| Full name | Union Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1873 | |
| Dissolved | 1880 | |
| Ground | Queen's Park | |
| Secretary | James R. Murdoch | |
Union Football Club was a 19th-century football club based in Glasgow.
| Full name | Union Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1873 | |
| Dissolved | 1880 | |
| Ground | Queen's Park | |
| Secretary | James R. Murdoch | |
Union Football Club was a 19th-century football club based in Glasgow.
The club was founded in 1873. [1] The first recorded match against another side was at Govan in October 1875. [2]
It was not a major club; it did not play any of more prestigious clubs in Glasgow at the time, such as Queen's Park, Clydesdale, or Rangers. It had fielded a second XI in 1875–76, [3] but by 1877 its membership was 21, the smallest recorded in Charles Alcock's Football Annual for the year. The club's secretary, James Murdoch of Prince Edward Street in Crosshill, was a commercial traveller and nearing his forties when the club was founded. [4]
The only major fixtures in which the club participated were in the Scottish Cup. In 1877–78, Union lost 2–0 at the original Partick club. [5] In 1878–79, Union won its first round tie against fellow Glaswegian club Rosslyn, at the latter's Merkland Park, the only goal being scored by R. Wallace. [6] The club went out in the second round to Parkgrove by the same score, at Trinidad Park in Govan, having been pressed all match and Parkgrove having two goals disallowed; goalkeeper Borland received praise from the press, [7] and, perhaps not coincidentally, is reported as playing for Parkgrove later in the season. [8]
The club scratched when overmatched with 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers in the first round in 1879–80. [9] The club did continue playing in the season, the last recorded fixture being a 1–0 win over the obscure Eldon club. [10]
The club played in blue jerseys, white knickerbockers, and blue stockings. [11]
The club played at the Queen's Park, Glasgow, and did not have its own clubhouse. [12]
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