Fallon nets quarter-final accolade

The New Zealander scored twice against Motherwell last month to secure a 2-1 win over Motherwell at Fir Park, and set up a Hampden semi-final with Hibernian.

Fallon claimed 56 per cent of the public vote which took place on the competition’s official Facebook page.

Hearts frontman Craig Beattie proved to be the nearest challenger to the Dons man, claiming 33 per cent of the vote after his strike in the 2-2 draw with St Mirren. The former Celtic striker also featured in the replay in Paisley, as the Jambos ran out 2-0 victors.

Celtic midfielder Joe Ledley finished in third place with eight per cent of the vote, while Hibs’ Irish striker Roy O’Donovan brought up the rear with just three per cent of votes cast.

Meanwhile, Willie Collum, who was in charge of last month’s Scottish Communities League Cup Final between Celtic and Kilmarnock, will return to Hampden a week on Saturday, 14 April, to handle the Scottish Cup semi-final between Aberdeen and Hibs.

Collum will be supported by assistant referees Graham Chambers and Tom Murphy, with Alan Muir acting as the fourth official for the game that kicks off at 12.15pm and is being shown live on BBC Scotland and Sky Sports.

lIan Murray will today line up against St Mirren in a bounce game as the Hibernian captain steps up his recovery from injury. The 31-year-old has not featured for the Edinburgh side since the 3-1 defeat to Hearts on 2 January, during which he aggravated a persistent hip problem.