Dumfries F.C. (1869) Explained

Fullname:Dumfries
Clubname:Dumfries Football Club
Founded:1869
Dissolved:1877
Ground:Dock Park
Chrtitle:Secretary
Chairman:William Kennedy[1]
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Pattern So1:_hoops_red_white
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Dumfries Football Club was an association football club from Dumfries, Scotland.

History

The club was one of the first clubs founded in Scotland; the only other Borders club older than the Dumfries club was the Annan (N.B.) club formed in December 1867.[2]

Dumfries was founded in October 1869 as a rugby union club, but changed to association rules in 1870.[3] The club however switched back to rugby union in 1877;[4] the club's final reported association match was a 2–0 defeat to Maybole in October 1877.[5]

The name was used by at least two other senior other clubs later, the next existing from 1889 to 1892, and the third merging into Queen of the South F.C.; and a more recent junior club now called Heston Rovers.

Colours

The club's colours were red, white, and blue, probably in hoops as that was the dominant style of the day.[6]

Ground

The club played at Dock Park, five minutes from the railway station.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Alcock . Charles . Football Yearbook . 1872 . 71.
  2. Book: Lillywhite . John . Football Annual . 1868 . 81.
  3. Book: Alcock . Charles . Football Annual . 1870 . 60.
  4. Web site: Club Directory . Scottish Football Historical Results Archive . 27 October 2022.
  5. Football . Glasgow Herald . 29 October 1877 . 7.
  6. Charles Alcock yearbooks 1870-72
  7. Charles Alcock yearbooks 1870-72