Airdrie F.C.

Airdrie Football Club was a Scottish association football club based in the town of Airdrie, Lanarkshire.

Airdrie
Full nameAirdrie Football Club
Nickname(s)the Hammer Drivers
Founded1868
Dissolved1890
GroundSmiths Fields (1884–90)[1]

History

The club was founded in 1868.

The club competed in the Scottish Cup between 1875 and 1890.[1]

Its first Cup tie against Hamilton ended in a goalless draw, although Airdrie played "apparently with the motive that charging was the sole motive and end of the game".[2]

Colours

Its original colours were blue and scarlet stripes.[3] From 1884 onwards, the club's home colours were white shirts with green tassels and white shorts.[1]

Grounds

The club's first ground was "three-quarters of a mile from town", the nearest station being South Side.[4]

References

  1. All-time Scottish Football Club Directory 1829–2009 – Airdrie Archived 20 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Football Archive. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  2. "Hamilton v Airdrie". North British Daily Mail: 3. 18 October 1875.
  3. Alcock, Charles (1876). Football Annual. p. 115.
  4. Alcock, Charles (1876). Football Annual. p. 115.
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