| Glenafton Athletic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Glenafton Athletic Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Glens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Loch Park, New Cumnock (Capacity 3400) |
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| Manager | Gordon Dalziel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | SJFA West Premier League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Glenafton Athletic are a Scottish football (soccer) club, based in New Cumnock, Ayrshire. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. New Cumnock is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland in what used to be a coal mining area The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Gordon Dalziel (born 16 March 1962 in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire) is a former Scottish footballer and ex manager of Ayr United Current SJFA Stagecoach Superleague Premier League members The teams competing in the West Superleague Premier League for the 2008-09 season are Arthurlie Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir ʃir̴əxg̊ iɲiɾʲˈaːɾʲ is a Registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, Formed in 1930, their history has been characterised by local success, with some national success too. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
In the early nineties the club made three Scottish Junior Cup finals in a row, but managed to win only one of them.
They have a traditional rivalry with both Auchinleck Talbot and Cumnock Juniors. Auchinleck Talbot are a Scottish junior football club based in Auchinleck, near Cumnock, Ayrshire. Cumnock Juniors FC are a Scottish Football (soccer club based in Cumnock, Ayrshire. The club is based at Loch Park and is considered by many as the best playing surface in Junior football. The 'Glens' compete in the Western Region Junior League. They play in red and white
Recently erected was a stand in dedication to the late Michael Morran, naming it the "Mick Morran Stand". Joining the club in 1961, Mick combined physio and trainer duties, although he was recognised as club physio. He retired in 1996 due to ill health at the age of 78, giving the Glens an incredible 35 year service. He died on 13 March 2007 aged 89. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He is the grandfather of Queen of the South midfielder Paul Burns. Queen of the South is an alternative title for the Queen of Sheba. Paul Burns (born 18 May 1984) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish First Division side Queen
Former Scotland internationalist and Partick Thistle goalkeeper in the 1970s and 1980s, Alan Rough is a former Glenafton manager. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Partick Thistle Football Club are a Scottish professional football club from the city of Glasgow. Alan Roderick Rough (born November 25, 1951 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a Goalkeeper
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Honours
Scottish Junior Cup
- Winners: 1992-93
- Runners-up: 1962-63, 1991-92, 1993-94
Other Honours
- Ayrshire First Division winners: 1934-35, 1958-59, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1982-83, 1992-93, 2001-02
- Ayrshire Cup: 1935-36, 1961-62, 1988-89, 1992-93, 2000-01
- Ayrshire League Cup: 1934-35, 1958-59, 1962-63, 1965-66, 1979-80, 1999-00
- Ayrshire District Cup: 1930-31, 1969-60, 1979-80, 1985-86, 1993-94, 1997-98
- East Ayrshire Cup: 1997-98
- Ayrshire Super Cup: 1997-98
- Rockware League Cup: 2005-06
Notable former managers
- John McStay
- Alan Rough
- Gerry Collins
- Gordon Dalziel
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