The 2017–18 season was Brechin City's first season in the Scottish Championship, having finished 4th in the 2016–17 Scottish League One, winning promotion by defeating Raith Rovers and Alloa Athletic in the Championship play-offs. Brechin became the first club in 126 years to fail to win a league match, picking up just four points from 4 draws.[5] Their sole win during the 2017–18 season came against Highland League side Buckie Thistle in the third round of the Scottish Cup.[6]
| 2017–18 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Darren Dods | ||
| Stadium | Glebe Park Brechin, Scotland (Capacity: 4,083) | ||
| Championship | Tenth (relegated) | ||
| Challenge Cup | First round, lost to Buckie Thistle | ||
| League Cup | Group stage, Fourth | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round, lost to Celtic | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jordan Sinclair (5)[2] All: Jordan Sinclair (6)[1] | ||
| Highest home attendance | League: 2,627[3] vs. Dundee United (25 November 2017) Cup: 712[4] vs. Falkirk (29 July 2017) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 445[3] vs. Dumbarton (17 March 2018) Cup: 526[4] vs. Forfar Athletic (18 July 2017) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 923[3] | ||
| Biggest win | League: None Cup: Buckie Thistle 2–3 Brechin City[4] (18 November 2017) | ||
| Biggest defeat | League: Brechin City 0–5 Dundee United[3] (17 April 2018) Cup: Celtic 5–0 Brechin City[4] (20 January 2018) | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 9 May 2018. | |||
Brechin City also competed in the Scottish Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.
Results & fixtures
editWin Draw Loss Postponed
Scottish Championship
edit| 5 August 2017 Match 1 | Queen of the South | 4 – 1 | Brechin City | Dumfries, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Lyle  28', 42'Rankin 59'Dykes 78' |
SPFL report | C. O'Neil 75' |
Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,209 Referee: Steven |
| 12 August 2017 Match 2 | Brechin City | 2 – 2 | Livingston | Brechin, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Orsi 54' Graham 61' |
SPFL report | Mackin 25' Pittman 44' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 579 Referee: Duncan |
| 19 August 2017 Match 3 | Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Brechin City | Dundee, Scotland |
| 15:00 | McDonald 80' |
SPFL report | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 6,060 Referee: Anderson |
| 26 August 2017 Match 4 | Brechin City | 0 – 4 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Brechin, Scotland |
| 15:00 | SPFL report | Vigurs 27', 73' McKay 32'Cooper 62' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 703 Referee: Northcroft |
| 9 September 2017 Match 5 | Brechin City | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | Brechin, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Graham 72' |
SPFL report | Harris 15' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 748 Referee: Cook |
| 16 September 2017 Match 6 | Dumbarton | 2 – 1 | Brechin City | Dumbarton, Scotland |
| 15:00 | SPFL report | Sinclair 2' |
Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 589 Referee: Walsh |
| 23 September 2017 Match 7 | Brechin City | 0 – 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | Brechin, Scotland |
| 15:00 | SPFL report | Ashcroft 28' McManus 55'Clark 70' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 1,214 Referee: McKendrick |
| 30 September 2017 Match 8 | St Mirren | 2 – 1 | Brechin City | Paisley, Scotland |
| 15:00 | C. Smith 14' Hilson 78' |
SPFL report | Orsi 38' |
Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 3,928 Referee: Duncan |
| 14 October 2017 Match 9 | Brechin City | 0 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Brechin, Scotland |
| 15:00 | SPFL report | Murdoch 81' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 624 Referee: Steven |
| 21 October 2017 Match 10 | Brechin City | 0 – 1 | Queen of the South | Brechin, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Love  90+5' |
SPFL report | Kerr 60' 90+5' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 562 Referee: Charleston |
| 28 October 2017 Match 11 | Livingston | 3 – 2 | Brechin City | Livingston, Scotland |
| 15:00 | McMillan 3' Halkett 60'Mackin 69' |
SPFL report | Sinclair 8' Orsi 85' (pen.) |
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 926 Referee: Finnie |
| 4 November 2017 Match 12 | Brechin City | 0 – 1 | Dumbarton | Brechin, Scotland |
| 15:00 | SPFL report | Dyer 90' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 538 Referee: Robertson |
| 25 November 2017 Match 13 | Brechin City | 1 – 1 | Dundee United | Brechin, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Crighton 46' |
SPFL report | McDonald 29' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 2,627 Referee: Cook |
| 28 November 2017 Match 14 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4 – 0 | Brechin City | Inverness, Scotland |
| 19:45 | McKay 7' Baird 9'Bell 52'Oakley 87' |
SPFL report | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,801 Referee: Charleston |
| 2 December 2017 Match 15 | Greenock Morton | 4 – 1 | Brechin City | Greenock, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Oliver 4' Tiffoney 44'Harkins 72' (pen.)Quitongo 83' |
SPFL report | Layne 41' |
Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 1,388 Referee: Newlands |
| 9 December 2017 Match 16 | Brechin City | 1 – 2 | St Mirren | Brechin, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Layne 27' |
SPFL report | Reilly 20' C. Smith 64' (pen.) |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 812 Referee: Steven |
| 23 December 2017 Match 17 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 1 | Brechin City | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 15:00 | McManus 22' Paton 49' |
SPFL report | McLennan 59' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,595 Referee: Aitken |
| 30 December 2017 Match 18 | Brechin City | 2 – 3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Brechin, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Sinclair 18' (pen.), 39' |
SPFL report | E. Smith 4' (o.g.) Oakley 65', 78'Tremarco  67' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 571 Referee: Duncan |
| 2 January 2018 Match 19 | Dundee United | 4 – 1 | Brechin City | Dundee, Scotland |
| 15:00 | McDonald 1', 49' Stanton 7'Keatings 52', pen'McMullan 57' |
SPFL report | Sinclair 64' (pen.) |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 5,532 Referee: Newlands |
| 6 January 2018 Match 20 | Brechin City | 1 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Brechin, Scotland |
| 15:00 | McLennan 7' |
SPFL report | McHugh 12' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 694 Referee: McKendrick |
| 13 January 2018 Match 21 | Brechin City | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Brechin, Scotland |
| 15:00 | SPFL report | Halkett 12' (pen.) Robinson 69' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 551 Referee: Charleston |
| 27 January 2018 Match 22 | Queen of the South | 3 – 1 | Brechin City | Dumfries, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Dobbie 7', 13', 73' |
SPFL report | Orsi 85' |
Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,211 Referee: Dallas |
| 6 February 2018 Match 23 | Falkirk | 3 – 1 | Brechin City | Falkirk, Scotland |
| 19:45 | Jakubiak 13' Loy 28'Longridge 71' |
SPFL report | Mackin 67' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 4,214 Referee: Northcroft |
| 17 February 2018 Match 24 | Brechin City | 0 – 1 | Falkirk | Brechin, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Lynas 68' |
SPFL report | Jakubiak 90+3' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 805 Referee: Aitken |
| 24 February 2018 Match 25 | St Mirren | 1 – 0 | Brechin City | Paisley, Scotland |
| 15:00 | O'Neil 15' (o.g.) |
SPFL report | Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,358 Referee: McLean |
| 27 February 2018 Match 26 | Brechin City | P – P | Dunfermline Athletic | Brechin, Scotland |
| 19:45 | Stadium: Glebe Park | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to snow[7] | ||||
| 3 March 2018 Match 27 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | P – P | Brechin City | Inverness, Scotland |
| 19:45 | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to snow[8] | ||||
| 10 March 2018 Match 28 | Brechin City | P – P | Dundee United | Brechin, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Glebe Park | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to waterlogged pitch[9] | ||||
| 13 March 2018 Match 29 | Dumbarton | 1 – 0 | Brechin City | Dumbarton, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Froxylias 37' |
SPFL report | Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 403 Referee: Newlands |
| 17 March 2018 Match 30 | Brechin City | 1 – 3 | Dumbarton | Brechin, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Storie 38' |
SPFL report | C. Gallagher 11' Crighton 24' (o.g.)Handling 43' |
Stadium: Glebe Park |
| 20 March 2018 Match 26 (Rearranged)[10] | Brechin City | 0 – 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | Brechin, Scotland |
| 19:45 | SPFL report | Clark 8', 9', 54' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 661 Referee: Cook |
| 24 March 2018 Match 31 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 0 | Brechin City | Greenock, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Baird 50', 72' |
SPFL report | Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 1,831 Referee: Roncone |
| 31 March 2018 Match 32 | Falkirk | 3 – 0 | Brechin City | Falkirk, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Muirhead 17' Sibbald 29'Nelson 60' |
SPFL report | Crighton 41' McLean 44' |
Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 4,422 Referee: Finnie |
| 3 April 2018 Match 27 (Rearranged)[11] | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4 – 0 | Brechin City | Inverness, Scotland |
| 19:45 | Chalmers 12', 58' Donaldson 22'Oakley 66' |
SPFL report | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,963 Referee: Steven |
| 7 April 2018 Match 33 | Brechin City | 0 – 1 | St Mirren | Brechin, Scotland |
| 15:00 | SPFL report | Magennis 7' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 2,447 Referee: Munro |
| 14 April 2018 Match 34 | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 – 0 | Brechin City | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Ashcroft 2' Aird 25'Ryan 72'Higginbotham 87' (pen.) |
SPFL report | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,898 Referee: McKendrick |
| 14 April 2018 Match 28 (Rearranged) | Brechin City | 0 – 5 | Dundee United | Brechin, Scotland |
| 15:00 | SPFL report | McDonald 51', 79' King 56'Fraser 81'Mohsni 88' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 1,427 Referee: Charleston |
| 21 April 2018 Match 35 | Livingston | 3 – 0 | Brechin City | Livingston, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Pittman 67' Longridge 73'Hardie 86' |
SPFL report | Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 943 Referee: Reid |
| 28 April 2018 Match 36 | Brechin City | 1 – 5 | Queen of the South | Brechin, Scotland |
| 15:00 | SPFL report | Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 661 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
Scottish League Cup
editTable
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FAL | INV | STI | BRE | FOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falkirk (Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 12 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | — | 4–1 | — | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | 0–2 | — | — | 3–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Stirling Albion | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | — | 0–0p | — | 2–0 | — | ||
| 4 | Brechin City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 2 | 0–3 | — | — | — | p1–1 | ||
| 5 | Forfar Athletic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | — | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | — |
Source: [12]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[13]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[13]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Matches
edit| 15 July 2017 Match 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3 – 0 | Brechin City | Inverness, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Warren 21', 34' Oakley 57' |
SPFL report | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,419 Referee: Cook |
| 18 July 2017 Match 2 | Brechin City | 1 – 1 (4 – 3 p) | Forfar Athletic | Brechin, Scotland |
| 19:45 | Layne 68' |
SPFL report | Millar 90+1' (pen.) |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 526 Referee: Napier |
| Penalties | ||||
Dyer  Dale  Crighton Jackson Love Orsi |
Millar Easton Munro Cox McBride See |
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| 25 July 2017 Match 3 | Stirling Albion | 2 – 0 | Brechin City | Stirling, Scotland |
| 15:00 | MacDonald 40' (pen.) Caddis 90+1' (pen.) |
SPFL report | Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Attendance: 430 Referee: Newlands |
| 29 July 2017 Match 4 | Brechin City | 0 – 3 | Falkirk | Stirling, Scotland |
| 15:00 | SPFL report | Miller 20' McKee 52'Harris 72' |
Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Attendance: 712 Referee: Anderson |
Scottish Challenge Cup
edit| 15 August 2017 Challenge Cup round 1 | Buckie Thistle | 2 – 1 | Brechin City | Buckie, Scotland |
| 20:00 | Fraser 56', 82' |
SPFL report | McLean 14' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 453 Referee: Beaton |
Scottish Cup
edit| 18 November 2017 Scottish Cup round 3 | Buckie Thistle | 2 – 3 | Brechin City | Buckie, Scotland |
| 15:00 | McLeod 3', 43' |
BBC Sport report | Sinclair 22' Layne 59', 86' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 295 Referee: Irvine |
| 20 January 2018 Scottish Cup round 4 | Celtic | 5 – 0 | Brechin City | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Forrest 2' Sinclair 11'Ntcham 49'Boyata 56'Édouard 86' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 24,879 Referee: McLean |
Squad statistics
editAppearances and goals
edit- As of 9 May 2018
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish Championship | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  SCO
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Graeme Smith | 36 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO
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Paul McLean | 31 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | SCO
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Willie Dyer | 31 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | SCO
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Gary Fusco | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO
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Ryan McGeever | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |  ENG
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James Dale | 34 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG
|
Callum Tapping | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO
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Finn Graham | 36 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  IRL
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Andy Jackson | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG
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Isaac Layne | 37 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO
|
Liam Watt | 28 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO
|
Aron Lynas | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SCO
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Euan Spark | 28 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | SCO
|
Callumn Morrison | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF |  BUL
|
Kostadin Gadzhalov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO
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Kalvin Orsi | 35 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | SCO
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Patrick O'Neil | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | SCO
|
Sean Crighton | 35 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO
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Jordan Sinclair | 31 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | SCO
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Dylan Mackin | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | SCO
|
Darren Dods | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | SCO
|
Craig Storie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | SCO
|
Scott Costello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | SCO
|
Kaden Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | SCO
|
Euan Smith | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 12 | DF | SCO
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Chris O'Neil (on loan at Airdrieonians) | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Brechin City but left during the season: | |||||||||||||
Club statistics
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Queen of the South | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 52 | |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 50 | |
| 8 | Falkirk | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 47 | |
| 9 | Dumbarton (R) | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 63 | −36 | 30 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 10 | Brechin City (R) | 36 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 90 | −70 | 4 | Relegation to League One |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[14]
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[14]
(R) Relegated
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 36 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 90 | −70 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 40 | −30 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 50 | −40 |
Last updated: 9 May 2018.
Source: Scottish Championship
Transfers
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Players inedit
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Players outedit
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Loans inedit
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Loans outedit
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