STEVEN KENNEDY examines the rise of the Scottish capital’s third team…

THE city of Edinburgh is in the middle of a footballing resurgence. Last season Hearts made impressive strides forward – following promotion to the Scottish Premier League in 2014/15 – with a third place finish, whilst the city’s other main side, Hibernian, recorded their first Scottish Cup victory in over a century.

In the shadow of their established rivals, a third Edinburgh-based club are raising their head above the parapet having become the first side to win promotion via the new...