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| Full name | Wanderers Football Club |
|---|---|
| Union | Scottish Rugby Union Scottish Football Association |
| Disbanded | 1878 |
| Location | Greenock |
| Ground(s) | Drums Park |
Wanderers Football Club was a nineteenth-century Greenock-based rugby union and then assocation football club. The club merged with Greenock West End to form Greenock Wanderers in 1878.
History
[edit]The club announced fixtures on Wednesday 5 November 1873 and Saturday 8 November 1873 to be played at the club's field at the Battery. This was an advert in the Greenock Telegraph and Clyde Shipping Gazette and signed by J.G. Jnr, the Honorary Secretary.[1]
Fixtures.
1874. Wanderers v Paisley[2]
General meeting.[3]
Move to association football
[edit]The club moved from rugby union to play association football for season 1877-78.
Ground
[edit]The club played its matches at Drums Park.[4]