Scottish
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association football
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club based in the
Crosshill Cross Hill or Crosshill may refer to:
Places
* Cross Hill, Cornwall, England
*Cross Hill, Derbyshire, England
* Cross Hill, Gloucestershire, England
* Cross Hill, South Carolina, USA
* Crosshill, East Ayrshire, Scotland
*Crosshill, Fife, Scotland
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area of
Glasgow
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.
History
The club claimed a foundation date of 1869, but this probably refers to the cricket club from which the football club emerged. The club's first recorded football matches did not take place until 1874, the very first being a 0–0 draw against
Rangers
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on Glasgow Green, and 1873–74 was the club's first season of football, with a record of 2 wins, 6 draws, and 3 defeats, scoring 9 and conceding 8.
The club competed in the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1874–75, the first goal coming when McNeil "sent both the Oxford goalkeeper 'Kinleyand the ball underneath the tape".
The club only made it to the second round twice. The first time, in 1878–79, was under the rule that both clubs advanced after two drawn matches; the club drew twice against
Derby
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of Glasgow before losing 2–1 at Govan F.C. in the second round.
The second occasion was in 1880–81, when a 6–0 victory against the Maxwell club, thanks to goals from Kaye (2), Martin, Smith, M'Lean, and Dunlop, was the club's only win in the competition. The club lost 4–3 at
Cowlairs
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Administratively, in the 21st ce ...
in the second round in a "fast and speedy" match, and the club does not appear to have played again; although it entered the
1881–82 Scottish Cup
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, it scratched before the first round tie with Pilgrims of Glasgow.
Colours
The club played in blue and white jerseys with red stockings.
Ground
The club originally played at Queen's Park. From 1879 the club played at Bellevue Park.