Full name | East Kilbride Football Club | |
---|---|---|
Founded | 1877 | |
Dissolved | 1882 | |
Ground | Kirktonholm | |
President | Thomas Rae[1] | |
Secretary | Robert Crombie | |
| ||
East Kilbride Football Club was a 19th-century football club based in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
The club was formed in 1877,[2] its first recorded match being in September that year, a 2–1 defeat to Blantyre.[3] An earlier club of the same name, formed in 1871, does not seem to be related.[4]
The club entered the Scottish Cup twice, losing in the first round both times. In 1878–79 it lost 4–0 at Stonelaw, without the Stonelaw goalkeeper having to make a save.[5] In 1879–80 it lost 1–0 at Airdrie.[6]
East Kilbride then stepped back from the national competition, entering the Lanarkshire Cup instead for the first time in 1881–82. The season started promisingly, with a 3–3 draw against Hamilton in a friendly,[7] but in the county cup, the club lost 5–1 at Airdrieonians in the first round.[8] There is no further record of the club afterwards.
The club wore navy blue and gold hoops.[9]
The club originally played at Shaw Park, 5 minutes' walk from East Kilbride railway station.[10] In 1879 it moved to Kirktonholm, three minutes closer to the station.[11]