Dumbreck F.C.
| Full name | Dumbreck Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1871 |
| Dissolved | 1879 |
| Ground | Ibroxhill |
Dumbreck Football Club were a 19th-century football club based in Glasgow that were one of the original 16 teams to participate in the inaugural season of the Scottish Cup. They were one of the eight founder members of the Scottish Football Association.[1]
Dumbreck played in blue shirts with white shorts, and played in Ibroxhill.[2]
Dumbreck participated in Scottish Cup tournaments between 1873–74 and 1877–78, reaching the quarter-finals on one occasion.[3] They dissolved in 1879.[2]
During its relatively short time, Dumbreck provided Scotland with one of its early internationalists, Alex McGeoch, who represented Scotland on four occasions.[4]
Dumbreck were the opposition for Queen's Park on 25 October 1873 for the first match played at the first Hampden Park.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Brief History of the Scottish Football Association". Scottish Football Association. Archived from the original on 1 July 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Scottish Football Club Directory 1829–2009".
- ^ "Scotland – Cup Results 1873/74-1877/78 and 1889/90-1995/96". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Scotland – International Matches 1872–1880". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ The Men with the Educated Feet, F.H.C Robertson, Page 10
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