Kinning Park Athletic F.C. was a nineteenth-century Glasgow-based football club, from Kinning Park, Govan, now in Glasgow. The club was also referred to as Kinning Park Athletics.
| Full name | Kinning Park Athletic Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1881 | |
| Dissolved | 1885 | |
| Ground | Vermont Park | |
| Hon. Secretary | Donald M'Allister, Thomas Crawford | |
| Match Secretary | Christopher Steel, Francis Blake | |
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History
The club was formed in March 1881, with 49 members on joining the Scottish Football Association three months later.[1] It entered the 1881–82 Scottish Cup, and gained a walkover in the first round, as opponents Kelvinbank scratched.[2] In the second round, Kinning Park was beaten 3–0 by Partick, despite Partick missing star forward M'Naughton; Partick also had two goals disallowed.[3]
The club left the Scottish FA in August 1882,[4] but was re-founded in 1884, with the same ground and colours.[5] This senior stint also only lasted one season as it left the Scottish FA again in August 1885.[6]
The obvious difficulty for the club was that Rangers played at the Kinning Park ground, and had already attracted the loyalties of local supporters. Its second and last season as a senior club saw the club lose 8–0 at Battlefield in the Cup,[7] and 9–0 at Dalry in a friendly.[8] The club's true level was shown by the only non-defeats recorded for it, which were both against junior sides - a 4–1 win against fellow Kinning Park side Violet in January 1885,[9] and a 2–2 draw with Western Athletics in March 1885,[10] which appears to be the club's final match.
Colours
The club originally wore dark blue jerseys and "pants", with a red stripe on the side,[11] and black and white hose.[12]
Ground
The club's home ground was Vermont Park, at the head of Lambhill Street.[13]
References
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