Scottish Wanderers Football Club, commonly known as Scottish Wanderers, were a Brazilian

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club from

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. They competed in the

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in 1914 and in 1915, and were one of the first professional clubs in the country.

History

Scottish Wanderers Football Club were founded by former

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players, after that club folded in 1912. The founders were members of the Scottish community in São Paulo, included among them Archie McLean. Scottish Wanderers debuted in the

organized by APEA on April 5, 1914, finishing in the fifth place in that season. They competed for the last time in 1915, when they finished again in the fifth place. The players who were members of Mackenzie College shared the club's income, which was understood by the Campeonato Paulista organizers as playing professionally. A player who was not allowed to play in the club denounced this fact to the APEA and thus the club were banned in 1916, as only amateur clubs were allowed to compete in the tournament at that time. The club folded a few days after being banned.

Colors and badge

The club played in blue, and their badge was a white lion.

Stadium

Scottish Wanderers played all their games at the Velódromo. The stadium had a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.

References

{{Reflist Defunct football clubs in São Paulo (state) Association football clubs disestablished in 1916 Scottish Brazilian 1916 disestablishments in Brazil Diaspora football clubs in Brazil