History

The club was founded in 1879 in the wake of fellow Alexandria side Vale of Leven. It joined the

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in 1883, after winning 5 of its 10 matches in 1882–83, although one of its players (James Buchanan) had suffered a serious leg break in a friendly against the 1st D.R.V. in February (which Levendale nevertheless won 7–1). Levendale was always a minnow on the Dumbartonshire scene, never claiming more than 30 members; in its final season it was the smallest club in Dumbartonshire. Given the power of the county in the Scottish game - from 1875 to 1888, only one Scottish Cup final did not include a club from the shire - the chances of such a small club ever gaining success were non-existent. This was borne out by Levendale's record in competitive football. The Scottish Cup was drawn on a regional basis in the era and the only tie the club played - against Vale of Leven in its first entry, in the

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- was a 12–0 defeat, 9 of the goals coming in the first half. Faced with the same sort of humiliation the following season against Dumbarton, the club scratched, allowing Dumbarton to arrange a more lucrative friendly with Walsall Swifts - the speed of such arrangements suggesting Levendale had accepted a consideration to step down. Levendale also withdrew from its two entries in the

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in 1884–85 and 1885–86, and even scratched to the moribund

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in the first round of the

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. A new

Levendale Levendale is a small housing estate in the south-east of Yarm, in North Yorkshire, England, which is bordered by the River Leven. It is also known as Ingleby Grange. The estate is built in former area occupied by Leven Mouth Farm. Levendale h ...

club was formed in 1889, which turned senior in 1892.

Colours

The club wore blue jerseys and hose, and white knickers.

Ground

The club's home ground was on Balloch Road, 5 minutes' walk from the station, which it shared with Jamestown.

Notable players

* Alexander Henderson, who also played for Vale of Leven and Renton

References

{{Defunct Scottish football clubs, state=collapsed Union (Dumbarton) Association football clubs established in 1879 Association football clubs disestablished in 1885 Football in West Dunbartonshire Dumbarton 1879 establishments in Scotland 1885 disestablishments in Scotland