Sir John Maxwell F.C.
{{short description|Association football club in Glasgow City, Scotland}}
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Sir John Maxwell Football Club was a Scottish football team, based in Pollokshaws, now part of Glasgow (at the time a separate burgh).
History
The club was founded in 1879, and with 30 members in 1881{{cite book |last1=M'Dowall |first1=John |title=Scottish Football Association Annual 1882–83 |date=1882 |publisher=W. Weatherston |location=Glasgow |page=149}} was the smallest senior side in Renfrewshire (joint with Glenpatrick). It was named in honour of a local philanthropist who had died two decades before.
The club entered the Renfrewshire Cup from 1880–81 to 1883–84,{{cite web |title=Renfrewshire Cup |url=http://sfha.org.uk/renfrewshirecup.htm |website=Scottish Football Historical Archive |access-date=11 April 2023}} reaching the quarter-final in 1881–82 thanks to a bye and one of the club's two wins in the competition; the Sir John protested its defeat by Cartvale at that stage, to no avail.{{cite journal |title=Renfrewshire Football Association |journal=Paisley Daily Express |date=3 February 1882 |page=3}} Its last tie was against Johnstone Athletic in the first round in 1883, and with Sir John Maxwell 6–3 up, the Athletic walked off;{{cite journal |title=Sir John Maxwell v Johnstone Athletics - Renfrewshire Cup Tie |journal=Glasgow Herald |date=15 October 1883 |page=9}} the match nevertheless was replayed, and the Sir John won with an extra-time goal, but Athletic successfully protested that the Sir John had arrived 25 minutes late - despite being at home - so the Sir John was disqualified.{{cite journal |title=Johnstone Athletic v Sir John Maxwell |journal=North British Daily Mail |date=22 October 1883 |page=7}}
Its Scottish Cup record was similarly undistinguished, reaching the second round in its first entry in 1882–83, after beating Woodland in a replay in the first, coming from 3–1 down to win 5–3;{{cite journal |title=Sir John Maxwell v Woodland |journal=Paisley Express |date=18 September 1882 |page=3}} it lost to Port Glasgow Athletic in the second,{{cite journal |title=Matches played on Saturday |journal=Glasgow Herald |date=9 October 1882 |page=9}} following a confusing original tie that was reported as being a 3–3 draw, 4–3 win to the Sir John,{{cite journal |title=Football - Saturday |journal=North British Daily Mail |date=2 October 1882 |page=6}} 5–3 win to the Sir John, and in any event, 3 goals for the Sir John disputed;{{cite journal |title=Matches played on Saturday |journal=Glasgow Herald |date=2 October 1882 |page=9}} perhaps unsurprisingly there was a protest put in, but from the Sir John, on the basis that the referee turned out to have been a member of the Port.{{cite book |title=Minute book S.F.A. |date=4 October 1882 |publisher=Scottish Football Association |page=84}} The following season it lost to Greenock Northern in the first round, by another 5–3 scoreline, the Scottish Football Association unanimously dismissing a protest as to the state of the ground.{{cite journal |title=Scottish Football Association |journal=Glasgow Herald |date=19 September 1883 |page=9}}{{cite book |title=Minute book S.F.A. |date=18 September 1883 |publisher=Scottish Football Association |page=149}}
On 18 April 1884, at a meeting at the town hall between members of the club and of the Pollok club, it was agreed to merge the two sides, under the name Pollokshaws. William M'Neil, the match secretary of the Maxwell, was kept on as match secretary for the new club.{{cite journal |title=Football |journal=Rutherglen Reformer |date=25 April 1884 |page=3}}
Colours
The club wore dark blue jerseys, white knickers, and scarlet stockings.{{cite book |last1=M'Dowall |first1=John |title=Scottish Football Association Annual 1882–83 |date=1882 |publisher=W. Weatherston |location=Glasgow |page=149}}
Grounds
The club played at a private ground at Norwood, with a clubhouse on Maxwell Street.{{cite book |last1=M'Dowall |first1=John |title=Scottish Football Association Annual 1882–83 |date=1882 |publisher=W. Weatherston |location=Glasgow |page=149}}
References
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Category:1879 establishments in Scotland