Raith head through to Toryglen Regional Football Centre on the 6th February for the inaugural WFS – Over 50’s Champions League. There are 6 teams in the finals, two from each of the regional leagues. Each team will play one game against all other teams for a total of five games, the winner being the team with the most league points after five games.
The teams:
St, James.
St James from Dundee are two times winners of the East league pipping Raith to first place in 2021 and losing semi finalists in last year’s Raith Christmas cup and the Oriam Tournament. In the league free-scoring St James had a 100% record scoring an average of just under five goals per game while conceding just over one goal per game.
Giffnock SC Auld Timers
Giffnock SC Auld Timers were winners of the West league winning five and drawing one of their league games to finish ahead of Townhead Strollers and Pollok Utd with identical records. The league was decided on goals scored as Giffnock and Townhead had an identical goal difference. Giffnock averaged three goals a game conceding only one.
Hearts 56′
Hearts 56′ from Edinburgh were runners up in the Central league two points behind North Lanarkshire and two points ahead of Hearts 98′. In a less free-scoring league than the East league they scored more than the league winners while only conceding just over a goal a game.
North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire ran out winners in the Central league with a stingy defence conceding an average of one goal per game while scoring just under three goals per game.
Townhead Strollers
Townhead Strollers from Cumnock finished second in the West league with a very impressive defence conceding just a goal a game. Taking away the three goals they conceded to league winners Giffnock they only conceded one goal in their other three games.
