⚽️ Troon F.C. versus Preston Athletic ⚽️
Saturday 21st November 2020
The Soccer Shop Challenge Cup (2nd Round)
Portland Park, Troon KA10 6QN
Kick-off 1.30pm
Portland Park enters another new first, when we welcome Preston Athletic to the Ayrshire seaside in our first ever Soccer Shop Challenge Cup match.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Saturday’s match…
📋 TEAM NEWS 📋
Dean Keenan remains sidelined after suffering an injury to his shoulder in the win over Rossvale, and Captain Mark Morrison is also a doubt after suffering an ankle injury in training.
Ross McCrea remains out while he awaits surgery on his cruciate knee injury, while Ross Barbour, Steven McCreadie and Christian Nade have moved on this week.
New signing Alan Frizzell comes straight into the squad after signing from Benburb.
🔎 OPPOSITION KEY MEN 🔎
️⚽️ JOHNNY EDMOND ⚽️
Edmond finished top scorer for the Panners last season, scoring 22 goals.
⚽️ ROSS JARDINE ⚽️
Signed from Kelty Hearts last season, Ross has proved to be a safe pair of hands in the Panners goal.
📊 FORM GUIDE 📊
LAST FIVE GAMES:
Troon F.C.
| DRAW | v | Beith | (A) | 2-2 | Saturday 14th November 2020 |
| WIN | v | Rossvale | (H) | 2-1 | Saturday 7th November 2020 |
| WIN | v | Bonnyton Thistle | (A) | 0-3 | Saturday 24th October 2020 |
| DRAW | v | Maybole | (N) | 2-2 | Friday 16th October 2020 |
| WIN | v | Muirkirk | (N) | 3-0 | Friday 16th October 2020 |
Preston Athletic
| LOST | v | Heriot-Watt | (A) | 2-0 | Saturday 14th November 2020 |
| WIN | v | Eyemouth Utd | (H) | 7-0 | Tuesday 10th November 2020 |
| DRAW | v | Stirling University | (H) | 1-1 | Saturday 7th November 2020 |
| LOST | v | Luncarty | (A) | 1-0 | Saturday 17th October 2020 |
| DRAW | v | Peebles | (H) | 0-0 | Saturday 10th October 2020 |
📱 HOW CAN I FOLLOW THE GAME? 💻
Live updates from the clubs official Twitter feed: @Troon_FC
- Team news pre-match
- Goal alerts
- News flashes
- Real time alerts
Match news via the club’s official Facebook page
- Team news pre-match
- Half-time score & update
- Full time results
ℹ️ HOW DID THEY GET ON LAST SEASON? ℹ️
Preston were placed 5th in the East of Scotland Football League Conference B last season, thanks to PPG (points per game), behind Champions Tynecastle & promoted Inverkeithing Swifts.
After a poor start to last season, Troon had risen above the relegation zone and were sitting in 13th position when the league was brought to a premature halt.
📆 SOCCER SHOP CHALLENGE CUP FIXTURES – SATURDAY 21st NOVEMBER 2020 📆
SECOND ROUND
| TROON F.C. | v | PRESTON ATHLETIC |
| Annbank United | v | Vale of Leven |
| Ardeer Thistle | v | Tranent |
| BYE | University of Stirling | |
| Beith | v | Clydebank |
| Bellshill Athletic | v | Cumbernauld United |
| Blackburn United | v | Newburgh |
| Bo’ness United | v | Burntisland Shipyard |
| Broxburn | v | Irvine Meadow XI |
| Coldstream | v | Crossgates Primrose |
| Craigmark Burtonians | v | Bonnyton Thistle |
| BYE | Neilston | |
| Dalkeith Thistle | v | BSC Glasgow |
| Darvel | v | Easthouses Lily |
| Dundonald Bluebell | v | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy |
| Dunipace | v | Mid Annandale |
| East Stirlingshire | v | Spartans / Kinnoul |
| Edinburgh South | v | Blantyre Victoria |
| Edinburgh United | BYE | |
| Eyemouth United | v | Muirkirk Juniors |
| Forth Wanderers | v | Threave Rovers |
| Gala Fairydean Rovers | v | Sauchie |
| Gartcairn | v | Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts |
| Glasgow Perthshire | BYE | |
| Glasgow University | v | Hill of Beath Hawthorn |
| BYE | Wishaw Juniors | |
| Glenrothes | v | St. Cadoc’s |
| Greenock Juniors | v | Vale of Clyde |
| Gretna 2008 | v | Penicuik Athletic |
| Haddington Athletic | v | Abbey Vale |
| Heriot-Watt University | v | Drumchapel United |
| Hurlford United | v | Civil Service Strollers |
| Jeanfield Swifts | v | Caledonian Braves |
| Johnstone Burgh | v | Maryhill |
| Kelty Hearts | BYE | |
| Kennoway Star Hearts | v | St. Roch’s |
| Kilsyth Rangers | v | Rossvale |
| Lanark United | v | Ashfield |
| Largs Thistle | v | Dalbeattie Star |
| BYE | Port Glasgow Juniors | |
| Leith Athletic | v | Tweedmouth Rangers |
| Linlithgow Rose | v | Kello Rovers |
| Lochmaben | v | Kirkcaldy & Dysart |
| Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale | BYE | |
| BYE | Lochar Thistle | |
| Luncarty | BYE | |
| Musselburgh Athletic | BYE | |
| Newmains United | v | Edinburgh University |
| Newton Stewart | v | Yoker Athletic |
| Peebles Rovers | v | Oakley United |
| Renfrew | v | Bonnyrigg Rose |
| BYE | Wigtown & Bladnoch | |
| Rosyth | v | Camelon |
| BYE | Lochore Welfare | |
| St Andrews United | v | Hawick Royal Albert United |
| St. Anthony’s | v | East Kilbride |
| St. Cuthbert Wanderers | v | Tynecastle |
| Thorniewood United | v | Craigroyston |
| Thornton Hibs | v | Rutherglen Glencairn |
| Upper Annandale | v | Berwick Rangers |
| Vale of Leithen | v | Heston Rovers |
| Whitehill Welfare | v | Carluke Rovers |
🛂 MATCH OFFICIALS 🛂
Referee: Steven MacDonald
Assistant Referee One: Louis McIntosh
Assistant Referee Two: Jamie Andrews
Referee Supervisor: Louis Thow
🎟💰 HOW MUCH IS IT TO GET IN? 🎟💰
Unfortunately, Scottish Government Covid restrictions are still in place which prevent the attendance of supporters at football.
We, as I’m sure you do, hope to see a return to supporters inside grounds such as ours very shortly.
🤝💴 HOW CAN I HELP MY CLUB IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES? 🤝💳
We have been knocked out at the generosity of our supporters across the summer, donating their time, money and materials towards the maintenance & improvements we were doing around the ground. But the general costs of running a football club are a challenge for all clubs in these strange times.
If YOU want to donate anything to help your club out, you can do it safe online via the “Donate a Ticket” website. You can donate the price of a ticket as many times as you like, or donate a one-off amount of however much suits you – and 100% of the monies donated will go directly to the club.
You can help your club – and many thanks for those who have donated so far!
🎥🎞 MATCH HIGHLIGHTS 🎞🎥
The club’s new official Media Partner, Memories by Movie, will be filming the match & will be posting a highlights package on the club’s YouTube channel.
Meantime, you can watch the highlights of our last match against Beith here:
📆 NEXT FIXTURE 📆
⚽️ Rutherglen Glencairn versus Troon F.C. ⚽️
Saturday 28th November 2020
PDM Buildbase WOSFL Premier Division
Hamish Allan Stadium, Rutherglen G73 1HZ
Kick-off 1.45pm