| Full name | Pollok Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1878 | |
| Dissolved | 1884 | |
| Ground | Broom Park | |
| Match Secretary | William M'Laren | |
Pollok Football Club was a Scottishfootball team, based inPollokshaws, now part ofGlasgow (at the time a separateburgh).
The club was founded in 1878.[1] The club attracted members quickly (65 in its first season) and entered the firstRenfrewshire Cup in 1878–79.[2] In 1880–81, the club entered theScottish Cup for the first time and had its best season in each competition, reaching the semi-final of the Renfrewshire and the third round of the Scottish.
ItsScottish Cup run included a win overThornliebank, the runners-up in the previous season and reigning Renfrewshire champion club,[3] which "astonished the football world".[4] Pollok lost in both competitions toArthurlie,[5] who went on to win the Renfrewshire Cup; the Renfrewshire semi-final - at Arthurlie's Dunterlie Park - was decided only by a goal five minutes from time.[6]
Arthurlie also knocked Pollok out of the1881–82 Scottish Cup, this time in Pollok's first tie in the competition.[7] it did so again in the1883–84 Scottish Cup with three late goals.[8] In the1882–83 Scottish Cup, Pollok made it through to the third round, after a narrow win overRenfrew and two draws againstAbercorn, entitling both teams to be carried over. This meant that Pollok was drawn to play outside Renfrewshire for the first time, atLugar Boswell. The trip toAyrshire was too much for one of the team, who arrived late, and obliged Pollok to play with ten men for the first 30 minutes, to the club's cost - by half-time the score was 5–0. Lugar added one more in the second half, plus two disputed goals.[9]
On 18 April 1884, during a meeting at the town hall between members of the club and of theSir John Maxwell club, it was agreed to merge the two sides, under the namePollokshaws. Although a new ground was planned, the new club continued at the Pollok ground.[10]
The club originally played in dark blue.[11] From 1881, the club played in light blue jerseys, white knickers, and black and white hose.[12]
The club played at Broom Park,Cowglen.[13]
