City Football Club was a football club based in the

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(now part of the city of

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History

The club was founded in 1878 with 40 members. It had some professional leanings; the second club secretary, John Munro, was an accountant at a company processing Spanish pyrites. City joined the

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in 1879, and entered 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 ...

. In the first round, City drew 1–1 with

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in a "very hard and fast but pleasant" game, but lost 3–1 in the replay. City protested that Possilpark had not ensured the pitch area had been properly roped off, leading to spectator interference, and that one goal had come via a rebound from a flagpost on the touchline. The

unanimously dismissed the protest. City had the benefit of its

1880–81 Scottish Cup The 1880–81 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the eighth season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Defending champions Queen's Park retained the cup and won the competi ...

first round opponents 19th L.R.V. scratching from the competition. In the second round the club was well beaten at Pilgrims. Although the club claimed 50 members at the start of the 1880–81 season, which was not insubstantial - it was the same size as fellow suburb club

and larger than

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- the club dissolved before the 1881–82 season, unable to take up its place in the Scottish Cup - ironically its scheduled opponents

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had dissolved several months before.

Colours

The club played in 1" navy blue and " white hooped jerseys, and white shorts.

Ground

The club played at Ashton Park, behind the Western Infirmary. This had been the home of

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before that club ceased playing regular football. As the ground was on University Avenue, it was sometimes called Avenue Park.

References

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