| Full name | Maybole Carrick Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1874 | |
| Dissolved | 1883 | |
| Ground | Myremill Holm | |
| Secretary | William Watson | |
Maybole Carrick Football Club was afootball club which existed in the 1870s, from the town ofMaybole,Ayrshire, Scotland.
The club was formed in 1874 and took its name from the district ofCarrick. The earliest known match reported by a major newspaper was a defeat atAyr Academy in January 1876.[1]
The club was one of the smaller clubs in Ayrshire, but nevertheless did enter theScottish Cup regularly from1876–77 to1879–80, and theAyrshire Cup from its inauguration in 1877–78 for three seasons.[2] Its first competitive match was a 5–0 defeat atKilbirnie in the1875–76 Scottish Cup.[3]
The only substantial run the club had was in the1877–78 Scottish Cup, when wins overTarbolton andQueen of the South Wanderers (the latter game played atCumnock[4]) put the club into the third round, which was made up of 16 clubs, and 4 in the Ayrshire section. The club was drawn to visitBeith but lost 3–0, generally being outclassed by the home side, the third goal from M'Quire being a rare header.[5]
After the 1879–80 season, in which the club was eliminated in the first round of the Scottish Cup atHurlford by 8–1,[6] the club gave up on senior football, becoming ajunior club; the town's senior representation being continued by the newMaybole club.[7] The club was playing junior football until at least 1883.[8]
The club's colours were red and blue hoops, with white shorts and blue stockings.[9]
The club originally played at Myremill Holm.[10][11]
