The coming seasons fixtures for the inaugural season of the Lowland League East have now been released, and we’re off to Linlithgow to take on The Rosey Posey on the opening day. You can see the full list at – https://slfl.co.uk/team/civil-service-strollers/
Our Fixture and Results page will be up dated soon.
This season our under 20s will be playing in inaugural Lowland League East Development League. This is a very competitive and well administered set up and is a pathway to Club’s senior teams playing in tier 5 of Scottish Football. If you think you have the skill and drive and want to test your self at this level get in touch now!
These are our pre season games. There will be some tough games that will test the boys thoroughly!
We kick off by travelling to the Indorill Stadium to take on League 1 Alloa Athletic. The Wasps finished in the play-off positions and were only edged out 2-3 in the Final by Stenhousemuir.
We had hoped to welcome Championship side Greenock Morton to Christie Gillies Park this Saturday but that has just been cancelled as I write.
Next up is a visit to Montose to take on the League 1 side who finished 6th last season.We hosted them last season when the game ended in a 2 – 2 draw.
We then travel to East Lothian to play Haddington from the East of Scotland Premier League. This match is becoming a bit of an annual fixture as this is the 3rd pre season in a row we have met.
To round off our preparations we head north to Angus and the seaside to play Carnoustie Panmure from the Midlands Premier League.
The Strollers World Cup 2026 Predictor
The World Cup is heading to Mexico, the USA, and Canada this June. The Strollers are getting into the spirit with a World Cup Predictor Competition for the Group games.
Love football, think you’re great at predicting scores, want to help raise money for the Strollers or just fancy a bit of fun? If you answered yes to any of the above, this competition is for you!
Prizes
1st Place:£300
2nd Place: £50
3rd Place: Strollers Hospitality for 4
Bonus Prize: Bottle of wine for the top scorer in each round of games.
How It Works
The game scores that you predict will receive the following points :-
If two or more players are tied after the group stage, the winner will be decided by who is closest to predicting the total number of goals scored across all group matches
Finally
Enter your predictions on the form below.
Email the form to :- lisajean80@hotmail.co.uk
Send your £10 entry fee to Lisa Hogg, Bank of Scotland,
Account Number: 13749468,
Sort Code: 80-48-87
Closing Date For Entries – Tuesday, 9 June
Good luck!
The Strollers play in the Scottish Lowland League East, the 5th tier of football in Scotland. In the coming season we will be welcoming teams from The East of Scotland Premier Division and the Scottish Midlands Premier League into our league.
The season runs from July until April. In addition there will be Cup Games including the 1st Round of the Scottish Cup usually in June. We also play a number of pre season friendlies some at Christie Gillies Park.
We are looking for volunteers to help us on Matchdays. We want our vistors, including the teams and spectators to have a positive experience when they visit us at CG Park. You can play a part in ensuring this if you become part of our team.There are a number of roles that can be undertaken. None are very difficult but it is important that they are carried out in a helpful and friendly manner. If you have knowledge of and an interest in The Strollers and lower league football that would be great, but it’s not essential.
If you are interested in joining our team and want further details please contact our Secretary Andrew Nisbet on 07901610667 or drop us an email to civilservicestrollers@slfl.co.uk.
On 23 – 25 April The Strollers Golf Group held their annual Golf Competition. Based at the McDonald Highland Resort in Aviemore, they played Spey Valley, Boat of Garton and Granton on Spey courses.
The Strollers consisting of former players mostly from the 70s – 90s and friends have been going up north for over 30 years now. It is still keenly looked forward to each year. This year 24 golfers took part and were rewarded with arguably the best weather they’ve ever had on the trip.
The Champion for 2026 is Gary Craig. Gary, shot a very impressive gross 72 round on the par 69 layout at Granton. For Gary who plays off 7, it was his best ever score and one worthy of lifting the Strollers Quaich after a gap since he last won in 2013
Gary receiving his trophy from Club President Russell Pryde.
Winners of the team competition were four of our senior players who took great delight in seeing off the “young boys”!
Seen with their trophy are Charlie Laing (committee member),Grant Russell, Stewart McLean and Ian Doig.
MVP was Peter Jamieson who amassed most points over the individual and team competition.
Peter receiving his trophy from trip organiser and Champion Gary Craig.
If any current or old Strollers fancy coming along next year then get in touch. You’ll receive a warm welcome but we can’t guarantee this year’s warm weather!
Glorious scenery!
Ready for the off!
Dave Cruickshank and namesake golfing legend!
Fishing for golf balls!
After our 1-0 win over East Stirlingshire at CG Park, which was our last home game, it was time to hand out the awards for the season.
It’s been a tough season for the players but they have all given 100%. So we’ll done guys.
The winners were :-
Players Player Of The Year – Tom Findlay
Committee Player Of The Year – Ross Clarke
Top Scorer Of The Year – Alieu Faye
Goal Of The Season – Callum Yeats
Callums “Cracker ” was Goal E (see reel below)
After the postponement of games due to frozen and water logged pitches home and away in the early months of the year, comes the time of reckoning!
Our fixture list in March is packed and sees us playing 7 games this month. This means that we are playing 2 games a week from 21st February to 4th April. We then have another 3 fixtures to finally end the season on 18th April
So our squad of players will be tested to the full to undertake the physical challenges that lie ahead. However, some of the current squad were here a couple of seasons ago when we were asked to play 4 games in 8 days in April. They rose to that challenge and won all of them! Whatever we face we are sure that under the guidance and support of Gary Jardine and his coaching staff they will give 100% effort.
These games also include a run of 4 home games. The pitch has taken a bit of a battering recently but hopefully, the weather will be with us, and we will still be able to produce a playing surface of the high quality we normally do. Fingers crossed!
Our Fixtures and Results can be seen here each week. In the meantime the games are shown below :-
In partnership with Cramond Football Club we will be introducing an under 20s age group team with effect from next season. Open trials are already planned to take place in March (see above)
Cramond are already well established in Edinburgh football leagues and currently run a number of age group and mini football teams for boys and girls from u8s to u18s. The Strollers have not fielded an u20s team for a few years now.
Led by UEFA-licensed coaches, this exciting new chapter for Cramond represents a major step forward for their player pathway and long-term ambitions.
This collaboration brings together strong community roots, experienced coaching, and a clear development structure — creating real opportunities for young players to progress and compete at a higher level.
We look forward to working with and supporting Cramond in this venture and hopefully in the not too distant future,we can again welcome home grown, talented young players to our club.
