Breadalbane Football Clubis anassociation footballclub fromAberfeldyinScotland.
| Full name | Breadalbane Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1880 | |
| Ground | Home Street | |
| League | Perthshire Amateur Football League | |
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History
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Although a form of'mob' footballhad been played in the town, the association game was introduced to Aberfeldy by bank clerks, with the first club being called Breadalbane Rangers; one of the founders was a clerk named Fisher, who had played for a club of the same name in Edinburgh in 1875. In response the "artisan" men founded their own club, initially calledAberfeldy Breadalbane,[1]in 1880,[2]and sometimes referred to simply asAberfeldy,but becomingBreadalbaneby the mid-1880s. Rangers did not last long as its players gradually joined the new club.[3]
The club entered theScottish Cupfrom 1882 to 1883[4]to 1885–86 but only played one tie; a 7–0 defeat toVale of Teithin 1884.[5]
The club started to enter again in 1903–04, by which time smaller clubs had to start with theScottish Qualifying Cup,and the club won through the qualifying rounds every season from1922–23to1925–26,plus1928–29,albeit the club never won more than one Qualifying Cup tie in each of those seasons, relying on byes to reach the main competition.[6]The club lost in the first round proper on every occasion. Twice the club lost 10–0 toFalkirk,the first tie in 1923 seeingSyd Puddefootscore five goals,[7]although the club made £100 simply by selling the right to host the tie to the Bairns.[8]The club continued to enter the competition untilWorld War 2.
The club has the unenviable record of most appearances in the first round proper of the Cup without scoring a goal, with six. No other club has more than three.
Breadalbane was a member of the small Atholl League in the 1900s and the largerPerthshire Leagueuntil the latter's end in 1957; the club won the championship on nine occasions, including the final two. Since then it has been in the Perthshire Amateur League, winning the title three times, most recently in 2005–06. The club has also won thePerthshire Cupon several occasions, first entering in 1884–85 but not winning the trophy until 1936–37, with a 4–1 win overBlairgowrie;[9]the team was met at the east end of the town after the win in the second (away) leg by the Aberfeldy Pipe Band.[10]The club won the competition every season from 1956–67 to 1962–63.
Colours
editThe club's traditional colours are blue shirts and white shorts,[11]which in 1884–85 was a dark blue,[12]although until 1884 the shirts were one-inch blue and white hoops, with navy knickers.[13]
Ground
editThe club has played at Home Street since 1961. Its previous grounds were at Castle Menzies Park (until 1885) and Castle Weem Park.[14]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^"Presentation".Dundee Courier:8. 17 December 1880.
- ^The club's centenary history was published in 1980.
- ^Baxter, Peter (1898).Football in Perthshire Past & Present.T. Hunter.
- ^"Football".Stirling Observer:3. 23 September 1882.
- ^"Aberfeldy v Vale of Teith (Doune)".Stirling Observer:6. 18 September 1884.
- ^Davidson, Stewart.Scottish Qualifying Cup 1895-1995.Scotland: Davidson.
- ^"Falkirk 10, Breadalbane 0".Sunday Mercury:11. 14 January 1923.
- ^"Sport".Perthshire Advertiser:18. 16 January 1926.
- ^Dolzanski, Jurel."Aberfeldy Museum".Facebook.Retrieved4 February2023.
- ^"County Cup goes to Aberfeldy".Perthshire Advertiser:16. 31 March 1937.
- ^McDowall, John (1886).Scottish FA Annual 1886–87.Hay Nisbet. p. 56.
- ^"Erin Rovers (Perth) v Breadalbane (Aberfeldy)".Dundee Courier:4. 14 December 1885.
- ^M'Dowall, John (1883).Scottish Football Association Annual 1883-84.Glasgow: W. Weatherston. p. 58.
- ^"Club Directory".Scottish Football Historical Results Archive.Retrieved27 October2022.