Ramblers Football Club was a 19th-century football club based in Glasgow.
| Full name | Ramblers Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1874 | |
| Dissolved | 1877 | |
| Ground | Lorne Park | |
| Secretary | R. Macdougall Jr, Robert Telford | |
| Captain | Slimmon | |
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History
editThe club was founded in 1874.[1] Its first recorded match was a 0–0 draw with Burnbank,[2] and its first recorded goal and win came at Hamilton Academical F.C. the following month.[3]
The Ramblers entered the Scottish Cup for the first time in 1875–76. The club was drawn away to Northern F.C. and lost by 4 goals, plus one disputed goal, to nil.[4] The club entered the competition three times in total, losing in the first round on every occasion; 6–0 (plus one disputed) at 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers in 1876–77,[5] and 1–0 at home to Stonefield F.C. in 1877–78, in a "hard but pleasant game".[6]
The last match advertised for the club was against Blythswood F.C. in December 1877,[7] but there is no report that the match took place. The final recorded match was a 2–0 defeat at Stonelaw F.C. the previous month, against a scratch side rather than the regular Stonelaw XI.[8]
Colours
editThe club wore blue and black jerseys, white knickers, and blue and black hose.[9]
Grounds
editThe club played originally at Queen's Park.[10] By 1876 the club had a private ground at Lorne Park, on Victoria Road, Crosshill, Glasgow.[11]
References
edit- ^ Alcock, Charles (1876). Football Annual. p. 118.
- ^ "Burnbank v Ramblers". Glasgow Herald: 7. 23 November 1874.
- ^ "Ramblers v Hamilton Academical". North British Daily Mail: 3. 7 December 1874.
- ^ "Northern v Ramblers (Cup tie)". North British Daily Mail: 3. 18 October 1875.
- ^ "3d L.R.V. v Ramblers (Cup tie)". Scotsman. 2 October 1876.
- ^ "Ramblers v Stonefield". North British Daily Mail: 6. 1 October 1877.
- ^ "Local Football Fixtures". North British Daily Mail: 6. 27 November 1877.
- ^ "Stonelaw (Scratch) v Ramblers". North British Daily Mail: 3. 26 November 1877.
- ^ Alcock, Charles (1877). Football Annual. p. 130.
- ^ "Local Football Fixtures". North British Daily Mail: 3. 15 January 1876.
- ^ Alcock, Charles (1876). Football Annual. p. 118.