Shire strike deal to play home games at Falkirk

By East Stirlingshire will play their 2018-19 home fixtures at the Falkirk Stadium, after the Lowland League side struck a deal with the Bairns.

The two clubs had been locked in negotiations for some time, with both sides reaching an agreement that will allow the Shire to make use of a number of the arena’s facilities for training purposes and on matchdays.

A number of Lowland League clubs have similar arrangements in place – BSC Glasgow currently play home matches at Alloa Athletic’s Indodrill Stadium; Cumbernauld Colts groundshare with Clyde.

Edusport Academy play home matches at Annan’s Galabank stadium and Stirling University also have an arrangement with Falkirk.

Falkirk chief executive Craig Campbell said everyone at Falkirk was “delighted to welcome East Stirlingshire”.

He added: “The discusneil