| Full name | Windsor F.C. | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1876 | |
| Dissolved | 1881 | |
| Ground | Dalmarnock Park | |
| Hon. Secretary | Charles M'Fie | |
| Match Secretary | John Brown | |
Windsor Football Club was an association football club from Bridgeton, Glasgow, active in the 1870s and 1880s.
| Full name | Windsor F.C. | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1876 | |
| Dissolved | 1881 | |
| Ground | Dalmarnock Park | |
| Hon. Secretary | Charles M'Fie | |
| Match Secretary | John Brown | |
Windsor Football Club was an association football club from Bridgeton, Glasgow, active in the 1870s and 1880s.
The club, claimed a foundation date of 1877, but there are records of fixtures from 1876. [1] [2] The club's first competitive football came in the West of Scotland Cup for non-senior clubs, reaching the third round in 1877–78, [3] but losing to reigning champions Marchtown in the first round at Pollokshields in 1878–79. [4]
The club had a successful 1879–80 season at junior level, although one of its two defeats was in the Royal Standard Cup (for clubs in and around the Gorbals area). [5]
Despite this competitive setback, Windsor turned senior at the end of the season and entered the 1880–81 Scottish Cup. The club's first match as a senior club that season was a "fast and exciting" 4–2 win at Tollcross, [6] but, in the first round of the Cup, Windsor lost 1–0 at Jordanhill; [7] there was some consolation two months later when the club beat Rosehill of Paisley 10–0. [8]
The club did enter the 1881–82 Scottish Cup, and was drawn to play Whitefield, but dissolved before the tie could take place. [9]
The club wore white jerseys and knickers, and red and black hose. [10]
The club originally played on the Glasgow Green. [11] In order to join the Scottish Football Association, the club needed a private ground, and found one at Dalmarnock Park, 3 minutes' walk from the London Road car terminus, [12] either on or very close to the site used by the Thistle.