Lochwinnoch Football Club was a 19th-century Scottish football team located in the village of
Lochwinnoch
Lochwinnoch (; sco, Lochineuch, gd, Loch Uinneach) is a village in the council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Lying on the banks of Castle Semple Loch and the River Calder, Lochwinnoch is c ...
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Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire () ( sco, Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Re ...
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History
The club was founded in 1881, its first recorded match being a 1–1 draw with
Kilbarchan
Kilbarchan ( gd, Cill Bhearchain) is a village and civil parish in central Renfrewshire, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The village's name means "cell (chapel) of St. Barchan". It is known for its former weaving industry.
History
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in November that year.
Lochwinnoch entered the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1882–83 to 1898–99, other than in 1884–85 and 1885–86, but only ever won one tie in the main rounds; 5–1 against
Pollokshaws
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Scottish Football Association
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introduced qualifying rounds and (from the 1895–96 season) the
Scottish Qualifying Cup
The Scottish Qualifying Cup was a football competition played in Scotland between 1895 and 2007. During that time, apart from a brief spell in the 1950s, it was the only way for non-league teams to qualify for the Scottish Cup. The Qualifying Cup ...
, the club only ever won one further tie, 5–2 against
Bridge of Weir
Bridge of Weir is a village within the Renfrewshire council area and wider historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.
Lying within the Gryffe Valley, Bridge of Weir owes its name to the historic crossing point t ...
in 1896–97.
The club's lack of success in the national competition was mirrored in the county competition, its appareances in the
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 teams ...
normally ending with a heavy defeat. Lochwinnoch's best performance came in 1888–89, beating Johnstone Rangers 2–1 away in the first round, drawing a bye in the second, and only losing to
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4–2 in the third. It was a significant improvement, given the club had lost 12–0 to Morton in the first round in 1886, but it could not be sustained as professionalism in the game grew.
However, the club did have success at district level, winning the Johnstone & District Cup in its first entry in 1887–88. Lochwinnoch beat Johnstone Harp 1–0 in the final, thanks to a superior passing game. The club also won the Charity Cup - a trophy donated by the Johnstone Rangers club for clubs in
Johnstone
Johnstone ( sco, Johnstoun, gd, Baile Iain) is a town ...
- the same year.
The last record of the club is of its withdrawal from the 1898–99 Scottish Qualifying Cup, having been drawn to face
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 so ...
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Colours
The club is known to have worn the following colours: