round Saturday 11 th March 201 7 Semi -Finals Saturday 8th April 201 7 FINAL Sunday 28th May 201 7 Ferrari Packaging Lowland League Cup First Round Saturday 29th April 2017 Second Round Saturday 6th May 201 7 Semi -Finals Saturday 13 th May 201 7 FINAL Sunday 21st May 201 7 Note: in the event that the First & Second Rounds are replaced by a Groupstage of 3 matchdays, it will be played across Saturday 29th April, Wednesday 3rd and Saturday 6th May 2017 The East of Scotland Cup for member clubs of the East of Scotland Football Association in the Scottish Professional Football League except Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian, and the East of Scotland Qualifying Cup finalists Semi -Finals Tuesday /Wednesday 28th/29th March 2016 FINAL Tuesday 1 8th April 201 6 Football Nation East of Scotland Qualifying Cup for member clubs of the East of Scotland Football Association outwith the Scottish Professional Football League First Round Saturday 13 th August 201 6* *subject to William Hill Scottish Cup First Preliminary Round ties Second Round dates tbc in September -November 2016 Third Round Saturday 3rd December 201 6 Semi -Finals Saturday 21st January 201 7 FINAL Sunday 19 th March 201 7 The Southern Counties Cup for member clubs of the Southern Counties Football Association First Round Saturday 3rd December 2016 Second Round Saturday 21st January 2017 Third Round Saturday 18th February 2017 Semi -Finals }{ date(s) tbc in March-May 2017 FINAL Betfred League Cup Saturday 16th July 2016 Tuesday/Wednesday 19th/20th July 2016 Groupstage Saturday 23rd July 2016 { Tuesday/Wednesday 26th/27th July 2016 Saturday 30th July 2016 First Round Tuesday/Wednesday 9th/10th August 2016 Second Round Tuesday/Wednesday 20th/21st September 2016 Semi -Finals Saturday/Sunday 22nd/23rd October 2016 FINAL Sunday 27th November 2016 East Stirlingshire enter the competition at the Groupstage Irn-Bru Challenge Cup First Round Tuesday/Wednesday 2nd/3rd August 2016 Second Round Tuesday/Wednesday 16th/17 th August 201 6 Third Round Saturday 3rd September 2016 Fourth Round Saturday 8th October 2016 Fifth Round Saturday 12th November 2016 Semi -Finals Saturday/Sunday 18th/19th February 2017 FINAL Sunday 26th March 2017 Cumbernauld Colts, East Stirlingshire, Spartans and University of Stirling enter the competition at the First Round Season 2016-17 Fixture List All fixtures subject to change as weather, cup competitions and other circumstances dictate Tuesday 19th July 2016 Betfred League Cup, Groupstage 19-Jul-2016 Stranraer v East Stirlingshire 7:45pm Friday 22nd July 2016 Betfred League Cup, Groupstage 22-Jul-2016 East Stirlingshire v Rangers 7:45pm Tuesday 26th July 2016 Betfred League Cup, Groupstage 26-Jul-2016 Motherwell v East Stirlingshire 7:45pm Friday 29th July 2016 Ferrari Packaging Lowland League MD:1 29-Jul-2016 University of Stirling v Spartans 7:45pm Saturday 30th July 2016 Betfred League Cup, Groupstage 30-Jul-2016 East Stirlingshire v Annan Athletic 3pm Ferrari Packaging Lowland League MD:1 30-Jul-2016 BSC Glasgow v Gala Fairydean Rovers 3pm 30-Jul-2016 Civil Service Strollers v Hawick Royal Albert 3pm 30-Jul-2016 Cumbernauld Colts v Gretna 2008 3pm date tbc Edinburgh University C-C East Stirlingshire * 30-Jul-2016 Selkirk v Preston Athletic 3pm 30-Jul-2016 Vale of Leithen v Dalbeattie Star 3pm 30-Jul-2016 Whitehill Welfare v East Kilbride 3pm * Note: this tie displaced by Betfred League Cup Groupstage tie and now date to be confirmed Tuesday / Wednesday 2nd / 3rd August 2016 Irn-Bru Challenge Cup, First Round 0x-Aug-2016 East Stirlingshire v Montrose 7:45pm 0x-Aug-2016 Cumbernauld Colts v Hamilton Academical (U20) 7:45pm 0x-Aug-2016 Berwick Rangers v Spartans 7:45pm 0x-Aug-2016 Rangers (U20) v University of Stirling 7:45pm Saturday 6th August 2016 Ferrari Packaging Lowland League MD:2 06-Aug-2016 Dalbeattie Star v Cumbernauld Colts 3pm 06-Aug-2016 East Kilbride v Selkirk 3pm 06-Aug-2016 East Stirlingshire v Vale of Leithen 3pm 06-Aug-2016 Gala Fairydean Rovers v University of Stirling 3pm 06-Aug-2016 Gretna 2008 v Civil Service Strollers 3pm 06-Aug-2016 Hawick Royal Albert v Whitehill Welfare 3pm 06-Aug-2016 Preston Athletic v BSC Glasgow 3pm 06-Aug-2016 Spartans v Edinburgh University 3pm Wednesday 10th August 2016 Ferrari Packaging Lowland League MD:3 10-Aug-2016 BSC Glasgow v Edinburgh University 7:45pm 10-Aug-2016 Civil Service Strollers v Gala Fairydean Rovers 7:15pm 10-Aug-2016 Cumbernauld Colts v Preston Athletic 7:45pm 10-Aug-2016 East Kilbride v Dalbeattie Star 7:45pm 10-Aug-2016 East Stirlingshire v University of Stirling 7:45pm 10-Aug-2016 Hawick Royal Albert v Gretna 2008 7:45pm 10-Aug-2016 Vale of Leithen v Spartans 7:15pm 10-Aug-2016 Whitehill Welfare v Selkirk 7:15pm Saturday 13th August 2016 William Hill Scottish Cup, First Preliminary Round Football Nation East of Scotland Qualifying Cup, First Round 13-Aug-2016 Vale of Leithen v Heriot-Watt University 3pm 13-Aug-2016 Ormiston v University of Stirling 2:30pm 13-Aug-2016 Preston Athletic v Burntisland Shipyard 3pm 13-Aug-2016 Tweedmouth Rangers v Lothian Thistle HV 2:30pm 13-Aug-2016 Spartans v Gala Fairydean Rovers 3pm 13-Aug-2016 Peebles Rovers v Civil Service Strollers 2:30pm 13-Aug-2016 Gretna 2008 v East Kilbride 3pm Ferrari Packaging Lowland League MD:X 13-Aug-2016 BSC Glasgow v Hawick Royal Albert 3pm 13-Aug-2016 Edinburgh University v Dalbeattie Star 3pm 13-Aug-2016 Selkirk v Cumbernauld Colts 3pm 13-Aug-2016 Whitehill Welfare v East Stirlingshire 3pm Tuesday/Wednesday 16th/17th August 2016 Irn-Bru Challenge Cup, Second Round Saturday 20th August 2016 Ferrari Packaging Lowland League MD:4 20-Aug-2016 Cumbernauld Colts v Civil Service Strollers 3pm 20-Aug-2016 Dalbeattie Star v BSC Glasgow 3pm 20-Aug-2016 East Stirlingshire v Hawick Royal Albert 3pm 20-Aug-2016 Gala Fairydean Rovers v Edinburgh University 3pm 20-Aug-2016 Gretna 2008 v Whitehill Welfare 3pm 20-Aug-2016 Preston Athletic v East Kilbride 3pm 20-Aug-2016 Spartans v Selkirk 3pm 20-Aug-2016 University of Stirling v Vale of Leithen 3pm Saturday 27th August 2016 Ferrari Packaging Lowland League MD:5 27-Aug-2016 BSC Glasgow v Spartans 3pm 27-Aug-2016 Civil Service Strollers v East Stirlingshire 3pm 27-Aug-2016 East Kilbride v Gala Fairydean Rovers 3pm 27-Aug-2016 Edinburgh University v Gretna 2008 3pm 27-Aug-2016 Hawick Royal Albert v Preston Athletic 3pm 27-Aug-2016 Selkirk v University of Stirling 3pm 27-Aug-2016 Vale of Leithen v Cumbernauld Colts 3pm 27-Aug-2016 Whitehill Welfare v Dalbeattie Star 3pm Wednesday 31st August 2016 Ferrari Packaging Lowland League MD:6 31-Aug-2016 Edinburgh University v Civil Service Strollers 7:45pm 31-Aug-2016 Gala Fairydean Rovers v Whitehill Welfare 7:45pm 31-Aug-2016 Gretna 2008 v East Kilbride 7:45pm 31-Aug-2016 Preston Athletic v Vale of Leithen 7:45pm 31-Aug-2016 Spartans v Cumbernauld Colts 7:45pm 31-Aug-2016 University of Stirling v BSC Glasgow 7:45pm Saturday 3rd September 2016 William Hill Scottish Cup, Second Preliminary Round Ferrari Packaging Lowland League MD:7 03-Sep-2016 Civil Service Strollers v Spartans 3pm 03-Sep-2016 Cumbernauld Colts v Edinburgh University 3pm 03-Sep-2016 Dalbeattie Star v University of Stirling 3pm 03-Sep-2016 East Kilbride v East Stirlingshire 3pm 03-Sep-2016 Gretna 2008 v BSC Glasgow 3pm 03-Sep-2016 Preston Athletic v Whitehill Welfare 3pm 03-Sep-2016 Selkirk v Gala Fairydean Rovers 3pm 03-Sep-2016 Vale of Leithen v Hawick Royal Albert 3pm Sunday 4th September 2016 FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifier – Malta v Scotland Friday 9th September 2016 Ferrari Packaging Lowland League MD:8 09-Sep-2016 BSC Glasgow v Civil Service Strollers 7:45pm Saturday 10th September 2016 Ferrari Packaging Lowland League MD:8 10-Sep-2016 Dalbeattie Star v Selkirk 3pm 10-Sep-2016 East Stirlingshire v Cumbernauld Colts 3pm 10-Sep-2016 Gala Fairydean Rovers v Preston Athletic 3pm 10-Sep-2016 Hawick Royal Albert v Edinburgh University 3pm 10-Sep-2016 Spartans v Gretna 2008 3pm 10-Sep-2016 University of Stirling v East Kilbride 3pm 10-Sep-2016 Whitehill
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