Stonefield Football Club was a 19th-century football club based in
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, Scotland.
History
The club claimed a foundation date of 1871. However its first recorded match was in February 1876 and it did not join the
Scottish Football Association
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until the 1877–78 season. As this is after the previous club playing at Barrowfield Park (
Eastern
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) broke up, the club may have had an influx of members from that club, with others having joined the new (and larger)
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club, which also played at Barrowfield.
Stonefield first entered the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1877–78. It beat
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in a "hard but pleasant game" thanks to a goal from William Reid. After a bye in the second round, Stonefield went out in the third round, 5–2 at
Govan
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. One of the players noted for his play (McIntyre) may have been James McIntyre of Eastern.
In the
1878–79 Scottish Cup
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the club walked over the 4th R.R.V. in the first round but lost 4–0 against the John Elder works side at
Dalmarnock Park
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in the second. It was the club's last competitive match, as it dissolved before playing
Harmonic
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in the first round in the
1879–80 Scottish Cup
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.
There is one further match recorded for a club named Stonefield, in June 1880, played on
Glasgow Green
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History
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, but this appears to be a separate club lacking its own ground.
Colours
The club played in blue jerseys, stockings, and cap with white knickerbockers.
Stadium
The club played at Barrowfield Park, which was also known informally as Glengarry Park, after the open space next to the roped-off area.