Newton Stewart FC v Johnstone Burgh FC
Scottish Gas Men's Scottish Cup First Round
Saturday 3rd October 2026 3:00pm
Blairmount Park, Newton Stewart DG8 6NU
Admission prices: Adult £10.00/Concession £5.00
Johnstone Burgh will make the 75 mile journey south to face Newton Stewart FC at Blairmount Park in the First Round of The Scottish Gas Scottish Cup this Saturday (3rd October).
Opposition Focus: Newton Stewart FC
Founded: 1880
Nickname: The Creesiders
Honours: 3 x South of Scotland Football Leagues
2 x South of Scotland Cups
5 x South of Scotland League Cups
6 x Southern Counties Challenge Cups
5 x Potts Cups
1 x Dumfries and Galloway Cup
5 x Tweedie Cups
7 x Cree Lodge Cups
3 x J.Haig Gordon Cups
1 x South Supplementary Cup
2 x Candida Casa Cups
6 x Wigtownshire & District Cups
9 x Wigtownshire Cups
2 x Wigtownshire & Kirkcudbrightshire Cups
Home ground: Blairmount Park, Newton Stewart
Driving distance from Keanie Park: 75 miles
Capacity: 1,500
Playing surface: 3G all weather pitch
Manager: Jamie Adams
2025/26 season: 4th in the South of Scotland Football League
Current League position: 16th in the Scottish Lowland League West
Most recent result: Lost 5-0 away to Caledonian Braves in the Scottish Lowland League West, on Saturday 26th September.
2026/27 top scorer: Marc Whyte (3 goals)
Newton Stewart have had a difficult start to their first season in the new Scottish Lowland League West, with one win, one draw and seven defeats from their opening nine games. The highlight for The Creesiders was when they came from behind to beat Dalbeattie Star 2-1 at Blairmount Park thanks to goals from Marc Whyte and Harry Mitchell on Saturday 19th September.
Previous meeting: Johnstone Burgh FC 3-2 Newton Stewart FC, at Keanie Park on Saturday 22nd August 2026.
Johnstone Burgh come into this Saturday's match on a very good run of form. Since our last meeting with Newton Stewart on the 22nd of August, the club has a record of five wins, one draw and one defeat in all competitions.
The Burgh's most recent match was as dramatic as it comes, as we defeated Renfrew FC 3-2 at Keanie Park in the Scottish Lowland League West, last Saturday (26th September). Goals from Mark Barrowman and Aaron Mason gave the home side a 2-0 half time lead. Renfrew hit back in the second half as they scored two goals in four minutes to level the match at 2-2, with just over 25 minutes to play. With the game looking like it was going to end all-square, up popped Thomas Orr to score the winning goal in the first minute of added time to secure all three points for Stevie Farrell's side.
See you all in Newton Stewart on Saturday.
#MonTheBurgh
By John Armour
