East Kilbride F.C. (1877)

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East Kilbride
Full nameEast Kilbride Football Club
Founded1877
Dissolved1882
GroundKirktonholm
PresidentThomas Rae [1]
SecretaryRobert Crombie

East Kilbride Football Club was a 19th-century football club based in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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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]

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References

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