Kilsyth Wanderers F.C.
Kilsyth Wanderers Football Club was a Scottish association football club based in the town of Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire.
| Full name | Kilsyth Wanderers Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1887 | |
| Dissolved | 1902 | |
| Ground | Garrel Gardens Park[1] | |
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History
The club was founded in 1887 and disbanded in 1902. The club competed in the Scottish Cup for five seasons between 1887 and 1899 as well as regional competitions such as the Stirlingshire Cup, Midland League, and the Central Football Combination.[1][2]
The club's greatest achievement was beating Renton in the first round of the 1890–91 Scottish Cup. Renton had just become one of the founder members of the Scottish League and two years before claimed to be world champions, having won the 1888 Scottish Cup Final and then having beaten FA Cup winners West Bromwich Albion. Although Renton had lost many of its best players to professional sides, Kilsyth was not reckoned to be a challenge, with even the local media claiming that "they will not be surprised if they are beaten by a dozen goals, at the very least".[3] Nevertheless, the Wanderers turned around at half-time 2–1 to the good, and, despite being under siege for the whole of the second half, hung on for a surprise win;[4] a score so outlandish that "few could believe the evening papers".[5] Renton protested on the basis of encroachment by the home spectators but the protest was dismissed on the technical grounds that the objection at the match had been made by Renton's umpire and not the club captain.[6]
Colours
The club played in black and white striped shirts with blue knickers.[7]
Ground
The club played at Garrel Garden.[8]
References
- All-time Scottish Football Club Directory 1829–2009 – Kilsyth Wanderers Archived 20 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Football Archive. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- Stirlingshire Cup 1883– Archived 30 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- "Football". Bridge of Allan Gazette: 3. 6 September 1890.
- "Kilsyth Wanderers v Renton". Glasgow Herald: 10. 8 September 1890.
- "Football notes". Rutherglen Reformer: 8. 12 September 1890.
- "Spectators over the ropes". Dundee Courier: 4. 17 September 1890.
- M'Dowall, John (1891). Scottish Football Annual 1891–92. Glasgow: Hay Nisbet. p. 95.
- McDowall, John (1890). Scottish Football Annual 1890–91. Hay Nisbet. p. 99.