Craig Miller

90’ Full-Time A disappointing defeat at home NOCK 2-4 RUT #ATN

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 WOSFL Premier Division Champions 25/26 #eppp

@CumnockJnrsFC Cumnock for the league 🏆👍

🗓️ We have received confirmation from the league fixture secretary of our end of season schedule. All of our outstanding league matches have now been allocated which will now see us play 13 games in 35 days to end the 25/26 season. Our website has also been updated to reflect the schedule. #eppp

Celtic Fixture Update: The club had a positive meeting with East Ayrshire Council & local police yesterday regarding the requirements for the Scottish Cup fixture against Celtic to be played at Beechwood Park. The club will now prepare our match day operations plan (inside & outside the ground) for submission to the Safety Advisory Group which is scheduled for next Friday. Further details for the fixture will be released in due course through official club channels. 📸 LD Photography #eppp

🏆 We have been drawn at home to Gretna 2008 in the Second Round of this year's Scottish Gas Scottish Cup. The tie is set to be played on Saturday 25th October with the date subject to change. #eppp

A word from our co-owner, Jack Henderson 🇦🇹 25 years ago, almost to the day, my Papa (what we Scots call our Grandad) took me to my first ever Johnstone Burgh FC match, the 1999–2000 cup final. I was seven years old. While my Papa was a lifelong Glasgow Rangers supporter, he held a special place in his heart for Johnstone Burgh and the role it played in the local community. Sadly, the team didn’t win that day. But as a wide-eyed child, I turned to him and promised, “Don’t worry, one day I’ll own the club and we’ll make it back to the final.” I could never have imagined that, 23 years later, this proud institution of Scottish junior football would be on its knees. Falling attendances and rising stadium costs had brought the club to the brink of bankruptcy. I’ve been fortunate in business and managed to build a nest egg. When my Papa asked me to help save the club he cherished, I felt a duty to honour that request. Together with Scott Graham, we stepped in as investors and took ownership of the club and the ground. But for us, this was never about ego. From the start, we agreed this had to be a community project, something bigger than football. Our aim was to restore the soul of the club, make it a hub for local pride, and create a safe and welcoming place for people of all backgrounds to enjoy sport. We each set aside money we knew we would never see again, simply because we believed this club and this town deserved a future. My Papa was an incredible man who gave so much to Johnstone. It’s a town that, like many others, has faced serious challenges: poverty, crime, addiction and violence. He ran the local youth club, coached kids’ teams, and believed passionately in the power of the local football club to change lives and keep young people off the streets. Tomorrow is emotional. After years of hard work, the promise I made as a child is being fulfilled. Johnstone Burgh are back in the Scottish Cup final, with a chance to win our first major trophy in more than 70 years. We’ve been awarded SFA Silver Status and recognised by the Scottish Government for the charitable work the club delivers in the community. I wish my Papa were still here to see it, but I know he’s watching with pride. This club belongs to the community, from top to bottom. We now have over 350 kids involved in the community club and growing every week, we see more and more volunteers looking to get involved each week to. I want to thank every supporter, volunteer, player, coach and committee member. Your dedication and sacrifices have made this moment possible. A special thank you goes to Vic and Brian, who have been here every day for the last two weeks selling tickets and merchandise, and also work tirelessly behind the scenes every week. To the committee who care for the ground and the pitch and run events , the Friday volunteers who turn up to do odd jobs, the bar staff, the kitchen girls, the security team, our social media team and photographers and also our community club coaches and volunteers, your efforts never go unnoticed. I also want to thank our previous management teams and coaches who played their part in bringing this club back from the dead. In everything I do, whether through Johnstone Burgh or my company Flexzo.ai , I try to leave a positive mark on the world. I believe in building things that matter, that create opportunity and give back — whether that’s supporting NHS staff with technology or giving a football club and a community a second chance. Now it’s time to make history. Jack Henderson flexzo.ai