Sir John Maxwell Football Club was a Scottish football team, based in
Pollokshaws
Pollokshaws ( sco, Powkshaws) is an area on the South side of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is bordered by the residential neighbourhoods of Auldhouse to the east, Eastwood and Hillpark to the south and Shawlands to the north, with the Gl ...
, now part of
Glasgow
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(at the time a separate
burgh
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).
History
The club was founded in 1879, and with 30 members in 1881 was the smallest senior side in
Renfrewshire
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Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Re ...
Renfrewshire Cup
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from 1880–81 to 1883–84, reaching the quarter-final in 1881–82 thanks to a bye and one of the club's two wins in the competition; the Sir John protested its defeat by Cartvale at that stage, to no avail. Its last tie was against Johnstone Athletic in the first round in 1883, and with Sir John Maxwell 6–3 up, the Athletic walked off; the match nevertheless was replayed, and the Sir John won with an extra-time goal, but Athletic successfully protested that the Sir John had arrived 25 minutes late - despite being at home - so the Sir John was disqualified.
Its
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1882–83, after beating
Woodland
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in a replay in the first, coming from 3–1 down to win 5–3; it lost to
Port Glasgow Athletic
Port-Glasgow Athletic was a football club based in Port Glasgow, Scotland. The club was formed in 1878 and originally named Broadfield before changing their name in 1881. They played in the Scottish Football League between 1893 and 1911, and were ...
in the second, following a confusing original tie that was reported as being a 3–3 draw, 4–3 win to the Sir John, 5–3 win to the Sir John, and in any event, 3 goals for the Sir John disputed; perhaps unsurprisingly there was a protest put in, but from the Sir John, on the basis that the referee turned out to have been a member of the Port. The following season it lost to Greenock Northern in the first round, by another 5–3 scoreline, the
Scottish Football Association
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unanimously dismissing a protest as to the state of the ground.
On 18 April 1884, at a meeting at the town hall between members of the club and of the
Pollok
Pollok ( gd, Pollag, lit=a pool, sco, Powk) is a large housing estate on the south-western side of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. The estate was built either side of World War II to house families from the overcrowded inner city. Housing 30,0 ...
club, it was agreed to merge the two sides, under the name
Pollokshaws
Pollokshaws ( sco, Powkshaws) is an area on the South side of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is bordered by the residential neighbourhoods of Auldhouse to the east, Eastwood and Hillpark to the south and Shawlands to the north, with the Gl ...
. William M'Neil, the match secretary of the Maxwell, was kept on as match secretary for the new club.
Colours
The club wore dark blue jerseys, white knickers, and scarlet stockings.
Grounds
The club played at a private ground at Norwood, with a clubhouse on Maxwell Street.
References
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Sir John Maxwell
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