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Rovers F.C. (Glasgow)
Rovers Football Club was a 19th-century football club based in Glasgow. History The club was founded on 22 April 1873. The club may have emerged from a rugby club known as Queen's Park Rovers which is recorded to have had a fixture at the start of the year. It was very active in its first season of football, claiming 10 wins from 19 games. Rovers was one of the original 16 teams to participate in the inaugural season of the Scottish Cup, although it was considered in the second rank of sides, only being considered fit opposition in friendlies for the Eastern F.C. second XI. It took part in Scottish Cup tournaments between 1873–74 Scottish Cup, 1873–74 and 1877–78 Scottish Cup, 1877–78, reaching the quarter-finals on two occasions. The first time the club reached the last eight was in 1874-75 Scottish Cup, 1874–75, and it did so without playing a match in the tournament - accepting a walkover from Hamilton F.C. in the first round and receiving a bye in the second r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen's Park, Glasgow
Queen's Park ( gd, Pàirc na Banrìghinn, sco, Queen's Pairk) is a park situated on the south side of the city of Glasgow, Scotland, between Strathbungo, Shawlands, Battlefield, Mount Florida, and Crosshill The park lies about south of the city centre, and gives its name to a nearby railway station and several other local businesses and institutions, including the football team Queen's Park F.C. History The lands of the park were part of the lands of Langside, belonging to the Maxwells of Pollok. During the 17th Century, the western part was sold to form Camphill Farm. This was sold again in 1799 to Glasgow manufacturer Robert Thomson who built , which still stands at the edge of the park grounds. His son purchased the adjacent Pathhead Farm in 1834, and the merged land was sold by grandson Neale Thomson to Glasgow Corporation in 1857 for the purpose of developing Glasgow's third park. The park was developed in the late 19th century in response to the increasing populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
