| Full name | Pollokshaws Harp Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname | the Harp[1] | |
| Founded | 1888 | |
| Dissolved | 1891 | |
| Ground | Norwood Park | |
| Match Secretary | John M'Ardle, John Mulholland | |
Pollokshaws Harp Football Club was a Scottishfootball team, based inPollokshaws, now part ofGlasgow (at the time a separateburgh).
The club was founded in 1888 and promptly joined theScottish Football Association.[2] Although drawn in theRenfrewshire section of theScottish Cup, the club affiliated itself more with Glasgow, and entered theGlasgow Cup in 1888–89 rather than theRenfrewshire Cup. Its Glasgow Cup entry was a mixed blessing - the Harp beat the haplessGovan Athletic 8–2 in the first round,[3] but lost 10–0 atNorthern in the second.[4] In November 1888 the club played a friendly against its town rivalPollokshaws and lost 8–0.[5]
The club also entered the Scottish Cup inthe same season, but lost 5–2 at home toThornliebank in the second round,[6] after walking overGreenock Northern in the first.[7] The Harp also lost in the first round in the next two seasons. In the1889–90 Scottish Cup, M'Donald gave the club the lead at the1st Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers, but the Volunteers scored seven goals without further reply.[8] In the1890–91 Scottish Cup, the Harp lost atCathcart, by a score given as 5–1[9] or 5–3.[10] It may not even have played at all in the Glasgow Cup; its one further entry in 1890–91 saw the club drawn to playCambuslang, but there is no record of the match taking place; Cambuslang playedClyde on the day the tie was meant to have taken place,[11] and the Harp seem to have ceded the tie.
The final match the club is known to have played was a 3–2 defeat atClydesdale ofRutherglen,[12] and in August 1891 the club was deleted from the roll for non-payment of subscriptions.[13]
The club originally wore white jerseys and dark blue knickers.[14] In 1890 the club changed its shirts to green.[15]
The club played at Norwood Park,[16] which had been used by other clubs in the area, most recentlyShawlands andGranton.[17]
