Stonefield Football Club was a 19th-century football club based in Glasgow, Scotland.
History
Govan 5–2 Stonefield, 1877–78 Scottish Cup Third Round, North British Daily Mail 12 November 1877
The club claimed a foundation date of 1871.[1] However its first recorded match was in February 1876[2] and it did not join the Scottish Football Association until the 1877–78 season.[3] As this is after the previous club playing at Barrowfield Park (Eastern) broke up, the club may have had an influx of members from that club, with others having joined the new (and larger) Clyde club, which also played at Barrowfield.[4]
Stonefield first entered the Scottish Cup in 1877–78. It beat Ramblers in a "hard but pleasant game" thanks to a goal from William Reid.[5] After a bye in the second round, Stonefield went out in the third round, 5–2 at Govan. One of the players noted for his play (McIntyre) may have been James McIntyre of Eastern.[6]
There is one further match recorded for a club named Stonefield, in June 1880, played on Glasgow Green, but this appears to be a separate club lacking its own ground.[9]
Colours
The club played in blue jerseys, stockings, and cap with white knickerbockers.[10]
Stadium
The club played at Barrowfield Park,[11] which was also known informally as Glengarry Park, after the open space next to the roped-off area.[12]
References
^Dick, William (1877). Scottish Football Annual 1877–78. Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 92.
^"Local football fixtures". North British Daily Mail: 3. 19 February 1876.
^"Scottish Football Association". North British Daily Mail: 4. 12 September 1877.
^Dick, William (1877). Scottish Football Annual 1877–78. Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 85.
^"Ramblers v Stonefield". North British Daily Mail: 6. 1 October 1877.
^Potter, David; Jones, Phil H. (2016). The History of the Scottish Cup: The Story of Every Season 1873–2016. Worthing: Pitch Publishing. p. 12. ISBN978-1-78531-214-4.
^"John Elder v Stonefield". North British Daily Mail: 3. 21 October 1878.
^Fleming, J. S. (1880). Scottish Association Football Annual 1880–81. Gillespie Brothers. p. 58.
^"Glenburn (Rutherglen) v Stonefield (Glasgow)". Rutherglen Reformer. 5 June 1880.
^Dick, William (1877). Scottish Football Annual 1877–78. Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 92.
^Dick, William (1877). Scottish Football Annual 1877–78. Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 92.
^"Eastern Football Club". North British Daily Mail: 7. 7 July 1875.