Gala Fairydean (H) Preview

Gala Fairydean are managed by ex-Livingston player Martin Scott. His assistant manager is ex Motherwell player Steven Craig and Colin McCall is coach.

Players to watch for Gala Fairydean include left winger Kieran Dolan & centre forward Jamie Semple. Ex veteran Livingston Midfielder Keaghan Jacobs and ex Manchester United midfielder Danny Galbraith brings vital experience to the team.

Currently, Gala Fairydean lie in tenth place in the 2025/26 Lowland League.  Winning five, drawing one and losing six of their twelve games so far this season.

Gala Fairydean Top Goal scorers (2025/26)

1-Jamie Semple-5

2-Kieran Dolan-4

3-Danny Galbraith-3

4-Che Reilly-2

LAST FIXTURE

Gala Fairydean 0 Clydebank 3 (11/10/25)

(4-2-3-1) Reece Murray, Kieron Moyles, Arnault Kasa, Gregor Lamb, Keeghan Jacobs, Lewis Hall, Jamie Semple, Danny Galbraith ©, Ethan Dougal, Jared Lyons & Kieran Dolan.

Second place Clydebank ran out convincing winners at Netherdale last Saturday. Neil McLaughlin gave the visitors the lead on thirty-seven minutes from a header from a Nicky Low cross. Clydebank added two more goals in the second half, with goals from a Nicky Low chip on fifty-eight minutes and a Thomas Collins goal on eight three, sent the Bankies back through West with all three points

LAST GAME BETWEEN THE SIDES (Gala Fairydean 2 Broxburn Athletic 1)

(3/9/25) Netherdale- Lowland League

Gala Starting Eleven– Murray (GK), Moyles, Jacobs, Kasa, Calder, Fagan, Hall, Semple, Lyons, Dolan & Reilly.

Broxburn Starting Eleven– Myles (GK), McGale, Rodden, Robertson, Douglas, Docherty, Lavery, O’ Kane, McRory-Irving, Gormley & Bell.

In the game that kicked off new Gaffer John Millars spell in charge of Broxburn Athletic, Gala Fairydean took all the points in a tight game at Netherdale. It was the visitors who took the lead on fourteen minutes. An Errol Douglas shot was parried by Gala keeper Reece Murray right into the path of Chris O’ Kane who scored the rebound. Gala hit back on thirty-five minutes, Jamie Semple scored on the rebound from a Keagan Jacobs shot from a mix-up at the back, to make the game level at the half time break. But it was Gala who took a deserved victory with a close-range finish from Jamie Semple who bagged his second of the day on fifty-five minutes. Ex Broxburn defender Kieran Moyles was sent off for Gala Fairydean on eighty-four minutes for a foul on Ewan MacPherson.

 

RECENT FORM BETWEEN THE SIDES

(20/8/25) Broxburn Athletic 3 Gala Fairydean 0 ( Mwangi, Jones & Douglas)

(29/3/25) Gala Fairydean 1 Broxburn Athletic 2 (Wylie-Douglas & Bell)

(3/9/25) Gala Fairydean 2 Broxburn Athletic 1 (Semple x2- Douglas)

Gala Fairydean: Last Four Fixture’s

(20/9/25) Tranent (H) 1-3 (Loss)

(27/9/25) Linlithgow Rose (A) 2-1 (Loss)

(4/10/25) Civil Service Strollers (H) 0-2 (Loss)

(11/10/25) Clydebank (H) 0-3 (Loss)