The club was founded in 1879 in the wake of fellow Alexandria side
Vale of Leven
The Vale of Leven () is an area of West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, in the valley of the River Leven, Dunbartonshire, River Leven. Historically, it was part of The Lennox, the name of which derives from the Gaelic term ''Leamhnach'', meaning ''fie ...
. It joined the
Scottish Football Association
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in 1883, after winning 5 of its 10 matches in 1882–83, although one of its players (James Buchanan) had suffered a serious leg break in a friendly against the 1st D.R.V. in February (which Levendale nevertheless won 7–1).
Levendale was always a minnow on the Dumbartonshire scene, never claiming more than 30 members; in its final season it was the smallest club in
Dumbartonshire
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. Given the power of the county in the Scottish game - from 1875 to 1888, only one
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,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 ...
- was a 12–0 defeat, 9 of the goals coming in the first half. Faced with the same sort of humiliation the following season against
Dumbarton
Dumbarton (; , or ; or , meaning 'fort of the Britons (historical), Britons') is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven, Dunbartonshire, River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ...
, the club scratched, allowing Dumbarton to arrange a more lucrative friendly with Walsall Swifts - the speed of such arrangements suggesting Levendale had accepted a consideration to step down.
Levendale also withdrew from its two entries in the
Dumbartonshire Cup
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in 1884–85 and 1885–86, and even scratched to the moribund
Rock
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in the first round of the
1885–86 Scottish Cup
The 1885–86 Scottish Cup was the 13th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Queen's Park won the competition for the eighth time after they beat defending champions Renton 3–1 in the final.
Arbroath set a wor ...
.
A new Levendale club was formed in 1889, which turned senior in 1892.
Colours
The club wore blue jerseys and hose, and white knickers.
Ground
The club's home ground was on Balloch Road, 5 minutes' walk from the station, which it shared with Jamestown.
Notable players
* Alexander Henderson, who also played for Vale of Leven and Renton