Port Glasgow F.C. (1876)
| Full name | Port Glasgow Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1876 | |
| Dissolved | 1879 | |
| Ground | Dougliehill | |
| Secretary | Alexander Bell, James Crawford | |
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Port Glasgow Football Club was a football club based in Port Glasgow, Scotland.
History[edit]
The club was formed in 1876. It entered the Scottish Cup three times. In the 1877–78 Scottish Cup, the club lost 1–0 at home to Thornliebank in the first round.[1]
The club was lucky with the draw in the first round of the 1878–79 Scottish Cup, as opponents Pollokshaws had disbanded before the season started.[2] The club was not so lucky in the second round, drawn to visit Barrhead at Parkhouse, and Barrhead had an "easy" 6–2 win.[3]
Port Glasgow did enter the Cup in 1879–80 and was drawn to face Johnstone Athletic, but was said to have been dissolved before the tie could take place[4] - the Scottish FA had turned down membership applications from clubs without private grounds from 1877,[5] and as the club had lost its ground before the 1878–79 season, it is likely that, despite a membership figure that was among the largest in Renfrewshire,[6] the lack of gate money made senior football impossible. The club did continue operating until the end of 1879.[7]
Colours[edit]
The club played in 2" black and white hooped jerseys, white knickers, and black and white hooped stockings.[8]
Ground[edit]
The club originally had a private ground at Dougliehill[9] within five minutes' walk from the Caledonian railway station, albeit no club house.[10] By 1878 the club had lost its ground and played on public parks.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Association Cup ties". North British Daily Mail: 3. 2 October 1877.
- ^ Dick, William (1878). Scottish Football Annual 1878–79. Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 60.
- ^ "Barrhead v Port-Glasgow". North British Daily Mail: 3. 21 October 1878.
- ^ Fleming, J. S. (1880). Scottish Association Football Annual 1880–81. Gillespie Brothers. p. 59.
- ^ "Scottish Football Association". North British Daily Mail: 4. 12 March 1877.
- ^ Dick, William (1878). Scottish Football Annual 1878–79. Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 60.
- ^ "Football Matches To-morrow". Greenock Telegraph: 3. 26 December 1879.
- ^ Dick, William (1877). Scottish Football Annual 1877–78. Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 106.
- ^ "Football". Greenock Telegraph: 2. 14 September 1877.
- ^ Dick, William (1877). Scottish Football Annual 1877–78. Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 106.
- ^ Dick, William (1878). Scottish Football Annual 1878–79. Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 60.