Arbroath secured third place in the Scottish Championship with a point at East End Park, setting up a potential fairytale chance to make the leap to the top flight. Under the co-management of David Gold and Colin Hamilton, the Red Lichties have exceeded all expectations by finishing third, after the part-time side were promoted from League 1. There have been echoes of the same heights they reached under Dick Campbell four years ago when they pushed Kilmarnock almost all the way for the Championship title. A fairytale chance is there again to make the leap to the top flight. Dunfermline and Arbroath have played each other four times this season, with the first game a thumping 5-0 win for the Pars away from home. Arbroath then won the next two, before the Friday night 0-0 draw. This week, 180 minutes or maybe even 210 minutes stands between one of these teams and semi-final against Partick Thistle. The Red Lichties have been one of the success stories of the season, and their fans will be hoping for a repeat of their previous performances against Dunfermline. The first leg of the play-off quarter-final will be shown live on BBC Scotland, iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app. After Friday's match, Dunfermline manager Neil Lennon talked about wanting to shelve talk of the Scottish Cup final with Celtic for now and have a mentality shift to really focus on these next two matches. Arbroath's forward Findlay Marshall could have a big say in who progresses in the Scottish Premiership play-offs.
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Arbroath Secure Third Place in Scottish Championship
Arbroath secured third place in the Scottish Championship with a point at East End Park, setting up a potential fairytale chance to make the leap to the top flight.
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