| Full name | Alexandria Cricket & Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1877 | |
| Dissolved | 1879 | |
| Ground | Football & Cricket Ground, Balloch Road | |
| Secretary | James Purdon (1877), Hugh M'Nichol (1878) | |
Alexandria Cricket and Football Club was anassociation football club based in the town ofAlexandria, inDunbartonshire.
The club was founded in 1877, as a winter activity for members of the Alexandria Cricket Club, and was registered with theScottish Football Association as the Alexandria Cricket club.[1]
The club entered theScottish Cup for the first time in1877–78, and lost at home toMilngavie, who scored twice in the second half after Alexandria dominated the first.[2]
Alexandria entered again thefollowing year, and progressed through to the second round, after two draws withRenton Thistle, the first a 2–2 draw at home with goals from Abraham and Docherty either side of a brace for the Thistle,[3] the second 1–1 at Renton;[4] under the rules of the competition at the time, both clubs went through in those circumstances. In the second round, the club surrendered home advantage toHelensburgh, and lost 4–1.[5] There is no further record for the club.
The club's colours were blue and white "stripes" (in the context of the time, this refers to hoops) and white knickerbockers.[6]
The club played at the cricket ground on Balloch Road.[7][8]
