Kingdom of Fife Amateur League
Championship Division
Saturday 14th March 2026
Kick Off 14.00 Actual 13.58
Auchtermuchty Bellvue A.F.C. 0 Leven 0, attendance 47
@ Low Road Park
Stratheden Place
off Low Road
Auchtermuchty
KY14 7AU
No Admission or Programme.
The Groundhop U.K. fanfare headed off to Lowland League club Cowdenbeath for their next game. I’d seen them lose 0-1 to Albion Rovers back in September 1993, in what was then a Scottish League Division 2 fixture, in front of a crowd of just 228, so headed elsewhere. Although I’d yet to visit the late afternoon game at Lochore Welfare, I chose to head further east into Fife, taking in a second level match in the Fife Amateur League instead, which would give me time to check in at my overnight hotel and time to relax, before heading further east to St. Andrews, for the final game of the day on the organised ‘hop.
The ground here at Auchtermuchty is just a pitch, roped along most of one side. There’s a raised changing room building, set away from the pitch, but still the chosen viewing point for a few of the crowd. There was a decent backdrop beyond the far touchline and thankfully, apart from a very brief rain shower, it remained dry throughout with occasional blue sky and sunshine breaking through and we even had a late appearance of a rainbow too.
The match was 7th (out of 14) versus 2nd and despite failing to produce a goal, was an excellent contest that kept the interest right to the final whistle. Leven shaded the first half, but going in level was a fair reflection of how the game had gone. Surprisingly, for an afternoon match, everyone stayed out on the pitch at halftime, meaning the interval lasted only five or six minutes. It was more of the same in the second half and despite Leven looking the better side, it was Auchtermuchty that came closest to breaking the deadlock. A header from a corner came back off the post with fifteen minutes left and a minute later a long throw in was met with a glancing header that was cleared off the line.
The draw sees Auchtermuchty remain seventh in the table and although Leven retain second place, they now trail leaders Benarty Astros by three points, having played three more games and are now just three points clear of third in the table Kirkcaldy/Dysart Y.M.C.A. who have two games in hand.
