Elderslie Elderslie may refer to one of the following locations:
* Elderslie, Scotland, a village in Renfrewshire, west central Scotland
* Elderslie, New South Wales
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, near Johnstone, Renfrewshire, was founded in 1879. It may have been linked to the Glenpatrick Carpet Works, which was based in Elderslie, near the club's ground.
The club joined the
Scottish Football Association
The Scottish Football Association (also known as the SFA and the Scottish FA; sco, Scots Fitba Association; Scottish Gaelic: ''Comann Ball-coise na h-Alba'') is the Sport governing body, governing body of association football, football in Scot ...
in August 1882, by which time Johnstone already had several clubs which had turned senior. Even though Glenpatrick had grown to 80 members in 1883, there were three other senior clubs in Johnstone which were larger and more established.
Consequently, Glenpatrick was never able to generate any momentum. It did win its first
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Clippens in the first round in 1882–83, either by 3–2 or 4–2; but lost 7–0 to
Thornliebank
Thornliebank ( Scots: ''Thonliebank'', Scottish Gaelic: ''Bruach nan Dealgan'') is a suburban area in East Renfrewshire, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation, it is located on the Auldhouse Burn about s ...
in the second round.
The club did at least get a record 10–0 win over Britannia of
Renfrew
Renfrew (; sco, Renfrew; gd, Rinn Friù) is a town west of Glasgow in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is the historic county town of Renfrewshire. Called the "Cradle of the Royal Stewarts" for its early link with Scotland's former ...
in the first round of the 1882–83 Renfrewshire Cup, its first appearance in the county competition, but its second round against
Arthurlie
Arthurlie is an area of the town of Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland.
History of Arthurlie
The lands of Arthurlie were held in medieval times by the Stewart family, a branch of the noble Stewarts of Darnley. Later the lands became the prop ...
ended in an 11–1 defeat. Even worse followed at a more local level; in the Johnstone & District Cup, Glenpatrick lost 14–0 to
Johnstone
Johnstone ( sco, Johnstoun, gd, Baile Iain) is a town ...
, the defeat made even worse by it being at Castle Park.
These heavy defeats seemed to give the club pause. Although it had already entered the
1883–84 Scottish Cup
The 1883–84 Scottish Cup was the 11th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Queen's Park won the competition for the seventh time after Vale of Leven could not field a team on the date fixed for the final due to ...
, and was drawn at home to Bute Rangers, Glenpatrick did not turn up, and the Scottish FA awarded the Rangers the tie, as well as made Glenpatrick pay the Rangers' expenses.
With the football scene in the town rationalizing around fewer clubs, Glenpatrick withdrew from senior status before the 1884–85 season. The club played twice more in the Renfrewshire Cup, but, after two more heavy defeats, it faded away by 1886, Johnstone Harp taking over the ground.
Colours
The club wore blue jerseys and white knickers.
Ground
The club's home ground was Castle Park in Elderslie, 200 yards from
Elderslie railway station
Elderslie railway station was a railway station serving the west of Elderslie, Scotland, originally as part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway (now the Ayrshire Coast Line).
History
The station opened on 21 July 1840.Butt, pa ...
, and its distance from the town was not considered conducive to large crowds.