Govan FC (1873-81) started out at Fairfield Park, then moved to Moore Park between Broomloan Road and the north/south Govan branch of the Glasgow and Paisley Railway.
Govan FC 1881-82:
1881/9/17 Harmonic wo – scr Govan (Sc Cup R1)
(Source: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup.)
Govan FC 1880-81:
1881/4/30 Abercorn 1 – 2 Govan
1881/3/12 Morton 3 – 1 Govan
1881/1/1 Middlesbro’ 1 – 4 Govan
1880/12/25 Govan 3 – 1 Hanover (Edinburgh)
1880/12/11 Govan 0 – 2 Abercorn
1880/12/4 Govan 2 – 0 Partick Thistle
1880/10/23 Govan 2 – 3 Morton
1880/10/16 2nd Govan 3 – 2 2nd John Elder
1880/10/9 Govan 1 – 2 Whitefield
1880/9/25 Govan 1 – 2 Johnstone
1880/9/11 Rangers 4 – 1 Govan (Sc Cup R1)
1880/9/4 Hanover (Edinburgh) 2 – 6 Govan
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)
Govan FC 1879-80:
1879/11/22 Morton 1 – 2 Govan
1879/11/22 2nd Morton 0 – 7 2nd Govan
1879/11/8 Renfrew 4 – 2 Govan
1879/10/18 Dumbarton 8 – 0 Govan
1879/10/11 Clyde 2 – 1 Govan (Sc Cup R2)
1879/9/20 Govan 2 – 1 Caledonian (Glasgow) (Sc Cup R1)
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Renfrew FC website for 1879/11/8; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)
Govan FC 1878-79:
1879/2/8 Govan 1 – 1 Dumbarton
1878/11/30 Vale of Leven 11 – 1 Govan (Sc Cup R4)
1878/11/23 Rangers 6 – 1 Govan
1878/11/9 Govan 4 – 0 Derby (Sc Cup R3)
1878/10/26 Govan 9 – 0 Jordanhill
1878/10/19 Govan 4 – 4 Shaftesbury
1878/10/12 Govan 2 – 1 Oxford (Sc Cup R2)
1878/9/28 Govan 7 – 0 Ailsa (Sc Cup R1)
1878/9/21 2nd Whitefield 0 – 2 2nd Govan
1878/9/21 Govan 8 – 0 Whitefield
1878/9/14 Govan 5 – 4 Rangers
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; The Rangers Archives for 1878/9/14; Wikipedia article “1878-79 Dumbarton F.C. season” for 1879/2/8; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)
Govan FC 1877-78:
1878/3/30 Govan 0 – 3 Rangers
1878/1/26 2nd Govan 0 – 4 2nd Rosslyn
1877/12/1 Third Lanark 7 – 0 Govan (Sc Cup R4)
1877/11/24 Parkgrove 4 – 4 Govan (in aid of the Blantyre explosion fund)
1877/11/10 Govan 5 – 2 Stonefield (Sc Cup R3)
1877/10/20 Govan 1 – 0 John Elder (Sc Cup R2)
1877/10/6 Kilbirnie 1 – 2 Govan
1877/9/29 Govan 6 – 0 Albatross (Sc Cup R1)
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; The Rangers Archives for 1878/3/30; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)
(207 miners were killed at the Blantyre Colliery on October 22, 1877.)
Govan FC 1876-77:
1876/10/28 Govan 0 – 1 West End (Sc Cup R2 replay)
1876/10/21 West End 2 – 2 Govan (Sc Cup R2)
1876/9/23 Govan wo – scr Western (Sc Cup R1)
(Source: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup.)
Govan FC 1875-76:
1875/10/16 2nd Dumbarton 3 – 1 Govan
1875/10/2 Govan 2 – 0 Bellahouston
1875/9/25 Govan 1 – 0 Dennistoun
1875/9/18 Govan 2 – 0 Parkgrove
(Source: the Glasgow Herald.)
Govan FC 1874-75:
1875/3/27 Govan 0 – 4 Alclutha (Dumbarton)
1875/3/13 Govan 1 – 0 2nd Sandyford
1875/2/20 2nd Bellahouston 1 – 0 Govan (scratch team)
1874/12/12 Govan 1 – 0 Broomhill (Partick)
1874/11/28 2nd Rangers 0 – 0 Govan
1874/11/14 Govan 0 – 1 Oxford Juniors
1874/11/7 Argyll 2 – 2 Govan
1874/10/31 Govan 1 – 0 Carrington
1874/10/31 Govan 1 – 1 Carrington
1874/10/17 Govan 1 – 0 Ramblers
(Source: the Glasgow Herald.)
Govan FC 1873-74:
1874/5/9 Govan 0 – 0 Summertown
1874/4/25 Woodbank 1 – 0 Govan
(Source: the Glasgow Herald.)
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