Rosslyn F.C.
| Full name | Rosslyn Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1876 | |
| Dissolved | 1881 | |
| Ground | Merkland Park | |
| Secretary | Charles W. Campbell/John Duncan | |
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Rosslyn Football Clubwas a 19th-centuryassociation footballclub based inGlasgow.
History
[edit]The club claimed a foundation date of 1871, but there are no matches recorded for it from before 1876,[1]and no records of the club in the early years of theScottish Football Association.
Rosslyn entered theScottish Cupon three occasions. In1877–78,the club beatShaftesburyofHillhead3–1 away from home,[2]and lost toCaledonianof Glasgow 1–0 in the second.[3]
Thefollowing season,the club lost 1–0 at home toUnionofCrosshill.[4]The club had more than halved in side over a season, dropping from 53 members in 1878 to 25 in 1879.[5]
The club's final entry, in1879–80,saw the club get a walkover in the first round, as scheduled opponentsBlackfriarshad seemingly disbanded.[6]In the second round the club lost 3–1 atAilsa.[7]
The final game recorded for the club was a 1–0 win at the 2nd XI of Carrick at the end of the 1880–81 season.[8]
Colours
[edit]The club's colours were navy blue jerseys and hose with white knickers,[9]except for 1878–79 when the jerseys were white with a badge.[10]
Ground
[edit]The club's original ground was in Overnewton.[11]In September 1877, the club moved to a new ground, at Brighton Park in Govan.[12]However by December the club had a new ground in Partick.[13]In 1878–79 the club played at Merkland Park,[14]but in 1879 moved to the University grounds, at least initially on a temporary basis, asAtholetook over Merkland.[15]
References
[edit]- ^"Matches played on Saturday".Glasgow Herald:7. 18 December 1876.;a 1–0 win atLenzie
- ^"Association Cup ties".North British Daily Mail:3. 8 October 1877.
- ^"Football on Saturday".North British Daily Mail:3. 22 October 1877.
- ^"Union v Roslyn [sic]".North British Daily Mail:3. 30 September 1878.
- ^Dick, William (1879).Scottish Football Annual 1879–80.Glasgow: Dunlop & Foote. p. 70.
- ^Mathers, Stewart."Season 1879–80".Beautiful Dribbling Game.Retrieved19 March2023.
- ^"Scottish Association Ties".Glasgow Herald:7. 22 October 1879.
- ^"Matches played on Saturday".Glasgow Herald:7. 19 April 1881.
- ^Dick, William (1877).Scottish Football Annual 1877–78.Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 91.
- ^Dick, William (1878).Scottish Football Annual 1878–79.Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 55.
- ^"Local football fixtures".North British Daily Mail:6. 2 February 1877.
- ^"Rosslyn v Craigpark".North British Daily Mail:7. 17 September 1877.
- ^"Matches played on Saturday".Glasgow Herald:6. 10 December 1877.
- ^"Union v Roslyn [sic]".North British Daily Mail:3. 30 September 1878.
- ^Dick, William (1879).Scottish Football Annual 1879–80.Glasgow: Dunlop & Foote. p. 70.