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Wandering through the various play offs and crucial final league matches, I noted that Barnsley came from 0-1 down to win 4-1 against Wigan at the DW, in a match they had to win to ensure a play off. Wigan are already promoted so they may been on holiday, but they might have lost the title as champions, if they lose their final match and Burton win their final game by 17 goals!

I could ramble on about the Football League play offs but my eye was taken by the result Edinburgh City 1 v East Stirlingshire 1 in the Scottish League Two Play Off.

Just over a 1,000 crowd saw this stalemate as Edinburgh City (winners of the Lowland League) try to get into the Scottish League and East Stirlingshire try to remain there. Two goals, a penalty after 15 minutes for City and a reply after 42 for ES were highlights, as well as the sending off of Mbu for City and Donaldson after 90+1 for ES.
The second leg is played next Saturday at Stenhousemuir FC.

East Stirling are based in Falkirk, founded in 1880 and was based on a cricket club based in a village called Bainsford. The club joined the Scottish League in 1900 and has been there ever since. They might be breaking a record next weekend, if they lose the honour of playing in League Two.
Alex Ferguson was manager of the club for 117 days in 1974.

Edinburgh City FC is a semi-pro club presently playing in the Scottish Ferrari Packaging Lowland League. They formed in 1928 as amateurs and played in the Football League during the  1930s and 1940s, eventually going out of business in the 1950s.

The club reformed in 1966 as Postal United and by 1986 the club was renamed as Edinburgh City, now playing at the Meadowbank Stadium in the capital city and hoping to rise a division.

Remaining in Scotland, the famous Queen's Park are a two legged final match away from climbing into the Championship. Forfar are relegated from League One and swap places with East Fife who are promoted from Division Two. So no silly scorelines next season then.

On top of that congratulations go to Burnley, Middlesbrough, Wigan, Northampton, Oxford United, Bristol Rovers who make the step up. Forest Green Rovers are 2-1 winners over Dover and will have a play off final to decide if they might become a Football League club. Their opponent, either Braintree or Grimsby have their semi-final play off today.

Nice club badges eh?