The Glenpatrick football club, from Elderslie, near Johnstone, Renfrewshire, was founded in 1879. It may have been linked to the Glenpatrick Carpet Works, which was based in Elderslie, near the club's ground.
The club joined the
Scottish Football Association
The Scottish Football Association (; also known as the Scottish FA and the SFA) is the governing body of football in Scotland and has the ultimate responsibility for the control and development of football in Scotland. Members of the SFA incl ...
in August 1882, by which time Johnstone already had several clubs which had turned senior. Even though Glenpatrick had grown to 80 members in 1883, there were three other senior clubs in Johnstone which were larger and more established.
Consequently, Glenpatrick was never able to generate any momentum. It did win its first
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Clippens in the first round in 1882–83, either by 3–2 or 4–2; but lost 7–0 to
Thornliebank
Thornliebank ( Scots: ''Thonliebank'', Scottish Gaelic: ''Bruach nan Dealgan'') is a suburban area in East Renfrewshire, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation, it is located on the Auldhouse Burn about ...
in the second round.
The club did at least get a record 10–0 win over Britannia of
Renfrew
Renfrew (; ; ) is a town west of Glasgow in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is the historic county town of Renfrewshire. Called the "Cradle of the Royal Stewarts" for its early link with Scotland's former royal house, Renfrew gaine ...
in the first round of the 1882–83
Renfrewshire Cup
The Renfrewshire Cup was an annual association football competition between teams in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The final was generally a Renfrewshire derby contested between the two largest team ...
, its first appearance in the county competition, but its second round against
Arthurlie
Arthurlie is an area of the town of Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland.
History of Arthurlie
The lands of Arthurlie were held in medieval times by the Stewart family, a branch of the noble Stewarts of Darnley. Later the lands became the prop ...
ended in an 11–1 defeat. Even worse followed at a more local level; in the Johnstone & District Cup, Glenpatrick lost 14–0 to
1883–84 Scottish Cup
The 1883–84 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the 11th season of Scotland's most prestigious Association football, football knockout competition. Queen's Park F.C., Queen's Park won the compet ...
, and was drawn at home to Bute Rangers, Glenpatrick did not turn up, and the Scottish FA awarded the Rangers the tie, as well as made Glenpatrick pay the Rangers' expenses.
With the football scene in the town rationalizing around fewer clubs, Glenpatrick withdrew from senior status before the 1884–85 season. The club played twice more in the Renfrewshire Cup, but, after two more heavy defeats, it faded away by 1886, Johnstone Harp taking over the ground.
Colours
The club wore blue jerseys and white knickers.
Ground
The club's home ground was Castle Park in Elderslie, 200 yards from Elderslie railway station, and its distance from the town was not considered conducive to large crowds.