| Full name | 21st Royal Scots Fusiliers F.C. | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicknames | the Sodgers, the Red-coats[1] | |
| Founded | 1873 | |
| Dissolved | 1892 | |
| Ground | Maryhill Barracks | |
| Secretary | D. M. Stuart | |
The21st Royal Scots Fusiliers F.C. was anassociation football club fromGlasgow, which caused a surprise in the1891–92 Scottish Cup qualifying round.
The club was an army side, taken from theRoyal Scots Fusiliers, and based at the Maryhill Barracks. The club retained the old name of the regiment during its existence as a senior club.
The earliest record for the club is a 4–0 defeat atAlexandra Athletic in December 1873.[2] The club took on a more serious aspect when it joined theScottish Football Association in August 1891[3] and entered theScottish Cup, after the introduction of qualifying rounds.
The club started with a remarkable 4–2 win atHamilton Academical,[4] and heldAyr F.C. to a 3–3 draw away from home (having been 3–1 to the good at half-time, albeit with the best of the "boisterous" conditions).[5] However many of the soldiers were redeployed in October 1891 toFort George,[6] and that seems to have had a deleterious effect on the club - it lost the replay to Ayr 2–1,[7] and lost 3–0 in theAyrshire Cup toStevenston Thistle.[8]
The last recorded game for the club was a 2–1 defeat toSaltcoats Victoria in November 1891[9] and the club did not renew its Scottish FA membership at the end of the season.[10]
The club's colours were dark blue and red.[11]
The club played at Kelburn Park,[12] next to Maryhill Barracks.[13]
