CLUB HISTORY
04 Jun 2007

CUMNOCK JUNIORS YOUTH FOOTBALL CLUB WAS FOUNDED IN 1993 AND ORIGINALLY WAS NAMED CUMNOCK JUNIORS BOYS CLUB.THE NAME HOWEVER WAS CHANGED IN 2001 TO REFLECT THE FACT THAT GIRLS COULD ALSO PARTICIPATE AT CERTAIN AGES.
THE IDEA TO START THE CLUB WAS THE BRAINCHILD OF ROBERT AND ANNA WILSON WHO COULD SEE THAT MANY YOUNGSTERS DIDN'T GET THE CHANCE TO PLAY FOOTBALL BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ENOUGH TEAMS.ROBERT AND ANNA SOON GOT OTHERS INTERESTED IN THEIR PLANS AND SET UP A FOUNDING COMMITTEE.AFTER A LOT OF HARD WORK THE CLUB WAS FORMED WITH THREE TEAMS AT UNDER 10,11 AND 12.WITH THE SEASON ALREADY UNDERWAY THESE TEAMS WERE MADE UP OF BOYS WHO DIDN'T HAVE TEAMS.IN THE BEGINNING THEY PLAYED FRIENDLY GAMES AGAINST OTHER BOYS CLUBS AND EVEN SCHOOL TEAMS.
THEN IN SEASON 1994-95 THESE TEAMS WERE ENTERED INTO THE WEST OF SCOTLAND YOUTH LEAGUE FOR THE FIRST TIME AT AGE UNDER 11,12 AND 13.
THE CLUB HAS CONTINUED TO GROW OVER THE YEARS AND IN SEASON 2010-2011 WILL HAVE TEN TEAMS,SIX AT 7-A-SIDE NON-COMPETITIVE FOOTBALL AND TWO AT 11-A-SIDE AND TWO LADIES TEAMS.
ANNA AND ROBERT HAVE NOW RETIRED FROM THEIR POSTS AS PRESIDENT AND TREASURER RESPECTIVELY.
BUT TWO FOUNDER MEMBERS WHO STILL REMAINS ACTIVE IN THE CLUB ARE DEREK KING AND JOHN RONALD.DEREK IS NOW THE CLUB TREASURER, HAVING PREVIOUSLY BEEN SECRETARY FROM 1994 TO AUGUST 2009.DEREK IS ALSO MANAGER OF A TEAM.
AS WELL AS BEING INVOLVED WITHIN THE CLUB, DEREK IS ALSO AN EXECUTIVE MEMBER OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE AS A MATCH SECRETARY FOR UNDER 13, 14 & 15'S AND DEVELOPMENT FOOTBALL CO-ORDINATOR FOR AGE GROUPS 8-11.
JOHN IS THE CLUBS GROUNDSMAN, A LOYAL SERVANT WHO IS UP EARLY ON MATCHDAYS DOING THE TASK WE ALL HATE....PUTTING THE GOAL NETS UP! JOHN CARRIES THE PORTABLE 7-A-SIDE GOALS 400 YARDS OR SO TO THE PARKS AND SETS THEM UP.HE THEN PREPARES THE 11-A-SIDE PITCH.HE SPECTATES AT ALL THE HOME GAMES THEN CARRIES THE GOALS BACK DOWN AGAIN.......A REAL GEM! THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE SERVED THE CLUB WELL OVER THE YEARS.SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN YEARS OF THEIR TIME BEFORE MOVING ON OR RETIRING.
THERE ARE INDEED TOO MANY PEOPLE TO MENTION WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO OUR CLUB.THE FUTURE OF CLUBS LIKE OURS DEPENDS HEAVILY ON THE COUNTLESS HOURS OF TIME GIVEN VOLUNTARILY BY MANAGERS,COACHES AND COMMITTEE.A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO EVERYONE CONNECTED WITH THE CLUB PAST AND PRESENT,PLAYERS, THEIR PARENTS, MANAGERS, COACHES, COMMITTEE AND SPONSORS.
IN 2001 APPLICATIONS WERE SUCCESSFULLY MADE TO THE MINERALS TRUST AND SPORTSCOTLAND FOR GRANT AID TO UPGRADE OUR CHANGING FACILITIES. OVER �50,000 WAS RAISED THROUGH GRANT AID AND CLUB FUNDRAISERS TO BUILD AN EXTENSION WITH SHOWERS AND TOILETS.THIS WORK WAS COMPLETED IN 2003.
IN 2010 THE CLUB SUCCESSFULLY WENT THROUGH THE SFA QUALITY MARK PROCESS AND WERE AWARDED THE SFA QUALITY MARK STANDARD AWARD.
THE CLUB HAS ITS OWN CHANGING PAVILION AND PLAY AT THE FLUSHES,BARSHARE,CUMNOCK.OUR CLUB COLOURS ARE BLACK AND WHITE.