The club claimed a foundation date of 1871, but there are no matches recorded for it from before 1876,[1] and no records of the club in the early years of the Scottish Football Association.
The following season, the club lost 1–0 at home to Union of Crosshill.[4] The club had more than halved in size over a season, dropping from 53 members in 1878 to 25 in 1879.[5]
The club's final entry, in 1879–80, saw the club get a walkover in the first round, as scheduled opponents Blackfriars had seemingly disbanded.[6] In the second round the club lost 3–1 at Ailsa.[7]
The final game recorded for the club was a 1–0 win at the 2nd XI of Carrick at the end of the 1880–81 season.[8]
Colours
The club's colours were navy blue jerseys and hose with white knickers,[9] except for 1878–79 when the jerseys were white with a badge.[10]
Ground
The club's original ground was in Overnewton.[11] In September 1877, the club moved to a new ground, at Brighton Park in Govan.[12] However by December the club had a new ground in Partick.[13] In 1878–79 the club played at Merkland Park,[14] but in 1879 moved to the University grounds, at least initially on a temporary basis, as Athole took over Merkland.[15]
References
^"Matches played on Saturday". Glasgow Herald: 7. 18 December 1876.; a 1–0 win at Lenzie
^"Association Cup ties". North British Daily Mail: 3. 8 October 1877.
^"Football on Saturday". North British Daily Mail: 3. 22 October 1877.
^"Union v Roslyn [sic]". North British Daily Mail: 3. 30 September 1878.
^Dick, William (1879). Scottish Football Annual 1879–80. Glasgow: Dunlop & Foote. p. 70.
