Author: IG7

This was our first Saturday home match since playing Rob Roy on 28^th October and the sponsor’s lounge was filled for the visit of Troon.

The club would like to thank Craig Miller & Friends, sponsoring for the first time; Ritchie Sharpe & Friends making a welcome return as sponsors plus our three regular groups, “The Loons”, The Killie Travel Club and Mauchline Bowling Club. Five different players picked up Man of the Match awards demonstrating a great all round team performance as Talbot progressed to the next round of the competition.

Ritchie Sharpe & Friends picked Ross Smith and he is pictured with Ritchie Sharpe & Robbie Garrick.

Craig Miller & Friends picked Connor Boyd and Craig himself presented the award.

The Killie Travel Club award was won by Neill McPherson and presented by Allan Campbell.

The Mauchline Bowling Club award was presented by Liz Watson and won by Aidan Glavin.

The Loons award was won Neil Slooves and presented by Martin Lynch.

The club wishes to thank all our sponsors, your support of the club is greatly appreciated by everyone at Auchinleck Talbot.

Various sponsorship packages are available, contact Colin Chisholm (07929 831057) for further details or to book a place for a future match.

TALBOT NEWSLETTER – Mon 4 December 2023                                                                                                          

Cover Picture shows the Talbot 2014s squad who held their annual presentation at Beechwood Park on Saturday 2nd December. Well done to all the players, coaches and parents.

TALBOT WEEKLY LOTTERY DRAW

Sunday 3 Dec 23                                                                                                                   JACKPOT £700

Numbers: 3-9-11-20          Bonus Ball:  1                                                                             No Jackpot Winners

One £50 Bonus Ball Winner: Scott Smith (Auchinleck)

Sunday 10 Dec 23                                                                                                                 JACKPOT £750

Clients can also pay their lottery direct by bank transfer to:

Auchinleck Talbot FC Lottery:       Account Number: 30633545            Sort Code: 82 – 62 – 00

Promoter: Morton Wright Jnr: 07972 719553

FUNDRAISING CLUB SEASON 2023-24

Payment dates for the new season’s subscriptions are:

 SATURDAY 05 AUGUST 2023                                              SATURDAY 02 SEPTEMBER 2023

SATURDAY 07 OCTOBER 2023                                          SATURDAY 04 NOVEMBER 2023

SATURDAY 02 DECEMBER 2024                                       SATURDAY 06 JANUARY 2024

SATURDAY 03 FEBRUARY 2024                                        SATURDAY 02 MARCH 2024

SATURDAY 06 APRIL 2024                                                  SATURDAY 04 MAY 2024

THE FUNDRAISING CLUB MONTHLY DRAW FOR DECEMBER WAS MADE IN THE TALBOT SOCIAL

ON SUNDAY 3 DECEMBER 2023 – WINNER RYAN KENNEDY MEMBER NUMBER 174 WINS IN-HOUSE MATCH HOSPITALITY FOR TWO

 Should you wish to pay by Direct Debit/Standing Order/Bank Transfer please use the following bank details.

Bank Account details: Clydesdale Bank – Fundraising Club

Account Number: 20638504           Sort Code: 82-62-00 

ATFC WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

TO BE PART THIS GREAT CLUB PLEASE CONTACT:

Henry Dumigan (07929 525494) or Bobby Millar (07926592603)

Fixtures

Sat 9 December 2023

West of Scotland League Cup – Third Round

Auchinleck Talbot FC v Troon FC…….………………………………………………………………………2.00pm

Beechwood Park, Auchinleck

Admission: Adults £8  Concessions £5

SEASON TICKETS NOT VALID FOR THIS MATCH

MATCH SPONSORS: Craig Miller & Friends; Ritchie Sharpe & Friends; Jay Loy & Friends

MATCHBALL SPONSORS: Emerald Contracts and KSD Joiners Ltd. CLUB HOST: Billy Young

MATCH SPONSORSHIP/HOSPITALITY

Spaces are available for both Gold and Silver Level on Saturday 6 January 2024 for the West of Scotland League game against Troon F.C. Anyone interested should contact Colin Chisholm on 07929 831057 as soon as possible.

Sat 16 December 2023

Scottish Junior Cup – Fourth Round

Vale of Leven FC v Auchinleck Talbot FC …………………………………………….1.30pm

Millburn Park, Leven Street, Alexandria G83 0SR

PLAYING STAFF UPDATE

Fraser McMillan will be out on loan to Whitletts Vics for the remainder of this season.

TALBOT WALL EXTENSION 2

The Club has opened an expression of interest list for fans who wish to have their name or the name of a loved one inscribed on a brick on the Talbot Wall. The cost is £30 per Brick.

THE PROCEEDS OF THE ABOVE TALBOT WALL EXTENSION WILL GO TOWARDS THE COST OF REFURBISHMENTS TO OUR LADIES AND DISABLED TOILETS AT BEECHWOOD PARK

Please register your interest with Henry Dumigan by email to [email protected] or by text to 07929525494

CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR DRAW 2023

1^ST PRIZE: £150 CASH

2^ND PRIZE: ATFC £50 MERCHANDISE PACK

3^RD PRIZE: £50 VOUCHER FROM GREGOR ARMOUR (BUTCHER)

4^TH PRIZE: £40 VOUCHER FROM BOSWELL ARMS, AUCHINLECK

5^TH PRIZE: £25 TESCO VOUCHER – 6^TH PRIZE: £25 TESCO VOUCHER

                  7^TH PRIZE: 3 BOTTLE SPIRITS + 3 PACKS OF BEER

             8^TH PRIZE: 2 BOTTLES OF SPIRITS + 2 PACKS OF BEER

9^TH PRIZE: 2 BOTTLES OF SPIRITS – 10^TH PRIZE: 2 PACKS OF BEER

11^TH PRIZE: 1 X 1.5 BOTTLE OF SPIRITS – 12 PRIZE: 1 PACK OF BEER

THE ABOVE DRAW WILL TAKE PLACE IN TALBOT SOCIAL CLUB

SUNDAY 17 DECEMBER 2023

AT 4.00PM

TICKETS £1 EACH – £5.00 PER BOOK

Payment can be made by bank transfer to:

Account Number: 10120422                       Sort Code: 82-62-00

PROMOTER: – MORTON WRIGHT JNR, 102 MAIN STREET, AUCHINLECK AYRSHIRE KA18 2AG

REGISTERED NUMBER 10A, UNDER LOTTERIES & AMUSEMENTS ACT 1976

Fixture secretary Kenny Young has pencilled Saturday the 16th of December for the postponed Scottish Cup trip to Alexandria. Heavy frost put paid to any hopes of football last Saturday when Vale of Leven’s Millburn Park was rock solid as Scotland shivered in sub zero temperatures. This means Talbot’s home league match against Gartcairn will be rescheduled for later on in the season.

The quarter final draw on Friday was kind enough to Talbot by producing a home tie, but it could mean an all Ayrshire match against Hurlford United if Darren Henderson’s men can overcome second division side Caledonian Locomotive’s at Blair Park.

The next round looks set for the 10th of February.

The full draw for the quarter finals is:

Vale of Leven/Talbot v Hurlford United/Caledonian Locomotives,

Darvel/Larkhall Thistle v Lochee United,

Johnstone Burgh/Dundee Downfield v Stonehaven/St Cadocs,

Rothie Rovers/Bellshill v Benburb/Arthurlie

The new Talbot fundraiser “Last Man Standing” kicks off this Saturday with supporters being asked to pit their wits against fellow colleagues as they try to be the last man standing. With admission set at a tenner the fans are asked to pick a side who they think will win this weekend’s EPL matches. The ones that pick a winning side move onto the following week where they have to come up with the goods again. The only problem for the winners is they can’t pick the same team for the rest of the competition until there’s only one person left to take the prize money.

If anybody is interested in joining then get in touch with Jim Dunsmore. With the imminent weather it looks like it might be the only football we will be involved with for a number of weeks.

TALBOT NEWSLETTER – Mon 27 Nov 2023                                                                                                              

              TALBOT WEEKLY LOTTERY DRAW

Sunday 26 Nov 23                                                                                                    JACKPOT £650

Numbers: 1-7-9-18            Bonus Ball: 19                                 No Jackpot or Bonus Ball Winners

Sunday 3 Dec 23                                                                                                     JACKPOT £700

Clients can also pay their lottery direct by bank transfer to:

Auchinleck Talbot FC Lottery:       Account Number: 30633545            Sort Code: 82 – 62 – 00

Promoter: Morton Wright Jnr: 07972 719553

FUNDRAISING CLUB SEASON 2023-24

Payment dates for the new season’s subscriptions are:

 SATURDAY 05 AUGUST 2023                                              SATURDAY 02 SEPTEMBER 2023

SATURDAY 07 OCTOBER 2023                                          SATURDAY 04 NOVEMBER 2023

SATURDAY 02 DECEMBER 2024                                       SATURDAY 06 JANUARY 2024

SATURDAY 03 FEBRUARY 2024                                        SATURDAY 02 MARCH 2024

SATURDAY 06 APRIL 2024                                                  SATURDAY 04 MAY 2024

THE FUNDRAISING CLUB MONTHLY DRAW FOR NOVEMBER WAS MADE IN THE TALBOT SOCIAL

                                                             ON SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER

                                                    WINNER – MEMBER NUMBER 13 – JOHN FLEMING.

Should you wish to pay by Direct Debit/Standing Order/Bank Transfer please use the following bank details.

Bank Account details: Clydesdale Bank – Fundraising Club

Account Number: 20638504           Sort Code: 82-62-00

ATFC WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

TO BE PART THIS GREAT CLUB PLEASE CONTACT:

Henry Dumigan (07929 525494) or Bobby Millar (07926592603)

Fixtures

Sat 2 December 2023

Scottish Junior Cup – Fourth Round

Vale of Leven FC v Auchinleck Talbot FC …………………………………………….1.30pm

Millburn Park, Leven Street, Alexandria G83 0SR

Sat 9 December 2023

West of Scotland League Cup – Third Round

Auchinleck Talbot FC v Troon FC…….………………………………………………………………………2.00pm

Beechwood Park, Auchinleck

Admission: Adults £8  Concessions £5

SEASON TICKETS NOT VALID FOR THIS MATCH

MATCH SPONSORS: The Old Crocks; Craig Miller & Friends; Ritchie Sharpe & Friends; Jay Loy & Friends

MATCHBALL SPONSORS: Emerald Contracts and KSD Joiners Ltd

CLUB HOST: T.B.C.

Sat 16 December 2023

West of Scotland League

Auchinleck Talbot FC v Gartcairn FC…….………………………………………………………………………2.00pm

Beechwood Park, Auchinleck

Admission: Adults £8  Concessions £5

MATCH SPONSORS: Anchor Bar Talbot Supporters Club; Neill McPherson & Friends

MATCHBALL SPONSORS: Emerald Contracts and KSD Joiners Ltd

CLUB HOST: T.B.C.

PLAYING STAFF UPDATE

Ryan Kennedy will be out on loan to Maybole Juniors for one month.

TALBOT WALL EXTENSION 2

The Club has opened an expression of interest list for fans who wish to have their name or the name of a loved one inscribed on a brick on the Talbot Wall. The cost is £30 per Brick.

THE PROCEEDS OF THE ABOVE TALBOT WALL EXTENSION WILL GO TOWARDS THE COST OF REFURBISHMENTS TO OUR LADIES AND DISABLED TOILETS AT BEECHWOOD PARK

Please register your interest with Henry Dumigan by email to [email protected] or by text to 07929525494

Talbot travel to Alexandria next week to take on WOSL Third Division side Vale of Leven in the Scottish Junior Cup 4th Round. This will be  the first ever meeting of the two clubs, and it should attract a decent crowd to the sprawling terraces of Millburn Park. The Vale who were Junior Cup winners back in 1953 when they beat Annbank United 1-0 at Hampden in front of 55,000 have been finding the going a bit tough as they languish in the second bottom tier of the WOSL

They have already disposed of Newmacher, Carluke Rovers and Montrose Roselea in the cup and will be desperate to add a big scalp to this season’s tournament.

The Millburn Park club are steeped in history winning the SFA Scottish cup three times in a row back in the 1800’s.  At the start of  World War Two , Vale Of Leven promptly joined the ranks of the SJFA thus bringing to a final end 67 years of membership of the SFA  an association the club had helped to create. Their first junior match was against Vale of Clyde at Milburn Park in 1940 with the Vale’s proudest junior moment winning the Junior Cup in 1953.

The match has a 1.30 KO due to Millburn Park having no lights.

Last Saturday Troon became the opposition in the Indigo Comms West of Scotland Cup after defeating  Girvan 5-1 at Portland Park. The game takes place on Saturday 9th December with a 2pm KO.

With the South Challenge Cup disappointment from last week firmly behind them Talbot travel to Dunterlie Park to take on Arthurlie in a league match that both sides will be desperate to win. The teams last met on the 9th of September when it looked like Talbot were cruising to the three points after Bryan Boylan and Ross Smith put the “Bot” into a 2-0 lead, but a late relapse let the Barrhead side back into the game when Dylan Dykes pulled one back from the penalty spot and with minutes remaining Sam Greenwood bundled the ball home after sloppy defending from Talbot.

It’s been a tough gig for the “Lee” only gathering four points from a possible fifteen since they last recorded a league win back on the 23rd of September winning 2-1 at Troon. It’s all a far cry from the beginning of the season when they won their opening four league matches but since August they have failed to record a home win at Dunterlie.

Talbot at the moment have one thing on their minds and that is to consolidate a strong position in the league and they know that last weeks performance was not good enough and a similar display will no doubt not be excepted by the travelling support from Auchinleck & district who turned up in large numbers last week at Broxburn.

The fans will indeed be intrigued to see if Tucker tweaks the line up as Jamie Glasgow and Scott Urquhat will be available after being cup tied last week, and with Scott Schoneville  and Tarek Abed back to fitness and Kyle McAvoy probably raring to go after being laid off after a freak injury at Port Glasgow the Talbot faithful will be desperate to see if these players are worthy of a start. . No word on Craig McCracken at the moment, but the rest of the squad look to be fit to go.

The Talbot urge the support to get to Barrhead and get behind the boys as we strive to get away from the relegation zone where unfortunately Arthurlie find themselves at the moment.

TALBOT NEWSLETTER – Mon 20 Nov 2023

TALBOT WEEKLY LOTTERY DRAW
Sunday 19 Nov 23 JACKPOT £600
Numbers: 1-11-19-20 Bonus Ball 2 No Jackpot or Bonus Ball Winners
Sunday 26 Nov 23 JACKPOT £650
Clients can also pay their lottery direct by bank transfer to:
Auchinleck Talbot FC Lottery: Account Number: 30633545 Sort Code: 82 – 62 – 00
Promoter: Morton Wright Jnr: 07972 719553

FUNDRAISING CLUB SEASON 2023-24
Payment dates for the new season’s subscriptions are:
SATURDAY 05 AUGUST 2023                           SATURDAY 02 SEPTEMBER 2023
SATURDAY 07 OCTOBER 2023                        SATURDAY 04 NOVEMBER 2023
SATURDAY 02 DECEMBER 2024                    SATURDAY 06 JANUARY 2024
SATURDAY 03 FEBRUARY 2024                     SATURDAY 02 MARCH 2024
SATURDAY 06 APRIL 2024                               SATURDAY 04 MAY 2024

THE FUNDRAISING CLUB MONTHLY DRAW FOR NOVEMBER WAS MADE IN THE TALBOT SOCIAL ON SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER

WINNER – MEMBER NUMBER 13 – JOHN FLEMING.

Should you wish to pay by Direct Debit/Standing Order/Bank Transfer please use the following bank details.
Bank Account details: Clydesdale Bank – Fundraising Club
Account Number: 20638504 Sort Code: 82-62-00
ATFC WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
TO BE PART THIS GREAT CLUB PLEASE CONTACT
Henry Dumigan (07929 525494) or Bobby Millar (07926592603)

Fixtures
Sat 25 November 2023
West of Scotland League – Premier Division
Arthurlie FC v Auchinleck Talbot FC………………………………………………………………………1.30pm
Dunterlie Park, Carlibar Road, Barrhead G78 1AA

Sat 2 December 2023
Scottish Junior Cup – Fourth Round
Vale of Leven FC v Auchinleck Talbot FC …………………………………………….1.30pm
Millburn Park, Leven Street, Alexandria G83 0SR

TALBOT WALL EXTENSION 2
The Club has opened an expression of interest list for fans who wish to have their name or the name of a loved one inscribed on a brick on the Talbot Wall. The cost is £30 per Brick.
THE PROCEEDS OF THE ABOVE TALBOT WALL EXTENSION WILL GO TOWARDS THE COST OF REFURBISHMENTS TO OUR LADIES AND DISABLED TOILETS AT BEECHWOOD PARK
Please register your interest with Henry Dumigan by email to [email protected] or by text to 07929525494

Shoddy defending and lacklustre attacking saw Talbot exit the South Challenge Cup in an afternoon fraught with schoolboy defending and a red card to boot. The healthy Talbot support left Albyn Park wondering if they had been put out the cup by a half decent side or whether their performance merited such a disappointing result. Read all the match reports, tap into the match stats and watch the video of a day the Talbot Army would like to forget. Click on match reports.