football
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club based in
East Kilbride
East Kilbride (; ), sometimes referred to as EK, is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. Historically a small village, it was designated Scotland's first "new town" on 6 Ma ...
,
Lanarkshire
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, Scotland.
History
The club was formed in 1877, its first recorded match being in September that year, a 2–1 defeat to
Blantyre
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. An earlier club of the same name, formed in 1871, does not seem to be related.
The club entered the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1878–79 it lost 4–0 at Stonelaw, without the Stonelaw goalkeeper having to make a save. In 1879–80 it lost 1–0 at Airdrie.
East Kilbride then stepped back from the national competition, entering the
Lanarkshire Cup
The Lanarkshire Cup was an annual competition open to football teams in the Lanarkshire area. The competition is now defunct. The Lanarkshire FA was dissolved in June 1999 when it was merged with the Ayrshire and Renfrewshire FAs to form the Wes ...
instead for the first time in 1881–82. The season started promisingly, with a 3–3 draw against
Hamilton
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in a friendly, but in the county cup, the club lost 5–1 at
Airdrieonians
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in the first round. There is no further record of the club afterwards.
Colours
The club wore navy blue and gold hoops.
Grounds
The club originally played at Shaw Park, 5 minutes' walk from
East Kilbride railway station
East Kilbride railway station serves the town of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and it is a terminus on the former Busby Railway. The station is southeast of .
Early history
Initially opened in ...
. In 1879 it moved to Kirktonholm, three minutes closer to the station.