football
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club based in the
burgh
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Glasgow
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),
Scotland
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.
History
The club was formed in 1874. It was not a large or prestigious side; by 1877, its closest rival,
Partick
Partick ( sco, Pairtick, Scottish Gaelic: ''Partaig'') is an area of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde, just across from Govan. To the west lies Whiteinch, to the east Yorkhill and Kelvingrove Park (across the River Kelvin), and to t ...
, had over twice the membership, and one of the earliest Whiteinch matches recorded is the Whiteinch first XI taking on the Partick second XI in the 1875–76 season.
Whiteinch entered the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1877–78, being drawn to play at the dominant Queen's Park. The Q.P. duly won 9–0, seven of the goals coming in the second half.
The club was a little more successful in the
1878–79 Scottish Cup
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, reaching the second round after two draws with
Pollokshields Athletic
Pollokshields Athletic F.C. was a Scottish football team, based in the Pollokshields district of Glasgow (at the time a separate burgh).
History
The club was founded in 1875, originally as a rugby union club, and was playing association footba ...
, both matches ending 3–3. The rules of the competition at the time allowed both teams to proceed in the event of two draws. In the second round, Whiteinch lost 3–1 at home to fellow Glaswegians
Derby
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.
In the
1879–80 Scottish Cup
The 1879–80 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the seventh season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. With 142 entrants, this season saw the largest number of teams to com ...
, Whiteinch was drawn at home to South-Western, but did not arrange the tie before the due date, thus scratching from the competition. The club seems to have disbanded before the season started as there are no matches recorded for the club.
Colours
The club played originally played in navy and white 1 inch hooped shirts, white knickerbockers, and red stockings. After 1877 the club wore navy shirts with a 1-inch hoop around the left arm, the design being a form of canting on the name White-inch.