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club originally from the
Partick
Partick (, 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 the north Broo ...
area of
Glasgow
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in Scotland, but which moved to
Possilpark
Possilpark, colloquially known as Possil,Maryhill
Maryhill () is an area in the north-west of Glasgow in Scotland. A former independent burgh and the heart of an eponymous local authority ward, its territory is bisected by Maryhill Road, part of the A81 road which runs for a distance of ro ...
. For most of its existence the club played low-level football.
In 1884, Possilpark F.C. dissolved, and its ground at Saracen Park was put up for rent. Carrick took on the ground from the start of the 1885–86 season and joined the
Scottish Football Association
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, entitling it to enter the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1886–87.
Initially the move looked promising, as, in one of its first senior matches, Carrick beat Kirkintilloch Athletic 5–0, and later beat Wishaw Swifts; although the club lost at Lindertis of
Forfarshire
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, it was at least well-regarded enough to be able to play friendlies distance from Glasgow.
The step-up to senior competition however proved to be another matter. In the first round of the Cup in 1886–87, the club lost 2–0 at home to Westbourne, a club with little pedigree. The club's second and last entry, in 1887–88, was disastrous; Carrick lost 10–0 at home to
Thistle
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of east Glasgow in the first round.
The club did continue playing afterwards, and Saracen Park is still described as Carrick's home at the close of the season. However the move to senior football, in an area with more established clubs like Cowlairs and Northern, appears to have been too ambitious, as the club disappears before the 1888–89 season, and the ground is taken over by Temperance Athletic.
Colours
The club played in royal blue and white one-inch striped shirts, and dark blue shorts with white stripes.
Ground
The club originally played in Maryhill; by 1884–85 the club had moved to
Kelvinside
Kelvinside is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde and is bounded by Broomhill, Dowanhill and Hyndland to the south with Kelvindale and the River Kelvin to the north. It is an affluent area of Gl ...
. As a senior club, it played at Saracen Park, behind the
Saracen Foundry
Saracen Foundry, Possilpark, Glasgow
The Saracen Foundry was the better-known name for the Possilpark, Glasgow-based foundry company W MacFarlane & Co. Ltd, founded and owned by Walter MacFarlane. MacFarlane's was the most important manufactur ...
, in Possilpark, north Glasgow. The pitch was 120 yards x 78 yards, and the ground had a clubhouse and 36 ft tall flagpole. The ground is close to the current Saracen Park, opened in 1937.