Penicuik go top; Linlithgow cruise; Broxburn win again

Free-scoring Penicuik Athletic striker Wayne McIntosh hit a 22-minute hat-trick '“ his second treble in two games '“ as the Cuikie reached the East of Scotland Capital Cars Conference A top spot with a 9-0 victory over Tweedmouth Rangers.

Wayne McIntosh

The former Bonnyrigg Rose man came on after an hour, but he still had time to find the net three times after goals from team-mates Andy Forbes, Sam Jones, Scott McCrory-Irving and an Aaron Somerville hat-trick had Johnny Harvey’s men flying.

Also in Conference A, Dunbar United enjoyed a 5-0 win over Coldstream on home turf. A double from striker Fraser McLaren put the Seasiders in control, before further strikes from James Harley, Dean Ballantyne and Darren McCraw ensured a comfortable victory.

In Conference B, last season’s East of Scotland runners-up Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale suffered a shock 1-0 loss to Burntisland Shipyard. Goals from Brad Hainey and Andy Jones couldn’t stop Haddington Athletic going down 3-2 to ten-man Sauchie with Craig Donaldson netting the winner for the home side. Tranent were 3-0 winners away to Tynecastle.

Conference C league leaders Broxburn Athletic maintained their 100 per-cent start as they won their fifth league match in a row against Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts. Linlithgow Rose were 8-0 winners at home to Craigroyston as they made it 19 goals in just two games, with all-time club record goalscorer Tommy Coyne bagging three.