| Full name | Dean Park Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | the Govaners [1] | |
| Founded | 1879 | |
| Dissolved | 1885 | |
| Ground | Osborne Park | |
| Match Secretary | Duncan Duff, Daniel M'Intyre | |
| Hon. Secretary | Alexander M'Eachan | |
Dean Park Football Club was a Scottish football team, based in the Govan district of Glasgow (at the time a separate burgh).
The club was founded in 1879, and in August 1883, after a season in which the club won 17 out of 24 matches, [2] was accepted as a member of the Scottish Football Association. [3]
The club entered the 1883–84 Scottish Cup and lost to Mavisbank in the first round. Dean Park protested, on the basis that the referee was a member of the Mavisbank club; the protest was dismissed, but, unusually, "under the circumstances", the Scottish FA returned the deposit to Dean Park. [4]
The club's second and last entry to the competition in 1884–85 was more successful - the club gained the benefit of a first round bye, playing a friendly against Central instead; right-winger Peter Morton scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 win, but the match was bittersweet, as it was Morton's last for the club, having agreed to join Rangers. [5] In the second round, Dean Park beat Springburn Hibernians 2–0 in a match held at Rangers' Kinning Park, Robertson scoring the first goal for Dean Park in the first minute. [6] In the third, the club earned a replay against the strong Dumbarton Athletic side with a draw at the Pilgrims ground of Copeland Park, and a Dean Park protest against an ineligible player led to the replay also being held at Govan; [7] however Athletic won 3–0 at the second time of asking. [8]
The club's membership that season was just 40, one of the smallest in Glasgow, and at the season's close the club was taken over by Govan neighbours Whitefield. [9] The name was revived for a Junior club in 1888. [10]
The club wore dark blue jerseys, white knickers, and red stockings. [11]
The club first played at Osborne Park, Summerton Road, Govan. [12] In 1884 the club moved to Woodville, on Copeland Road, [13] which was also the ground of the Telegraphists, and susceptible to flooding. [14]
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