East Kilbride Football Club was a 19th-century football club based in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
| Full name | East Kilbride Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1877 | |
| Dissolved | 1882 | |
| Ground | Kirktonholm | |
| President | Thomas Rae[1] | |
| Secretary | Robert Crombie | |
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History
editThe club was formed in 1877,[2] its first recorded match being in September that year, a 2–1 defeat to Blantyre.[3] An earlier club of the same name, formed in 1871, does not seem to be related.[4]
The club entered the Scottish Cup twice, losing in the first round both times. In 1878–79 it lost 4–0 at Stonelaw, without the Stonelaw goalkeeper having to make a save.[5] In 1879–80 it lost 1–0 at Airdrie.[6]
East Kilbride then stepped back from the national competition, entering the Lanarkshire Cup instead for the first time in 1881–82. The season started promisingly, with a 3–3 draw against Hamilton in a friendly,[7] but in the county cup, the club lost 5–1 at Airdrieonians in the first round.[8] There is no further record of the club afterwards.
Colours
editThe club wore navy blue and gold hoops.[9]
Grounds
editThe club originally played at Shaw Park, 5 minutes' walk from East Kilbride railway station.[10] In 1879 it moved to Kirktonholm, three minutes closer to the station.[11]
References
edit- ^ "East Kilbride". Rutherglen Reformer: 2. 27 September 1879.
- ^ Dick, William (1878). Scottish Football Annual 1878–79. Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 63.
- ^ "Blantyre". Hamilton Advertiser: 2. 22 September 1877.
- ^ "East Kilbride". Hamilton Advertiser: 2. 16 December 1871.
- ^ "Stonelaw v East Kilbride". North British Daily Mail: 3. 7 October 1878.
- ^ Scottish FA Minutes 1879–80. Glasgow: Scottish Football Association. 25 September 1879. p. 42.
- ^ "East Kilbride". Rutherglen Reformer: 3. 20 August 1881.
- ^ "Football". Lothian COurier: 3. 22 October 1881.
- ^ Dick, William (1878). Scottish Football Annual 1878–79. Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 63.
- ^ Dick, William (1878). Scottish Football Annual 1878–79. Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 63.
- ^ Dick, William (1879). Scottish Football Annual 1879–80. Glasgow: Dunlop & Foote. p. 76.