| Full name | Rosslyn Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1876 | |
| Dissolved | 1881 | |
| Ground | Merkland Park | |
| Secretary | Charles W. Campbell/John Duncan | |
Rosslyn Football Club was a 19th-centuryassociation football club based inGlasgow,Scotland.
The club claimed a foundation date of 1871, but there are no matches recorded for it from before 1876,[1] and no records of the club in the early years of theScottish Football Association.
Rosslyn entered theScottish Cup on three occasions. In1877–78, the club beatShaftesbury ofHillhead 3–1 away from home,[2] and lost toCaledonian of Glasgow 1–0 in the second.[3]
Thefollowing season, the club lost 1–0 at home toUnion ofCrosshill.[4] The club had more than halved in size over a season, dropping from 53 members in 1878 to 25 in 1879.[5]
The club's final entry, in1879–80, saw the club get a walkover in the first round, as scheduled opponentsBlackfriars had seemingly disbanded.[6] In the second round the club lost 3–1 atAilsa.[7]
The final game recorded for the club was a 1–0 win at the 2nd XI of Carrick at the end of the 1880–81 season.[8]
The club's colours were navy blue jerseys and hose with white knickers,[9] except for 1878–79 when the jerseys were white with a badge.[10]
The club's original ground was in Overnewton.[11]
In September 1877, the club moved to a new ground at Brighton Park in Govan,[12] however by December the club moved to a new ground in Partick.[13]
In 1878–79 the club played at Merkland Park,[14] but in 1879 moved to the University grounds, at least initially on a temporary basis, asAthole took over Merkland.[15]
