Laurieston F.C.

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Laurieston
Full nameLaurieston Football Club
Founded1884
Dissolved1895
GroundZetland Park [1]

Laurieston Football Club was a Scottish association football club based in the village of Laurieston, Stirlingshire. The club was founded in 1884 and disbanded in 1895. The club competed in the Scottish Cup for five seasons between 1886 and 1890 as well as the regional Stirlingshire Cup competition. [1] [2] From 1891 onwards, the club's home colours were amber and black vertical striped shirts with navy blue shorts. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 All-time Scottish Football Club Directory 1829–2009 – Laurieston Archived 20 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Scottish Football Historical Football Archive. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  2. Stirlingshire Cup 1883– Archived 30 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine , Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 16 February 2014.