Troon Football Club

re admitted to the Western League. After the Second World War Junior Football reformed and in 1946 a club known as Troon Juniors was established. It played in the Western League North Section until the league was disbanded in 1968 when Junior football was regionalised and The Ayrshire Region of the Scottish Football Association was formed. Troon Juniors then played in the Ayrshire League Northern Section until season 1976-77 when the Sectional formation was abandoned. This was replaced by two Divisions with Troon Juniors being assigned to the Second. In the 1970s the term Juniors was dropped from the club title, the fourth occasion in the history of football in Troon that the town's Junior club changed it's name, from then on it was simply known as Troon Football Club. Troon languished in the lower league until the mid-1990s when, after a long spell of mediocrity, trophies were won again. Floodlights were installed at Portland Park during February 1997 but were removed after storm damage during 2007. In 2002 the new West of Scotland region was formed and Super Leagues introduced. Troon started off that new era in Junior Football in the Super League First Division. In the inaugural season Troon finished in second place winning promotion to the Premier Division. They played in the top flight for two seasons but were relegated at the end of the second despite winning their first major honour, the West of Scotland Cup, and having their best ever run in the Scottish Junior Cup. The next three seasons were spent in the First Division where success mainly eluded the Portland Parkers. Management teams changed and season 2007-08 ended with Troon being relegated to the Ayrshire District League. Season 2010-11 saw yet another change of management only months into the new campaign. After a disastrous start, this changed the fortunes of the side and they ended the season in a respectable fifth place, narrowly missing out on promotion. Third place was an even more respectable position the following season with promotion missed by only a point, although the club reached the final of the West of Scotland Cup again, this time losing (at Portland Park) to an Auchinleck Talbot side. In season 2012-13 Troon finally realised their ambition of promotion back to the Super League, after an exciting season where the Seasiders tussled all the way with Kilwinning Rangers, eventually finishing a close second.