Strathmore F.C. (Arbroath)
{{short description|Association football club in Angus, Scotland}}
{{Distinguish|Strathmore F.C. (Dundee)}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2014}}
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| nickname = the Strathie{{cite journal |title=Arbroath v Arbroath Strathmore |journal=Courier & Argus |date=5 December 1887 |page=4}}
| founded = 1879
| dissolved = 1888
| ground = Damley Park
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Strathmore Football Club, usually referred to as Strathmore (Arbroath) to distinguish from Dundee Strathmore, was a Scottish association football club based in the town of Arbroath, Angus.
History
The club was founded in 1879 and joined the Scottish Football Association in August 1883,{{cite book |title=Scottish FA Minutes |date=21 August 1883 |publisher=Scottish Football Association |location=Glasgow |page=143}} playing in the Scottish Cup for five seasons between 1883 and 1888. Its best run was in 1885–86, reaching the fourth round, made up that season of 19 clubs. In the fourth round, the club put up a struggle at Abercorn F.C., equalizing an early Abercorn goal and having another disallowed; at half-time, the Strathie was still in the game, at 2–1 down, but Abercorn scored another five goals before Strathmore concluded the scoring with a late consolation.{{cite journal |title=Strathmore (Arbroath) v Abercorn (Paisley) |journal=Courier & Argus |date=16 November 1885 |page=4}}
The club's biggest competitive win came in its first tie in the first Forfarshire Cup in 1883, beating the Clydesdale (Dundee) club 13–0.{{cite journal |title=Football |journal=Courier & Argus |date=10 December 1883 |page=4}} In the 1884–85 edition of the Forfarshire Cup, the club reached the final, against Dundee Harp. The original match, at Rollo's Pier, the home of the Strathmore (Dundee) club, saw the Arbroath side take two goal lead early on, but visibly tired and was lucky to hang on to a draw.{{cite journal |title=Forfarshire Association Challenge Cup |journal=Courier & Argus |date=1 December 1884 |page=3}} The replay at the same venue, like the original match, attracted a crowd of 8,000. Strathmore was unlucky to lose the toss, and had to play in the first half into a wind and with the sun shining in the goalkeeper's face, but even those factors could not explain going in at half-time 8–0 down. The match ended 15–1.{{cite journal |title=Forfarshire Association Cup |journal=Courier & Argus |date=8 December 1884 |page=4}}
In reality, the club had never been much more than a "feeder" club to Arbroath,{{cite journal |title=The Referee's Note-Book |journal=Scottish Referee |date=19 August 1889 |page=1}} and its last Scottish Cup tie was a 13–1 defeat to Dundee East End F.C. at Damley Park in 1887, before a "rather small attendance", the result "being a foregone conclusion";{{cite journal |title=Scottish Cup Ties |journal=Courier & Argus |date=5 September 1887 |page=4}} the final recorded match for the club was a 6–2 defeat at Montrose in March 1888.{{cite journal |title=Football |journal=Aberdeen Free Press |date=26 March 1888 |page=6}} The club was formally struck from the Scottish FA register in August 1888,{{cite book |title=Scottish FA Minutes 1887–90 |date=21 August 1888 |publisher=Scottish Football Association |location=Glasgow |page=55}} although there was a one-off resuscitation of the name for a defeat at Brechin in April 1889.{{cite journal |title=Football |journal=Aberdeen Free Press |date=22 April 1889 |page=6}}
Colours
From 1880 to 1884, the club wore navy blue shirts and white shorts, and reversed the colours from 1884 to 1886. In 1886, the club changed to black and gold striped shirts with navy blue shorts.{{cite web |title=Scottish Football Club Directory |url=http://sfha.org.uk/club-directory.htm}}
Ground
The club originally played on the Low Common in Arbroath.{{cite journal |title=Football |journal=Courier & Argus |date=11 September 1882 |page=4}} From 1883 the club played at Damley Park.{{cite journal |title=Football |journal=Courier & Argus |date=13 November 1883 |page=2}}
Notable players
- John Petrie played for the club before joining Arbroath.{{cite journal |title=Football |journal=Courier & Argus |date=21 April 1884 |page=4}}
External links
- [https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/sc/strathmore(arbroath).html Scottish Cup results]
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Defunct Scottish football clubs|state=collapsed}}
Category:Defunct football clubs in Scotland
Category:Association football clubs established in 1879
Category:1879 establishments in Scotland
Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 1888
Category:1888 disestablishments in Scotland