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Vale o' Nith F.C.
Vale o' Nith Football Club was an association football club from Dumfries, Scotland.
The club was founded in 1880 by "very young and enthusiastic" players. Although the club's name was sometimes given as Vale of Nith, it was officially registered as Vale o' Nith.
It was a founder member of the Southern Counties Association in 1881; the association obtained a trophy from the Rev. W. H. Churchill of Moffat for a competition, and Vale o' Nith played in the Churchill Cup from its first edition in 1881–82 until 1888–89.
The Vale won through to the second round in its first entry, losing 6–0 to the strongest side in the area in the second round, Queen of the South Wanderers.
Although the club had some prominence as one of the few senior clubs in the southern counties, and proved more resilient than most, it was a frequent victim of "the drafting system" in losing players to the bigger sides. Between 1883 and 1885, its membership went down from 80 to 70, despite taking over the East End Rovers, while the membership of QoS Wanderers went up from 81 to over 120 and the 5th K.R.V. rose by a similar amount.
Nevertheless, "much to their own surprise", the club was the second winner of the Churchill Cup, in 1882–83, the key match being an unexpected 6–1 drubbing of Moffat in the second round. The final, against Newton Stewart, was almost a home match, being played at the 5th K.R.V.'s Palmerston Park, and a large number of supporters from other teams came out to support the underdogs - the support being so boisterous as to lead to an unsuccessful protest from the losers.
Perhaps as a consequence of this success, the club and joined the Scottish Football Association in August 1883, and entered the 1883–84 Scottish Cup, its first time in the national competition. Moffat gained a revenge by winning the first round tie 4–2, and added to that revenge by ending the Vale's defence of the Churchill Cup in the second round.
Somewhat unexpectedly, the club had a second chance in the Scottish Cup. In the pre-season to 1883–84, it had taken over fellow Dumfries side East End Rovers. The Rovers had been founded in 1882 and originally played at Caledonia Park. In its first half-season, over the first half of 1882, the Rovers played 3 matches, losing them all.
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Vale o' Nith F.C.
Vale o' Nith Football Club was an association football club from Dumfries, Scotland.
The club was founded in 1880 by "very young and enthusiastic" players. Although the club's name was sometimes given as Vale of Nith, it was officially registered as Vale o' Nith.
It was a founder member of the Southern Counties Association in 1881; the association obtained a trophy from the Rev. W. H. Churchill of Moffat for a competition, and Vale o' Nith played in the Churchill Cup from its first edition in 1881–82 until 1888–89.
The Vale won through to the second round in its first entry, losing 6–0 to the strongest side in the area in the second round, Queen of the South Wanderers.
Although the club had some prominence as one of the few senior clubs in the southern counties, and proved more resilient than most, it was a frequent victim of "the drafting system" in losing players to the bigger sides. Between 1883 and 1885, its membership went down from 80 to 70, despite taking over the East End Rovers, while the membership of QoS Wanderers went up from 81 to over 120 and the 5th K.R.V. rose by a similar amount.
Nevertheless, "much to their own surprise", the club was the second winner of the Churchill Cup, in 1882–83, the key match being an unexpected 6–1 drubbing of Moffat in the second round. The final, against Newton Stewart, was almost a home match, being played at the 5th K.R.V.'s Palmerston Park, and a large number of supporters from other teams came out to support the underdogs - the support being so boisterous as to lead to an unsuccessful protest from the losers.
Perhaps as a consequence of this success, the club and joined the Scottish Football Association in August 1883, and entered the 1883–84 Scottish Cup, its first time in the national competition. Moffat gained a revenge by winning the first round tie 4–2, and added to that revenge by ending the Vale's defence of the Churchill Cup in the second round.
Somewhat unexpectedly, the club had a second chance in the Scottish Cup. In the pre-season to 1883–84, it had taken over fellow Dumfries side East End Rovers. The Rovers had been founded in 1882 and originally played at Caledonia Park. In its first half-season, over the first half of 1882, the Rovers played 3 matches, losing them all.