Granville F.C.

Granville Football Club was a 19th-century football club based at Myrtle Park, in Crosshill, Glasgow.[1]

Granville
Full nameGranville Football Club
Founded1872
Dissolved1878
GroundMyrtle Park
SecretaryJohn C. Mackay

History

The club was officially founded in 1872 as a football playing division of the Granville Cricket Club.[2] However the club's first match had already taken place, with Queen's Park beating a Granville side 1-0 in November 1871; six Queen's Park men made up the numbers for Granville.[3]

By 1873 the club had 80 members, which made it nearly as big as Queen's Park,[4] and in April 1872 the club was the first Scottish side to avoid defeat to Queen's Park, with a 0-0 draw.[5] Along with Queen's Park, Granville was one of the founder members of the Scottish Football Association.

The club entered the first Scottish Cup in 1873–74 season. The club had an unlucky draw, away to the eventual finalists Clydesdale, and lost 6-0. The team did not play in subsequent tournaments.[6]

Granville dissolved in 1878.

Notable players

Granville F.C. is also noted for fielding a player in the first ever official international football match in 1872, namely William Ker, in a 0–0 draw at Hamilton Crescent.[7]

Colours

The club's colours were red, black, and white striped jerseys and stockings. [8]

References
  1. 1873 Charles Alcock Football Annual
  2. "Queen's Park Football Club Sports". North British Daily Mail: 3. 15 August 1872.
  3. McCrossan, Frank. "1871-72". Queen's Park Football Club - An Early History. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  4. Alcock, Charles (1873). Football Yearbook. p. 100.
  5. "Football". North British Daily Mail: 3. 8 April 1872.
  6. Potter, David; Jones, Phil H. (2016). The History of the Scottish Cup: The Story of Every Season 1873–2016. Worthing: Pitch Publishing. p. 12-13. ISBN 978-1-78531-214-4.
  7. "Football". Glasgow Herald: 5. 2 December 1872.
  8. Alcock, Charles (1874). Football Yearbook. p. 127.


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