The King's Own Scottish Borderers Football Club (also referred to as 2nd K.O.S.B.) was the

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team of the 2nd battalion of the

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History

The club was one of many army sides which played football in India when deployed there, and the club twice won the

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. While deployed at the

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, the team played in the

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for the 1903–04 season. Previously, the battalion had been resident in Dublin, where it played in the Leinster Senior League. The unit was sent to

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in 1907 and entered the

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in 1907–08, losing 5–1 at Renton in the first round, despite Wreford keeping "a brilliant goal" for the visitors. The club entered again in 1908–09 but scratched to Lennox Amateurs.

Colours

The club played in red jerseys.

Ground

The club's ground depended on where the battalion was deployed. In its Scottish Qualifying Cup entries, the club was playing out of the

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barracks.

Honours

In Bharat

**Winners (2): 1891, 1892 *

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Fourth oldest club cup, organized by the

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(IFA) and played between Indian clubs and other invited ones. **Runners-up (2): 1903, 1941

Notes

References

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