The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
East Fife put faith in teens
East Fife have promoted teenagers Josh Mcconville and Liam Newton to their first team squad for the new season after impressing with their under-20 side.
Mcconville, 17, joined the Methil side from Fife Elite FA last summer and made his first team debut in a Challenge Cup tie against Stirling Albion last August.
Newtown moved to the Fifers last November with the 18-year-old joining their youth squad after starring for Kennoway Star Hearts and also played for the national schoolboy’s side in a Centenary Shield game against Northern Ireland in March.
Chairman Jim Stevenson is delighted that the investment the club has made in developing talent has paid off.
He said: “It demonstrates that the pathway we have put in place is working.”