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| Full name | West End Football Club |
|---|---|
| Union | Scottish Rugby Union |
| Founded | 1874 |
| Disbanded | 1878 |
| Location | Greenock, Scotland |
West End Football Club was a Scottish rugby union club in Greenock of the nineteenth century.[1]
History
[edit]Founded
[edit]There was a cricket club in Greenock known as West End; operational in 1873. It is likely that members of the cricket club also formed a rugby union club in 1874 as a way to keep members active over the winter.[2]
Merger
[edit]Fixtures 1874-75.[3]
Fixtures 1875-76[4][5]
Fixtures 1876-77[6][7]
Fixtures 1877-78[8][9][10]
Greenock West End merged with The Wanderers of Greenock to form Greenock Wandererers in 1878.[11]
Selected matches
[edit]Matches reported in newspapers. Only 1st team matches shown. West End try-scorers noted where given.
| Year | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875-76 season | ||||||
| 1874 | 11 December | Greenock Osborne | West End | Win | 2 goals & 1 try - nil | Osborne played two men short.[12] |
| 1875-76 season | ||||||
| 1875 | 27 November | Pollokshields Athletic | West End | [13] | ||
| 1875 | 4 December | St Vincent 2XV | West End | [14] | ||
| 1875 | 11 December | Langside | West End | [15] | ||
| 1876 | 8 January | Pollokshields Athletic 2XV | West End | [16] | ||
| 1876 | 15 January | Linside 2XV | West End | [17] | ||
| 1875 | 27 November | Paisley | Craigielea | Loss | 1 goal - 1 goal & 1 try | Wilson, Campell and Buchanan all played well for Osborne |
| 1875 | 27 November | Paisley | Craigielea | Loss | 1 goal - 1 goal & 1 try | Wilson, Campell and Buchanan all played well for Osborne |
| 1875 | 27 November | Paisley | Craigielea | Loss | 1 goal - 1 goal & 1 try | Wilson, Campell and Buchanan all played well for Osborne |
| 1875 | 27 November | Paisley | Craigielea | Loss | 1 goal - 1 goal & 1 try | Wilson, Campell and Buchanan all played well for Osborne |
| 1875 | 27 November | Paisley | Craigielea | Loss | 1 goal - 1 goal & 1 try | Wilson, Campell and Buchanan all played well for Osborne |
| 1875 | 27 November | Paisley | Craigielea | Loss | 1 goal - 1 goal & 1 try | Wilson, Campell and Buchanan all played well for Osborne |
| 1875 | 27 November | Paisley | Craigielea | Loss | 1 goal - 1 goal & 1 try | Wilson, Campell and Buchanan all played well for Osborne |
| 1876-77 season | ||||||
| 1876 | 9 December | Southern Glasgow 2XV | Berryyards | [18] | ||
| 1876 | 23 December | West of Scotland 3XV | Hamilton Crescent | [19] | ||
| 1877 | 13 January | Linside | Paisley | [20] | ||
| 1877 | 20 January | Craigielea | Paisley | [21] | ||
| 1877 | 27 January | Paisley 2XV | Berryyards | [22] | ||
| 1877 | 3 February | Glasgow Academicals 3XV | Glasgow | [23] | ||
| 1877 | 10 February | St. Vincent 2XV | Glasgow | [24] | ||
| 1877 | 17 February | Wanderers 2XV | Berryyards | [25] | ||
| 1877 | 3 March | Southern Glasgow 2XV | Glasgow | [26] | ||
| 1877 | 10 March | West of Scotland 3XV | Berryyards | [27] | ||
| 1877 | 17 March | Glasgow Academicals 3XV | Berryyards | [28] | ||
| 1877-78 season | ||||||
| 1877 | 3 November | Southern Glasgow 2XV | Berryyards | [29] | ||
| 1877 | 10 November | St. Vincent RFC | St. Vincent Crescent | [30] | ||
| 1877 | 17 November | Glasgow Academicals 3XV | Berryyards | [31] | ||
| 1877 | 24 November | Paisley 2XV | Berryyards | [32] | ||
| 1877 | 1 December | Partickhill | Partick | [33] | ||
| 1877 | 8 December | West of Scotland 3XV | Berryyards | [34] | ||
| 1877 | 22 December | Partickhill | Berryyards | [35] | ||
| 1877 | 29 December | St. Vincent 2XV | Berryyards | [36] | ||
| 1878 | 12 January | Southern Glasgow 2XV | Mossfield | [37] | ||
| 1878 | 2 February | Glasgow Academicals 3XV | Kelvinside | [38] | ||
| 1878 | 9 February | Paisley 2XV | Blackhall | [39] |
Other sports
[edit]West End also had a cricket club.[40][41]
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