Possilpark Football Club was a 19th-century football club from the Possilpark area of Glasgow in Scotland. The club no longer exists and has been replaced by Glasgow Perthshire F.C., which plays in the West of Scotland Football League.[1]
The club was founded in 1876, under the name Possil Park; the media used the names Possil Park and Possilpark almost interchangeably, and from 1880 to 1884 the club gave its name as Possilpark.
The club entered the Scottish Cup almost as soon as it was founded, in 1876–77, losing 2–1 at home to Blythswood in the first round, T. Brown scoring the club's goal.[2] The club's second match in the competition, the following season, was a 13–0 defeat to Rangers,[3] which still remains the 'Gers' (joint) biggest margin of victory in a competitive match.
In its 9 entries in the Cup, the club only won 3 ties; 2 of them coming in 1879–80, which (thanks to a bye) put the club in the fourth round, made up of 22 clubs. However the club then suffered another heavy defeat, by a score given as 12–0[4] or 13–0,[5] to eventual finalists Thornliebank.
The club was boosted before the 1883–84 season by amalgamating with Luton, bringing the club up to a still-small membership of 50.[6]
The club's last (and biggest) Cup win came in its last entry in 1884–85, with a 7–0 win over Cyrus of north-east Glasgow.[7] Possilpark lost in the next round at home "before a considerable following of both clubs" to Battlefield, 3–0, with two Battlefield claims not being allowed.[8]
The Cup defeat was the club's last reported fixture. Although the club had been not insubstantial, by 1883 it had been eclipsed in its neighbourhood by Cowlairs and Northern. Saracen Park was put up for sale or rent in November 1884,[9] suggesting the club could no longer pay its rent, and the Carrick side, which had existed at a junior level for a decade, took the ground over from 1885 onwards.[10][11] The coup de grâce for Possilpark came when the Scottish Football Association struck the club from the register for non-payment of subscriptions before the 1885–86 season.[12]
The club played at Saracen Park, behind the Saracen Foundry, in Possilpark, north Glasgow.[19] The pitch was 120 yards x 78 yards, and the ground had a clubhouse and 36 ft tall flagpole.[20] The ground is close to the current Saracen Park, opened in 1937.[21]
External linksedit
Scottish Cup scores
Referencesedit
^"about the shire". www.glasgowperthshirefc.com. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
^"Blythswood v Possil Park". North British Daily Mail: 6. 2 October 1876.
^"Association Cup ties". North British Daily Mail: 3. 8 October 1877.
^"Thornliebank". Rutherglen Reformer: 3. 29 November 1879.
^"The Cup Tie Contests". Glasgow Herald: 3. 3 December 1879.
^"Possilpark Club". North British Daily Mail: 3. 25 June 1883.
^"Possilpark v Cyrus". Glasgow Herald: 11. 15 September 1884.
^"Possilpark v Battlefield". Glasgow Herald: 10. 6 October 1884.
^"Ground to Feu, Sell or Let". North British Daily Mail: 8. 19 November 1884.
^"Carrick v Telegraphists". Glasgow Herald: 9. 21 September 1885.
^"Carrick v Kirkintilloch Athletic". Bridge of Allan Gazette: 2. 10 October 1885.
^"Scottish Football Association". Glasgow Herald. 26 August 1885.
^Dick, William (1877). Scottish Football Annual 1877–78. Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 90.
^Dick, William (1878). Scottish Football Annual 1878–79. Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 54.
^Fleming, J. S. (1880). Scottish Association Football Annual 1880–81. Gillespie Brothers. p. 53.
^Livingstone, Robert (1881). Scottish Football Association Annual 1881–82. Gillespie Brothers. p. 100.
^M'Dowall, John (1882). Scottish Football Association Annual 1882–83. Glasgow: W. Weatherston. p. 138.
^M'Dowall, John (1884). Scottish Football Association Annual 1884-85. Glasgow: H. Nisbet. p. 58.; also hose was black & white
^M'Dowall, John (1882). Scottish Football Association Annual 1882–83. Glasgow: W. Weatherston. p. 145.
^"Ground to Feu, Sell or Let". North British Daily Mail: 8. 19 November 1884.
^"W Macfarlane and Co. Ltd. Saracen Foundry, Hawthorn Street, Possilpark. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north". Britain From Above. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
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possilpark, possilpark, football, club, 19th, century, football, club, from, possilpark, area, glasgow, scotland, club, longer, exists, been, replaced, glasgow, perthshire, which, plays, west, scotland, football, league, possilparkfull, namepossilpark, footbal. Possilpark Football Club was a 19th century football club from the Possilpark area of Glasgow in Scotland The club no longer exists and has been replaced by Glasgow Perthshire F C which plays in the West of Scotland Football League 1 PossilparkFull namePossilpark Football ClubFounded1876Dissolved1884GroundSaracen ParkHon PresidentR Fulton Esq PresidentMr J OliverHome colours Contents 1 History 2 Colours 3 Ground 4 External links 5 ReferencesHistory editThe club was founded in 1876 under the name Possil Park the media used the names Possil Park and Possilpark almost interchangeably and from 1880 to 1884 the club gave its name as Possilpark The club entered the Scottish Cup almost as soon as it was founded in 1876 77 losing 2 1 at home to Blythswood in the first round T Brown scoring the club s goal 2 The club s second match in the competition the following season was a 13 0 defeat to Rangers 3 which still remains the Gers joint biggest margin of victory in a competitive match In its 9 entries in the Cup the club only won 3 ties 2 of them coming in 1879 80 which thanks to a bye put the club in the fourth round made up of 22 clubs However the club then suffered another heavy defeat by a score given as 12 0 4 or 13 0 5 to eventual finalists Thornliebank The club was boosted before the 1883 84 season by amalgamating with Luton bringing the club up to a still small membership of 50 6 The club s last and biggest Cup win came in its last entry in 1884 85 with a 7 0 win over Cyrus of north east Glasgow 7 Possilpark lost in the next round at home before a considerable following of both clubs to Battlefield 3 0 with two Battlefield claims not being allowed 8 The Cup defeat was the club s last reported fixture Although the club had been not insubstantial by 1883 it had been eclipsed in its neighbourhood by Cowlairs and Northern Saracen Park was put up for sale or rent in November 1884 9 suggesting the club could no longer pay its rent and the Carrick side which had existed at a junior level for a decade took the ground over from 1885 onwards 10 11 The coup de grace for Possilpark came when the Scottish Football Association struck the club from the register for non payment of subscriptions before the 1885 86 season 12 Colours editThe club wore the following colours Colours Years Jersey colour Shorts1877 78 Black red and white hoops 13 1878 80 Navy with white Maltese cross 14 1880 81 Navy with white Maltese cross Navy 15 1881 82 Navy Navy 16 1882 84 Royal blue 17 1884 85 Black amp white hoops Navy 18 Ground editThe club played at Saracen Park behind the Saracen Foundry in Possilpark north Glasgow 19 The pitch was 120 yards x 78 yards and the ground had a clubhouse and 36 ft tall flagpole 20 The ground is close to the current Saracen Park opened in 1937 21 External links editScottish Cup scoresReferences edit about the shire www glasgowperthshirefc com Retrieved 6 April 2023 Blythswood v Possil Park North British Daily Mail 6 2 October 1876 Association Cup ties North British Daily Mail 3 8 October 1877 Thornliebank Rutherglen Reformer 3 29 November 1879 The Cup Tie Contests Glasgow Herald 3 3 December 1879 Possilpark Club North British Daily Mail 3 25 June 1883 Possilpark v Cyrus Glasgow Herald 11 15 September 1884 Possilpark v Battlefield Glasgow Herald 10 6 October 1884 Ground to Feu Sell or Let North British Daily Mail 8 19 November 1884 Carrick v Telegraphists Glasgow Herald 9 21 September 1885 Carrick v Kirkintilloch Athletic Bridge of Allan Gazette 2 10 October 1885 Scottish Football Association Glasgow Herald 26 August 1885 Dick William 1877 Scottish Football Annual 1877 78 Cranstonhill Mackay amp Kirkwood p 90 Dick William 1878 Scottish Football Annual 1878 79 Cranstonhill Mackay amp Kirkwood p 54 Fleming J S 1880 Scottish Association Football Annual 1880 81 Gillespie Brothers p 53 Livingstone Robert 1881 Scottish Football Association Annual 1881 82 Gillespie Brothers p 100 M Dowall John 1882 Scottish Football Association Annual 1882 83 Glasgow W Weatherston p 138 M Dowall John 1884 Scottish Football Association Annual 1884 85 Glasgow H Nisbet p 58 also hose was black amp white M Dowall John 1882 Scottish Football Association Annual 1882 83 Glasgow W Weatherston p 145 Ground to Feu Sell or Let North British Daily Mail 8 19 November 1884 W Macfarlane and Co Ltd Saracen Foundry Hawthorn Street Possilpark An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north Britain From Above Retrieved 6 April 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Possilpark F C amp oldid 1159960738, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
