A season which promised so much ended in disappointment for the Glens. A great run in the Scottish Junior Cup saw the Glens drawn at home to Kilsyth Rangers in the 5th Round at Connel Park, on 27th January 1957. A double from Roy Thorburn earned the Glens a replay but Kilsyth ran out 3-1 winners at Duncansfield, and the wee 'Gers  went on to the final where they lost out narrowly to Banks O' Dee.

The Glens were still very much in the hunt for the Western South Division title but lost out 2-1 to nearest challengers Talbot at Beechwood, and could only take 2 points from their last 4 games allowing the Talbot to win the title by 5 points - which would prove to be Talbot's last honour for 20 years. This also proved to be the last season in the Junior ranks for Ayr Newton Rovers.

Leading goalscorer Danny McCulloch was capped for Scotland Juniors and scored in the 3-1 victory over Wales at Tynecastle. Danny also played in the 3-1 defeat of Republic of Ireland at 
Tolka Park on Friday 25th March, where the team was -

Scotland Juniors: Thomson (Perthshire), McFarlane (Petershill), Mochan (Kilsyth Rangers), Warrneder (Banks O' Dee), Gwynne (Larkhall Thistle), Higgins (Newtongrange), Ewan (Banks O'Dee), Colrain and Gillespie (Duntocher Hibs), McCulloch (Glenafton Athletic), Ormond Bo'ness United.


Danny stepped up to the Senior ranks at the end of the season and signed for Falkirk.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Photo Courtesy of Roddie Currie

Glenafton Athletic vs. Kilsyth Rangers
5th Round Scottish Junior Cup
 Back row: R Murray, McNaught, Carruthers, Jackson, Stirling and Templeton.
Front Row: Cathcart, Donnelly, Thorburn, McCulloch and Graham

SEASON SNIPPETS

John Balfour

Season A/B Registered Cancelled Forename Surname Goals LG LG_C SCO WOS AYR WLC IDC VT LOB
1956-57 A 01/08/56   John  Balfour 2 2                
1956-57 A 08/10/56   John Brewster 1     1            
1956-57 A 05/10/56   Arthur Brockwell 6 3             3  
1956-57 A 11/09/56   Richard Carruthers 0                  
1956-57 A 29/05/56   John Cathcart 24 17   3       2 1 1
1956-57 A 11/02/07   Patrick Crolla 0                  
1956-57 A 23/11/56   James Donnelly 4 2   2            
1956-57 A 29/04/57   Thomas Frew 0                  
1956-57 B 31/08/56 09/11/56 Allan Goldie 0                  
1956-57 A 29/05/56   Thomas Graham 13 6   2   1 2 1   1
1956-57 B 07/08/56 11/12/56 John Hamilton 0                  
1956-57 B 22/05/56   William Hume 0                  
1956-57       Robert Jackson 3 3                
1956-57 A 25/10/56   John Kennan 0                  
1956-57       Danny  McCulloch 27 18   7     1   1  
1956-57 A 13/08/56 31/01/57 David McDonald 1 1                
1956-57 A 29/05/56   John McNaught 0                  
1956-57 A 01/08/56   Robert Murray 1     1            
1956-57 A 07/08/56   Lachlan  Rogerson 0                  
1956-57 A 01/08/56   John Smith 0                  
1956-57 A 10/11/56   John Stirling 2 2                
1956-57 A 31/08/56   James Templeton 0                  
1956-57 A 22/05/56   Robert Thorburn 15 5   5 2       3  
1956-57 A 27/04/57   Colin Wark 1               1  
1956-57 A   13/12/56 George Weir 5 5                
1956-57         X_? 7 3             4  
1956-57         X_Own Goal 2 2                
1957-58 A 27/07/57   John Brewster 2 1           1    
1957-58 A 26/06/57   John Cathcart 20 17     2   1      
1957-58         Connelly 2 2                
1957-58 B 20/08/57 01/02/58 James Crawford 0                  
1957-58 A   12/04/58 Patrick Crolla 0                  
1957-58 A 02/07/57 01/02/58 Andrew Dickson 0                  
1957-58 A 31/05/57   Thomas Frew 0                  
1957-58 B 12/03/58   James Garret 8 3     1 4        
1957-58 A 09/08/57   Robert Gass 2 2                
1957-58 A 07/08/57   James Gillespie 26 18   2   4 2      
1957-58 A 31/05/57   Ian Jackson 0                  
1957-58       Robert Jackson 7 4     1 1 1      
1957-58         Jamieson 1 1                
1957-58         Kelly 1 1                
1957-58 A 07/08/57   John Mackenzie 0                  
1957-58         McCaig 5 4     1          
1957-58 A 31/05/57   William McGill 0                  
1957-58 A 13/08/57   John McNaught 0                  
1957-58 A 09/08/57   Lawrence Moffat 23 12   1 1 3 2 3 1  
1957-58 A 31/05/57   Robert Murray 0                  
1957-58       Robert Paterson 3 2     1          
1957-58       Lachlan  Rogerson 1 1                
1957-58 B 02/07/57   James Sloan 0                  
1957-58 A 30/08/57 13/02/58 Denis Smith 15 9     3   2 1    
1957-58 A 29/05/57   James Templeton 0                  
1957-58         X_Newman 2 2                
1958-59 A 09/07/58   Samuel Boyd 1           1      
1958-59 B 03/09/58   Henry Boyle 0                  
1958-59 B 01/09/58   Hugh Clifford 0                  
1958-59 A 08/07/58   John Dickie 6 6                
1958-59 A 09/07/58   Robert Douglas 31 7 1     5 8 3 7  
1958-59 B 10/12/58   James Frew 0                  
1958-59 B 23/05/58 31/07/58 James Garret 0                  
1958-59 A 29/10/58   Robert Gass 0                  
1958-59 A 28/05/58   James Gillespie 3 2           1    
1958-59 A 12/11/58   Thomas Graham 2 2                
1958-59 B 28/05/59   Charles Healey                    
1958-59 B 23/05/58 13/02/58 William Hume 1 1                
1958-59 B 03/12/58   John Lobban 5 4           1    
1958-59 A 22/05/58   John Mackenzie 3 2           1    
1958-59 B 23/05/58 13/09/58 George Martin 0                  
1958-59       Danny  McCulloch 21 8       3 4 1 5  
1958-59 B 02/06/59   William McLeish 4           2 1 1  
1958-59 A 16/02/58   John McNaught 1 1                
1958-59 A 23/05/58   Lawrence Moffat 55 34 2     6 6 4 3  
1958-59 A 26/05/58   Robert Murray 4 4                
1958-59 B 23/05/58   Robert Paterson 2         1 1      
1958-58 B 08/04/59   James Phillips                    
1958-59 A 18/06/58   Lachlan  Rogerson 0                  
1958-59 A 25/09/58   James  Scott 8 5   1         2  
1958-59 A 12/08/58   Alexander Selkirk 4 4                
1958-59 B 30/05/59   James Wallace                    
1958-59 A 07/07/58   John Wallace 6 2       1 1 1 1  
1958-59 A 08/07/58   Andrew Weir 2 2                
          X_Own Goal 1 1                
          X_? 2 2                

John Brewster

Arthur Brockwell

John Cathcart

Bert Jackson

Allan Goldie

Thomas Graham

George Weir

William Hume

James Donnelly

John Kennan

Danny McCulloch

David McDonald

John McNaught

Bert Murray

Lachlan Rogerson

John Smith

John Stirling

James Templeton

Roy Thorburn

Colin Wark

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Richie Carruthers

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Patrick Crolla

Thomas Frew

John Hamilton

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1956/57
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Glenafton Honours

Western League Champions
Irvine Meadow

Western League South Winners
Auchinleck Talbot

Scottish Junior Cup
 Banks O'Dee 1 Kilsyth Rangers 0

West of Scotland Cup
 Lesmahagow 2 Baillieston 1

Ayrshire Cup
Largs Thistle 3 Irvine Meadow 1

Irvine & District Cup
Largs Thistle 2 Irvine Meadow 2
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Danny McCulloch
Scotland vWales
Ireleand v Scotland

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Danny McCulloch to Falkirk

 

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