Johnstone Football Club was a football club based at Newfield Park in Johnstone,

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in Scotland. The club was a member of the Scottish Football League in two spells between 1912 and 1926.

History

The club was formed in 1878 and initially played at Cartland Bank. After spending time in minor leagues, they joined the

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in 1894 after most of its membership had moved to the new

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. In the same year the club moved to Newfield Park. During this time the club demonstrated its potential in the

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and from this league, one of the strongest leagues outside the Scottish League at the time, the club were admitted to the Scottish Football League when Division Two was expanded for the 1912–13 season.Bob Crampsey (1990) ''The First 100 Years'', Scottish Football League, p295 When the league was reduced to a single division in 1915, due to

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, Johnstone played in the Western League. Johnstone returned to the Scottish League when the second division was reinstated in 1921. Johnstone were relegated to the new Third Division at the end of the 1924–25 season. When this division was disbanded at the end of the following season, Johnstone returned to the Football Alliance. They remained in this league until 1927 when they were wound up.

Colours

*1877?–1880? Navy blue shirts, navy blue shorts, navy blue & white hooped socks. *1880–1896 Navy blue shirts, white shorts, navy blue socks. *1896–1902 Royal blue shirts, white shorts, royal blue socks. *1902–1903 Maroon shirts, white shorts, maroon socks. *1903–1904 Royal blue shirts, white shorts, royal blue socks. *1907–1909 Black & white striped shirts, white shorts, black socks. *1909–1920 Black & gold striped shirts, white shorts, black socks with 2 gold bands on top. *1921–1923 Black & gold striped shirts, black shorts, black socks with 2 gold bands on top. *1923–1927 White shirts with black collar & cuffs, white shorts, black socks with 2 white bands on top.

Ground

The club lost its Cartbank ground in 1886 after the landlords, Finlayson Boutsfield & Co, required it for business purposes; the club had to move temporarily to the old Glenpatrick ground, not an ideal solution as the ground was in

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, a slight distance from the town.

References

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