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It’s been three years since the Talbot and Penicuik locked horns for the The Adam Montgomery/Barony Colliery Trophy with the Beechwood side the current holders. The friendly has lost out to the covid situation in current seasons, but really has been played for in stops and starts since 2008.

The trophy was donated by the late Adam Montgomery who originally came from Ayshire before moving East where he became Labour councillor and provost for Penicuik. He was a Kilmarnock supporter who had a soft spot for the Juniors hence his two favourite teams being Penicuik and Talbot.

Talbot won the first game 6-0 at Penicuik in 2008 with all the goals being scored in the second half, and from then on the pairing of the teams was sporadic, the only game played at Beechwood being a 7-1 win for Talbot in 2013.

The trophy was last played for in 2018 with Talbot winning 4-1, McIntosh putting the Cuikie ahead before Kemp, Waite, Donovan and Shankland got on the scoresheet. Covid saw the trophy resting in the Talbot cabinet until this recent re-match.

The match will be refereed by Calum Haswell and will be joined on the line by Ian Hart and Christopher Costello

MATCH DETAILS

ADMISSION CHARGE £4 TO THE ABOVE GAME WILL BE BY TICKET ONLY, GATES OPEN 1.30PM AND CLOSE 2.15 TILL THE END OF THE GAME. SHOULD YOU REQUIRE TO EXIT THE GROUND DURING THE GAME PLEASE CONTACT A STEWARD.

·       MAXIMUM 250 TICKETS FOR HOME FANS ONLY

·       ON PURCHASE YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONFIRM YOU NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS FOR TRACK & TRACE PURPOSES. SEASON TICKETS NOT VALID ALTHOUGH HOLDERS WILL GAIN AUTOMATIC ENTRY WITH PAYMENT OF ADMISSION CHARGE.

·       MATCH TICKET NOT TRANSFERABLE

·       ACCESS TO THE GROUND WILL BE AT THE SOCIAL CLUB END

·       THE SOCIAL CLUB OPENS AT 12 NOON & WILL BE FOR MEMBERS ONLY. YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN IN ON ARRIVAL & IF YOU PLAN TO RETURN AFTER THE GAME YOUR SEAT WILL BE RESERVED TO ALLOW SOCIAL CLUB OFFICIALS CONTROL. BE PATIENT AS EVERYONE ENTERING IS REQUIRED TO SIGN IN. STRICTLY TABLE SERVICE ONLY SO NO NEED TO STAND AT THE BAR. MASKS TO BE WORN ON ENTRY/EXIT/ GOING TO THE TOILET.

·       TEA BAR AND MERCHANDISE SHOPS BOTH OPEN

PLEASE OBSERVE SOCIAL DISTANCING AT ALL TIMES

Talbot take on Montrose Roselea in the Scottish Junior Cup 1st Round after the draw was made at Lochee United. The tie is scheduled for the week commencing 21st August and it will be the first time the clubs have met since 1987 where Talbot ran out 5-2 winners at Montrose FC’s Links Park.

The winners will be faced with a trip to either Carluke Rovers or Sunnybank in the second round.The full draw for both rounds are:

After a lot of blood sweat and tears by the club we have been awarded our Scottish Football Association membership which will come into effect on the 20^th July after the association AGM. Our membership means that we are eligible for promotion in the Scottish tier system as well as having instant entry into the Scottish Cup.

The club along with the Beechwood Regeneration Committee and independent volunteers  worked hard to upgrade our beloved Beechwood Park, but let’s not forget  a lot of the work needed to gain our license was done behind the scenes. Thanks to the sterling work by Campbell Peden and his hard working colleagues the final acts needed to put the club into the association were finalised only a few months ago.

It seems strange that when the death knell was ringing for the Juniors, Talbot were one of the remaining club’s who were vocal about the change and still wanted to be part of the SJFA. With the wind of change blowing fiercely throughout Scottish non-league football the club has to be applauded for Embracing the Future and striving to better themselves in this new dawning.

The club would like to thank everybody who volunteered their service to the upgrade of our ground and all the supporters who financially backed all our ventures. Without the club, its sponsors and the magnificent Talbot Army all this work to help Talbot progress would be little more than a pipe dream.

TALBOT NEWSLETTER – MON 28 June 2021

Pre-Season Friendly Match:

Sat 10 July: The Adam Montgomery/Barony Colliery Trophy

Auchinleck Talbot FC v Penicuik Athletic

Beechwood Park, Auchinleck………………………………………………………….2.00pm Kick Off

• ADMISSION CHARGE £4 TO THE ABOVE GAME WILL BE BY TICKET ONLY.
• MAXIMUM 250 TICKETS FOR HOME FANS ONLY
• ON PURCHASE YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO CONFIRM YOU NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS FOR TRACK & TRACE PURPOSES
• TICKET NOT TRANSFERABLE
• SEASON TICKETS NOT VALID, HOLDERS WILL GAIN AUTOMATIC ENTRY.
• ACCESS TO THE GROUND WILL BE AT THE SOCIAL CLUB END
• ACCESS TO THE SOCIAL CLUB WILL BE FOR MEMBERS ONLY
• PLEASE OBSERVE SOCIAL DISTANCING AT ALL TIMES
• FULL DETAILS OF TICKET SALES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS.

TALBOT THANKS

Auchinleck Talbot FC wishes to thank Daw & Sadie Clelland for their recent generous donation towards our Development Fund. Their continued support is very much appreciated by all at the Club

MERCHANDISE SALES – UPDATE

We are also able to do voucher letters for gifts to any value you wish….

Visual Images of our new Kit will be available soon on our website www.auchinlecktalbot.com and social media outlets.

CONTACT MORTON WRIGHT JNR: 07972 719553 FOR DETAILS AFTER 7PM

AUCHINLECK TALBOT FC FUNDRAISING CLUB 2020-21

The Club wishes to thank Fundraising Club members for their loyal support over the past year, we will produce our yearly report  in the near future.

                    Summary of Fundraising Club Benefits offered by ATFC

• 10% DISCOUNT ON SEASON TICKET AND MERCHANDISE ITEMS.
• NORMAL HOSPITALITY DAY AT THE END OF EVERY SEASON + FOR SEASON 2019-20 WHENEVER RESTRICTIONS ARE EASED SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW (NON TRANSFERABLE & MEMBERS ONLY)
• MONTHLY DRAW FOR CORPORATE IN HOUSE BUFFET MATCH HOSPITALITY FOR 4 MEMBERS (MUST HAVE MINIMUM LATEST YEAR’S SUBSCRIPTION FULLY PAID OR A NEW MEMBER SIGNED UP FOR CONTINUOUS MONTHLY £10 PAYMENTS) NON TRANSFERABLE MEMBERS ONLY AND QUALIFY ONLY ONCE PER SEASON. BACKDATED TO AUGUST 2020                To join please contact the following Officials:

Henry Dumigan (07929525494/[email protected]/Bobby Millar (07771508907/[email protected])

Talbot held on to the Hugh Blair Trophy after a tousy battle with hosts Neilston at Brig O’ Lea park

on Saturday. It was a match that saw both keepers being void of any saves to make as both sides nulified each other which resulted in a poor game overall.

Playing down the slope Neilston were the quickest out the traps forcing three corners in the opening five minutes, but these were well dealt with by the Talbot defence, On 8 minutes Talbot won their first corner which was cleared into the path of Bain but his speculative shot was well past the goals.

Neilston were dealt a blow on 16 minutes when their experienced defender Doyle had to go off with an injury he had picked up after a tussle with Samson, and was replaced by Haggerty who had just featured in the Development match an hour earlier. Two minutes later the first clear cut chance fell to the home side when a cross into the box by Bulger was missed by the Talbot defence but although managing to fashion an opening Jones miss hit his effort and it trundled into the hands of Leishman,

Neilston keeper Digney took a sore one on 27 minutes when he collided with McDowall as both players had an eye on the ball when Shanland whipped in a superb cross. A minute later Talbot looked to have taken the lead when Craig McCracken headed a Shankland corner off the underside of the bar where it looked to be well over the line before being cleared by Halliday. With no official linesmen in place the referee waved play on.

The game decended into a door midfield battle after this with both sides defending well, but failing to create many chances. The last real bit of action was when Shankland again found the head of McCracken but his diving headed went a couple of feet past the post.

At the start of the second half Talbot replaced Healy, Pearson, Boyd, Samson and McDowall with Robbie McCracken, White, Glasgow, Boylan and Armstrong. While the home side swapped McLaughlan with Fletcher.

The second half was hardly started when the first talking point emereged when McPherson and Brophy both went for a loose ball which resulted in the Talbot man picking up a yellow card as the Neilston player went through a series of rolls and screams, before playing on minutes later, much to the disgust of the travelling support.

Ten minutes into the second half Boylan cut down the right wing before sending in a delightful ball which was missed by a couple of Talbot players who actually got in each others way. Willie Lyle was next in the book when he swept the feet from Haddow as the player tried to set up an attack. Things were now getting fiesty with R. McCracken and Stirling squaring up to each other, and minutes later the Talbot youngster was in the book after fouling Loughlin.

Shortly after Boylan and Bain split the home defence with a break down the right wing but when the cross came over White was unable to stear his header toward the target. The breathrough came in the 72 minutes thanks to some neat play by Boylan where he picked the ball up in the box before smashing it past the keeper and a number of players.

This was to be the last real action of any note as Talbot weathered a late Neilston comeback where tension again rose with Brophy going into the book for mouthing after Fletcher had the ball in the net but he was well offside.

All in it was a good win in a match with few chances, but no doubt it was a good work out by both sides.

Leishman, Bain, Lyle, McPherson, C.McCracken, Healy, Pearson. Boyd, Samson, Shankland, McDowall. SUBS: R.McCracken, White, Glasgow, Boylan, Armstrong, Hewitt.

Talbot face Neilston FC hoping to retain the Hugh Blair Trophy this Sat 26 June at Brig O Lea Stadium, Neilston. It’s hoped that supporters will be allowed to attend the match due to the country slowly emerging from lock down, but at the moment due to restrictions the crowd capacity could be set at 250.

Talbot are the current holders of the Hugh blair trophy after defeating Neilston 2-0 back in July 2019, where late goals by Keir Samson and Aiden Wilson were enough to give Talbot the win.

The Farmer Boys have been strengthing their squad as the new season looms and have already bagged the Kenny Hay pre-season trophy which the won 5-4 in a two legged affair against old rivals Arthurlie.