Callander Football Club was a short-lived 19th-century football club from
Glasgow.
History
The club was formed in 1872, out of members of the defunct original
Thistle F.C.
Thistle Football Club (also known as Glasgow Thistle and Bridgeton Thistle) was a 19th-century football club based in Glasgow. The club was briefly a member of the Scottish Football League Division Two, and has been described as the most ins ...
. In its first half-season, the club claimed to have played three matches, all of which were 0-0 draws. One of those draws, at Fleshers' Haughs on Glasgow Green, was the first match for
Rangers F.C..
The club was one of the original 16 teams to participate in the inaugural season of the
Scottish Cup. The club lost in the first round of the
1873–74 Scottish Cup
The 1873–74 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the first season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. A total of 16 teams from the west of Scotland entered the competit ...
, 2–0 to
Alexandra Athletic; the
Glasgow Herald stated that the Callander side "manoeuvred at times very badly". The club had replaced many of the players from its first few games, and changed its line-up from 2-1-7 to 2-2-6, so the players may not have been as familiar with each other and their roles as the Athletes were. The club seems to have wound up at the end of the season.
Colours
The club colours were blue caps, white jerseys, and blue knickerbockers.
References
External links
RSSSF: Scottish Cup
Defunct football clubs in Scotland
Association football clubs established in 1872
Association football clubs disestablished in 1874
1872 establishments in Scotland
1874 disestablishments in Scotland
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