| Nickname | the Rangers | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1888 | |
| Dissolved | 1891 | |
| Ground | Townhead | |
| Secretary | Wm. M'Allister | |
| Captain | George Stewart[1] | |
Southfield Rangers Football Club was aScottishassociation football club based in the village ofSlamannan,Stirlingshire.
The club from the village ofSlamannan inStirlingshire was founded in 1888, taking its name from Southfield Colliery Row in the village.[2] Its first match was an 8–2 victory overRedding Athletic in April.[3] A return match the following February ended in tragedy as Athletic's Robert Whyte suffered an injury in the match that resulted in his death three days later.[4]
The club's first competitive football came in the 1889–90Stirlingshire Cup; the club drew 2–2 withDunipace at home in the first round,[5] but lost heavily away. By March 1890, however, the club won 11 of 18 matches,[6] and the season finished on a high, as the Rangers beat a scratchFalkirk 4–2,[7] and the club even picked up some silverware; the Rangers won the inaugural Slamannan Charity Cup, beatingSlamannan Rovers 4–3 in the final, scoring 2 goals in 2 minutes in the first half,[8] after a 3–3 draw at Barnsmuir.[9]
In August 1890, the club joined theScottish Football Association.[10] It made itsScottish Cup bow againstBridge of Allan the next month, the match being played atForthbank as the Bridge of Allan ground was not ready.[11] Surprisingly the Rangers were heavily defeated, by 7 goals to 2,[12] and the club disappeared[13] after a 5–1 defeat atStenhousemuir in the Stirlingshire Cup.[14]
The club's colours were amber and black.[15]
The club played at the Townhead ground, which held 700 as a neutral ground for a cup tie between rivalsSlamannan F.C. and Slamannan Rovers in 1890.[16]
