{"id":293493,"date":"2025-12-01T18:40:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T18:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/293493\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T18:40:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T18:40:31","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-auchinleck-talbot-celtics-scottish-cup-fourth-round-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/293493\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about Auchinleck Talbot, Celtic&#8217;s Scottish Cup fourth round opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The draw for the Scottish Cup fourth round has been made and Celtic have been handed an interesting tie.<\/p>\n<p>Auchinleck Talbot are who the Hoops will play in early January as they look to try and reclaim the trophy that Aberdeen took from them in last year\u2019s final.<\/p>\n<p>Appetite for the game is already at an all-time high, with Auchinleck selling out their hospitality within seconds of it going on sale.<\/p>\n<p>It will be quite the difference to the usual trips in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/scottish-premiership\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scottish Premiership<\/a> and on the European stage, but one that feels quite exciting as many will have never been to their ground before.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the 2026 encounter, 67 Hail Hail has all you need to know about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/scottish-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scottish Cup<\/a> opponents.<\/p>\n<p>         Celtic\u2019s recent Scottish Cup record     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2156240829-2-1024x712.jpg\" alt=\"A generic picture of the Scottish Cup trophy\" class=\"wp-image-268383\" \/>Photo by Visionhaus\/Getty Images2016\/17: Winners2017\/18: Winners2018\/19: Winners2019\/20: Winners2020\/21: Fourth Round2021\/22: Semi-Finals2022\/23: Winners2023\/24: Winners2024\/25: Runners-up      Who are Auchinleck Talbot?<\/p>\n<p>Auchinleck Talbot were founded in 1909 and currently play their football in the West of Scotland League Premier Division.<\/p>\n<p>Nicknamed the \u2018Bot\u2019, the Ayrshire club play their home games at Beechwood Park, which has a capacity of 4,000.<\/p>\n<p>The Scottish Cup is also a competition with history for Auchinleck having won the Scottish Junior Cup 14 times, which is a record.<\/p>\n<p>Their biggest rivals are Cumnock Juniors and their best run in the Scottish Cup is to the fifth round, where they were beaten 4-0 by Hearts at Tynecastle.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"635\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1097104506-1024x635.jpg\" alt=\"Hearts score their fourth goal against Auchinleck Talbot in the Scottish Cup\" class=\"wp-image-341717\" \/>Photo by Ian MacNicol\/Getty ImagesAuchinleck Talbot\u2019s run to the Scottish Cup fourth round 2025\/26<\/p>\n<p>Due to their league position, Auchinleck have been competing in the cup over a much longer period before being rewarded with a home tie against the Hoops.<\/p>\n<p>They began in the first round with a 2-1 victory over biggest rivals Cumnock before beating Gretna 2008.<\/p>\n<p>It seems as if they saved their best performance for the third round, taking on Scottish League Two strugglers Dumbarton and hammering them 3-0 away from home.<\/p>\n<p>When is Auchinleck Talbot vs Celtic?<\/p>\n<p>The game will be played on the weekend of the 17\/18 January, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>There is a chance the game could be moved for TV purposes and a final confirmed date will be released in due course.<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Celtic content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The draw for the Scottish Cup fourth round has been made and Celtic have 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