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Union F.C. (Glasgow)
Union Football Club was a 19th-century football club based in Glasgow. History The club was founded in 1873.[1] The first recorded match against another side was at Govan in October 1875.[2] It was not a major club; it did not play any of more prestigious clubs in Glasgow at the time, such as Queen's Park, Clydesdale, or Rangers. It had fielded a second XI in 1875–76,[3] but by 1877 its membership was 21, the smallest recorded in Charles Alcock's Football Annual for the year. The club's secretary, James Murdoch of Prince Edward Street in Crosshill, was a commercial traveller and nearing his forties when the club was founded.[4] The only major fixtures in which the club participated were in the Scottish Cup. In 1877–78, Union lost 2–0 at the original Partick club.[5] In 1878–79, Union won its first round tie against fellow Glaswegian club Rosslyn, at the latter's Merkland Park, the only goal being scored by R. Wallace.[6] The club went out in the second round to Parkgrove by the same score, at Trinidad Park in Govan, having been pressed all match and Parkgrove having two goals disallowed; goalkeeper Borland received praise from the press,[7] and, perhaps not coincidentally, is reported as playing for Parkgrove later in the season.[8] The club scratched when overmatched with 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers in the first round in 1879–80.[9] The club did continue playing in the season, the last recorded fixture being a 1–0 win over the obscure Eldon club.[10] ColoursThe club played in blue jerseys, white knickerbockers, and blue stockings.[11] GroundsThe club played at the Queen's Park, Glasgow, and did not have its own clubhouse.[12] References
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