The History of Newtongrange Star
1960/61
STORY OF THE SEASON
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    Star had a poor season by their own high standards. They lost defender Norrie McFarlane in a pre-season move to Hibs but took half back Jimmy Walter on loan from Hearts – the Tynecastle side had just signed him from Arniston but wanted to farm him our for more experience. Another ex-Arniston player Erskine Kidd came of a free from Alloa. . 27 points collected from 24 league games in the Mid/East Division meant a top-half inish, but a long way behind leaders Dalkeith Thistle. Dalkeith went on to secure the overall championship with a win over Armadale Thistle. Having drawn over two legs they won the Play off 4-1 at Gorebridge.

    Star’s best result of the league season was a 7-0 win over Tranent at Victoria Park with Black scoring six of the goals.

    The Scottish Junior Cup was a further disappointment. After a home win over Dundonald Bluebell in Round One, Star headed for Fife in Round Two to play Lochgelly Albert. A poor performance produced a poor result – a 4-1 defeat.

    The Lanark and Lothians Cup was given a second (and last) run. Star had a Bye in Round One and met Broxburn Athletic in Round Two. This round was played on a two-legged basis with Star winning 7-5 on aggregate to set up a Third Round game with Bo’ness United. Few fans held pout much hope as they made their way to West Lothian but Star managed a 3-1 win. In the Quarter Final they were on the road again, this time to Lanarkshire, to play Thorniewood United from the village of Viewpark. A 1-1 draw was enough to bring the tie back to Newtongrange where Star won 2-0. The Semi Final draw matched Star with Loanhead Mayflower at neutral Musselburgh. Mayflower won 4-3, but they went on to lose the Final against Larkhall.

    In the East of Scotland Cup star defeated Alva and Ormiston before going out to Dunbar at the Semi Final stage. Four games were played in the St Michael Cup, but all were in the first round as Star locked horns with Arniston. The first game ended in a 6-6 draw up at Newbyres, and after three replays the Arniston side eventually went through.

    Early exits from the Brown and RL Rae Cups and a disappointing defeat to Bonnybridge in the Murray Park ensured there would be no silverware for Star this season.

    At the end of the season David Bogie was transferred to Third Lanark.

    Source: Newtongrange Star FC match programme [28-Feb-2009]
EDINBURGH & DISTRICT LEAGUE MID/EAST DIVISION
Pld W D L F A Pts
Dalkeith Thistle 24 16 6 2 71 31 38
Loanhead Mayflower 23 12 3 8 67 45 27
Haddington Athletic 24 12 3 9 59 50 27
Newtongrange Star 22 12 3 7 56 44 27
Preston Athletic 21 12 3 6 36 22 27
Arniston Rangers 19 11 3 5 54 45 25
Dunbar United 24 9 3 12 69 58 21
Musselburgh Athletic 23 10 1 12 46 53 21
Easthouses Lily 24 7 6 11 54 63 20
Bonnyrigg Rose 22 8 3 11 47 47 19
Tranent Juniors 23 7 3 13 44 81 17
Penicuik Athletic 23 4 5 14 33 56 17
Ormiston Primrose 22 4 4 14 40 65 12
Opponents Venue F A Scorers Team Info
Arniston Rangers H W W ?
A 2 3 ?
Bonnyrigg Rose H 3 2 Gillespie, Black, Kidd
A 2 3 ?
Dalkeith Thistle H 1 0 Rodden
A 1 3 Marshall
Dunbar United H 5 2 Burns, Walters, Black, ?
A 1 0 ?
Easthouses Lily H 2 2 Gillespie 2
A 2 3 Watson, Hunter
Haddington Athletic H 4 3 ?
A 1 1 ?
Loanhead Mayflower H 3 2 Reid, Marshall, ?
A 0 5
Musselburgh Athletic H 1 2 ?
A 3 2 Bogie 2, Slater
Ormiston Primrose H 1 0 Bogie
A 3 2 Marshall, Black, Gillespie
Penicuik Athletic H 4 0 Walters 2, Black, ?
A
Preston Athletic H
A 0 1
Tranent Juniors H 7 0 Black 6, Bogie
A 4 2 Watson, Hunter
SCOTTISH JUNIOR CUP
Round Venue Opponents F A PenF PenA Scorers Team Info
1 H Dundonald Bluebell 3 1 ?
2 A Lochgelly Albert 1 4 Slater
LANARK & LOTHIANS CUP
Round Venue Opponents F A PenF PenA Scorers Team Info
1 Bye
2 A Broxburn Athletic 4 4 Walters 3, Gillespie Craig, Durie, Kidd, Marshall, Davidson, Gillespie, Bogie, Burns, Walters, Hunter, Black.
H Broxburn Athletic 3 1 Black, Burns, Hunter
(Aggregate) 7 5
3 A Bo'ness United 3 1 Black 2, Kidd McNairn, McFarlane, Kidd, Marshall, Durie, Rodden, Bogie, Walters, Black, Hunter, Burns.
QF A Thorniewood United 1 1 Kidd
H Thorniewood United 2 0 Bogie, Rodden
SF N Loanhead Mayflower 3 4 Veitch 2, Slater McNairn, McFarlane, Kidd, Marshall, Durie, Gillespie, Bogie, Veitch, Slater, Hunter, Black.
EAST OF SCOTLAND CUP
Round Venue Opponents F A PenF PenA Scorers Team Info
1 Bye
2 H Alva Albion Rangers 5 2 Gillespie, Burns, Black, Hunter, Owens
QF A Ormiston Primrose 3 3 ?
H Ormiston Primrose 2 1 Black 2
SF H Dunbar United 1 3 Black
ST MICHAELS CUP
Round Venue Opponents F A PenF PenA Scorers Team Info
1 A Arniston Rangers 6 6 Walters 2, Hunter 2, Bogie, Burns
H Arniston Rangers 1 1 ?
H Arniston Rangers 2 2 Walters, Kidd
A Arniston Rangers 1 2 ?
BROWN CUP
Round Venue Opponents F A PenF PenA Scorers Team Info
1 A Easthouses Lily 2 4 Hunter, Black
MURRAY CUP
Round Venue Opponents F A PenF PenA Scorers Team Info
1 Bye
2 H Bonnybridge Juniors 3 3 Hunter 2, Burns
A Bonnybridge Juniors L L