The club, claimed a foundation date of 1877, but there are records of fixtures from 1876.[1][2] The club's first competitive football came in the West of Scotland Cup for non-senior clubs, reaching the third round in 1877–78,[3] but losing to reigning champions Marchtown in the first round at Pollokshields in 1878–79.[4]
The club had a successful 1879–80 season at junior level, although one of its two defeats was in the Royal Standard Cup (for clubs in and around the Gorbals area).[5]
Despite this competitive setback, Windsor turned senior at the end of the season and entered the 1880–81 Scottish Cup. The club's first match as a senior club that season was a "fast and exciting" 4–2 win at Tollcross,[6] but, in the first round of the Cup, Windsor lost 1–0 at Jordanhill;[7] there was some consolation two months later when the club beat Rosehill of Paisley 10–0.[8]
The club wore white jerseys and knickers, and red and black hose.[10]
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The club originally played on the Glasgow Green.[11] In order to join the Scottish Football Association, the club needed a private ground, and found one at Dalmarnock Park, 3 minutes' walk from the London Road car terminus,[12] either on or very close to the site used by the Thistle.
Referencesedit
^"Saturday's fixtures". North British Daily Mail: 3. 1 April 1876.
^"Saturday's fixtures". North British Daily Mail: 7. 18 April 1876.
^"West of Scotland Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
^"Football - Saturday". North British Daily Mail: 3. 14 October 1878.
^"Football - Saturday". North British Daily Mail: 3. 15 March 1880.
^"Tollcross v Windsor". Glasgow Evening Post: 4. 6 September 1880.
^"Jordanhill v Windsor". North British Daily Mail: 6. 13 September 1880.
^"Football". Paisley Daily Express: 3. 16 November 1880.
^Scottish FA Minutes 1881–84. Glasgow: Scottish Football Association. 20 September 1881. p. 8.
^Fleming, J. S. (1880). Scottish Association Football Annual 1880–81. Gillespie Brothers. p. 42.
^"Local football fixtures". North British Daily Mail: 6. 7 November 1877.
^Fleming, J. S. (1880). Scottish Association Football Annual 1880–81. Gillespie Brothers. p. 42.
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windsor, glasgow, windsor, football, club, association, football, club, from, bridgeton, glasgow, active, 1870s, 1880s, windsorfull, namewindsor, founded1876dissolved1881grounddalmarnock, parkhon, secretarycharles, fiematch, secretaryjohn, brownhome, colours, . Windsor Football Club was an association football club from Bridgeton Glasgow active in the 1870s and 1880s WindsorFull nameWindsor F C Founded1876Dissolved1881GroundDalmarnock ParkHon SecretaryCharles M FieMatch SecretaryJohn BrownHome colours Contents 1 History 2 Colours 3 Ground 4 ReferencesHistory editThe club claimed a foundation date of 1877 but there are records of fixtures from 1876 1 2 The club s first competitive football came in the West of Scotland Cup for non senior clubs reaching the third round in 1877 78 3 but losing to reigning champions Marchtown in the first round at Pollokshields in 1878 79 4 The club had a successful 1879 80 season at junior level although one of its two defeats was in the Royal Standard Cup for clubs in and around the Gorbals area 5 Despite this competitive setback Windsor turned senior at the end of the season and entered the 1880 81 Scottish Cup The club s first match as a senior club that season was a fast and exciting 4 2 win at Tollcross 6 but in the first round of the Cup Windsor lost 1 0 at Jordanhill 7 there was some consolation two months later when the club beat Rosehill of Paisley 10 0 8 The club did enter the 1881 82 Scottish Cup and was drawn to play Whitefield but dissolved before the tie could take place 9 Colours editThe club wore white jerseys and knickers and red and black hose 10 Ground editThe club originally played on the Glasgow Green 11 In order to join the Scottish Football Association the club needed a private ground and found one at Dalmarnock Park 3 minutes walk from the London Road car terminus 12 either on or very close to the site used by the Thistle References edit Saturday s fixtures North British Daily Mail 3 1 April 1876 Saturday s fixtures North British Daily Mail 7 18 April 1876 West of Scotland Cup Scottish Football Historical Archive Retrieved 15 September 2023 Football Saturday North British Daily Mail 3 14 October 1878 Football Saturday North British Daily Mail 3 15 March 1880 Tollcross v Windsor Glasgow Evening Post 4 6 September 1880 Jordanhill v Windsor North British Daily Mail 6 13 September 1880 Football Paisley Daily Express 3 16 November 1880 Scottish FA Minutes 1881 84 Glasgow Scottish Football Association 20 September 1881 p 8 Fleming J S 1880 Scottish Association Football Annual 1880 81 Gillespie Brothers p 42 Local football fixtures North British Daily Mail 6 7 November 1877 Fleming J S 1880 Scottish Association Football Annual 1880 81 Gillespie Brothers p 42 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Windsor F C Glasgow amp oldid 1175508204, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
