Govan FC

Moore Park. Source.

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.)

West End FC

Burnbank Park, Glasgow. Source.

West End FC existed from 1873 till 1878. They played at Burnbank Park in Glasgow’s Woodlands neighbourhood at first, and at Avenue Park in Cowlairs from 1876 to 1878. West End (Greenock) is a different club.

West End FC (Cowlairs) 1877-78:
1877/12/1 West End 2 – 1 Havelock (at Towerhill Park)
1877/10/6 Havelock 1 – 0 West End
1877/9/29 Strathclyde 5 – 1 West End (Sc Cup R1)
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

West End FC (Cowlairs) 1876-77:
1876/11/18 Edinburgh Swifts 1 – 1 West End (West End disqualified) (Sc Cup R3)
1876/10/28 Govan 0 – 1 West End (Sc Cup R2 replay)
1876/10/21 West End 2 – 2 Govan (Sc Cup R2)
1876/9/30 West End 2 – 0 4th RRV (Sc Cup R1)
(Source: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup.)

West End FC 1875-76:
1876/2/19 West End 5 – 0 Sandyford (at Cowlairs) “a return match”
1875/11/20 2nd West End 0 – 1 2nd Havelock (at Cowlairs)
1875/11/6 West End 0 – 6 Rovers (Sc Cup R2)
1875/10/16 West End 1 – 1 Partick FC (both advanced) (Sc Cup R1 replay)
1875/10/2 Partick FC 1 – 1 West End (Sc Cup R1)
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

West End FC 1874-75:
1875/3/20 Vale of Leven 2nd XI 5 – 0 West End 2nd XI
1875/3/6 2nd Hamilton 0 – 1 2nd West End
1875/3/6 Hamilton 1 – 4 West End
1875/2/6 23rd RRV (Cathcart) 1 – 0 West End (Glasgow)
1874/11/21 Queen’s Park 7 – 0 West End (Sc Cup R2)
1874/10/31 2nd West End 0 – 1 2nd Standard
1874/10/31 Standard 2 – 1 West End
1874/10/24 West End 3 – 0 Star of Leven (Sc Cup R1)
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)

West End FC 1873-74:
1874/2/14 Alexandra Athletic 2 – 0 West End Wanderers (Is this them?)
1973/12/6 Alexandra Athletic 2 – 0 West End Wanderers
1873/8/30 founding meeting
(Source: the Glasgow Herald.)

Glasgow Herald, March 9, 1875.

Sandyford FC

Kelvinbank House, derelict in 1878. Source.
Sandyford FC first played at Kelvinbank Park, moved to Sandyford Park in 1876 and then Brighton Park in Govan in 1877.
Sandyford FC in 1877-78:
1878/2/23      Drumpellier L – 2 Sandyford
1877/11/24    Havelock 4 – 2 Sandyford
1877/11/10    Parkgrove 3 – 2 Sandyford    ScCup R3
1877/10/20    Northern 1 – 2 Sandyford    ScCup R2
1877/9/29      Irvine 1 – 3 Sandyford
1877/9/22      Sandyford 1 – 0 Oxford    ScCup R1
1877/9/8        Strathavon 0 – ? Sandyford
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)
Sandyford FC in 1876-77:
1877/4/14      2nd Vale of Leven 2 – 1 2nd Sandyford
1877/1/6        Standard 1 – 0 Sandyford
1876/11/18    Milngavie 0 – 0 Sandyford
1876/10/21    Drumpellier 1 – 1 Sandyford
1876/9/30      Queen’s Park 7 – 0 Sandyford    ScCup R1
According to Wikipedia article “Sandyford F.C.” the club played 15 matches in 1876-77.
(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)
Sandyford FC in 1875-76:
1876/3/11      Arthurlie 0 – 0 Sandyford
1876/2/19      West End 5 – 0 Sandyford    “return match”
1875/11/6      Western 3 – 0 Sandyford    ScCup R2
1875/10/23    2nd Sandyford 0 – 1 2nd Havelock (disputed)
1875/10/23    Havelock 1 – 0 Sandyford
1875/10/16    Sandyford 0 – 0 23rd RRV (both advanced)    ScCup R1 replay
1875/10/9      23rd RRV 0 – 0 Sandyford    ScCup R1
(Source: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)
Sandyford FC in 1874-75:
1875/3/27      Rangers 3 – 0 Sandyford
1875/3/13      Govan 1 – 0 2nd Sandyford
1875/2/13      2nd Sandyford 0 – 2 Queen’s Park Juniors
1875/2/13      Havelock 2 – 0 Sandyford
1875/2/6        Sandyford 0 – 3 Rangers
1875/1/23      Argyll 1 – 0 2nd Sandyford
1874/12/12    23rd RRV 2 – 1 Sandyford
1874/11/21    2nd Sandyford 1 – 1 Queen’s Park Juniors
1874/11/21    1st LRV 1 – 0 Sandyford
1874/11/14    2nd Sandyford 1 – 1 2nd Northern
1874/11/14    Northern 1 – 0 Sandyford
(Source: The Rangers Archive for 1875/2/6 and 1875/3/27; the Glasgow Herald for the rest.)