Southern Athletic F.C.
| Full name | Southern Athletic Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | the Athletics[1] | |
| Founded | 1884 | |
| Dissolved | 1894 | |
| Ground | Moray Park | |
| Hon. secretary | John Christie Jr. | |
| Match secretary | James Kirkland, Hugh A. Mackay | |
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Southern Athletic Football Clubwas a 19th-century football club based inStrathbungo,inGlasgow.
History[edit]
Southern Athletic F.C. was founded in 1884 out of a cricket club[2]and had 35 members by the end of its first season,[3]when it joined theScottish Football Association.[4]
Its firstScottish Cupentry was in1885–86,and it lost toCambridge,but protested about the non-registration of several Cambridge players, and the Scottish FA ordered a replay to take place at Moray Park.[5]It was to no avail as Cambridge won the second tie as well.[6]
It set the scene for the club's record in competitive football. In 9 Scottish Cup entries, until its final entry in1893–94,Southern Athletic never won a tie. Its one appearance in the second round, in1887–88,was down to the luck of the draw, and getting a bye in the first round; in the second, the Athletic lost 9–1 atCowlairs,despite the "excellent goalkeeper [Fotheringham, also a star batsman], who saved many a well-directed shot".[7]Indeed, the club scratched from 4 of its final 5 entries.
The club did however win one match in theGlasgow Cup,a competition the club only entered from 1887–88 to 1889–90; in 1888–89 it won 3–2 atTemperance Athleticin the first round.[8]In the second it lost 8–0 atClyde.[9]Its last appearance in the competition was its heaviest competitive defeat, 12–0 atCambuslang.[10]The club also entered the Govan Jubilee Cup from 1887–88 to 1890–91, again losing in the first round in each.[11]
The Athletics' last Scottish Cup tie was a 6–1 defeat at home toRoyal Albertin the first qualifying round in 1891–92.[12]The last recorded matches for the club are from the 1892–93 season;[13]it did enter the Cup for the following year but scratched to theBlack Watch.[14]
Colours[edit]
The club originally ore one-inch hooped navy blue and white jerseys with blue knickers.[15]In 1890 it changed the colour of the hoops and shorts from navy to black.[16]
Grounds[edit]
The club's ground was at Moray Park, 3 minutes' walk fromStrathbungo railway station.[17]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Southern Athletics v Cowlairs".Glasgow Herald:9. 26 September 1887.
- ^"Kilwinning".Irvine Express:5. 15 May 1885.
- ^McDowall, John (1885).Scottish Association Annual 1885–86.Glasgow: H. Nisbet. p. 58.
- ^"Football".Rutherglen Reformer:3. 28 August 1885.
- ^Scottish FA Minutes 1884–87.Glasgow: Scottish Football Association. 20 September 1885. p. 119.
- ^"Matches played on Saturday".Glasgow Herald:10. 28 September 1885.
- ^"Southern Athletics v Cowlairs".Glasgow Herald:9. 26 September 1887.
- ^"Glasgow Cup".Scottish Football Historical Archive.Retrieved27 April2023.
- ^"South matches".Aberdeen Journal:4. 8 October 1888.
- ^"Cambuslang v Southern Athletic".Rutherglen Reformer:7. 27 September 1889.
- ^"Govan Competitions".Scottish Football Historical Archive.Retrieved27 April2023.
- ^"Royal Albert v Southern Athletic".Rutherglen Reformer:3. 11 September 1891.
- ^"Kilsyth games".Glasgow Herald:10. 19 September 1892.
- ^M'Dowall, John (1894).Scottish Football Annual 1894–95.Glasgow: Hay Nisbet. p. 42.
- ^McDowall, John (1885).Scottish Association Annual 1885–86.Glasgow: H. Nisbet. p. 58.
- ^McDowall, John (1890).Scottish Football Annual 1890–91.Hay Nisbet. p. 92.
- ^McDowall, John (1885).Scottish Association Annual 1885–86.Glasgow: H. Nisbet. p. 58.