| Full name | Westbourne Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1879 | |
| Dissolved | 1888 | |
| Ground | Mosside Park | |
| Hon. Secretary | William W Lang | |
| Match Secretary | John M'Callum | |
Westbourne Football Club was a 19th-centuryfootball club originally from theStrathbungo area ofGlasgow.
The club was founded in 1879.[1] Its matches gained no attention until it started to play Senior opposition in 1884–85.[2]
Westbourne was admitted as a member of theScottish Football Association in August 1885[3] and entered theScottish Cup for the first time in1885–86. The club lost 11–0 atThistle in the first round, the first six goals coming in the 25 minutes before half-time, and Sloan in the Thistle goal only having one save to make.[4]
The club's second entry to the Cup, in1886–87, saw the club's only win in the competition; 2–0 atCarrick.[5] In the second round, the club was drawn away toRangers. Having turned around at half-time 3–0 down, Westbourne pulled two goals back, but ultimately conceded two further goals.[6]
Westbourne was a founder member of theGlasgow Football Association in 1887–88[7] and entered theGlasgow Cup that season, beatingSt Andrews 4–1 at Moray Park in the first round,[8] but going down 5–1 to Rangers (by now atthe first Ibrox Park) in the second.[9]
The club also entered the Scottish Cupthat season and played a "plucky game" atPartick Thistle, albeit the forwards being criticized for lacking combination; regardless, the club lost 10–0.[10] Westbourne did finish the season by entering theGovan Jubilee Cup for the only time, and was given a bye into the semi-final, but lost 8–2 at eventual winnersWhitefield.[11]
The club seems to have dissolved at the end of the season; it was one of the smaller clubs in the area, with only 50 members in 1886,[12] more than only three other senior clubs in the Glasgow FA. The club did not pay its subscription for 1888–89 and was therefore struck from the roll.[13]
The club originally wore white shirts, blue knickers, and blue hose.[14] In 1886 it was one of the first Scottish clubs to wear vertical stripes, adopting red and white striped shirts, with the same blue knickers and hose.[15]
The club played at Moss Side Park, near the Moss Side Brickworks, officially part of Strathbungo although geographically inCrossmyloof.
