Cumnock Juniors Football Club are a Scottish

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club based in

Cumnock Cumnock (Scottish Gaelic: ''Cumnag'') is a town and former civil parish located in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The town sits at the confluence of the Glaisnock Water and the Lugar Water. There are three neighbouring housing projects which lie j ...

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. ''The Nock'' play their home games at Townhead Park and compete in the

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History

Birthed in 1912, they have a history of local and national success. Their nearest neighbours and rivals are Auchinleck Talbot. Both have shared many a hard-fought battle on the field. These matches are often looked upon as Junior football's equivalent to the "Old Firm" with passionate supporters from both sides. This rivalry has become less competitive over the years due to how much better Talbot are, this was proven in their most recent match-up being a 4–0 win for Talbot at Beechwood Park although Cumnock won the most important meeting of that season by beating Talbot on the way to winning the Scottish Junior cup in 2023. In the 1970s and 1980s this game would often attract a crowd of around 6000; although it has dwindled a bit over the years, the respect and rivalry is still noticeable. A Scottish Junior Cup tie between the two sides in the mid-1970s attracted well over 8000 spectators. Cumnock won 2–1. A "senior" team based in Cumnock also competed in the 19th century and participated in the early years of the

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Paul Burns. Tony McInally has been the manager of the club since November 2019. In 2020, Cumnock moved from the SJFA, to join the pyramid system in Scottish football as one of the inaugural members of the

. On 10 October 2020, the club announced they would not be participating in the inaugural season of the West of Scotland League due to concerns relating to the

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pandemic. The two main factors cited were the health and wellbeing of players under the guidelines and fans not being able to attend games.

Current squad

Coaching staff

Honours

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*Winners: 1978–79, 1988–89,

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* Runners-up: 1949–50, 2007–08

Other honours

* Ayrshire Cup (7): 1915–16, 1917–18, 1948–49, 1980–81, 1989–90, 2007–08, 2009–2010 * Ayrshire District Cup (5): 1971–72, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1989–90, 2002–03 * Ayrshire First Division winners (11): 1935–36, 1936–37, 1952–53, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1995–96, 1997–98 * Ayrshire League Cup (15): 1936–37, 1948–49, 1952–53, 1966–67, 1970–71, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2001–02 * Ayrshire Second Division winners: 1994–95 * Ayrshire Super Cup: 1988–89, 1995–96, 1996–97 *Cumnock & Doon Cup: 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89 *East Ayrshire Cup: 1995–96

References

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* {{SJFA West Region Football clubs in Scotland Scottish Junior Football Association clubs Association football clubs established in 1912 Football in East Ayrshire 1912 establishments in Scotland West of Scotland Football League teams Cumnock