Apsley Football Club was a 19th-century association football club from Mount Florida, in Glasgow.
| Full name | Apsley Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1876 | ||
| Dissolved | 1883 | ||
| Ground | Bellevue Park | ||
| Hon. Secretary | George Baillie | ||
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History edit
The club was founded in 1876 under the name Winton, the first recorded match for the club being against the 10th D.R.V. in April that year.[1] It was admitted to the Scottish Football Association in time to enter the 1877–78 Scottish Cup,[2] but, despite having 45 members, the club scratched when drawn to face Parkgrove.[3] The club was thereupon briefly taken over by Rovers,[4] but the merged club did not survive the season.
In 1879, the club re-formed as Apsley,[5] after the buildings close to the ground (and in which the club's honorary secretary lived). Apsley played mostly low-key matches, until the club decided to enter the 1882–83 Scottish Cup. Drawn at Cowlairs in the second round, after gaining a bye in the first round, the club attacked from the kick-off, but conceded a breakaway goal; the score was 3–0 after 10 minutes, 7–0 at half-time, and 13–0 at the end.[6]
The club continued playing afterwards, one notable result a 5–4 victory at a young Stenhousemuir club a fortnight after the Cup defeat,[7] but the club did not survive the season.
Colours edit
The club's colours were originally navy jerseys, white knickerbockers, and blue and white hose.[8] By 1882 it was wearing red and white 1 inch hooped jerseys and stockings, with blue knickerbockers.[9]
Ground edit
The club played at private grounds at Bellevue Park in Mount Florida, ten minutes' walk from Crosshill terminus.[10]
Notable players edit
- Walter Lamont, who earned a Scotland cap in 1885[11][12]
References edit
- ^ "Local football fixtures". North British Daily Mail: 7. 30 March 1876.
- ^ "Scottish Football Association". North British Daily Mail: 4. 12 September 1877.
- ^ Dick, William (1878). Scottish Football Annual 1877–78. Cranstonhill: W. Weatherston. p. 41.
- ^ "Football". Glasgow Herald: 7. 22 September 1877.
- ^ "Football". Glasgow Herald: 7. 10 November 1879.
- ^ "Cowlairs v Apsley (Cup tie)". Glasgow Herald: 9. 2 October 1882.
- ^ "Matches played on Saturday". Glasgow Herald: 9. 16 October 1882.
- ^ Dick, William (1876). Scottish Football Annual 1876–77. Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 94.
- ^ McDowall, John (1882). Scottish Football Yearbook 1882–83. Glasgow: W. Weatherston. p. 136.
- ^ Dick, William (1876). Scottish Football Annual 1876–77. Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 94.
- ^ Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 151.
- ^ Apsley F.C. at the Scottish Football Association