association football
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club based in the town of
Alexandria
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, in
Dunbartonshire
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.
History
The club was founded in 1877, as a winter activity for members of the Alexandria Cricket Club, and was registered with the
Scottish Football Association
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as the Alexandria Cricket club.
The club entered the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1877–78, and lost at home to
Milngavie
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, who scored twice in the second half after Alexandria dominated the first.
Alexandria entered again the following year, and progressed through to the second round, after two draws with Renton Thistle, the first a 2–2 draw at home with goals from Abraham and Docherty either side of a brace for the Thistle, the second 1–1 at Renton; under the rules of the competition at the time, both clubs went through in those circumstances. In the second round, the club surrendered home advantage to
Helensburgh
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Histo ...
, and lost 4–1. There is no further record for the club.
Colours
The club's colours were blue and white "stripes" (in the context of the time, this refers to hoops) and white knickerbockers.
Ground
The club played at the cricket ground on Balloch Road.
References
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Alexandria
Alexandria ( ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, second largest city in Egypt and the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, largest city on the Mediterranean coast. It lies at the western edge of the Nile ...