Queen's Park Juniors F.C.

Queen's Park Juniors Football Club was a 19th-century football club based in Glasgow.

Queen's Park Juniors
Full nameQueen's Park Juniors Football Club
Founded1870
Dissolved1878
GroundRecreation Ground
ChairmanMr Rae
SecretaryH. Sinclair Jr

History

Match report, Rangers 4-1 Queen's Park Juniors, Scottish Cup first round, North British Daily Mail, 2 October 1876

Despite the club's name, it was never formally part of the Queen's Park F.C. organization; the reserve clubs of Queen's Park were called the Strollers and the Hampden XI. However, there were close links, as the Juniors played on the former ground of Queen's Park, enjoyed free entry to matches, and often provided players to Queen's Park.[1]

The club gave its foundation date as 1870,[2] although the earliest recorded match was a goalless draw against the Woodbank club in September 1873.[3]

The club entered the Scottish Cup on three occasions in the late 1870s, but never progressed beyond the first round. In 1875–76 the club scratched to Renton Thistle F.C.,[4] in 1876–77 the club lost 4–1 to eventual finalists Rangers, and in 1877–78 it lost to 1–0 away to Jordanhill.[5] The club seems to have stopped playing matches against other teams after this.

Colours

The club's colours were the same black and white jersey and hose as those of Queen's Park.[6]

Grounds

The club played at the Recreation Park in Queen's Park, near to Hampden Park, a 2 minute walk from the Crosshill tram terminus.[7]

Notable players

  • George Ker, future Scottish international
  • Stewart Lawrie, later President of Queen's Park

References

  1. Robinson, Richard (1920). History of the Queen's Park Football Club 1867 - 1917. Glasgow: Hay Nisbet.
  2. Dick, William (1876). Scottish Football Annual 1876–77. Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 62.
  3. "Football". North British Daily Mail: 3. 16 September 1873.
  4. "Football". Glasgow Herald: 7. 29 October 1875.
  5. "Football". North British Daily Mail: 3. 24 September 1877.
  6. Dick, William (1877). Scottish Football Annual 1877–78. Cranstonhill: Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 90.
  7. Dick, William (1876). Scottish Football Annual 1876–77. Mackay & Kirkwood. p. 62.
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