You wait 81 days for a competitive home match, and then you get three in 7 days! We welcome our old friends from Beith to Portland Park for our fourth WOSFL Premier Division match of the season already.
⚽️ Troon F.C. versus Beith ⚽️
Saturday 2nd August 2025
WOSFL Premier Division
Portland Park, Troon
Kick-off 2pm
Three wins out of three is certainly an encouraging start, but that’s all it is as focus shifts to Saturday’s match. Plenty to be happy about in the matches so far, but always plenty of areas still to improve on as well.
Last season was a fantastic season for the club, even if there was perhaps a little disappointment it didn’t end up in silverware of any kind. But there is certainly a steely determination in the camp to improve on that this season. As a result, this close season has perhaps been more evolution than revolution as we look to tweak what was good last year to go one better.
Beith have seen a real summer of flux, which almost seemed inevitable after Chris Strain stepped down as Manager just before our match in March. A massive number of players departed for pastures new in May, and a strong period of recruitment has followed the appointment of new Manager Michael Dunlop. Now he has the job of moulding the new recruits together into a unit, but with the games coming thick & fast that presents it’s own challenges.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Saturday’s match…
Starting to see the strength of our squad at last, with some of our injured players returning to action & making their presence felt on the park.
Leyton Dunlop & Lewis Lovering both returned to the starting XI on Saturday and made an instant impact on proceedings, Leyton with a double & Lewis with a goal and an assist. Captain Mark Morrison is back to light training on Monday, whilst Jack Sherrie has had great news from his consultant that he doesn’t require surgery after all and can restart training immediately, so hopefully we’ll see him back on the park soon.
Kyle Faulds is still missing with a calf injury for another week or two, and Sam Jamieson is undergoing treatment for an ankle injury sustained against Renfrew in the first league match of the season. Scott McLean is continuing his rehab from his knee reconstruction surgery, he is back to gentle running now & is eyeing a comeback around Hallowe’en.
Third home game in a row, good to get a few games in front of our home supporters & get a bit of momentum going off the park before we embark on a few important away games.
Delighted to be welcoming Beith to Troon once again, a club we always get on very well with & some good people involved behind the scenes, so always welcome at Portland Park. Be interesting to watch them under Michael Dunlop as well, we were very impressed with his Gartcairn side when we played them so look forward to seeing how they fare.
Saturday was a fantastic performance, I thought we were electric in the first half in particular. I don’t think Kilwinning did too much wrong, they certainly started strongly, but I just thought we were excellent. Looking back at the goal clips on young Craig’s Twitter feed (give that a follow, by the way), the goals were all of a really high calibre and that obviously bodes well for the future. We also showed great maturity to see the game out after that and manage proceedings in the second half, taking the opportunity to make a few changes & keep everyone going which is crucial at this stage of the season.
Jimmy Kirkwood (Manager)
| Full Name | Beith Juniors Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | The ‘Cabes or The Mighty |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Ground | Bellsdale Park, Beith |
| Capacity | 2,200 |
| President | Gordon Irving |
| Manager | Michael Dunlop |
| Captain | Ross Davidson |
| 2024-25 | WOSFL Premier Division, 11th from 16 |
⚽️️ ADAM CUMMINS ⚽️
The signing of the 32 year old from Stranraer was a highlight of the summer business for new Manager Mick Dunlop.
The English-born defender, known as “Scouse” for obvious reasons, began his career with Everton before moving to Scotland with Motherwell. He featured 26 times at Fir Park in the SPL before loan moves to Dundee, Stirling Albion & Ayr United. A season in Ireland with Bangor City followed, before spells with Queens Park, Stirling Albion & Stranraer where he was a strong fan’s favourite at each club.
In a summer of change, his experience & leadership will be vital in the new era for Beith.
⚽️️ JAMES FINLAY ⚽️
The 29 year old former East Kilbride winger is the other statement signing of the summer, bringing some flair & an attacking threat to the Bellsdale side.
Began his career with the Ayr United Youth Academy before spells with Rossvale, Kilbirnie Ladeside, Caledonian Locomotives, East Kilbride in the Lowland League and Syngenta & Camelon in the East Region.
Most often found coming off the left flank, but equally comfortable playing through the middle, Finlay is capable of something a little bit special.
© Thanks to Stranraer FC and East Kilbride for their photos
Troon F.C.
| WON | WON | WON | DREW | WON |
| 6-1 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-5 |
| Kilwinning Rangers (H) | St. Cadoc’s (H) | Renfrew (A) | Kilmarnock (H) | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy (A) |
| Sat 2nd August | Wed 30th July | Sat 26th July | Mon 21st July | Sat 19th July |
| WOSFL Premier | WOSFL Premier | WOSFL Premier | Pre-Season Friendly | Pre-Season Friendly |
Beith
| LOST | WON | LOST | DREW | WON |
| 1-0 | 1-0 | 4-3 | 1-1 | 5-1 |
| St. Cadoc’s (A) | Pollok (A) | Port Glasgow (A) | Irvine Meadow (A) | Dalry Thistle (H) |
| Sat 2nd August | Sat 26th July | Sat 19th July | Tues 15th July | Sat 12th July |
| WOSFL Premier | WOSFL Premier | Pre-Season Friendly | Pre-Season Friendly | Pre-Season Friendly |
If you can’t make it along to the game , you can keep up to date with all the latest info via the club’s social media channels:
Live updates from the official Troon F.C. Twitter feed (nope, still not calling it X yet)
- Team news pre-match
- Goal alerts
- News flashes
- Real time alerts
Make sure you follow our NEW feed!
Match news via the official Troon F.C. Facebook page
- Team news pre-match
- Half-time score & update
- Full time results
All news on the club FIRST via the official Troon F.C. WhatsApp Supporter’s Group chat
- Vote for your Man of the Match
- Info on functions & events
- Book your seat on away buses
- Discuss the match with fellow Troon fans!
It was 2 wins out of 2 in the Premier Division for the Seasiders last season with two very impressive performances and no shortage of goals.
HOME MATCH
| Saturday 5th October 2024 | Match Centre |
| TROON FOOTBALL CLUB | WON | Portland Park |
| BEITH | 4-1 | WOSFL Premier |
The first encounter of 2024-25 was a barnstorming affair.
Fraser Malcolm gave the visitors the perfect start with a 6th minute strike, before Leyton Dunlop restored parity only 3 minutes later with a well-worked team goal. Dean Fulton gave the swashbuckling Seasiders’ the lead with another free-flowing move just six minutes later and the same man threatened to extend that lead only a minute or two after that but Stott saved. Beith came back into the match after that without threatening Burgess’ goal, before Stevie Noble controversially saw red in the 29th minute for a second bookable offence. A half-time stramash in the tunnel between both teams really set the temperatures racing!
Beith started the better of the two teams once again, only to find themselves further behind thanks to Sam Jamieson’s 53rd minute goal before Callan Veitch rounded off the scoring in the 57th minute to set Troon on their way to an ultimately comfortable victory.
AWAY MATCH
| Saturday 8th March 2025 | Match Centre |
| BEITH | WON | New Tinto Park |
| TROON FOOTBALL CLUB | 0-5 | WOSFL Premier |
The return match in March was to be another fantastic performance from the Seasiders at Bellsdale, the scene of a few excellent displays for Troon in recent seasons.
Following the shock resignation of Manager Chris Strain during the preceding week, Shaun Dillon was appointed interim Manager with little time to make his mark before the game. After an exciting start to the match, Leyton Dunlop put the visitors ahead after 14 minutes and goals from Kyle Gilroy and Stephen Bronsky saw Troon comfortable at half-time. Mark Morrison and another from Bronsky late on sparked bowling celebrations from the Troon players & secured maximum points.
(before this week’s matches)
| REFEREE: | ||
| Yaser Razouk | ||
| Assistant Referee 1: | Assistant Referee 2: | |
| Declan Lewis | To be appointed |
| Referee Observer: | To be appointed |
Tickets are available at the cash turnstiles at Portland Park:
| Adult: | £10.00 |
| Concession: | £5.00 |
| Under-16: | FREE |
Season Tickets are valid for this game.
You can find out all about the match itself by visiting the match centre both before and after the game, with the team line-ups, scorers & bookings on the specific match page for the fixture.
To visit the match centre, CLICK HERE.
The social club at Portland Park will be open early from 12pm ahead of the 2pm kick-off, and supporters of both clubs are very welcome.
And, indeed, neutrals!
📺 Come early & enjoy the football on the big screen! 📺
| ⏰ 12.30pm | Southampton v Wrexham | (EFL Championship) ⚽️ |
| ⏰ 5.45pm | Rangers v Dundee | (Scottish Premiership) ⚽️ |
The bar close following the conclusion of the 5.30pm match.
Scott will be selling tickets for our half-time draw at the gate before kick-off, and inside the ground throughout the first half for just 50p a ticket.
Our local resident food truck, SCRAN have our hungry supporters covered with their own take on “Football Food” – highly recommended!
They will be open all day on Saturday & will be open til late, selling a variety of hot food & drinks as well as cold drinks.
If you’ve never been to SCRAN before, you really need to watch Blair McNally’s YouTube video after his visit to Portland Park…and SCRAN!
⚽️ Troon F.C. Development Team versus Petershill U20s ⚽️
Friday 8th August 2025
WOSFDL League Cup (Group 6)
Kilwinning Sports Club
Kick-off 7.45pm
Head along & support the Troon stars of tomorrow!
⚽️ Cumnock versus Troon F.C. ⚽️
Wednesday 13th August 2025
WOSFL Premier Division
Townhead Park, Cumnock
Kick-off 7.45pm