| Full name | Beith Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Cabinet Makers, the Cabes[1] | |
| Founded | 1875 | |
| Dissolved | 1938 | |
| Ground | Bellsdale Park,Beith | |
Beith Football Club were afootball club based at Bellsdale Park inBeith, Scotland.[2] The club were members of theScottish Football League from 1923 to 1926.[2]
The club was initially formed in 1875 and were founder members of the Ayrshire Football Association in 1877, but went into abeyance in 1883 and did not re-emerge fully until 1888. Nicknamed 'the cabinet makers', they joined theAyrshire Football League in 1891 and would later play in theScottish Football Combination, winning that competition in 1905. Around this time the club featured goalkeeperHugh McDonald, who later had some success atWoolwich Arsenal. They eventually ended up in the Western League, which was incorporated by theScottish Football League as its new Third Division for the1923–24 season.[2]
Beith lasted the Division's three seasons, finishing 7th, 13th and 12th, but were not retained by the League.[2] The club joined theScottish Football Alliance, playing againstGalston and reserve teams of the Scottish Football League First Division clubs.[2] Beith won theScottish Qualifying Cup in 1928 and won the Scottish Qualifying Cup South in 1932, 1933 and 1935. When the First Division clubs decided that only their reserve teams could play in their reserve league, Beith were left without a competition to play in.[2] The club decided in 1938 to leave the senior ranks and becomeBeith Juniors.[2] and join the Western League North Division for 1939–40 season.
