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 based at Clune Park. Originally the town name was spelled Port-Glasgow, with a hyphen, this style was dropped after WW2.
Port-Glasgow Athletic
Full name
Port-Glasgow Athletic Football Club
Founded
1878 as Broadfield (1878-1881)
Dissolved
January 1912
Ground
Bardrainney 1878-79, Dubbs Farm 1879-80, Devol Farm 1880-1883, Port Glasgow Clune Park, Port Glasgow 1883-1912
Originally based at Devol Farm, Port Glasgow, the club moved to a new ground called Clune Park on the town's Glasgow Road. The Port played for one season in the Scottish Football Alliance in 1891–92 and spent 1892–93 playing cup-ties and friendlies. They rejoined the Scottish Alliance for 1893–94, but before the new season, the Alliance was more or less absorbed by the Scottish Football League as its Division Two. During their first season in the Scottish League they had a record seven points deducted for rule infringements. For a time this left the club at the foot of the Division with −2 points.
After winning Division in 1901–02, the Port gained election into Division One.[1] Despite struggling at the top level due to operating as an amateur club for most of the time, the club managed to stay in the division for eight years.[1]
The club was relegated in 1909–10 and finished eighth in the 1910–11 Division Two table.[1] Due to their precarious financial standing the club chose not seek re-election to membership of the Scottish League. After leaving the Scottish Football League, the club surprisingly joined the Scottish Football Union, but ceased operations as a senior side midway through the season. Apparently many of the players who were amateurs joined Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors. Although sharing the name and ground with the Senior organisation, this club had a semi-autonomous existence competing as the club's third XI in Junior competitions since in the 1890s.
Nickname and coloursedit
The club was nicknamed "The Undertakers" – the reasons for this are somewhat confused. One explanation is the involvement of a local funeral director in the founding of the initial side or, more likely, they were known as the Undertakers because they originally played in black shirts, changing to white shirts with navy shorts and socks from 1882.[3]
^"Glasgow & West of Scotland League". SFHA. 16 August 2020.
Sources
Dave Twydell (1993) Rejected FC Glasgow & District, Yore Publishing
John Aitken (2013) The Scottish Football League 125, Scottish Non League publishing
John Aitken (2005) West of Scotland Juniors, Scottish Non League publishing
John Aitken (2013) The Scottish Junior Football Association 125 years, Scottish Non League publishing
External linksedit
Port Glasgow Athletic at Fitbastats
December 15, 2023
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