association football
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club from
Helensburgh
Helensburgh ( ; ) is a town on the north side of the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, situated at the mouth of the Gareloch. Historically in Dunbartonshire, it became part of Argyll and Bute following local government reorganisation in 1996.
Histo ...
, in
Dumbartonshire
Dunbartonshire () or the County of Dumbarton is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the west central Lowlands of Scotland lying to the north of the River Clyde. Dunbartonshire borders Perthshire to the north, Stirling ...
, which twice entered the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Helensburgh Football Club. The first reported meeting of the two clubs, at Helensburgh's Kirkmichael Park in November 1879, ended 4–0 to the older club.
After winning 11 of 16 matches in 1879–80, the club joined the
Scottish Football Association
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in 1880, entitling it to play in the
1880–81 Scottish Cup
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. With the Cup being drawn on a regional basis, and with the
Dumbartonshire
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area containing the three best sides in the country at the time, the club was unlucky to be drawn to visit
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. ...
, one of the trio. Nobody gave Victoria a chance, but, with several new players in the Dumbarton line-up, it took time for the home side to gel, and Victoria was able to frustrate the home side for a while, going in at half-time 2–0 down; however Dumbarton scored five without reply in the second half.
However the club did not survive long as a senior club. Its entry to the
1881–82 Scottish Cup
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was its last appearance in the game. It obtained a bye in the first round, and was drawn to face Helensburgh in the second round, but scratched. A
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club with the same name started up in 1884.
Colours
The club wore navy blue, in common with many of the Dumbartonshire clubs at the time.
Ground
Before turning senior, the club played at the Public Park in Helensburgh. The club's private Victoria Park ground was on the Old Luss Road, 7 minutes' walk from
Helensburgh railway station
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. The first match at the new ground was a 7–0 victory over
Bowling
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in February 1880, Paterson having the honour of the first goal.