New Kilbowie Park on Friday, August 4th, 1967

Around 8000 spectators gathered at Kilbowie Park to witness Bankies take on English FA Cup finalists Chelsea in a friendly match, marking the start of the season.Among the crowd were town council members and Chelsea supporters who had journeyed north following their team's encounter with Aberdeen earlier in the week.Despite their recent form, Chelsea failed to secure a victory, drawing with Bankies in a thrilling match that ended with both sides scoring two goals each.The ... read more

Meadow Park on Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023

After Saturday’s League opening debacle against Benburb, the Bankies gave a much better account of themselves at Irvine Meadow, but question marks remain as this game could easily have been lost with a 94th minute penalty being required to gain a point.Undoubtedly, the Bankies played with a lot more purpose and intent especially in the first half, and created some gilt-edged goal scoring opportunities, however the same could be said for Meadow who were denied by some very good goalkeepin ... read more