Glasgow University Football Club are a

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football team that represents the

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. The club was founded at a meeting of students "dissatisfied that the Rugby game alone has been played at College" on 7 December 1877, under the captaincy of Arthur Mechan. Having played previously in the

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, from the 2020–21 season, their first team will play in the newly formed

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. They are based at the Garscube Sports Complex in

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, The first team play out of

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in Airdrie, which they share with

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. They can participate in the

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. They lost in the first round to

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in 2004–05,

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in 2007–08.

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. and Vale of Leithen F.C., Vale of Leithen in 2008–09. Their participation in the 2004–05 competition was their first since

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, when they lost 1–0 to

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in the first round. They also qualified for the 1975–76 competition, losing to

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in a second round replay. Previously, on 28 January 1960, Glasgow University were routed 15–0 by Cup-holders St Mirren at their

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ground in a first-round tie, American-born striker

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scoring ten of the goals. The 2010–11 competition saw Glasgow University qualify for the Scottish Cup second round for the first time since their 1975–76 defeat to

, after a 1–0 victory at Garscube Sports Complex against

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. In season 2015–16, Glasgow University were drawn away to

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side Cumbernauld Colts in the first round of the competition, with Cumbernauld Colts winning 3–0 in front of a healthy crowd at

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. In the 2016–17 competition, Glasgow University lost 8–2 to Junior champions

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in a home tie staged at the

in Airdrie. University player

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made three international appearances for

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from 1879 to 1880. In addition to its main teams which are for current students of the university, there is also a club for graduates, Westerlands AFC, (founded in 1967 named after the institution's former sports grounds in

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), who also play at Garscube and compete in the Caledonian AFL along with the Glasgow students' team.Teams
Westerlands Amateur Football Club (Pitchero)

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