South Western F.C.

South Western Football Club (sometimes referred to as Glasgow South Western)[nb 1] was a Scottish football club active in the 19th century. Their home ground was Copeland Park in Govan,[nb 2] situated close to Ibrox railway station.[1]

The club competed in the Scottish Cup from the 1876–77 to 1883–84 seasons, reaching the quarter-finals twice. In 1877–78 they won the initial match against the 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, before losing 2–1 when they tie was replayed following a protest by their opponents.[2] They reached the same stage again in 1879–80, losing 6–1 to Pollokshields Athletic.[3]

John Campbell of South Western played for Scotland in an international match against Wales in March 1880.[4]

Despite joining the newly formed Glasgow Football Association in April 1883,[5] South Western made their final appearance in the Scottish Cup in September of that year, losing 8–1 against Battlefield in the first round.[6] Shortly afterwards, having already absorbed Luton,[5] it was reported that they were considering amalgamating with another local club, Pilgrims, for whom some of the South Western players had been guesting.[7] Within the next couple of months, South Western had been absorbed by Pilgrims, who took over the use of Copeland Park.[8]

A club of the same name re-emerged in the area in 1885 (a merger of two local teams, Beaconsfield and Woodbourne) and joined the newly-founded Scottish Junior Football Association a year later; they survived until 1894.[9]

Notes

  1. Also stylised as South-Western in contemporary sources.
  2. A separate burgh at the time, Govan was later incorporated into Glasgow in 1912.

References

  1. "To-morrow's football". The Evening News and Star. Glasgow. 2 December 1881. Retrieved 15 June 2019 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Football in Scotland". Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle. 26 January 1878. Retrieved 15 June 2019 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. Smailes, Gordon (1995). The Breedon Book of Scottish Football Records. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 16. ISBN 9781859830208.
  4. Brown, Alan; Tossani, Gabriele (23 May 2019). "Scotland - International Matches 1872-1880". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  5. Chapter XXV—Glasgow Association, History of the Queen's Park Football Club 1867 - 1917 (via Electric Scotland)
  6. "Football". Paisley and Renfrewshire Gazette. 15 September 1883. Retrieved 15 June 2019 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Scotch football notes". The Athletic News and Cyclists' Journal. 19 September 1883. Retrieved 15 June 2019 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Scotch football notes". The Athletic News and Cyclists' Journal. 28 November 1883. Retrieved 15 June 2019 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. Brian McColl's All-time club directory, Scottish Football Historical Archive


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