Thornliebank Football Club was a football club that existed between 1875 and 1907, based in Thornliebank, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
Full name | Thornliebank Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | Model Villagers |
Founded | 1875 |
Dissolved | 1907 |
Ground | Heatherty Hill, Deacon's Bank Park, Summerlee Park |
The club played at three grounds : Heatherty Hill, Deacon's Bank Park and Summerlee Park. Their original colours were white shirts with navy shorts, and from 1884 until their demise they wore black and white hoops.[1]
Thornliebank reached the 1879–80 Scottish Cup final, but lost 3–0 to Queen's Park at Cathkin Park. The Thornliebank 1880 Scottish Cup finalists were J. Cadden, J. Jamieson, W. Marshall, A. Henderson, W. McFetridge, A. Clark, A. Brannan, W. Anderson, D. Wham, T. Brannan and A. S. Hutton.[2] In the same season, Thornliebank won the Renfrewshire Cup.
They replaced Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Football Combination during the 1897–98 season and stayed in the league until 1901. Thornliebank returned in 1902 and they were expelled again during the 1905–06 season.[3]
1. Players that have played in the Scottish Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
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