Clydesdale FC
The Clydesdale FC is a former Scottish football club from the south of Glasgow . It was founded in 1872 and was affiliated with the Clydesdale Cricket Club in the 1870s. The club was also one of the founding teams of the Scottish Football Association , along with seven others .
The club played in blue and orange jerseys in Kinning Park , which was sold to a newly formed football club called Glasgow Rangers , and moved to Titwood Park in 1876, together with the Cricket Club. With some Scottish internationals, Clydesdale was the only club that could stand up to the then top club Queen's Park FC . They reached the first Scottish Cup final in 1874, but lost it 2-0 to Queen's Park.
The final team in 1874 were :
- Goal : Robert W Gardner (5 games for Scottish national team) captain
- Defenders : David Wotherspoon, James McArly
- Midfield : AH Raeburn , Ebenezer Hendry
- Forward : Frederick Anderson (1 game and 1 goal for the Scottish national team), William Gibb (1 game and 1 goal for the Scottish national team), James R. Wilson, James J. Lang, John McPherson and J. Kennedy
After that it went downhill and the club was dissolved in 1882. The Cricket Club, which still exists today and is the oldest sports club in Scotland, and the hockey team remained. A few attempts were made to revive the club as a junior team, but these failed.
The club should not be confused with Clyde FC (founded in 1877) or Clydebank FC (founded in 2003).
Remarks
- ↑ http://www.clydesdalecricket.org.uk/history/teamhistory.html
- ↑ http://www.clydesdalecricket.org.uk/history/teamhistory.html
- ↑ http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=823&playerID=113192&squadID=1
- ↑ http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=823&playerID=112878&squadID=1
- ↑ http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=462&playerID=112946&CFID=5758773&CFTOKEN=13858400
- ↑ Junior Team in Scotland refers to skill level, not age. Junior teams fall under the term "youth" (up to U 19) or "juvenile" (up to U 21)