Clubname: | Alexandria |
Fullname: | Alexandria Cricket & Football Club |
Founded: | 1877 |
Dissolved: | 1879 |
Ground: | Football & Cricket Ground, Balloch Road |
Chrtitle: | Secretary |
Pattern La1: | _thinbluehoops |
Pattern B1: | _thinbluehoops |
Pattern Ra1: | _thinbluehoops |
Pattern So1: | _hoops_white |
Socks1: | 1F75FE |
Alexandria Cricket and Football Club was an association football club based in the town of Alexandria, in Dunbartonshire.
The club was founded in 1877, as a winter activity for members of the Alexandria Cricket Club, and was registered with the Scottish Football Association as the Alexandria Cricket club.[1]
The club entered the Scottish Cup for the first time in 1877–78, and lost at home to Milngavie, who scored twice in the second half after Alexandria dominated the first.[2]
Alexandria entered again the following year, and progressed through to the second round, after two draws with Renton Thistle, the first a 2–2 draw at home with goals from Abraham and Docherty either side of a brace for the Thistle,[3] the second 1–1 at Renton;[4] under the rules of the competition at the time, both clubs went through in those circumstances. In the second round, the club surrendered home advantage to Helensburgh, and lost 4–1.[5] There is no further record for the club.
The club's colours were blue and white "stripes" (in the context of the time, this refers to hoops) and white knickerbockers.[6]
The club played at the cricket ground on Balloch Road.[7] [8]