Troon play our first game under the floodlights this season as we travel to Townhead Park in Cumnock on Wednesday night.
⚽️ Cumnock versus Troon F.C. ⚽️
Wednesday 29th September 2021
PDM Buildbase WOSFL Premier Division
Townhead Park, Cumnock
Kick-off 7.30pm
The rollercoaster ride of following Troon continued on Saturday with a sterling 1-0 win over Hurlford following a defeat away to Benburb and an amazing 13-0 win over Mid Annandale in the South Challenge Cup.
It’s a hugely important week for the club this week and, having started off perfectly with a win over Hurlford, we have two tough away trips starting off with Cumnock.
A massively talented Cumnock squad have had their ups & downs this season as well, with 6 wins and 6 defeats in their 12 league games to date so far. They now sit in 10th position, 3 places ahead of Troon in the table, and with two games in hand.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Wednesday’s match…
For the first time in a long-time, we have very nearly a full squad for this match. Sam McCloskey & Jaime Gallagher are slight doubts, but are expected to be fine for the match.
Of our long-term absentees, Mark Morrison (knee) remains out. Ross McCrea is working on his rehabilitation after a setback following surgery on his cruciate knee injury, all things going well we hope to welcome him back into the side at the turn of the year. Todd Henderson is is grafting very hard indeed as he recovers from surgery on his knee injury & he is targeting a return to training very soon.
Delighted with the win on Saturday. It was the perfect response from the players, to a man they were magnificent. Real squad effort and hopefully bodes well for the future.
Really looking forward to taking on Cumnock and Tony (McInally), someone who I have a ton of respect for and has been a great guide for me as an upcoming Coach/Manager.
Similar to ourselves, they have been crippled with injuries but they have a talented squad and we know how tough a test it will be. Hopefully, the points will be returning to Portland Park.
Dean Keenan (Assistant Manager)
⚽️️ SMART OSADOLOR ⚽️
A man of many clubs, the 30 year old has hit the ground running with Cumnock since joining from Elgin City in July.
The tall centre-forward, who has 32 senior goals in just over a hundred appearances, is a danger to any opponent.
⚽️ ALAN MURDOCH ⚽️
In a squad of many “weel kent faces” 28 year old centre-back Alan has been a rock & a regular since Tony McInally was appointed.
The former Ayr United Academy graduate, another former Albion Rovers player, is a very under-rated player who goes about his business with confidence & assurance.
Cumnock
| LOST | v | Formartine United | (H) | 1-5 | Saturday 25th September 2021 |
| DRAW | v | Formartine United | (A) | 2-2 | Saturday 18th September 2021 |
| WIN | v | Darvel | (A) | 0-1 | Saturday 11th September 2021 |
| LOST | v | Auchinleck Talbot | (H) | 2-3 | Saturday 4th September 2021 |
| WIN | v | Kilwinning Rangers | (H) | 1-0 | Saturday 21st August 2021 |
Troon F.C.
| WIN | v | Hurlford United | (H) | 1-0 | Saturday 25th September 2021 |
| LOST | v | Benburb | (A) | 5-1 | Saturday 18th September 2021 |
| WIN | v | Mid Annandale | (H) | 13-0 | Saturday 11th September 2021 |
| LOST | v | Rossvale | (A) | 2-0 | Saturday 4th September 2021 |
| DRAW | v | Beith | (H) | 0-0 | Saturday 28th August 2021 |
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: @Troon_FC
- Team news pre-match
- Goal alerts
- News flashes
- Real time alerts
Match news via the official Troon F.C. Facebook page
- Team news pre-match
- Half-time score & update
- Full time results
Troon and Cumnock didn’t face each other during the 2020-21 season, which was eventually declared null & void due to the Covid-19 lockdown.
In our first encounter of 2019-20, the teams played out an exciting 1-1 draw in August 2019 at Portland Park thanks to strikes from Evan Maley & Jordan Banks.
The return match in March was postponed & eventually cancelled after the first national lockdown was announced just the night before.
📆 PDM BUILDBASE WOSFL PREMIER FIXTURES – WEDNESDAY 29th SEPTEMBER 2021 📆
(before this weekend’s matches)
Referee: David Ingram
Assistant Referee One: Alan Grainger
Assistant Referee Two: Gary Train
Referee Observer: To be appointed
For travelling supporters, follow the Google Map below for directions to Townhead Park.
Unfortunately, there will not be an official supporters bus this week, due to ongoing Covid constraints on clubs.
Tickets are available at the turnstiles at Townhead Park:
| Adult: | £7.00 |
| Concession: | £4.00 |
A detailed match report will be posted in the match centre after the game, with the team line-ups, scorers, bookings & some match photos, on the specific match page for the fixture.
To visit the match centre, CLICK HERE.
The club’s official Media Partner, Memories by Movie, will be attending the match, enjoying a night at the football right in the middle of wedding season! Highlights of the match will be posted after the game.
In the meantime, you can watch the highlights of a previous encounter between Troon and Cumnock, played in January 2017 at Portland Park here:
Match photographs, courtesy of the club’s new official photographer JP, will be available to view later in the week after the game!
His last album from last weekend’s match against Mid Annandale, is below:
⚽️ Troon Development Team versus Auchinleck Talbot U20s ⚽️
Friday 1st October 2021
Scottish Lowland Development League (Conference F)
QMA Sports Campus, Ayr
Kick-off 8pm
⚽️ Irvine Meadow XI versus Troon F.C. ⚽️
Saturday 2nd October 2021
PDM Buildbase WOSFL Premier Division
Meadow Park, Irvine
Kick-off 2pm