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team from
Lennoxtown
Lennoxtown (, ) is a town in the East Dunbartonshire council area and the historic county of Stirlingshire, Scotland. The Campsie Fells are located to Lennoxtown's north. The town had a population of 4,094 at the 2011 UK census.
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Stirlingshire
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, which once reached the quarter-finals of the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,parish of Campsie. The media sometimes referred to the club as Campsie Central.
It first entered the Scottish Cup in 1880–81 and had its best run, reaching the quarter-finals; indeed that season saw the club's only match wins in the competition. In the second round the club beat local rivals
Milton of Campsie
Milton of Campsie is a village formerly in the county of Stirlingshire, but now in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland roughly north of Glasgow. Nestling at the foot of the Campsie Fells, it is neighboured by Kirkintilloch and Lennoxtown.
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in a replay, in front of 600 spectators. The club received a bye in the fifth round, as the regional nature of the competition made some of the divisions slightly lop-sided; the sixth round – effectively the quarter-finals – had 6 clubs in it. The Central was drawn at home to eventual competition winners Queen's Park, the match being played on Christmas Day, and Campsie was outmatched from the start, eventually losing 10–1.
The following season the club was drawn to play the Bonnybridge Grasshoppers, but the club withdrew, unable to form an XI.
The Central did not enter the Scottish Cup in 1882–83 or 1883–84, but did so again in 1884–85. The club received a bye into the second round, but was hammered 14–0 by
Vale of Leven
The Vale of Leven () is an area of West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, in the valley of the River Leven, Dunbartonshire, River Leven. Historically, it was part of The Lennox, the name of which derives from the Gaelic term ''Leamhnach'', meaning ''fie ...
, conceding seven goals in each half, but by the end of the season it was back to being one of the stronger clubs in Stirlingshire, with centre-forward Dempsey being chosen for the county representative side.
The club's last tie in the Scottish Cup was in 1885–86, losing 4–2 at
Dunipace
Dunipace () is a village in the west of the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is south of Stirling and north-west of Falkirk. The village is situated on the north bank of the River Carron and adjoins the town of Denny, to the sout ...
, despite taking a two-goal lead in the first ten minutes. The club however had its best run in the
Stirlingshire Cup
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, reaching the semi-finals after beating Laurieston 4–0 away in the first round, getting a bye in the second, and beating Comely Park of
Falkirk
Falkirk ( ; ; ) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow.
Falkirk had a resident population of 32,422 at the ...
5–2 in a third round replay. The run came to an end at home to King's Park; the difficulties for the Lennoxtown club shown by the match receipts being 3d 2 qua short of £1, the match being delayed because one of its players had not turned up, then the first match ball bursting "and no wonder, seeing the sort of ball it was" after half-an-hour; the club had one other ball available, which it used in its practice matches, and that too burst with seven minutes to go. There was no replacement, but, as the visitors were 4–1 up, the result was allowed to stand. Central did protest as to the state of the pitch, half-covered in snow and half-covered in meltwater, but the protest was not upheld, on the basis that it was the club's own pitch and it had telegrammed to say the match could proceed.
Despite this comparative local success, the club did not emerge for the 1886–87 season, presumably because of a lack of finances, and its players joined fellow village side Campsie F.C. instead.
Colours
The club originally played in blue and white, but on its revival wore white shirts, blue knickers, and red hose.
Ground
The club originally played at Slatefield Park, at Balcurroch, in Lennoxtown. The facilities were basic and lacked the by-now customary pavilion, so visiting teams had to change in a nearby pub.