Maxwelltown Thistle F.C.

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Maxwelltown Thistle
Full nameMaxwelltown Thistle Football Club
Nickname(s)the Thistle
Founded1891
Dissolved1895
GroundRecreation Grounds
SecretaryWilliam Henderson [1]

Maxwelltown Thistle F.C. was an association football club from Dumfries in Scotland.

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History

The first reference to the club is losing against the obscure Maxwelltonians club in March 1891. [2] The club played at a junior level for its first few seasons, and in 1892–93 was runner-up in the first Dumfries Junior Cup, losing 5–1 to the 5th K.R.V. reserves. [3]

The club took a major step forward when Queen of the South Wanderers dissolved before the start of the 1894–95 season; [4] a number of players, including Grierson, Charteris, Craven, Kennedy, Shankland, Glendenning, M'Cloy, and Little all turned out for the Thistle, having previously turned out for Queens. [5] The club however did not seek senior status and continued on a junior basis. [6]

The Thistle thereupon had a banner season in 1894–95, finishing as runner-up in the Churchill Cup to the 5th K.R.V. first XI, [7] Thistle's protest that the Volunteers' Alexander Ireland had played for money in the United States was dismissed. [8] The Thistle gained revenge in the Southern Counties Cup, beating 5th K.R.V. in a replay; the original final ended 1–1 after a thunderstorm ruined the second half, [9] but Thistle took the trophy with a 3–2 win in the replay at Palmerston. [10]

However it was the club's final match. It could not secure a ground for 1895–96, despite its "great hopes" of being able to do so, [11] and six of its players were soon found playing for the 5th K.R.V. in the 1895–96 Scottish Cup. [12]

Ground

The club first played at Kingholm Park, [13] and in 1894 inherited the Recreation Grounds from Queen of the South Wanderers. [14] The club found, to its chagrin, that the owner of the field where it played had ploughed the pitch up before the 1894–95 season ended, so it decamped to Palmerston Park for its final fixtures. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Round the country". Scottish Referee: 1. 20 January 1896.
  2. ↑ "Maxwelltown Thistle v Maxwelltonians". Dumfries & Galloway Standard: 3. 1 April 1891.
  3. ↑ "Sports and pastimes". Dumfries & Galloway Courier and Herald: 7. 31 May 1893.
  4. ↑ "FOOTBALL: WANDERERS CEASE TO PLAY" . Dumfries and Galloway Standard. 15 August 1894. Retrieved 30 August 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Round the country". Scottish Referee: 3. 3 September 1894.
  6. ↑ "Soports and pastimes". Dumfries & Galloway Courier and Herald: 7. 10 October 1894.
  7. ↑ "Round the country". Scottish Referee: 4. 11 March 1895.
  8. ↑ "The referee's note book". Scottish Referee: 1. 18 March 1895.
  9. ↑ "Southern Counties final". Scottish Referee: 2. 27 May 1895.
  10. ↑ "Southern Counties final". Scottish Referee: 3. 31 May 1895.
  11. ↑ "South of Scotland". Scottish Referee: 3. 2 August 1895.
  12. ↑ "District jottings". Scottish Referee: 2. 23 September 1895.
  13. ↑ "Maxwelltown Thistle v Maxwelltonians". Dumfries & Galloway Standard: 3. 1 April 1891.
  14. ↑ "District jottings". Scottish Referee: 2. 15 October 1894.
  15. ↑ "The referee's note-book". Scottish Referee: 1. 3 May 1895.
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