Two games were played last night in the Madrid Cup first round, with Celtic beating Scalloway and Spurs thrashing Thistle.

Senior football finally got started on Monday night with a defeat for holders Spurs in the first round of the Madrid Cup. Friday evening’s league matches had all been postponed due to the weather.

There still might be snow and sleet this April but summer is on its way and the lighter nights can only mean one thing – the start of the Shetland football season.

Whalsay are through to the final of the Highlands Fuels Cup, the warm-up to the main senior outdoor football season, after beating Scalloway 6-2 last night at Harbison Park.

Senior champions Whalsay booked a place in the semi-finals of football’s pre-season Highland Fuels Cup with a win over Delting at Harbison Park.

The mastermind behind Shetland football’s finest hour, when the senior team claimed island games gold medal glory on home soil, has agreed to take charge of the men’s team on a permanent basis.

Shetland Football Association could be facing a crunch annual general meeting next month with the presidency up for re-election following the decision of Magnus Flaws to stand down.

Whalsay easily gained the point they required against Scalloway last night to secure senior football’s G&S Flooring Premier League for the third year in a row.

Whitedale won senior football’s County Shield final on Saturday at Gilbertson Park, beating Celtic 6-3 after extra time.

As the senior football season reaches its climax at the end of the summer, the last two pieces of silverware are up for grabs.