Scottish Wanderers Football Club Explained

Clubname:Scottish Wanderers
Fullname:Scottish Wanderers Football Club
Nickname:Time dos ingleses
Clube dos escoceses
Founded:1913
Dissolved:1916
Ground:Velódromo, São Paulo, São Paulo state, Brazil
Capacity:10,000
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Scottish Wanderers Football Club, commonly known as Scottish Wanderers, were a Brazilian football club from São Paulo.[1] They competed in the Campeonato Paulista in 1914 and in 1915, and were one of the first professional clubs in the country.

History

Scottish Wanderers Football Club were founded by former São Paulo Athletic Club players, after that club folded in 1912.[2] The founders were members of the Scottish community in São Paulo,[3] included among them Archie McLean.[4] Scottish Wanderers debuted in the Campeonato Paulista organized by APEA on April 5, 1914, finishing in the fifth place in that season.[5] They competed for the last time in 1915, when they finished again in the fifth place.[6] The players who were members of Mackenzie College shared the club's income, which was understood by the Campeonato Paulista organizers as playing professionally.[3] A player who was not allowed to play in the club denounced this fact to the APEA and thus the club were banned in 1916, as only amateur clubs were allowed to compete in the tournament at that time.[2] The club folded a few days after being banned.[2]

Colors and badge

The club played in blue, and their badge was a white lion.[7]

Stadium

See main article: Velódromo Paulistano.

Scottish Wanderers played all their games at the Velódromo.[8] The stadium had a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scottish Wanderers . June 19, 2009 . Conteúdo Esportivo . Portuguese .
  2. Web site: Trevisan. Mário. Nossos Presidentes . June 19, 2009 . January 10, 2009 . Ponto Verde . Portuguese .
  3. Web site: Bindi. Luiz Fernando. Liberdade, liberdade, abre as asas sobre nós... . June 19, 2009 . March 9, 2001 . Sampa Online . Portuguese .
  4. Web site: Archie McLean – The Forgotten Father of Brazilian Football . June 19, 2009 . November 23, 2007 . An Interesting Documentary.
  5. Web site: Brito . Ricardo . Campeonato Paulista 1914 APEA . June 19, 2009 . February 27, 2002 . RSSSF . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090224213308/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tables/sp1914.htm . February 24, 2009 .
  6. Web site: Brito . Ricardo . Campeonato Paulista 1915 APEA . June 19, 2009 . February 27, 2002 . RSSSF . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090224213313/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tables/sp1915.htm . February 24, 2009 .
  7. Web site: Archie McLean – The Scottish Wanderers . June 20, 2009 . gedboy.com.
  8. Web site: Scottish Wanderers . June 20, 2009 . Futpédia. Portuguese.
  9. Web site: Velódromo . June 20, 2009 . Templos do Futebol . Portuguese .