The club have now linked up with other local amateur outfit, Bridgend United FC to form a new club that will officially be af...click for full story

Ava was born four weeks early and weighed in at 4lbs 3oz which is about 1000x less than Dinger himself weighs. Bo...click for full story

Entr...click for full story

A belated entry here, but all at the club would like to pass on their congratulations and best wishes to Kev Smith and his partner Jami-Lee on the birth of their baby girl, Quinn. Quinn arrived on 18th of February, and wit...click for full story

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Winning horses on sheets submitted on the night.

Race 1 - Horse 7
1a - David Bell, Winner Peter Bell
1c - Callum McTaggart, Winner G McTaggart

Race 2 - Horse 4
2b - Gary Brown, Winner ...click for full story

The Race night is not far away now so if players could return all race sheets & cash to Davie Bell as soon as possible so we can have a proper Race Program for the night.

Prizes on offer include an offer from H...click for full story

Worth it for the banter alone! ...click for full story

A poor performance from the Vale led to a disappointing defeat at the weekend, against a well-drilled Alba Athletic. Vale had the chances to finish the game early on Saturday but poor finishing and good goalkeeping allowed...click for full story

The Race night date has been confirmed for Saturday March the 5th upstairs in Smiths. Tickets will be made available to all players in the next couple of weeks, priced £3. See Stan for ti...click for full story

This weeks' game is another difficult one, should it go ahead, Glenpark away. So far this season Glenpark haven't found the form of last season but remain a very difficult side to play and get a result against. Last season...click for full story

A deserved derby defeat at the hands of Armadale was the story of the weekend for Bathgate Vale as January draws to a close. A dour game held on the immaculate surface of Bathgate's 4G pitch now means that Bathgate have lo...click for full story

Vale get back to league action this weekend with a home match against local rivals Armadale. The 1st league game between the two sides finished with a 2-0 Vale win but on a difficult pitch it was a closely fought match. To...click for full story

Training tonight starts at 7.30pm at the 4G Bathgate Sportscentre, all players are asked to make the effort to be there with a local derby against Armadale coming up on Saturday where a victory is vital to maintain our lea...click for full story

The Vale bowed out of another cup at the weekend after another entertaining game with West Pilton Albion (3 games, 20 goals). Eventually penalties were required to separate the teams, and Vale's achilles heel of the shooto...click for full story

9 weeks after our last game Vale could finally be in action again this Saturday if Jack Frost stays away. A third game of the season against West Pilton Albion looms in the first round of the Ian McDonald Cup. A tight matc...click for full story

Players can take a football card to sell and the profit gener...click for full story

After an 8 week lay-off due to the weather, training returns tonight at the 4g Bathgate Sportscentre, Training will start at 7.30pm sharp and a good session is needed as it is looking more than likely that we will have a g...click for full story

MSBA are West Lothians premier martial art facility and have been teaching in the area for over 35 years. We have fu...click for full story

Bell made his competitive debut back in 2006 in Vales first league match in a 4-0 vitory over Pilton Albion West sc...click for full story

Jimmy has started his own co...click for full story

Stan's first appearance came in Vale's first competitive match against the other Pilton team, Pilton Albion West on Sa...click for full story

Last year's winner Alan Bishop is proving to have lucky numbers as he leads the BVA lotto.  Alan already just requires three numbers to take the jackpot which stands at £142 this week.

Anton Reid, David Bell, Ki...click for full story

Inspire Websites aim is to Get Our Clients Online, Keep Them Online and G...click for full story

We realise a few guys are nursing injuries after the hectic star...click for full story

With the first competitive match kicking off against Tollcross Thistle we also kick off the lottery. Players will pay £5 ...click for full story

The m...click for full story

With 2 weeks till the season kicks offs lets get a good session in and build on last night's good resu...click for full story

If you're looking for ultimate relaxation, relief from muscle tension and a healthier you - you've come to the right place. I ...click for full story

The match will take place at Inveralmond with a 2pm kick off. All players should be there for 1pm, please bring shorts ...click for full story

All players who want a ticket please s...click for full story

BagPurse offer a unique way to view and buy handbags, purses & accessories. Whether it's having a party in your home, a private v...click for full story

• Alba Athletic
• Armadale Athletic
• West Pilton Albion
• Glenpark Thistle
• Livingston AFC...click for full story

Everyone at Vale would like to wish manager Peter all the best and thank him for all his time and effort over the last 4 years in taking the team forward.

Work commitments mean he is stepping down which is the o...click for full story

Race 6
6b Kevin Smith - Winner John Dixon
6c Callum Kerr - Winner Simon Campbell
6d Douglas Pettigrew - Winner Stuart Young
6e John Gomis - Winner Brian

Race 7
7c Keith McMeeking - Winne...click for full story

Race 1
1b Paul Gardner - Winner Kelly McColl
1c David Bell - Winner Thomas Bannon
1e Kieran Welsh - Winner John Welsh
1f Peter Bakhsh - Winner D Muir

Race 2
2b Craig Lindsay - Winner J ...click for full story

Players are reminded that all race sheets should be handed in BEFORE Saturday night. Please bring the sheets and cash to training and give to Davie Bell.

We are hoping to publish a programme fo...click for full story

Saturday nights lottery draw produced a winner in the BVA lotto, committee member Alan Bishop pockets £398 by successfully matching all 10 of his numbers.

You were looking for suggestions for that wedding presen...click for full story

The Race night is not far away now so if players could return all race sheets & cash to Davie Bell as soon as possible so we can have a proper Race Program for the night.

Stan will have the tickets available fo...click for full story

Stonyburn is out of action due to the snow so there is no training tonight (6th Jan).  Saturday's game against Granton in the Miller Cup has already been called off as well but there will be training on Saturday afternoon ...click for full story

The Race night date has been confirmed for Saturday January the 30th upstairs in Smiths. Tickets will be made available to all players in the next couple of weeks, priced £3. See Stan for ...click for full story

Everyone please pencil in Saturday the 30th of January for a fundrasing Race Night. The date has yet to be confirmed but we are aiming to host the event upstairs in Smiths. We also hope to have a disco and buffet. <...click for full story

The water that was on the pitches earlier in the week has cleared and the game against Balerno has a chance of going ahead if there is a clear night tonight.
There will be a pitch inspection tomorrow morning to determ...click for full story

It's been a slow start to the season for Bathgate Vale as a new look team aim to take their first league points this Saturday with a league match at home to Silverknowes. The mood in the camp is good though and everyone is...click for full story

The new lottery game is up and running with Vale playing their first Saturday match on the 22nd. 
The draw from the UK national lottery are taken everytime Vale play a Saturday game and posted against the players cho...click for full story

From the 2009-10 season, Balbairdie Vale Amateurs will play under the name of Bathgate Vale Amateurs.

This is due to a change of home base for the team with main sponsor Jamie Mulheron leaving the Balbairdie Hot...click for full story

The prize fund rolls onto £456 and it is getting tighter at the top week on week.
Craig Lindsay joins Kevin Brady on waiting on one number with seven players tucked in behind needing just two.  A further five are wait...click for full story

Light nights are back and the fixtures for the next couple of weeks are out.
Wednesday 1st April sees the first of back to back games with Addiewell Hearts, a league match at Addiewell followed by a home Victory Cup t...click for full story

Still awaiting a winner for the prize which now stands at £398.
Kevin Brady is still waiting on one number but more players are starting to bunch up behind him waiting on two: - Craig Lindsay, Chris Sinnet, Declan Rob...click for full story

Draw has been run for the BVA lotto with Kevin Brady now only needing one number to claim the £322 cash prize.

Craig Lindsay and Chris Sinnet are in hot pursuit, both needing just two numbers to win.

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Vale may not have played a single league match since the 1st of September but there have been matches played since. As things currently stand Vale sit in 5th place....however a single win would take us to 2nd, 2 wins we'd ...click for full story

It's a busy and big weekend for Vale as they have a home East of Scotland cup tie against high flying Edinburgh South Vics. Vics have done superbly in recent weeks and the tie looks certain to be a close run thing.
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Balbairdie Vale are delighted to announce that local electrical contractors M.P. Electrical Solutions have provided all squad members with training tops. The badged and initialed tops will be used on training nights and al...click for full story

Balbairdie or Breck Hermitage will have a home tie against another Edinburgh East side, Edinburgh South Vics in the 3rd round of the East of Scotland Cup. Assuming no one ...click for full story

This Saturday sees the launch of the Balbairdie Vale Lotto game. The aim of the BVA lotto is to generate enough cash each week to cover the running costs of the club. The player fees and correct score systems of old were s...click for full story

Following the success of the last race night the club will be holding another race night on the 29th November is the Mason's Arms Bathgate. This will give the club a much needed boost to the funds after that recent purchas...click for full story

The 3rd round of the draw has been made and either Balbairdie or Fernieside will have a home draw against Bowhill Rovers. The tie is scheduled to be played on the 1st of N...click for full story

Vale have been handed a bye in the first round of the cup with the ties to be played on the 25th of October. We will face either Burgh Vale or Breck Hermitage at home in the second round with ties to be played on the 15th ...click for full story

Balbairdie have began the season well with two home wins in two days. Saturday's defeat of Granton was followed up with a scrappy two nil win against Addiewell Hearts last night thanks to a David Henney brace. They all cou...click for full story

PRE-SEASON
Aug 9th - Friendly vrs Bathgate Athletic
Aug 12th - Pre-Season Training
Aug 14th - Pre-Season Training
Aug 16th...click for full story

Balbairdie Vale welcome Gorebridge Thistle to Bathgate for what will be their last Pre-Season game and the Vale will be pushed to the limits by Gorebridge who finished 2nd in the Lothian East Division last season and will ...click for full story

Balbairdie Vale take on league newcomers Bathgate Atletic this Saturday up at Stoneyburn. All players are to be at Stoneyburn Jnrs ground for 12.45/1pm. After Monday nights victory over Livingston United the Vale will be l...click for full story

Balbairdie Vale will travel to Craigswood sports centre this coming Thursday night for their first proper friendly of the new season against familiar faces West Lothian Amateurs. It will give the management a chance to get...click for full story

Vale are delighted to announce that PolarisGetAways.com are to continue with their sponsorship of the Squad Stats Pages. PolarisGetAways.com have...click for full story

Balbairdie Vale committee man and balding reporter Paul 'Baldy' Gardner made news headlines himself this week as he whisked his girlfriend Melissa off to Paris and then proposed to her Tuesday evening. She of course said y...click for full story

The hard work will start very shortly with pre-season training kicking off on Tuesday the 1st July at 7pm at the Balbairdie Park. All are requested to attend, anyone who cannot please let Peter or Kenny know. With the usua...click for full story

A good night was had by all in the Balbairdie Friday past as all at Vale reflected on an up and down season. We cemented our position in the 2nd tier of the Lothian & Edinburgh leagues. We reached a cup semi-final although...click for full story

The 2007/08 player of the year awards will take place this coming Friday, 30th May, in the Balbairdie Hotel, Bathgate. Be there for 8pm. Categories will include Player of the year, Players player of the year, Committee pla...click for full story

The league recently announced that two teams will go down from the Lothian West this season...however theres a twist. As both Blackburn and Queensferry resigned after the AGM it is these, now defunct clubs, who will relega...click for full story

Friday nights race night gave the club funds a massive boost with a fine figure of £1290 collected with a couple of sheets still to be handed in. The committee are already looking towards the new season and this will help ...click for full story

Saturday\'s home game against Burndale was called off an hour before kick off when the referee inspected the pitch. Unfortunately our home park which has held up well during the recent bad weather had reached saturation po...click for full story

League Cup draw was made at the league committee meeting and Vale were first out of the hat and will play in the only first round game - a home tie against Burndale United.  The winners will be away to Bank of Scotland Str...click for full story

There's no fixture for Balbairdie Vale this week. This will give the rest the teams below us in the league a chance at closing the gap. Of particular interest to Vale will be the games between Balerno Athletic and Caledoni...click for full story

Today's match at Bridgend was called off by the referee half an hour before kick-off due to a waterlogged pitch.
Bridgend had declared their own pitch unplayable this morning and had tried to get the game changed to L...click for full story

There will be a Race Night taking place on Friday the 2nd of May in the Balbairdie Hotel. This will be our main fund raiser for the new season so the more support this receives the more gear we can get!

To get t...click for full story

Vale are delighted to announce another sponsor as PolarisGetAways.com become the latest company to fund the side. The golfing/holiday villa website will be the featured sponsors on our series of Squad Stats pages.
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Anyone with correct score sheets who cannot meet any committee member or is not able to hand their ...click for full story

It's second time lucky this weekend after this fixture was postponed last weekend, Vale travel through to the capital this weekend to face the unknown. Balerno sit at the bottom of the table but have only ...click for full story

Lothian West
Bridgend host Meadow Star and will be confident of a home win to aid their promotion push. Star have improved a lot as the season has progressed and could cause a ...click for full story

A quick glance at the league table shows that it's tight in the in the Lothian West division of the Lothian And Edinburgh A.F.A. Everyone from Burndale down (with the exception of favourites Granton Vale) will be looking n...click for full story

It's a big game for Vale tomorrow and all players are requested to be at the Sports Centre for 12:45. With light fading quickly and with a cloudy day forecast for tomorrow the sooner we get there the sooner we can get a pr...click for full story

You can now view all the squad competitive appearances since the club was founded. Simply go to Squad Stats section on the homepage and click on the appearances button. From the dropdown list select which season you want t...click for full story

There was no correct score winners at the weekend again. This time around it was the Celtic result that voided most entries. The Jackpot now moves onto a tasty £425. For the more information on the correct score click on t...click for full story

Last weeks jackpot again was not won with Falkirk destroying St. Mirren 5-1 and denting most hopes. So the Jackpot moves on to £400. Not bad for a 50p stake. For more information click on the correct score link on the home...click for full story

This weekend sees Vale return to Armadale for our second round miller cup tie. The game was postponed last weekend due to a water logged pitch and we are all hoping for the rain to stay of...click for full story

Just in case it has escaped anyones notice the correct score jackpot now stands at whopping £375. A fantastic return for a 50p stake. This weekends matches to predict are Rangers v Kilmarnock, St. Mirren v Falkirk and Port...click for full story

There's a committee meeting due in the next couple of weeks and for this one we'd like to take stock on what everyone's thinks is being done right and what is being done wrong. It's not been the best of starts for Vale thi...click for full story

The web pages for displaying squad stats have been released. For the timebeing it shows squad members past and present and also appearances for this season and last. There will be more work done on these pages over the nex...click for full story

With no league or cup action scheduled for the weekend Vale will play Blackburn Sunday amateurs in a friendly fixture at Blackburn this Saturday with a 2pm kick off.

The match will give all the squad a chance t...click for full story

Vale get back to league action this weekend after last weeks dissapointing Scottish Cup exit. Vale entertain B of S Strollers who have had a slow start this season but will be looking for ...click for full story

Elsewhere in the Scottish Cup a  few local teams will fancy their chances of making round 3. Armadale face the short journey to Boness in what could prove to be a close game. Burnd...click for full story

Vale make their return to the Scottish Cup this weekend in the 2nd round after a 1st round bye. It could hardly be a tougher draw with Edinburgh and Lothians Premier Champions Blackridge v...click for full story

The league table and league results have now been updated. After 2 wins and 2 defeats Vale currently sit in 3rd place after playing 4 matches. Burndlae sit top of the table with 10 pts but have played 5 matches. Bridgend r...click for full story

This weekend see's the Logan Cup 1st and 2nd round ties. Vale have a buy into the 2nd round where we face Ratho. Both teams know each other well from last season and a close game is anticipated.

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Benefit those with any muscle problems.
A friend of mine is currently doing massage training and is looking for volunteers to practise on until her exam in November.

She is also a qualified beauty therapist...click for full story

We'll start with the Vale game and it's a team we have never met before that we face this coming weekend. Caledonian Highlanders have a braveheart name and stats from last season show that they are a brave team who don't s...click for full story

Hot on the heels of Property Find Scotland's decision Waverley Garage have also renewed their website sponsorship.

So if you have a problem with your motor or need an MOT then take it down to Waverley Garage in...click for full story

Vale are delighted to announce that Property Find Scotland have renewed there website sponsorship. Vale hope to add more web sponsors over the next few days.

Property Find Scotland helps its clients by saving t...click for full story

In the second round of the draw Vale have a potential tough one and will me...click for full story

There will be a committee meeting this coming Sunday in the Balbairdie at 12:30.

Plans for the new season will be discussed and we will be looking to establish a dedicated fund raising team with responsibility ...click for full story

Vale have added a number of new signings for the coming season to further enhance our team and squad for what will be a difficult and challenging season. Daryl Dunnigan, Craig Lindsay and Craig Newall have all signed from ...click for full story