Clubname: | St Andrew's |
Fullname: | St Andrew's Football Club |
Founded: | 1874 |
Dissolved: | 1876 |
Ground: | Glasgow Green |
Mgrtitle: | Captain |
Manager: | Thomas Shirra[1] |
St Andrew's Football Club was a short-lived Scottish football club based in the city of Glasgow.
The club was formed in 1874.[2] Its first recorded match was a 1–0 win over the Ramblers club at the latter's Queen's Park ground, thanks to a goal "taken in capital style" by Marshall, who dribbled past the Ramblers' half-backs and putting in a shot just under the tape.[3]
St Andrew's had enough members to form two sides by 1875 as the second XI beat the Hamilton Academical F.C. second XI 1–0 in September that year.[4]
The club's only entry to the Scottish Cup was in 1875–76. In the first round the club beat Telegraphists F.C. at home 3–0; St Andrew's held the Telegraphists off in the first half, playing into a heavy wind, but scored three times in the first 15 minutes of the second.[5]
In the second round, the club lost 2–0 against Dumbreck F.C. at Ibroxhill, with a third Dumbreck goal not allowed as the umpires could not agree on an offside.[6]
The last listed fixture for the club was at Lancefield F.C. in January 1876.[7] For the 1876–77 season, at least three of the St Andrew's players are found playing for Alexandra Athletic.[8] [9]
In common with a number of other Glasgow clubs, the club used the Glasgow Green whenever hosting matches.[10]