Southern Athletic F.C.
| Full name | Southern Athletic Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | the Athletics[1] | |
| Founded | 1884 | |
| Dissolved | 1894 | |
| Ground | Moray Park | |
| Hon. secretary | John Christie Jr. | |
| Match secretary | James Kirkland, Hugh A. Mackay | |
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Southern Athletic Football Club was a 19th-century football club based in Strathbungo, in Glasgow.
History[edit]
Southern Athletic F.C. was founded in 1884 out of a cricket club[2] and had 35 members by the end of its first season,[3] when it joined the Scottish Football Association.[4]
Its first Scottish Cup entry was in 1885–86, and it lost to Cambridge, but protested about the non-registration of several Cambridge players, and the Scottish FA ordered a replay to take place at Moray Park.[5] It was to no avail as Cambridge won the second tie as well.[6]
It set the scene for the club's record in competitive football. In 9 Scottish Cup entries, until its final entry in 1893–94, Southern Athletic never won a tie. Its one appearance in the second round, in 1887–88, was down to the luck of the draw, and getting a bye in the first round; in the second, the Athletic lost 9–1 at Cowlairs, despite the "excellent goalkeeper [Fotheringham, also a star batsman], who saved many a well-directed shot".[7] Indeed, the club scratched from 4 of its final 5 entries.
The club did however win one match in the Glasgow Cup, a competition the club only entered from 1887–88 to 1889–90; in 1888–89 it won 3–2 at Temperance Athletic in the first round.[8] In the second it lost 8–0 at Clyde.[9] Its last appearance in the competition was its heaviest competitive defeat, 12–0 at Cambuslang.[10] The club also entered the Govan Jubilee Cup from 1887–88 to 1890–91, again losing in the first round in each.[11]
The Athletics' last Scottish Cup tie was a 6–1 defeat at home to Royal Albert in the first qualifying round in 1891–92.[12] The last recorded matches for the club are from the 1892–93 season;[13] it did enter the Cup for the following year but scratched to the Black Watch.[14]
Colours[edit]
The club originally ore one-inch hooped navy blue and white jerseys with blue knickers.[15] In 1890 it changed the colour of the hoops and shorts from navy to black.[16]
Grounds[edit]
The club's ground was at Moray Park, 3 minutes' walk from Strathbungo railway station.[17]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Southern Athletics v Cowlairs". Glasgow Herald: 9. 26 September 1887.
- ^ "Kilwinning". Irvine Express: 5. 15 May 1885.
- ^ McDowall, John (1885). Scottish Association Annual 1885–86. Glasgow: H. Nisbet. p. 58.
- ^ "Football". Rutherglen Reformer: 3. 28 August 1885.
- ^ Scottish FA Minutes 1884–87. Glasgow: Scottish Football Association. 20 September 1885. p. 119.
- ^ "Matches played on Saturday". Glasgow Herald: 10. 28 September 1885.
- ^ "Southern Athletics v Cowlairs". Glasgow Herald: 9. 26 September 1887.
- ^ "Glasgow Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "South matches". Aberdeen Journal: 4. 8 October 1888.
- ^ "Cambuslang v Southern Athletic". Rutherglen Reformer: 7. 27 September 1889.
- ^ "Govan Competitions". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Royal Albert v Southern Athletic". Rutherglen Reformer: 3. 11 September 1891.
- ^ "Kilsyth games". Glasgow Herald: 10. 19 September 1892.
- ^ M'Dowall, John (1894). Scottish Football Annual 1894–95. Glasgow: Hay Nisbet. p. 42.
- ^ McDowall, John (1885). Scottish Association Annual 1885–86. Glasgow: H. Nisbet. p. 58.
- ^ McDowall, John (1890). Scottish Football Annual 1890–91. Hay Nisbet. p. 92.
- ^ McDowall, John (1885). Scottish Association Annual 1885–86. Glasgow: H. Nisbet. p. 58.