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Kilmarnock Portland F.C.
Kilmarnock Portland Football Club was an association football club from Ayrshire in Scotland. History The club was founded in 1873, out of a cricket club, and quickly became the leading club in Kilmarnock. The club's name - often given simply as Portland - was taken from Portland Street in the town centre. The first time the club undertook competitive play was in the Scottish Cup in 1876–77. The club won its first tie 2–1 at Cumnock In the second it beat fellow Kilmarnock side St Andrew's 2–0, in a "one-sided game". The third round consisted of 21 clubs, and was still drawn on a regional basis; Portland lost 7–0 at the strong Mauchline side, to the surprise of those attending who were expecting a close game - at the time, with 130 members, Portland was the biggest club outside Glasgow, except for Vale of Leven, and had 60 more members than Mauchline. Portland conceded within 90 seconds of the start and the second goal came from a Portland attack, when Harr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilmarnock Portland Manifesto, 1881
Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA:[kʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ]), "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. With a population of 46,770, Kilmarnock is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, 14th most populated settlement in Scotland and the largest town in Ayrshire. The town is continuous to nearby neighbouring villages Crookedholm and Hurlford to the east, and Kilmaurs to the west of the town. It includes former villages subsumed by the expansion of the town such as Bonnyton, East Ayrshire, Bonnyton and new purpose built suburbs such as New Farm Loch. The town and the surrounding Greater Kilmarnock area is home to 32 Listed building, listed buildings and structures designated by Historic Environment Scotland. The River Irvine runs through the eastern section of Kilmarnock, and the River Irvine, Kilmarnock Water passes through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
