Renton FC
| Renton FC | |||
| Basic data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Surname | Renton Football Club | ||
| Seat | Renton , Scotland | ||
| founding | 1872 | ||
| resolution | 1922 | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Venue | Tontine Park | ||
| Places | 10,000 | ||
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The Renton Football Club was a football club from the village of Renton , West Dunbartonshire , Scotland , which existed from 1874 to 1921.
In the first two decades of its club history, the club was at the top of Scottish football , it was in the final of the Scottish Cup five times between 1875 and 1895 and was able to win it twice (1884/85, 1887/88). In 1890 Renton FC was one of the founding clubs of the Scottish League , from which he left in 1897 for financial reasons. As a result, the club played in lower amateur leagues until it finally dissolved in 1921.
successes
- Scottish FA Cup : 2nd
- Dumbartonshire Cup : 4th
- 1887, 1896, 1908, 1914
- 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889
swell
- David Currie: “ Renton Crowned World Champions ”, part of the thematic focus “A Sporting Nation”, BBC ( visited July 8, 2008, English ).