| Full name | Royal Scots Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1892[1] |
| Ground | none |
| League | Irish Football League |
The Royal Scots Football Club was a team of the 1st Battalion, Royal Scots, that was a member of the Irish Football League for the 1899-1900 season, while deployed in Palace Barracks.[2][3][4][5] The club had reached the semi-finals of the Army Cup in its first season, 1892–93, while stationed in York, and won the competition in 1895-96, while stationed in Chatham. The regiment was stationed in Edinburgh before moving to Belfast in 1899.[6] During its time it played friendly games against Burnley, Lincoln City, Sheffield United, Leicester Fosse, Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall Athletic, Luton Town, Swindon Town, Reading and played in the Edinburgh Shield.[7]
References
- ↑ Ireland's Saturday Night, 2 September 1899
- ↑ "Northern Ireland - Final League Tables 1890-1998". Rsssf.com. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ↑ Ireland's Saturday Night, 2 September 1899
- ↑ Irish News, 4 September 1899
- ↑ Ireland's Saturday Night, 7 October 1899
- ↑ Ireland's Saturday Night, 2 September 1899
- ↑ Ireland's Saturday Night, 2 September 1899
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