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Westbourne F.C.
Westbourne Football Club was a 19th-century football club originally from the Strathbungo area of Glasgow. History The club was founded in 1879. Its matches gained no attention until it started to play Senior opposition in 1884–85. Westbourne was admitted as a member of the Scottish Football Association in August 1885 and entered the Scottish Cup for the first time in 1885–86. The club lost 11–0 at Thistle in the first round, the first six goals coming in the 25 minutes before half-time, and Sloan in the Thistle goal only having one save to make. The club's second entry to the Cup, in 1886–87, saw the club's only win in the competition; 2–0 at Carrick. In the second round, the club was drawn away to Rangers. Having turned around at half-time 3–0 down, Westbourne pulled two goals back, but ultimately conceded two further goals. Westbourne was a founder member of the Glasgow Football Association in 1887–88 and entered the Glasgow Cup that season, beating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollokshields F
Pollokshields (, Scots: ''Powkshiels'') is an area in the Southside of Glasgow, Scotland. Its modern boundaries are largely man-made, being formed by the M77 motorway to the west and northwest with the open land of Pollok Country Park and the Dumbreck neighbourhood beyond, by the Inverclyde Line railway and other branches which separate its territory from the largely industrial areas of Kinning Park, Kingston and Port Eglinton, and by the Glasgow South Western Line running from the east to south, bordering Govanhill, Strathbungo, Crossmyloof and Shawlands residential areas. There is also a suburban railway running through the area. Pollokshields is a conservation area which was developed in Victorian times according to a plan promoted by the original landowners, the Stirling-Maxwells of Pollok, whose association with the area goes as far back as 1270. The core of the area was constructed in two distinct and contrasting styles, with the western part consisting mainly of larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Clubs In Glasgow
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United States, and sometimes in Ireland and New Zealand); Australian rules football; Gaelic football; gridiron football (specifically American football, arena football, or Canadian football); International rules football; rugby league, rugby league football; and rugby union, rugby union football. These various forms of football share, to varying degrees, common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Football Clubs In Scotland
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Association Football Clubs Disestablished In 1888
Association may refer to: *Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal *Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry *Voluntary association, a body formed by individuals to accomplish a purpose, usually as volunteers * Non profit association, a body formed by individuals to accomplish a purpose without any profit interest *Collaboration, the act of working together Association in various fields of study *Association (archaeology) This page is a glossary of archaeology, the study of the human past from material remains. A B C D E F ..., the close relationship between objects or contexts. * Association (astronomy), combined or co-added group of astronomical exposures *Association (chemistry) *Association (ecology), a type of ecolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crossmyloof
Crossmyloof (, , ) is an area on the south side of Glasgow situated between the districts of Pollokshields, Strathbungo and Shawlands in Scotland. Etymology The name is possibly derived from Gaelic ''Crois MoLiubha'', Saint (Ma)lieu's Cross. According to local belief, the name is reputed to be derived from its location on the route taken by Mary, Queen of Scots to the site of the Battle of Langside. A fortune-teller may have offered to tell the queen her fate if she would "cross her loof (palm) with silver". History The original village of Crossmyloof was situated in the north-western corner of Cathcart parish and was formed around the junction of what are now Pollokshaws Road and Langside Avenue (the road to Cathcart). Crossmyloof was a small hamlet which suddenly grew in prominence when Neale Thomson opened a large bakery there in 1847. Some remnants of this industrial past still endure. A bakery building behind the tenement known as Camphill Gate on Pollokshaws Road s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitefield F
Whitefield may refer to: Places India * Whitefield, Bengaluru, a neighbourhood of Bengaluru ** Whitefield railway station (Bengaluru) ** Whitefield (Kadugodi) metro station United Kingdom * Whitefield, Dorset, England, a United Kingdom location * Whitefield, Greater Manchester, England ** Whitefield tram stop * Whitefield, Perthshire, Scotland, birthplace of the writer James Browne * Whitefield, Somerset, England, a United Kingdom location United States * Whitefield, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Whitefield, Maine, a town * Whitefield, New Hampshire, a town ** Whitefield (CDP), New Hampshire, a census-designated place and main village in the town * Whitefield, Oklahoma, a town * Whitefield Township, Marshall County, Illinois * Whitefield Township, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota People * Whitefield (surname), a list of people * Whitefield Bentley (1884–1952), Canadian politician * Whitefield J. McKinlay (1852–1941), American teacher, state legislator an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Govan
Govan ( ; Cumbric: ''Gwovan''; Scots language, Scots: ''Gouan''; Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile a' Ghobhainn'') is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of southwest Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated west of Glasgow city centre, on the south bank of the River Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Kelvin and the district of Partick. Historically it was part of the Lanarkshire, County of Lanark. In the early medieval period, the site of the present Govan Old Parish Church, Govan Old churchyard was established as a Christian centre for the Brittonic Peoples, Brittonic Kingdom of Alt Clut (Dumbarton Rock) and its successor realm, the Kingdom of Strathclyde. This latter kingdom, established in the aftermath of the Viking siege and capture of Alt Clut by Vikings from Dublin in 870, created the stone sculptures known today as the The Govan Stones, Govan Stones. Govan was the site of a ford and later a ferry which linked the area with Partick for seasonal cattle drovers. In the ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partick Thistle F
Partick (, Scottish Gaelic: ''Partaig'') is an area of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde, just across from Govan. To the west lies Whiteinch, to the east Yorkhill and Kelvingrove Park (across the River Kelvin), and to the north Broomhill, Hyndland, Dowanhill, Hillhead, areas which form part of the West End of Glasgow. Partick was a Police burgh from 1852 until 1912 when it was incorporated into the city.Second City of The Empire: 1830s to 1914 from theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 22 December 2011. Partick is the area of the city most connected with the Highlands, and several Gaelic agencies, such as the Gaelic Books Council ( |
1887–88 Scottish Cup
The 1887–88 Scottish Cup was the 15th season of Scotland's most prestigious Association football, football knockout competition. Renton F.C., Renton won the competition for the second time after they beat Cambuslang F.C., Cambuslang 6–1 in the final. The result set a new record as the largest margin of victory in a Scottish Cup Final - a record that was equalled by Celtic F.C., Celtic in 1972 Scottish Cup Final, 1972 but has never been bettered. Calendar Teams All 145 teams entered the competition in the first round. ;Notes First round Matches Glasgow and Suburbs Glasgow University and Southern Athletic received a bye to the second round. Renfrewshire district Edinburghshire district Ayrshire district Mauchline received a bye to the second round. Dunbartonshire district Lanarkshire district Stirlingshire district Fife district Northern Counties Aberdeen Rovers received a bye to the second round. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrox Park (1887–1899)
Ibrox Park was a football ground in Ibrox, Scotland. It was the home ground of Rangers from 1887 until they moved to the adjacent second Ibrox in 1899. The ground staged the Scottish Cup Final four times and also three Scotland international matches. History Rangers' previous ground at Kinning Park had been built up to hold 20,000 people, but further expansion was impossible and so the club identified a site further west to build a new ground. Although the site at Ibrox (at that time part of the burgh of Govan, today part of Glasgow) was then on the outskirts of the city, it had good transport links, including the nearby Ibrox railway station. A ten-year lease on the site was secured and a ground constructed by Fred Braby & Co. An uncovered 1,200-seat stand was erected on the northern side of the pitch with an adjacent pavilion. The other three sides were terraced, with a running track around the pitch. The ground was opened on 20 August 1887 with a friendly match against Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
