East Kilbride F.C. (1877) Explained

Clubname:East Kilbride
Fullname:East Kilbride Football Club
Founded:1877
Dissolved:1882
Ground:Kirktonholm
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Thomas Rae[1]
Mgrtitle:Secretary
Manager:Robert Crombie
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East Kilbride Football Club was a 19th-century football club based in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

History

The 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

The club wore navy blue and gold hoops.[9]

Grounds

The 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]

Notes and References

  1. East Kilbride . Rutherglen Reformer . 27 September 1879 . 2.
  2. Book: Dick . William . Scottish Football Annual 1878–79 . 1878 . Mackay & Kirkwood . Cranstonhill . 63.
  3. Blantyre . Hamilton Advertiser . 22 September 1877 . 2.
  4. East Kilbride . Hamilton Advertiser . 16 December 1871 . 2.
  5. Stonelaw v East Kilbride . North British Daily Mail . 7 October 1878 . 3.
  6. Book: Scottish FA Minutes 1879–80 . 25 September 1879 . Scottish Football Association . Glasgow . 42.
  7. East Kilbride . Rutherglen Reformer . 20 August 1881 . 3.
  8. Football . Lothian COurier . 22 October 1881 . 3.
  9. Book: Dick . William . Scottish Football Annual 1878–79 . 1878 . Mackay & Kirkwood . Cranstonhill . 63.
  10. Book: Dick . William . Scottish Football Annual 1878–79 . 1878 . Mackay & Kirkwood . Cranstonhill . 63.
  11. Book: Dick . William . Scottish Football Annual 1879–80 . 1879 . Dunlop & Foote . Glasgow . 76.