Strathclyde football team?

[Floss]

Hi All

I've posted this in the 'occupation' section as well.  One of my ancestors William Mowet McIntosh (various spellings) was listed on his marriage certificate in 1923 as a professional football player and also the same on another certificate dated 1927.  I want to know how I can find out which team he might have played for.  My dad seems to recall (from family talk)  Strathclyde or the 'Strathies' but I'm unsure if this is/was an actual team.  Can anybody help?

Fiona

[Okonski]

I'm not aware of any 'real' football team/club that played in or was a member of the Scottish Football Association, but they might be worth a call if they could throw any light on it.

A number of books and plays refer to 'Strathclyde Football Club' but only as a ficticious entity (and it saves on court costs than if the writer chose Rangers FC or another 'live' club!). They also featured in an episode of Taggart. There still is a Strathclyde Evangelical Churches Football League, and Strathclyde University have a football club, but none of these are professional.

Good luck!

[RJ_Paton]

If you have a look at http://www.scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/ they have contact details for telephone and email ...... if anyone should know of such a team they should.

[Floss]

Hi

Thanks Okonski for the information.

Thanks Falkryn, I'll contact the football museum

Fiona

[brian_t]

Having been a follower of Scottish Junior football all my life, i'm pretty sure Strathclyde were a Junior team who i think won the junior cup in 1925. I'll dig a little deeper for you.

Brian.

[dixons]

Fiona

Strathclyde played in Scottish Junior Football. If you check www.answers.com/topic/scottish-junior-cup you will see that they won the Scottish Junior Cup in seasons 1896/97 - 1906/07- 1925-26

They might have been based in Motherwell area.

dixons

[Floss]

Thanks Brian and Dixons.
I did e-mail the Scottish Football Museum but have had no reply from them so was unsure about the team.

thanks again
Fiona

[RJ_Paton]

Searching on Google brings up a few entries for them but generally referring to the cup records .... one odd one mentioned them in passing as one of the "big" clubs of Junior Football that folded in the early 1960s

[WALKERSTON]

I am  former office-bearer of Strathclyde F.C. ( instituted in 1886, closed 1965 following fire damage).
It is possible that Fionas ancester may have played for the club but all records were unfortunately
destroyed in the fire.
There is a photograph of Strathclyde F.C. (1896) on view at the Scottish Football Museum, Hampden Park

John H.