Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863-1937.

 We have previously alluded to the position of the Queen's Park club as a de facto governing body within Scottish football. It co...

Cricket was being played in  Hamilton Crescent before the   West of Scotland Cricket Club was founded in 1862. Hamilton Crescent'...

1874 - Queen's Park 2 Clydesdale 0  16 teams entered the  inaugural   Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup. The first Scottish ...

As we have seen, the Football League had 12 founding Members, 11 of which still exist as full time professional clubs in the English Pyramid...

The original  Vale of Leven Football Club were powerhouses in the early Scottish game, winning the  Scottish Cup three times in succession...