The club was founded in 1873, in the wake of other clubs in the West Dunbartonshire area such as Vale of Leven, Renton, and Dumbarton.[1]
The club entered the Scottish Cup for the first time in 1875–76, and gained a walkover in the first round after opponents Queen's Park Juniors scratched.[2] In the second round the Thistle lost 2–1 at Dumbarton.[3]
With other clubs in the region having greater backing, the club remained firmly in their shadows, and only ever won one Scottish Cup tie; against Alclutha in the first round in 1877–78.[4] A bye took the club into the third round for the only time in its history, where it lost to Renton 2–0.[5]
The club also progressed to the second round on two other occasions, under the rule that both clubs proceeded after two draws, against Vale of Leven Rovers of Alexandria in 1876–77[6] and against Alexandria in 1878–79.[7] In the former year the club lost 5–1 at the Lennox club of Dumbarton in the second round;[8] in the latter, the club was hammered 11–0 at Vale of Leven.[9]
The Vale of Leven defeat was the last Cup tie for the club. By 1878 the club only had 28 members and was the smallest senior side in Dumbartonshire.[10] While the revived Renton club was increasing its membership, Thistle remained static.[11] It entered the 1879–80 Scottish Cup tournament and was drawn against Lennox, but was described as "dissolved" before the match took place.[12] One further game was recorded for a Renton Thistle at the end of the 1880–81 season, against Holytown, but this may have been a different entity.[13] The name was revived by another club in 1885.[14]
Coloursedit
The club's colours were blue shirts, white knickers, and red hose.[15]
Groundedit
The club played on the Public Park at the south end of Renton, a three-minute walk from Renton railway station.[16]
Referencesedit
^"Club Directory". Scottish Football Historical Results Archive. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
^"Scottish Cup Ties". North British Daily Mail: 3. 30 October 1876.
^"Football - Saturday". North British Daily Mail: 7. 28 October 1878.
^Dick, William (1878). Scottish Football Annual 1878–79. Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 62.
^Dick, William (1879). Scottish Football Annual 1879–80. Glasgow: Dunlop & Foote. p. 79.
^Scottish FA Minutes 1879–80. Glasgow: Scottish Football Association. 30 September 1879. p. 44.
^"Holytown". Hamilton Advertiser: 2. 9 April 1881.
^"Renton Thistle v Bridgend Thistle". Lennox Herald: 4. 2 May 1885.
^Dick, William (1876). Scottish Football Annual 1876–77. Mackay & Kirkwood.
^Dick, William (1877). Scottish Football Annual 1877–78. Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 98.
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renton, thistle, renton, thistle, football, club, association, football, club, based, town, renton, dunbartonshire, renton, thistlefull, namerenton, thistle, football, clubfounded1873dissolved1879groundrenton, public, parksecretaryj, ralston, james, thomsonhom. Renton Thistle Football Club was an association football club based in the town of Renton in Dunbartonshire Renton ThistleFull nameRenton Thistle Football ClubFounded1873Dissolved1879GroundRenton Public ParkSecretaryJ Ralston James ThomsonHome colours Contents 1 History 2 Colours 3 Ground 4 ReferencesHistory editThe club was founded in 1873 in the wake of other clubs in the West Dunbartonshire area such as Vale of Leven Renton and Dumbarton 1 The club entered the Scottish Cup for the first time in 1875 76 and gained a walkover in the first round after opponents Queen s Park Juniors scratched 2 In the second round the Thistle lost 2 1 at Dumbarton 3 With other clubs in the region having greater backing the club remained firmly in their shadows and only ever won one Scottish Cup tie against Alclutha in the first round in 1877 78 4 A bye took the club into the third round for the only time in its history where it lost to Renton 2 0 5 The club also progressed to the second round on two other occasions under the rule that both clubs proceeded after two draws against Vale of Leven Rovers of Alexandria in 1876 77 6 and against Alexandria in 1878 79 7 In the former year the club lost 5 1 at the Lennox club of Dumbarton in the second round 8 in the latter the club was hammered 11 0 at Vale of Leven 9 The Vale of Leven defeat was the last Cup tie for the club By 1878 the club only had 28 members and was the smallest senior side in Dumbartonshire 10 While the revived Renton club was increasing its membership Thistle remained static 11 It entered the 1879 80 Scottish Cup tournament and was drawn against Lennox but was described as dissolved before the match took place 12 One further game was recorded for a Renton Thistle at the end of the 1880 81 season against Holytown but this may have been a different entity 13 The name was revived by another club in 1885 14 Colours editThe club s colours were blue shirts white knickers and red hose 15 Ground editThe club played on the Public Park at the south end of Renton a three minute walk from Renton railway station 16 References edit Club Directory Scottish Football Historical Results Archive Retrieved 27 October 2022 Football Glasgow Herald 7 29 October 1875 Renton Thistle 1 2 Dumbarton Sons Archive Retrieved 11 February 2023 Football Glasgow Herald 7 8 October 1877 Association Cup Ties North British Daily Mail 3 19 November 1877 Football Glasgow Herald 7 9 October 1876 Football Glasgow Herald 6 7 October 1878 Scottish Cup Ties North British Daily Mail 3 30 October 1876 Football Saturday North British Daily Mail 7 28 October 1878 Dick William 1878 Scottish Football Annual 1878 79 Cranstonhill Mackay amp Kirkwood p 62 Dick William 1879 Scottish Football Annual 1879 80 Glasgow Dunlop amp Foote p 79 Scottish FA Minutes 1879 80 Glasgow Scottish Football Association 30 September 1879 p 44 Holytown Hamilton Advertiser 2 9 April 1881 Renton Thistle v Bridgend Thistle Lennox Herald 4 2 May 1885 Dick William 1876 Scottish Football Annual 1876 77 Mackay amp Kirkwood Dick William 1877 Scottish Football Annual 1877 78 Cranstonhill Mackay amp Kirkwood p 98 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Renton Thistle F C amp oldid 1174121376, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
