Scottish
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*Scottish English
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association football
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club based in
Lochee
Lochee () is an area in the west of Dundee, Scotland. Until the 19th century, it was a separate town, but was eventually surrounded by the expanding Dundee. It is notable for being home to Camperdown Works, which was the largest jute production ...
The club was founded in 1884. Lochee made its competitive debut in the
Forfarshire Cup
The Forfarshire Cup is a football competition in Scotland competed for by teams in the Forfarshire Football Association from Angus, Dundee and Perth. The name of the competition is often baffling to some, as "Forfarshire" is an archaic and angli ...
in 1885, losing 11–1 at Montrose. The result was the start of a trend, as the club's exit from the county competition was usually down to a heavy defeat:
*1886–87, second round, 15–0 at home to
Dundee Harp
Dundee Harp Football Club was a football club based in Dundee, Scotland. Founded in 1879, the team went out of business in 1894.
History
Dundee Harp was founded to provide a focus of sporting interest for the city's large Roman Catholic commun ...
;
*1887–88, first round, 7–0 at Wanderers;
*1888–89, semi-final, scratched;
*1889–90, first round, 14–0 at
Arbroath
Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( gd, Obar Bhrothaig ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902.
It lies on the North Sea coast some ENE of Dundee and SSW of Aberdeen.
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, the half-time score being 2–0 and the Lochee collapse being "totally unexpected", and the goalkeeper was praised for his "good game, the score being no indication of the play".
The club did at least have the consolation of two five-goal victories, 5–0 against the 3rd Forfar Rifle Volunteers in 1886–87 (with all five goals coming in the second half) and 8–3 against Friockheim in 1888–89.
Although the club did reach the semi-final in 1888–89, that was after only playing one tie. The club was drawn to play at Arbroath, but, finding difficulties in raising a team, obtained a postponement of the tie for a week, and still could only turn up with 9 players. Williamson from Arbroath offered to assist but Lochee formally scratched and, with another substitute, Lochee played out an hour-long friendly, which ended 5–1 to Arbroath.
The club's record in the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1887–88, ended in the first round with a 7–0 defeat at Dundee Wanderers, with the score being 0–0 at half-time but 5–0 by the 55th minute. Lochee did win its first round ties in 1888–89 (3–2 at Orion of
Aberdeen
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Brechin
Brechin (; gd, Breichin) is a city and former Royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. Traditionally Brechin was described as a city because of its cathedral and its status as the seat of a pre-Reformation Roman Catholic diocese (which continues today ...
), but lost in the second round both times. In 1888–89 the club lost 4–2 at
Our Boys
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of Dundee, at one point coming from 3–0 down to 3–2 and only failing to equalize through "unmitigated bungling". The club's final tie in 1889–90 was a 7–1 defeat at home to
Forfar Athletic
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, Hutton scoring Lochee's only goal when already five down, and the club's weak half-back line being blamed for the defeat.
Lochee's final competitive fixture was in March 1890; a 6–2 defeat at Dundee Wanderers in the Dundee Burns Club Charity Cup, a competition for Dundee sides in which Lochee had taken part from 1886 but in which it had never won a match.
At the end of the 1889–90 season, Lochee claimed to have a "balance on the right side" despite "the many difficulties the club had to contend against" , but the club did not undertake any activities over the summer or arrange any friendlies, and, when turning up at
East Dock Street
East Dock Street, also known as the Harp Athletic Grounds, was a football ground in Dundee, Scotland. It was the home ground of Dundee Harp, and was used by Dundee Wanderers at the start of the 1894–95 season.
History
The ground was home ...
to play Dundee Harp for the first round of the
1890–91 Scottish Cup
The 1890–91 Scottish Cup was the 18th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Heart of Midlothian defeated Dumbarton 1–0 to win the trophy.
First round
* * Match Declared Void
*** St Johnstone Declared ...
, announced its withdrawal; the clubs played out a friendly, which Harp won 5–1.
The club played one final match afterwards (a 4–0 friendly defeat at Fair City Athletics). On 17 September 1890, a meeting at the Weavers' Hall took place, between those "favourable to the formation of a new football club"; those present founded a new side,
Lochee United
Lochee United Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Lochee area of Dundee. Formed in 1892, they currently compete in the SJFA Midlands League and play their home games at Thomson Park.
History
After spending their early y ...
, wearing similar colours to Lochee, playing at South Road Park, and expressed hopes that "the majority of the old Lochee players will be found in the ranks of the new club"; the Rev. Lennie took up the post of Honorary President in the new club, although other executive roles were filled by a new team. The new club made its first appearance against
Broughty
Broughty Castle is a historic castle on the banks of the River Tay in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland. It was completed around 1495, although the site was earlier fortified in 1454, when George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus, received permission ...
on 27 September 1890 and the original Lochee ended.
Colours
The club played in black and white hoops with white shorts.
Ground
The club's first ground was Wellgrove Park, in the west of Lochee. By 1886 the club had moved to an athletics ground at South Park Road.