Grasshoppers Football Club, sometimes known as Bonnybridge Grasshoppers, was a

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club based in

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. The club was founded in 1875 and disbanded in 1901. The club was called Longcroft Thistle for a year in 1886–87 after relocating to the nearby village of Longcroft. The club competed in the

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, ''scottish-football-historical-archive.com''. Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 13 May 2013.

History

Grasshoppers Football Club was founded in 1875 and played its first home matches at Bonnyside Fields until 1877. The club played for short periods at other grounds including two spells at Peathill Park between 1877–79 and 1884–86, Seabegs between 1879 and 1881, Milnquarter between 1881 and 1884 before lastly moving to Longcroft Park between 1886 and 1901 which was located in the nearby village of Longcroft. For the first season at Longcroft Park, in 1886–87, the club changed its name to ''Longcroft Thistle'' (sometimes ''Thistle'') and in around August 1887 it was struck from the

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membership roll after failing to pay a subscription charge.1886/87
Falkirk 19th Century Football. Retrieved 13 May 2013. The club returned in 1889 and its original name was resurrected until the club disbanded in 1901.
, ''scottish-football-historical-archive.com''. Scottish Football Historical Football Archive. Retrieved 13 May 2013. Grasshoppers first entered in the Scottish Cup in the 1876–77 season, the fourth staging of the tournament. In the first round the club was drawn against St. Andrew's from

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and lost the match 1–0. The following season, Grasshoppers entered the competition in the second round and won against Clifton & Strathfillan from

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and qualified for the third round, the furthest the club progressed, losing 4–0 to Jordanhill.Bonnybridge Grasshoppers – Scottish Cup Results
''londonhearts.com''. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 13 May 2013. Grasshoppers went on to compete in the tournament for nine more seasons, the last in 1890–91 when its heaviest defeat of 12–1 was inflicted by Union of

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.Thistle (Grasshoppers) – Scottish Cup Results
''londonhearts.com''. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 13 May 2013.Bonnybridge Grasshoppers: Records
, ''statto.com''. Retrieved 13 May 2013.Thistle Grasshoppers 1886–1887 : Results
, ''statto.com''. Retrieved 13 May 2013. In the years following, the club failed to progress past the preliminary rounds to qualify for the Scottish Cup.

Scottish Cup record

* First Scottish Cup match: v St. Andrew's, 30 September 1876 * Highest winning margin (four goals): 4–0 v

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, 13 September 1884 * Highest losing margin (eleven goals): 12–1 v Union, 6 September 1890

References

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