Annbank United - Official Website

Annbank United Junior Football Club hail from the small former mining village of Annbank in South Ayrshire. They play at New Pebble Park, which was opened on 13th August 1949. Annbank play in the Stagecoach West of Scotland League Ayrshire District League of the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region and are know as "The Bankies" or the "White Brigade".

In 1895 Annbank F.C.(Senior side) become the first team to win the Scottish Qualifying Cup having previously in 1891/92 and 1892/93 won the Ayrshire League. In 1939, Annbank United J.F.C were formed. Annbank United won there first major trophy in 1940/41 winning the Ayrshire Cup. There biggest achievement to date was reaching the Scottish Junior Cup final in 1952-53 being beaten 1-0 by Vale of Leven at Hampden Park, the full run of results can be seen below. Since then Annbank have picked up a number of trophies in the junior game but both the West of Scotland Cup and Junior Cup are still missing from there honours list. The last trophy the team won was the South Ayrshire Cup in 1997-98.

Honours
Scottish Junior Cup runners-up: 1952-53
Ayrshire Second Division winners: 1989-90
Western League (Southern) winners: 1948-49
Ayrshire (Ayrshire Weekly Press) Cup winners: 1940-41, 1943-44, 1945-46
Ayrshire League (Rockware Glass) Cup winners: 1987-88
Kyle & Carrick Cup winners: 1984-85, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1990-91, 1992-93
South Ayrshire Cup winners: 1997-98
Ayrshire Super Cup winners: 1987-88
Western League Cup winners: 1942-43, 1943-44
Ayrshire Consolation Cup winners: 1951-52, 1955-56
Irvine & District Cup winners: 1943-44
Moore Trophy: 1954-55
Vernon Cup winners: 1951-52, 1955-56

During the 1951-52 season, 11,007 people decended upon New Pebble Park for a Junior Cup match against Kilbirnie Ladeside, to this day this is still the club's record home attendance.

The club's record win was scored in 1941/42 beating Troon ASCL in the Irvine & District Cup semi final 12-1. The record was equalied in the 2011/12 season when Annbank beat Craigmark 12-1 in a Ardagh Glass Cup - Section 3 match. The club's record defeat is 13-0 against Kilwinning in the 1998/99 Ayrshire Regional Junior League.

Run to the 1952/53 cup final
First Round - Annbank 2-1 Dalry
Second Round - Ardeer Recreation 3-5 Annbank
Third Round - Annbank 6-3 Bridgeton Waverley
Fourth Round - Annbank 1-1 Loanhead Mayflower; Replay - Loanhead 2-2 Annbank; 2nd Replay - Annbank 3-1 Loanhead
Fifth Round - Sunnybank 2-2 Annbank; Replay - Annbank 3-0 Sunnybank
Quarter Final - Annbank 2-2 Crossgates; Replay - Crossgates 2-2 Annbank; 2nd Replay - Annbank 3-0 Crossgates
Semi Final - Annbank 2-2 Arniston; Replay - Annbank 4-2 Arniston
Final - Annbank 0-1 Vale of Leven

Notable former players
Archie Glen - Aberdeen             Kenny Wilson - Ayr Utd
Billy Price - Airdrie & Celtic        Billy Brown - Ayr Utd
Peter Balfour - Partick Thistle    Niall Tyson - Ayr Utd
Jim Durnie - Rangers                Jim Kirk - St Mirren & Bury
Gordon Henry - Aberdeen         John Kiers - Charlton
Tommy Brown - Airdrie
Jock Aitken - Airdire
Matt Aitken - Kilmarnock
Jack McGilvray - St Mirren
Tommy Logan - Ayr Utd

Home Kit - White Shirt with Black Shorts and Black Socks
Away Kit - Red or Blue Shirt with Red or Blue Shorts and Red or Blue socks

*some of the above information is taken from Hampden Heartbreak by John B.Vass