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][5]

Despite joining the newly formed Glasgow Football Association in April 1883,^[6] South Western made their final appearance in the Scottish Cup in September of that year, losing 8–1 against in the first round.^[7] Shortly afterwards, having already absorbed ,^[6] it was reported that they were considering amalgamating with another local club, , for whom some of the South Western players had been guesting.^[8] Within the next couple of months, South Western had been absorbed by Pilgrims, who took over the use of Copeland Park.^[9]

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.^[10]

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