Falkirk Amateurs Football Club was a football club from
Stirlingshire
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It borders Perth ...
in
Scotland
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that reached the first round of the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Camelon's second eleven 4–2. Eight of the starting Amateurs would play for
Falkirk F.C.
Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional association football club based in the town of Falkirk. The club was founded in 1876 and competes in Scottish League One, the third tier of Scottish football, as a member of the Scottish Profess ...
in the future.
The club entered the Scottish Cup for the first time, in 1897, losing 7–0 at
East Stirlingshire
East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in the town of Falkirk. The club was founded in 1881 and competes in the , in the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system. The club's origins can be tra ...
in the first qualifying round. The club continued to enter until
World War 2
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. The club was also a regular entrant in the
Stirlingshire Cup
The Stirlingshire Cup is an association football cup competition for clubs in the county of Stirlingshire, Scotland. The competition was founded in 1883 and is contested annually by senior member clubs of the Stirlingshire Football Association. Th ...
, but only ever won two ties in 32 years; it did however win the Consolation Cup (for clubs knocked out in the early rounds) in 1898–99, and retained the trophy the following year as none of the clubs entitled to enter the competition wanted to do so. The club also played in the Falkirk District League in the three years of its existence, finishing bottom every time.
The club's greatest honour was winning the
Scottish Amateur Cup
The Scottish Amateur Cup is a nationwide knockout tournament supported and organised by the Scottish Amateur Football Association. The Scottish Amateur Cup is contested by hundreds of football clubs every year. The first and second rounds are r ...
in 1922–23, beating Moorpark F.C. in the final at Forthbank, the ground of
King's Park F.C.
King's Park Football Club were a football club who played in the Scottish Football League (SFL) before the Second World War. Based in Stirling, they joined the League in the 1921–22 season, following the reintroduction of the Second Divisio ...
In 1929–30, the club reached the first round of the national cup for the first time. It did so again the following season and again in 1932–33, the last of those after the club got to the final of the
Scottish Qualifying Cup
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(South) for the only time, losing 4–2 against
Beith F.C.
Beith Football Club were a football club based at Bellsdale Park in Beith, Scotland. The club were members of the Scottish Football League from 1923 to 1926.
History
The club was initially formed in 1875 and were founder members of the Ayrshir ...
at
Ibrox Park
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in the final and at fellow amateurs
Queen's Park F.C.
Queen's Park Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish football pyramid. Queen's Park is the oldest association football club ...
in the first round of the competition proper, conceding three goals in seven first-half minutes before going out 4–0. The club's fourth and final appearance in the proper rounds was in 1938–39; on none of these occasions did the club win through to the second round.
The club struggled to re-start after the war, being unable to take part in the
Stirlingshire Cup
The Stirlingshire Cup is an association football cup competition for clubs in the county of Stirlingshire, Scotland. The competition was founded in 1883 and is contested annually by senior member clubs of the Stirlingshire Football Association. Th ...
in 1945, and after an 11–1 defeat at
Stirling Albion
Stirling Albion Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Stirling. The club was founded in 1945 following the demise of King's Park after World War II. The club currently competes in Scottish League Two as a member of the ...
in the 1947–48 edition it does not seem to have continued.
Colours
The club's colours were originally blue shirts and white shorts, but from 1903 the club played in all white, apart from wearing blue and white stripes in the early 1920s.
Ground
The club originally played at Comely Park, off Burnhead Lane; the ground was also known as Tannery Park. The club occasionally played at
Falkirk F.C.
Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional association football club based in the town of Falkirk. The club was founded in 1876 and competes in Scottish League One, the third tier of Scottish football, as a member of the Scottish Profess ...
's
Brockville
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ground for important fixtures.
In 1926, the club was gifted a new ground at Summerford in
Camelon
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, which it called Watling Park, after the Junior club Watling Juniors, which had used the ground before the war. The ground hosted a
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Larbert Amateurs did not have a suitable ground.
Honours
Scottish Amateur Cup
*Winners: 1922–23
Scottish Qualifying Cup (South)
*Runners-up: 1932–33
Stirlingshire Consolation Cup
*Winners: 1898–99
*Runners-up: 1897–98
Notable players
*
Clyde Skene
Clydesdale Duncan Skene (24 June 1884 – 29 December 1945) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Falkirk, Queen's Park and Dundee as a centre forward.
Personal life
Skene was the younger brother of fellow ...
*James Callander, architect, amongst whose buildings was the grandstand at Brockville