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club based in the town of
Girvan
Girvan (, "mouth of the River Girvan") is a burgh and harbour town in Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Girvan is situated on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde, with a population of about 6,450. It lies south of Ayr, and north of St ...
, South Ayrshire.
History
The club was formed in 1874, with matches being reported in the 1875–76 season.
Girvan entered the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1876–77, was its best. In the first round, the club beat
Dean
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of
Kilmarnock
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, at the ground of Ayr Eglinton, 3–2; Dean disputed one of the goals for offside, but Dean's own nominated umpire could not give a decision either way, and the referee allowed the goal. In the second round Girvan beat Queen of the South Wanderers, at
Newton Stewart
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, 4–0 in a "one-sided game". The run came to an end in the third round of fixtures, which involved 21 clubs, with a 3–0 defeat against
Lancefield
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of
Glasgow
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played in
Ayr
Ayr ( ; ; , meaning "confluence of the River Àir"), is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. A former royal burgh, today it is the administrative centre of South Ayrshire Council, and the historic county town of Ayrshire. With ...
.
The club played in the first round in 1877–78, but lost 6–0 at home to a strong
Mauchline
Mauchline (; ) is a town and civil parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland. In the 2001 census Mauchline had a recorded population of 4,105. It is home to the National Burns Memorial.
Location
The town lies by the Glasgow and South Western Railway ...
side.
The club subsequently had a low-key existence, often playing reserve sides, until the 1885–86 season. It entered the
Ayrshire Cup
The Ayrshire Cup was an annual association football regional competition in Scotland. The cup competition was a knockout tournament between football clubs in the historic county of Ayrshire. The Ayrshire Cup was first held in 1877–78, the tr ...
intermittently from the first competition in 1877–78 until 1886–87, but scratched from most of its entries, and only ever won one match (4–0 at home to Ochiltree in 1879). The club's final match in the competition was at Ayr F.C.'s Beresford Park in 1885–86, and Girvan, "to the surprise of all", took the lead after 2 minutes, but turned around at half-time 6–1 down, and only just kept the score out of double figures.
Colours
The club played in blue jerseys with white knickerbockers.
Ground
The club originally played on public parks, before moving to Shore Field by 1879. The club's final ground was the Stair Park cricket ground.