Cartvale Football Club was a football club from the town of
Busby, East Renfrewshire
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History
The club was founded in 1892 under the name Busby Victoria and changed its name to Cartvale after one season. Although the club was a constant entrant to the Scottish Cup from 1892 to 1909, it only went through the qualifying rounds once, in
1897–98. After beating
Bathgate in the first round with three late goals, Cartvale lost 12–0 to
Rangers
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in the second, in front of 2,000 spectators at
Ibrox Park, seven of the goals coming in the first half.
Cartvale was a little more successful in the
Renfrewshire Cup, winning two ties to reach the semi-final in 1894–95, where the club lost 2–0 to
Arthurlie
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History of Arthurlie
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The club was a founder member of the revived
Midland Football League in 1903–04, but the league was abandoned in an unfinished state, and Cartvale only completed 8 out of the scheduled 16 matches.
Colours
The club played in the same black and white colours as
original Cartvale club, but in a different design, namely black and white hooped shirts with white knickers.
Ground
The 1892 Cartvale club played at the same Cartsbridge Park ground as the previous Cartvale.
References
External links
RSSSF: Scottish Cup
{{Defunct Scottish football clubs
Defunct football clubs in Scotland
Association football clubs established in 1892
Association football clubs disestablished in 1909
1892 establishments in Scotland
1909 disestablishments in Scotland
Football in East Renfrewshire