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Kirkcaldy F.C.
Kirkcaldy Football Club was a football club from Kirkcaldy in Scotland.
The club was founded as Kirkcaldy Wanderers in 1881, playing its first match against Rossend of Burntisland on 12 November 1881, after practising for several weeks on "Mr Stark's park". It was the first association club in the town, even though Scottish Cup ties had been played there before, as a neutral venue in 1876–77 for ties involving St Clement's of Dundee.
In April 1882, the Fifeshire Football Association was established, and the first Fife Cup took place in 1882–83. The Wanderers was a founder member and played in the initial competition, losing to Burntisland Thistle in the first round 3–2.
The club was confident enough to try out more competitive competition, and played in the Edinburgh Shield for the first time in 1883–84. In its first entry the club won two ties - the first a revenge 2–1 victory at Burntisland Thistle - and lost at home to Heart of Midlothian in the third round.
A rugby football club, called Kirkcaldy Football Club, had existed in the town for some years, and before the 1885–86 season the Wanderers amalgamated with the rugby side, which enabled it to play at the rugby side's Newtown Park. As a result, the club changed its name simply to Kirkcaldy, although the Wanderers name was still occasionally used by the media as a distinguishing mark, and it was also applied to the club's second XI. The two organizations held joint annual general meetings and celebrations, and shared an honorary secretary in Alex. Ingram.
The club was the first from the town to turn senior, by joining the Scottish Football Association in 1888. It entered the Scottish Cup for the first time in 1888–89, and reached the third round, after a 3–0 win over Townhill - 500 spectators turning up to watch; Townhill walked off in protest at the third goal being given, but, on checking how long was remaining (4 minutes), returned to finish off the match - and a bye.
The club was given no chance against St Bernards in the third round, but the Saints only just squeezed home 2–1, Kirkcaldy having a goal disallowed for a prior foul. It was the club's best run in the competition, never making the main rounds after the introduction of qualifying rounds. Its last match in the main section was another tight run affair against a top Edinburgh side, a 4–3 defeat at home to Hibernian in 1890–91.
After twice beating Burntisland Thistle in the 1888–89 Fifeshire Cup (the first victory being annulled because of "non-registration of colours"), the club withdrew from the competition, "as they consider - and perhaps rightly, too - that they have not been fairly dealt with by the Association". The club did not take part in the Fifeshire for the next three seasons, its competitive football coming in the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.
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Kirkcaldy F.C.
Kirkcaldy Football Club was a football club from Kirkcaldy in Scotland.
The club was founded as Kirkcaldy Wanderers in 1881, playing its first match against Rossend of Burntisland on 12 November 1881, after practising for several weeks on "Mr Stark's park". It was the first association club in the town, even though Scottish Cup ties had been played there before, as a neutral venue in 1876–77 for ties involving St Clement's of Dundee.
In April 1882, the Fifeshire Football Association was established, and the first Fife Cup took place in 1882–83. The Wanderers was a founder member and played in the initial competition, losing to Burntisland Thistle in the first round 3–2.
The club was confident enough to try out more competitive competition, and played in the Edinburgh Shield for the first time in 1883–84. In its first entry the club won two ties - the first a revenge 2–1 victory at Burntisland Thistle - and lost at home to Heart of Midlothian in the third round.
A rugby football club, called Kirkcaldy Football Club, had existed in the town for some years, and before the 1885–86 season the Wanderers amalgamated with the rugby side, which enabled it to play at the rugby side's Newtown Park. As a result, the club changed its name simply to Kirkcaldy, although the Wanderers name was still occasionally used by the media as a distinguishing mark, and it was also applied to the club's second XI. The two organizations held joint annual general meetings and celebrations, and shared an honorary secretary in Alex. Ingram.
The club was the first from the town to turn senior, by joining the Scottish Football Association in 1888. It entered the Scottish Cup for the first time in 1888–89, and reached the third round, after a 3–0 win over Townhill - 500 spectators turning up to watch; Townhill walked off in protest at the third goal being given, but, on checking how long was remaining (4 minutes), returned to finish off the match - and a bye.
The club was given no chance against St Bernards in the third round, but the Saints only just squeezed home 2–1, Kirkcaldy having a goal disallowed for a prior foul. It was the club's best run in the competition, never making the main rounds after the introduction of qualifying rounds. Its last match in the main section was another tight run affair against a top Edinburgh side, a 4–3 defeat at home to Hibernian in 1890–91.
After twice beating Burntisland Thistle in the 1888–89 Fifeshire Cup (the first victory being annulled because of "non-registration of colours"), the club withdrew from the competition, "as they consider - and perhaps rightly, too - that they have not been fairly dealt with by the Association". The club did not take part in the Fifeshire for the next three seasons, its competitive football coming in the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.