St Andrews United Football Club Supporters

Super Six Lottery Result:
30/8/2026
Draw for £10,000:-
Winning numbers: 1, 3, 9, 13, 14, 18
Jackpot not won.
Consolation prizes:-
£30 - Sharon Clark, £20 - Peattie Family, £10 - Chambo
Online £10 consolation winners: Scott Berwick, Margaret Samson and Dennis Martin.
Tickets are available from The Whey Pat, Keys, Dino's, New Inn and Hendies in Leuchars.
Alternatively, play online through the club's official website.

Here are Graham Hutchison's photos from today's 2-1 defeat at home to Preston Athletic. Saints scored in the 18th minute through Ross Kavanagh - his tenth goal in nine matches. However, the visitors hit back with goals from Neilson Combe in the 63rd minute and Ryan Baptie in the 77th minute. At least Hutch was on his A game with the action shots, even if the players weren't!!!!!!!

We're back at home tomorrow in the league with a chance to make amends for Tuesday's result . . . . . . . usual match-day arrangements will be in place!

Sauchie Juniors 2-1 St Andrews United

St Andrews United faced a tricky looking away fixture at Sauchie on a cold autumnal evening without the services of influential captain Jason Thomson. Manager Fraser Duncan also made a change in goal with Sean Robertson replacing Keir Burt between the posts but the opening stages of the contest were fairly dull to watch. The two teams were fairly evenly matched and the bumpy pitch resulted in several long balls bypassing midfield. The first chance of the match came in the seventh minute when Evan Collumbine made a good save from a Jordan Wright header before Scott McNabney tested Robertson with a long-range effort at the other end of the pitch. Alas, the rest of the first half was played in a very cagey fashion and the visitors struggled to create many clear-cut scoring-chances. Lewis Sawers did manage to test Collumbine again in the 24th minute yet the skilful winger looked frustrated at his lack of involvement when he collected a yellow card a few moments later. Regan Lumsden also shot wide from a Paul Simpson cross during a rare attack on the half-hour mark but the hosts took charge of proceedings thereafter. Alas, the away players were out fought and second to every ball as half time approached. Conor Kelly thus took advantage of United's slack play to attempt an audacious over-head kick before Euan Griffiths failed to bother Robertson with a weak shot from twenty yards. The St Andrews United goalkeeper subsequently produced a contender for 'save of the season' with a wonderful reflex stop from a powerful Kelly header yet he was beaten shortly afterwards. The hosts earned three corners in quick succession and the pressure paid dividends when Kyle Cringean stabbed the ball past Robertson from close-range in the 37th minute. That goal certainly gave the Sauchie players a much-needed confidence boost and they moved further ahead following the next attack. David Cross was lucky to escape with a yellow card after handling the ball in the box and Kelly sent the ensuing spot kick low to Robertson's right as the goalie dived the other way.

Aaron Stubberfield then missed an open goal in the first minute of injury time and it would be fair to say that Duncan wasn't a happy man as the players and coaches headed for the changing rooms. Indeed, Duncan sent his boys back to the pitch less than seven minutes later and that ploy seemed to have the desired effect. Sawers was unlucky not to pull a goal back when Collumbine made a good block with his legs and Rian Dempsey almost scored from a tight angle on the hour-mark. However, Dempsey and Penman were replaced by a trialist plus Alex McCreadie as Duncan switched formations in an attempt to gain control of the midfield battle. McCreadie's introduction was key because the little midfielder started passing the ball forward and Saints finally began to play some decent football. Lumsden was inches away from converting a great cross from Sawers then McCreadie pulled a goal back with a shot that entered the net via Collumbine's far post in the 72nd minute. That goal came on the back of United's best move of the game and the tide turned as the hosts began to tire. Tony Gillan also came off the bench with a view to providing energy in the middle of the park and he was involved in the next move that ended with Ross Kavanagh missing a good chance from the edge of Sauchie's box. McCreadie then missed an open goal when it seemed easier to score in the 83rd minute, whilst Collumbine tipped a clever effort from Kavanagh narrowly over his crossbar. The big striker was involved in the heat of the action at that point and he somehow placed a header wide of the target with five minutes remaining. The home players were desperately hanging on to their lead as the clock wound down and it seemed like a matter of time until Saints equalised. As such, Kavanagh found himself in great positions to score on two further occasions during injury time but the ball slipped agonisingly wide of Collumbine's posts both times. The final score thus ended 2-1 in Sauchie's favour, which was a fair result based upon superior work-rate, shape, communication and togetherness displayed by the boys in red. The visitors did show those qualities during the last twenty minutes yet it was a case of too little; too late as Saints slipped to 13th place in the Premier Division table.

Crowd: 177

On the road again this evening . . . . . . .

Tasty tie coming up in the Scottish!!!!!!! Game to be played on the 12th of September. The Glasgow boy presenting the draw says we have to 'cross the bridge' to get there but I'm not sure if he means the Swilcan Bridge, Guardbridge or the Motray Bridge!!!

St Andrews United 6-1 Hutchison Vale

St Andrews United hosted Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale in the second of three qualifying rounds for The Scottish Cup and the hosts started the match like a runaway train! The United players completely dominated the opening stages, whilst attacking down the slope, and Regan Lumsden fired the first shot of the afternoon past Pedro Jarvie’s far post. Jason Thomson then saw a header tipped on to the crossbar by Jarvie before Paul Simpson forced the away goalie into making a good save in the 12th minute. The impressive Ross Kavanagh subsequently watched his header being cleared off the Hutchison Vale line by a defender and Simpson again went close to scoring the opening goal following a fine solo run in the 20th minute. However, Saints finally broke the deadlock when Kavanagh was fouled in the box and the big striker calmly converted the ensuing penalty himself. Kavanagh also headed another great cross over the bar as half time approached and the last action of the first period resulted in Lucas Berry flicking the ball just wide of Jarvie’s far post. The home fans therefore enjoyed their half time refreshments in high spirits and they were cheering again in the 48th minute. Kavanagh headed a terrific cross from Berry off the underside of the bar and the ball almost bounced into the path of the onrushing Lewis Sawers. The away defenders then cleared their lines but they were perplexed a few seconds later as Glaswegian referee Thomas Denholm stopped the game with a loud blast of his whistle. Indeed, both sets of players and fans weren’t sure why the officials had stopped proceedings until it became clear that the Langlands Road linesman was doing an impression of Tofiq Bahramov to award Kavanagh a goal after the ball hit the bar. Not surprisingly, the Hutchison Vale goalkeeper was furious because the ball was not even close to entering his net but the home fans weren’t complaining!!!

That goal certainly knocked the stuffing out of the visitors and Kavanagh powered yet another header off their crossbar a few moments later. The Hutchison Vale players then rallied for a brief period of time and number eight flashed an effort narrowly off target in the 55th minute before St Andrews United manager Fraser Duncan replaced Berry, Thomson and Sawers with Alex McCreadie, Jordan Wright and Danny Smith. Those changes seemed to come at the right time and Saints continued to dominate proceedings thereafter. As such, Kavanagh made the score 3-0 when he beat Jarvie with a quality header on the hour-mark and the tall centre forward turned provider less than five minutes later. ‘Kav’ slipped a great pass through to Danny Smith and the little midfielder made no mistake with a clever low finish, which put the result beyond doubt. Duncan then gave valuable game-time to popular replacements Ross Cunningham and Tony Gillan but Kavanagh continued to be the star of the show during the closing stages. The imposing striker notched his best goal of the afternoon with a superb low shot in the 68th minute before fellow forward Regan Lumsden grabbed a goal for himself. United’s top-scorer trapped a cross from Rian Dempsey with his left foot, prior to sending the goalie the wrong way with a neat right-footed shot. Alas, Smith twisted his knee a few moments later and the visitors spoiled Keir Burt’s clean sheet when Riley Haston netted in the 79th minute, which was a pity because the young goalkeeper never touched the ball all afternoon! The only other disappointing aspect of the day was the fact the crowd figure was only 153 because the game clashed with a charity golf day at Drumoig. However, every St Andrews United fan who attended The Rec was treated to a very enjoyable afternoon in the late summer sunshine!

Match Report by Don Gellatly
Match Photographs from

Super Six Lottery Result:
23/8/2026
Draw for £10,000:-
Winning numbers: 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 18
Jackpot not won.
Consolation prizes:-
£30 - Madeline Latimer, £20 - Keith Allan, £10 - Sarah Wilson
Online £10 consolation winners: Ian Wilson, Anne Millar and David Wardrop.
Tickets are available from The Whey Pat, Keys, Dino's, New Inn and Hendies in Leuchars.
Alternatively, play online through the club's official website.

Saturday sees Saints in Scottish Cup Q2 action so come along and support the squad!!!

Just seen this table on another page . . . . . . . keep up the good work Regan!