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Third Lanark Athletic Club was a Scottish football club based in Glasgow. Founded in 1872 as an offshoot of the 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, the club was a founder member of the Scottish Football Association (SFA) in 1872 and the Scottish Football League (SFL) in 1890. Third Lanark played in the top division of the SFL for the majority of the club's existence, and won the league championship in 1903–04. The club also won the Scottish Cup twice, in 1889 and 1905. Third Lanark went out of business in 1967, as a result of mismanagement, six years after having finished in third place in the SFL. Third Lanark's former ground, Cathkin Park in Crosshill, is still partially standing and is used for minor league football.
Cathkin Park is a municipal park in Glasgow, Scotland. The park is maintained by the city's parks department, and it is a public place where football is still played. The park contains the site of the second Hampden Park, previously home to the football clubs Queen's Park and Third Lanark. The site of the original Hampden Park is just to the west.
James Joseph Lang was a Scottish international footballer who represented Scotland twice from 1876 to 1878.
The 1876–77 season was the fourth season of competitive domestic football in Scotland.
The 1875–76 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the third season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The number of entrants nearly doubled from the previous season with 49 teams included in the first round draw. The competition began on 2 October 1875 and concluded with the final replay on 18 March 1876. This was the first season that teams would only change ends at half time, the tradition of changing ends after a goal had been scored came to an end. The cup was won for the third time by Queen's Park who defeated fellow Glasgow club 3rd Lanark RV 2–0 in the replayed final.
The 1876–77 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the fourth season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Entries to the competition again increased with a total of 81 clubs involved in the first round draw. This resulted in an earlier start to the competition than in previous seasons with the first matches played on 23 September 1876. The cup was won for the first time by Dunbartonshire club Vale of Leven who defeated Rangers 3–2 in a twice-replayed final.
The 1878 Scottish Cup Final was the fifth final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 1877–78 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match was played at Hampden Park in Crosshill on 30 March 1878 and was watched by a crowd of 5,000 spectators. The final was contested by the defending champions Vale of Leven and 3rd Lanark RV who had never won the cup.
Ally Miller is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Third Lanark, St Mirren, Brighton & Hove Albion, Norwich City, Berwick Rangers, Dumbarton and Hamilton Academical. Miller was part of the St Mirren team that won the 1959 Scottish Cup Final.
The 1889 Scottish Cup Final, colloquially known as the Snow final, was a football match played on 2 February 1889 at Hampden Park in Crosshill and was the final of the 16th staging of the Scottish Cup. Celtic and Third Lanark contested the match.
The 1876 Scottish Cup Final was the third final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 1875–76 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The original match took place at Hamilton Crescent on 11 March 1876 and was contested by Queen's Park and 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers. The match was the first final to be held at a neutral venue and also the first to require a replay to decide a winner.
John Hunter was a Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark, Glasgow Eastern and Scotland. He played on the losing side in the Scottish Cup finals of 1876 and 1878, and made several representative appearances for Glasgow. After retiring as a player, Hunter coached Linthouse.
William Muir was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Third Lanark, Kilmarnock, Everton, Dundee, Bradford City, Heart of Midlothian, Dundee Hibernian, Dumbarton and Scotland.
The 1875–76 season was the third Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level.
Robert Walker was a Scottish footballer who was one of the first black players of the sport. He played in the late 1870s for Parkgrove and between 1875-1877 for 3rd Lanark RV. He took part in two trials for the Scotland national football team, but this did not lead to a full cap.
William Rankin was a Scottish professional football who made over 470 appearances in the Scottish Football League's top division for Motherwell, Cowdenbeath and Clyde, playing at inside right.
The 1875–76 season was the fifth season of competitive football by Queen's Park.
The 1873–74 season was the first season of competitive football by 3rd Lanark RV.
The 1874–75 season was the second season of competitive football by 3rd Lanark RV.
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