Talbot were handed a decent draw in the Scottish Cup when they were paired with Wigton & Bladnoch in the second preliminary round draw on Wednesday evening. Talbot will travel to Trammondford Park on the 2nd of September to face a side who finished bottom of the South of Scotland League last season shipping 101 league goals which included an 18-0 loss to Mid-Annandale.
Talbot are no strangers to Trammondford Park visiting the ground on the 13th August 2016 where they won a lackluster match 4-0 thanks to doubles by Mark Shankland and Stephen Wilson, before exiting in the next round to Beith Juniors.
The clubs met again five years ago on the 1st September 2018 at Beechwood with Talbot recording a 10-0 win which proved to be the biggest Scottish Cup win of that particular season. Talbot that season had the historical 1-0 win over Ayr United before bowing out at the 5th round stage losing 4-0 to Hearts at Tynecastle.
What’s remarkable about the Wigton result was the fact that Steven White actually scored in this match. Both games can be watched by clicking on the Talbot website and trawling the seasons on the match drop down.
The full draw for both preliminary rounds are as follows. (WOSL clubs in bold)
Preliminary Round One – Ties due on or around Saturday 12th August
Carnoustie Panmure v Beith Juniors
Abbey Vale v Cupar Hearts
Luncarty v Loch Ness
Culter received a bye into Preliminary Round 2
Preliminary Round Two – Ties due on or around Saturday 2nd September
Broxburn Athletic v Lochee United
Camelon Juniors v Newtongrange Star
Carluke Rovers v Dalbeattie Star
Carnoustie or Beith v Bonnyton Thistle
Creetown v Whitehill Welfare
Culter v Blackburn United
Cumnock Juniors v Girvan
Dunbar United v Vale of Leithen
Easthouses Lily v Threave Rovers
Fort William v Clydebank
Glenafton Athletic v Darvel
Hawick Royal Albert v Golspie Sutherland
Hill of Beath Hawthorn v Tayport
Irvine Meadow XI v Dunipace
Jeanfield Swifts v Abbey Vale or Cupar Hearts
Kilwinning Rangers v Glasgow University
Musselburgh Athletic v Coldstream
Newton Stewart v Luncarty or Loch Ness
Penicuik Athletic v Rutherglen Glencairn
Pollok v Benburb
Preston Athletic v Dundonald Bluebell
Sauchie Juniors v Burntisland Shipyard
St Andrews United v Haddington Athletic
St Cuthbert Wanderers v Dalkeith Thistle
Tynecastle v Hutchison Vale
Wigton & Bladnoch v Auchinleck Talbot
