Apsley F.C. (Scotland)

For the Winton club from Kilmarnock, see Winton F.C. (Kilmarnock).

Apsley

Full name	Apsley Football Club
Founded	1876
Dissolved	1883
Ground	Bellevue Park
Hon. Secretary	George Baillie
Winton colours Apsley colours

Apsley Football Club was a 19th-century association football club from Mount Florida, in Glasgow.

History

The club was founded in 1876 under the name Winton, the first recorded match for the club being against the 10th D.R.V. in April that year. ^[1] It was admitted to the Scottish Football Association in time to enter the 1877–78 Scottish Cup, ^[2] but, despite having 45 members, the club scratched when drawn to face Parkgrove. ^[3] The club was thereupon briefly taken over by Rovers, ^[4] but the merged club did not survive the season.

In 1879, the club re-formed as Apsley, ^[5] after the buildings close to the ground (and in which the club's honorary secretary lived). Apsley played mostly low-key matches, until the club decided to enter the 1882–83 Scottish Cup. Drawn at Cowlairs in the second round, after gaining a bye in the first round, the club attacked from the kick-off, but conceded a breakaway goal; the score was 3–0 after 10 minutes, 7–0 at half-time, and 13–0 at the end. ^[6]

The club continued playing afterwards, one notable result a 5–4 victory at a young Stenhousemuir club a fortnight after the Cup defeat, ^[7] but the club did not survive the season.

Colours

The club's colours were originally navy jerseys, white knickerbockers, and blue and white hose. ^[8] By 1882 it was wearing red and white 1 inch hooped jerseys and stockings, with blue knickerbockers. ^[9]

Ground

The club played at private grounds at Bellevue Park in Mount Florida, ten minutes' walk from Crosshill terminus. ^[10]

Notable players

• Walter Lamont, who earned a Scotland cap in 1885 ^{[11] [12]}

References

1. "Local football fixtures". North British Daily Mail: 7. 30 March 1876.
2. "Scottish Football Association". North British Daily Mail: 4. 12 September 1877.
3. Dick, William (1878). Scottish Football Annual 1877–78. Cranstonhill: W. Weatherston. p. 41.
4. "Football". Glasgow Herald: 7. 22 September 1877.
5. "Football". Glasgow Herald: 7. 10 November 1879.
6. "Cowlairs v Apsley (Cup tie)". Glasgow Herald: 9. 2 October 1882.
7. "Matches played on Saturday". Glasgow Herald: 9. 16 October 1882.
8. Dick, William (1876). Scottish Football Annual 1876–77. Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 94.
9. McDowall, John (1882). Scottish Football Yearbook 1882–83. Glasgow: W. Weatherston. p. 136.
10. Dick, William (1876). Scottish Football Annual 1876–77. Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 94.
11. Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 151.
12. Apsley F.C. at the Scottish Football Association