This list of short biographies forms part of Chapter 3 of the thesis. It focuses on association football club members who have been connected to at least one relevant club between 1868 and 1873. The primary aim of this study is to link each club member to the 1871 Census. In doing so, information relating to their place of birth, their employment status and birth information relating to their parents can be unearthed. For verification purposes, each member has also been linked to a particular football match or committee meeting at the relevant club / clubs within the six year period. For each individual, a notes field is included where any additional information uncovered during the investigation has been recorded.
(1) Abernethy, Robert
Club(s): Hamilton Gymnasium Club
Born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire on April 11, 1852, Robert is recorded as 19 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Hamilton, Lanarkshire with his mother and sister. The household has 0 servants. Robert is employed as a railway clerk. His father, Thomas Abernethy, is deceased and was a mason journeyman born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire and his mother, Elizabeth Smith, is listed as a housekeeper and is born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Robert is a member of the Hamilton Gymnasium Club and is listed as match secretary in 1872. He dies at Hutchesontown, Glasgow in 1881 aged 29.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 3 Millar Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Robert is recorded as being match secretary of the gymnasium in the Hamilton Advertiser, April 27, 1872, 2. He is one of a number of young members of the Hamilton Gymnasium Club who move onto Hamilton FC and is recorded playing for that club in 1874 – See North British Daily Mail, October 24, 1874, 3.
(2) Agnew, William
Club(s): Deaf & Dumb FC
Born in Glasgow on February 28, 1847, William is recorded as 24 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Anderston, Glasgow with his parents, 2 brothers and sister. The household has 0 servants. William is employed as a bookbinder. His father, William Agnew, is a shoemaker born in Stranraer, Wigtownshire and his mother, Christina Hepburn, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Glasgow. William is a member of Deaf & Dumb FC and is referenced as being a founder and first captain of the club. He dies at Eastwood in 1914 aged 67.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census, William is living at 85 Candleriggs Street, Glasgow. He is recorded as deaf and dumb. In the 1901 Census, William is living at 19 Lime Street Glasgow. He is 54 years old, a law clerk born in Glasgow. His wife Jessie is 49 years old. An article in the Daily Record in 1900 confirms his address from the 1901 Census. He is referenced as being a co-founder of the club by fellow co-founder Alexander McGregor (writing under the pseudonym ’Sanct Mungo’ (1906) British Deaf Times (3) May edition). Agnew’s name can be found in games involving the club, for example, against Arthurlie FC in 1874, Govan FC in 1875 and Wellington Park FC (Greenock) in 1877 (See, Paisley and Renfrewshire Gazette, November 14, 1874, 7, North British Daily Mail, February 15, 1875, 3 and Greenock Telegraph and Clyde Shipping Gazette, January 29, 1877, 3).
(3) Alexander, Thomas McLaren
Club(s): Oxford FC
Born in Glasgow on November 9, 1853, Thomas is recorded as 18 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Tradeston, Glasgow with his parents, 3 brothers, 3 sisters and grandmother. The household has 0 servants. Thomas is employed as a factor’s clerk. His father, Thomas Alexander, is a joiner employing 8 men, born in Bridge of Earn, Perthshire and his mother, Ann Laing, is listed as a joiner’s wife and is born in Kersewell, Lanarkshire. Thomas is a member of Oxford FC and is listed playing for the club against Rangers FC on October 25, 1873. He dies at Gorbals, Glasgow in 1896 aged 43.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census, Thomas is living at 66 Portland Street, Tradeston, Glasgow. He is referenced as an Oxford FC player in the North British Daily Mail, October 27, 1873, 6. He is recorded as match secretary of the club in 1874.
(4) Anderson, Frederick
Club(s): Clydesdale FC
Born in Milton, Glasgow on November 17, 1855, Frederick is recorded as 15 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Cheshire, England with his parents, 4 brothers, 2 sisters and a visitor. The household has 3 servants. Frederick is employed as a commercial clerk. His father, James Anderson, is a grey cloth merchant born in Paisley, Renfrewshire and his mother, Janet Ure, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Glasgow. Frederick is a member of Clydesdale FC and is listed playing for the club against Dumbreck FC on October 18, 1873. He dies in Berkshire, England in 1940 aged 84.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at Hough, Bollin Fee, Altringham, Cheshire. Educated at Glasgow Academy and later Hawthorn Hall in Cheshire (when his family moved to England), Anderson later worked in China before retiring in England. In 1874 he plays for Clydesdale in the inaugural Scottish Cup Final and for Scotland, scoring the opening goal in a 2-1 win over England. He is referenced playing for Clydesdale FC in the Glasgow Herald, October 20, 1873, 7.
(5) Andrew / Andrews, Peter
Club(s): Eastern FC and Callander FC
Born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire on November 10, 1845, Peter is recorded as 25 years old in the 1871 Census, living in High Church, Glasgow with his wife, son and a boarder. The household has 0 servants. Peter is employed as a baker. His father, James Andrew, is deceased and was a master baker born in Dundonald, Ayrshire and his mother, Marion Paterson, is a washerwoman born in Old Cumnock, Ayrshire. Peter is a member of Eastern FC and Callander FC, playing for the former against Rovers FC on October 18, 1873, and for the latter against Dumbarton FC on November 8, 1873. He dies at Paisley in 1916 aged 65.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 5 Dunchattan Street, Springburn, Glasgow. In the 1861 Census his mother Marion is recorded as head of household, 50 years old and a washerwoman – the family are living in Dundonald, Ayrshire. His older brother Maitland is 22 and a baker. Peter is 15 and an apprentice baker. James and Marion are married at Dundonald on June 7, 1843. Peter aged 5, Marion aged 41 and Maitland aged 13 are living in Dundonald in the 1851 Census. Maitland has a different mother – Agnes Herbert. Agnes and James are married in Glasgow in 1818. In the 1841 Census, James Andrew, 45, is a baker living in Dundonald with James, 15, Jean, 10, and Maitland 2 (the latter is wrongly recorded on the Scotland’s People website as Matthew). Peter is referenced playing for Eastern FC and Callander FC in the North British Daily Mail, October 20, 1873, 3, and Glasgow Herald, November 10, 1873, 5. In 1875 Peter scores one of the goals for Scotland in a 2-2 draw with England. In 1876 he scores both goals for Glasgow in a 2-0 win over Sheffield and plays for Clydesdale in a 2-0 win over the Wednesday Club of Sheffield.
(6) Ball, Robert
Club(s): Dumbarton FC
Born in Dumbarton on January 10, 1853, Robert is recorded as 18 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Dumbarton with his parents and 3 sisters. The household has 0 servants. Robert is employed as an apprentice law clerk. His father, Robert Ball snr, is a ship carpenter and tobacconist born in England and his mother, Janet McGregor, is listed as a carpenter’s wife and is born in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Robert Ball jnr is a member of Dumbarton FC and is listed playing for the club against Renton FC on November 29, 1873. He dies at the Royal Infirmary, Dennistoun, Glasgow in 1893 aged 39.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 43 High Street, Dumbarton. He dies on March 12, 1893. The private residence given on his death certificate is Eglinton Street, Glasgow. He is referenced playing for Dumbarton in the North British Daily Mail, December 1, 1873, 5.
(7) Bell, James Sommerville
Club(s): Rovers FC
Born in Gorbals, Glasgow on November 11, 1854, James is recorded as 16 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Hutchesontown, Glasgow with his father, stepmother, 3 brothers and a sister. The household has 0 servants. James is employed as a registrar’s assistant. His father, John Bell, is an engine factory storekeeper born in Paisley and his mother, Margaret Sommerville is deceased and was born in Glasgow. James is a member of Rovers FC and is listed playing for the club against Rangers FC on November 8, 1873. He dies at Natal, South Africa in 1896 aged 42.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 113 Hospital Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow. His mother Margaret Bell dies at Hutchesontown, Glasgow in 1866. James dies on October 28, 1896. He is recorded playing for Rovers in the North British Daily Mail, November 10, 1873, 7.
(8) Berry, James
Club(s): Airdrie FC
Born in Airdrie, Lanarkshire on March 23, 1848, James is recorded as 22 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, with his stepmother, brother and stepsister. The household has 0 servants. James is employed as a coal miner. His father, James Berry, is deceased and was an ironstone miner born in Ireland and his mother, Mary Gaffy, is deceased and was born in Ireland. James is a member of Airdrie FC and is listed playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on September 22, 1870. The details of his death are presently unknown.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 13 Aitchison Street, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. His mother, Mary Berry, dies in 1860 and his father, James Berry, dies in 1870. His second wife Bridget McFadyen dies at Dennistoun in 1902 aged 70. In the 1851 Census James is living with his parents, 2 brothers and 3 lodgers at 39 High Street, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. He is referenced as having played for Airdrie FC in the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser, August 10, 1929, 6.
(9) Bird, Robert
Club(s): Ibrox FC
Born in Govan, Lanarkshire on May 21, 1854, Robert is recorded as 16 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Govan, Lanarkshire with his parents, 3 brothers and sister. The household has 1 servant. Robert is employed as a mercantile clerk. His father, David Bird, is a writer born in Linlithgow, West Lothian and his mother, Eliza Neilson, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Linlithgow, West Lothian. Robert is a member of Ibrox FC and is listed playing for the club against the Clydesdale FC 2nd XI on December 27, 1873. He dies at Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire in 1929 aged 74.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census Robert is living at Ashton Villa, Govan. He is recorded playing for Ibrox in the Glasgow Herald, December 29, 1873, 6.
(10) Black, Lewis Stuart
Club(s): Queen’s Park FC
Born in Cullen, Banffshire on September 22, 1841, Lewis is recorded as 29 years old in the 1871 Census, living as a lodger at Queen’s Park, Glasgow. The household has 0 servants. Lewis is employed as a commission agent. His father, James Stuart Black, is a merchant born in Abernethy, Invernesshire and his mother, Elizabeth Grant, is listed as a merchant’s wife and is born in Duthil, Invernesshire. Lewis is a member of Queen’s Park FC and is elected club president in 1868. He dies at Strathbungo, Glasgow in 1901 aged 59.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 10 Struan Terrace, Glasgow and has a fellow lodger in Queen’s Park FC teammate James Grant. His parents marry in Cullen in 1839. His full name may be Lewis Alexander Stuart Black as he is called Lewis Alexander Black on his birth certificate and is the Lewis A. S. Black who is 9 in the 1851 Census. He is referred to as Lewis S. Black in the Queen’s Park FC records. He chaired the meeting which founded the club in 1867 and was elected club president in 1868 – see, Robinson, R. (1920) History of the Queen’s Park Football Club, 1867-1917. Glasgow: Hay Nisbet & Co. Ltd, 13. Lewis marries Agnes Weir in 1872 (employed as a commission merchant); his parents are recorded as James Stuart Black and Betsy Grant Black. He dies on April 2, 1901.
(11) Blackadder, John Tannahill
Club(s): Eastern FC
Born in Glasgow on December 16, 1851, John is recorded as 19 years old in the 1871 Census, living in the Clyde district of Glasgow with his parents, brother and sister. The household has 0 servants. John is employed as a draper. His father, William Blackadder, is a spirit dealer born in Ayr and his mother, Margaret Tannahill, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Glasgow. John is a member of Eastern FC and is listed playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on November 22, 1873. He dies at Pollokshields, Glasgow in 1929 aged 76.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 99 Great Clyde Street, Glasgow. He dies on August 15, 1929. Brother and teammate of William Blackadder. He is referenced playing for Eastern FC in The Goal; The Chronicle of Football, December 6, 1873.
(12) Blackadder, William
Club(s): Eastern FC
Born in Glasgow on December 4, 1849, William is recorded as 21 years old in the 1871 Census, living in the Clyde district of Glasgow with his parents, brother and sister. The household has 0 servants. William is employed as a spirit dealer. His father, William Blackadder, is a spirit dealer born in Ayr and his mother, Margaret Tannahill, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Glasgow. William is a member of Eastern FC and is listed playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on November 22, 1873. He dies at Rutherglen in 1911 aged 61.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 99 Great Clyde Street, Glasgow. Brother and teammate of John T. Blackadder. He is referenced playing for Eastern FC in The Goal; The Chronicle of Football, December 6, 1873.
(13) Blackley / Blackly / Blakley, James
Club(s): Airdrie FC
Born in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, c.1841, James is recorded as 30 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Airdrie, Lanarkshire with his stepfather and mother (although he is listed as a boarder). The household has 1 servant. James is employed as a grocer. His father, James Blackley snr, is deceased and was a miner born in Ireland and his mother, Mary McGowan, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Ireland. James jnr is a member of Airdrie FC and is referenced playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on September 20, 1870. The details of his death are presently unknown.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census James ‘Blakley’ is living at 61 Bell Street, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. The head of the household is James McCrank, a 50 year old coal miner living with his 60 year old wife Mary McCrank. The latter age is likely to be an error as Mary should be about 50. They have a 13 year old domestic servant. James Blakley is neighbour to fellow Airdrie FC teammate Edward Fannan who lives at 59 Bell Street. The Skelton brothers can be found at 27 Bell Street in the 1861 Census. In the 1881 Census, James ‘Blackly’, aged 38, is employed as a coal miner and lives at 59 Bell Street, Airdrie. He is head of household and lives with a boarder. In the 1861 Census he is an Ironstone miner aged 20 living at 61 Bell Street with his 40 year old mother (Mary McCrank), his 40 year old stepfather (John McCrank) and 16 year old stepbrother (Thomas A. McCrank). Mary McCrank dies aged 55 in Airdrie in 1876 (mother’s name McGowan). Her first husband is recorded as James ‘Blackley’, a miner. John McCrank dies aged 54 in Airdrie in 1875. James Blackley jnr is referenced as having played for Airdrie in the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser, October 13, 1945, 11.
(14) Brand, Robert Andrew
Club(s): Annan FC
Born in Annan, Dumfriesshire on August 6, 1846, Robert is recorded as 24 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Annan with his mother-in-law and father-in-law. The household has 2 servants. Robert is employed as a solicitor. His father, John Brand, is deceased and was a court official born in Applegarth, Dumfriesshire and his mother, Eliza Fraser, is deceased and was born in Dumfries. Robert is a member of Annan FC and is listed playing for the club against Kinmount FC on March 14, 1868. He dies at Annan in 1873 aged 26.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 2 Green Croft House, Annan, Dumfriesshire. In the 1851 Census, Eliza is 34 and John is 44. Robert A. is 4. Elizabeth Brand (Fraser) dies at Annan in 1860. John Brand is a court official, bank agent and town clerk in the 1851 Census. Robert is also listed as secretary of Annan FC in 1868 and is referenced playing for the club in The Field, March 21, 1868, 22. His father, John, dies at Annan in 1852. Robert dies on March 8, 1873.
(15) Brown, Lachlan
Club(s): Renton FC
Born in Renton, Dunbartonshire, c.1855, Lachlan is recorded as 15 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Renton, Dunbartonshire with his parents, 5 sisters, brother and cousin. The household has 0 servants. Lachlan is employed as a yarn dyer assistant. His father, Duncan Brown, is a dyework labourer born in Kilmodan, Argyllshire and his mother, Mary McLean, does not have a status accorded to her in the 1871 Census and is born in Inverchaolain, Argyllshire. Lachlan is a member of Renton FC and is listed playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on December 13, 1873. He dies at Govan, Lanarkshire in 1896 aged 42.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 103 Main Street, Renton, Dunbartonshire. He is recorded with Renton FC in the Glasgow Herald, December 15, 1873, 7.
(16) Calderwood, Andrew
Club(s): East Kilbride FC
Born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire on April 10, 1849, Andrew is recorded as 21 years old in the 1871 Census, living in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire with his father and 2 sisters. The household has 1 servant. Andrew is employed as a carpenter. His father, John Calderwood, is a joiner, born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire and his mother, Mary Baird is deceased and was born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire. Andrew is a member of East Kilbride FC and is listed playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on February 22, 1873. The details of his death are presently unknown.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census, Andrew is living at Main Street, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire. His mother Mary married John at East Kilbride in 1836. In the 1861 Census, Andrew is 11, Mary is 47 and John is 48. In the 1851 Census, Andrew is 1, Mary is 37 and John is 38. In the 1881 Census, Andrew is 32 and still living in East Kilbride with John who is 68. Andrew is appointed club secretary in 1871. It is likely that Andrew emigrates to Canada in 1908. He is recorded playing for East Kilbride FC in the Glasgow Herald, February 24, 1873, 6.
(17) Campbell, Charles
Club(s): Queen’s Park FC
Born in Coupar Angus, Perthshire on January 20, 1854, Charles is recorded as 17 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Cathcart, Renfrewshire as a lodger. The household has 0 servants. Charles is employed as a commercial clerk. His father, James Campbell, is a farmer born in Newtyle, Forfarshire and his mother, Margaret Yeaman, is listed as a farmer’s wife and is born in Kettins, Forfarshire. Charles is a member of Queen’s Park FC and is listed playing for the club against Eastern FC on November 22, 1873. He dies in Ireland in 1927 aged 73.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 4 Albert Drive Cathcart, Renfrewshire. Charles attended school in County Kildare, then Edinburgh Institution before moving to Glasgow for business reasons. Having joined the club in 1870, he would go on to win 8 Scottish Cups and was twice a finalist in the FA Cup. Campbell made 13 appearances for Scotland between 1874 and 1886. He was club president in 1879-80 and became president of the Scottish Football Association in 1889-90. Charles is recorded playing against Eastern in the Scotsman, November 24, 1873, 7.
(18) Campbell, Peter McGregor
Club(s): Rangers FC
Born at Gareloch, Argyllshire on March 6, 1857, Peter is recorded as 14 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Anderston, Glasgow with his sister, brother and an elderly housekeeper. The household has 0 servants. Peter is listed as a scholar. His father, John McLeod Campbell, is living at Craigellen in Roseneath and is a master mariner born in Rhu, Dunbartonshire and his mother, Mary Jenkins, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire. Peter is a member of Rangers FC and is listed playing for the club against Rovers FC on November 8, 1873. He dies at sea in 1883 aged 25.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 26 Dumbarton Road, Anderston, Glasgow. The head of household is Jane McMoreland Campbell, a 76-year-old widow who is listed as ‘housekeeper’. In the 1871 Census, the Campbell family residence in Roseneath includes John McLeod Campbell and his wife, with their sons Alex, 23, William, 22, John, 15, James, 12, Allan, 11, and daughters, Jessie, 19, and Mary, 9. Also included is Janet Jenkins, 87 (Mary’s mother), and a general servant. William, 22, Jessie / Helen 19, and Peter 14 are recorded at the Anderston address in the same census. Peter was a founding member of Rangers FC in 1872 and is referenced playing for the club in the North British Daily Mail, November 10, 1873, 7. He played for Glasgow against Sheffield in 1876 and was capped twice for Scotland against Wales in 1878 and 1879. He is lost at sea when his ship St Columba sinks in the Bay of Biscay in 1883.
(19) Campbell, William David
Club(s): Ibrox FC
Born in Birmingham, England in April 1855, William is recorded as 15 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Cathcart, Renfrewshire with his parents, 2 brothers and 3 sisters. The household has 0 servants. William is listed as a scholar. His father, James Campbell, is a publishing agent born in Whittlets, Ayrshire and his mother, Grace Birrell, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Glasgow. William is a member of Ibrox FC and is listed playing for the club against Havelock FC on November 22, 1873. He dies at Shawlands, Eastwood in 1897 aged 41.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 6 Albert Drive, Cathcart, Renfrewshire. William David Campbell, GP, dies in Glasgow aged 41 in 1897. He is married to Catherine McKechnie. Father, James Campbell, publisher, and mother, Grace Campbell, (Birrell). Grace dies at Shawlands, Eastwood in 1905 aged 75. William is referenced playing for Ibrox in the Glasgow Herald, November 25, 1873, 6. He is listed as a student in the 1881 census. The Civil registration record documents ’April 1855’ for his birth. He is baptised on July 10, 1855.
(20) Carmichael, James Balfour
Club(s): Western FC
Born in Glasgow on March 25, 1853, James is recorded as 18 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Anderston, Glasgow with his mother, 5 sisters and 2 brothers. The household has 0 servants. James is employed as a commercial clerk and commercial agent. His father, Robert Carmichael, is deceased and was a mercantile clerk born in Glasgow and his mother, Ann Dickie, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. James is a member of Western FC and is listed playing for the club’s 2nd XI against the Queen’s Park FC 2nd XI on December 20, 1873. The details of his death are presently unknown.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 36 Elderslie Street, Anderston, Glasgow. James is the brother and teammate of William McLean Carmichael. Although Western FC play association and rugby rules I can only find James listed in association games. In the 1881 Census he is living with his mother ‘Annie’, and sister and is listed as an unemployed clerk. James is recorded playing for Western in the Glasgow Herald, December 22, 1873, 7. He possibly dies in Quebec, Canada in 1896.
(21) Carmichael, William McLean
Club(s): Western FC
Born in Glasgow on May 30, 1857, William is recorded as 13 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Anderston, Glasgow with his mother, 5 sisters and 2 brothers. The household has 0 servants. William is listed as a scholar. His father, Robert Carmichael, is deceased and was a mercantile clerk born in Glasgow and his mother, Ann Dickie, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. William is a member of Western FC and is listed playing for the club’s 2nd XI against the Queen’s Park FC 2nd XI on December 20, 1873. He dies at sea in 1890 aged 33.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 36 Elderslie Street, Anderston, Glasgow. William is the brother and teammate of James Balfour Carmichael. Although Western FC play association and rugby rules I can only find William listed in association games – he is is recorded playing for Western in the Glasgow Herald, December 22, 1873, 7. He is first mate on the ship SS Putalia and dies of an abscess of the liver on January 20, 1890.
(22) Carson, John
Club(s): Queen’s Park FC and Birmingham Clerks FC
Born in Rhu (Row), Dunbartonshire on April 30, 1848, John is recorded as 22 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Rhu with his parents and brother. The household has 0 servants. John is employed as a fruit broker’s clerk. His father, Andrew Carson, is a gardener born in Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire and his mother, Margaret Thomson, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartsonshire. John is a member of Queen’s Park FC and Birmingham Clerks FC and is referenced playing for the former club against Airdrie FC on June 23, 1870 and is acknowledged as being co-founder of the latter club in 1873. He dies in Dorset, England in 1931 aged 83.
Additional notes: In the 1871 census, John is living at 60 Princes Street, Rhu, Dunbartonshire. Alongside J. Campbell Orr, John was co-founder of Birmingham Clerks FC in 1873 (which became Cathorpe FC) and was an early pioneer of association football in Birmingham (see Huddersfield Daily Examiner, January 23, 1932, 4). He is referenced playing for Queen’s Park in Robinson, R. (1920) History of the Queen’s Park Football Club, 1867-1917. Glasgow: Hay Nisbet & Co. Ltd, 35.
(23) Cassels, Thomas
Club(s): Hamilton Gymnasium Club
Born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire on January 31, 1854, Thomas is recorded as 17 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Hamilton with his parents, 6 sisters and 3 brothers. The household has 1 servant. Thomas is employed as a grocer’s clerk. His father, John Cassels, is a grocer and spirit dealer born in Dalziel, Lanarkshire and his mother, Janet Selkirk, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Thomas is a member of the Hamilton Gymnasium Club and is referenced alongside Archibald Laidlaw and James Mackie as being a member of the football section of the club. The details of his death are presently unknown.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 19 Townhead Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. The reference to his involvement with the Hamilton Gymnasium Club can be found in the Sunday Post, August 27, 1916, 4. He is one of a number of young members of the Hamilton Gymnasium Club who move onto Hamilton FC and he is recorded playing for that club in 1874 (see Hamilton Advertiser, November 7, 1874, 2).
(24) Clunie, John
Club(s): Clyde FC
Born in Glasgow on October 8, 1855, John is recorded as 15 years old in the 1871 Census, living in the Clyde district of Glasgow with his parents and brother. The household has 0 servants. John is employed as a message boy. His father, Hugh Clunie, is a confectioner born in Paisley, Renfrewshire and his mother, Elizabeth Barr, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Paisley, Renfrewshire. John is a member of Clyde FC and is listed playing for the club against Rangers FC on September 20, 1873. He dies at Dennistoun, Glasgow in 1914 aged 57.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census, he is living at 140 Stockwell Street. John is the brother and teammate of Hugh Clunie. He is recorded playing for Clyde in the Scotsman, September 22, 1873, 6.
(25) Clunie, Hugh
Club(s): Clyde FC
Born in Glasgow on February 4, 1858, Hugh is recorded as 13 years old in the 1871 Census, living in the Clyde district of Glasgow with his parents and brother. The household has 0 servants. Hugh is listed as being a scholar. His father, Hugh Clunie, is a confectioner born in Paisley, Renfrewshire and his mother, Elizabeth Barr, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Paisley, Renfrewshire. Hugh is a member of Clyde FC and is listed playing for the club against Rangers FC on September 20, 1873. He dies at Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire in 1928 aged 69.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census, he is living at 140 Stockwell Street. Hugh is the brother and teammate of John Clunie. He is referenced playing for Clyde in the Scotsman, September 22, 1873, 6.
(26) Davidson, David
Club(s): 3rd Lanark RV Club
Born in Glasgow on September 22, 1850, David is recorded as 20 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Cathcart, Renfrewshire with his parents, 2 brothers and 3 sisters. The household has 2 servants. David is employed as a commercial clerk at an iron foundry. His father, David Davidson, is an iron foundry owner born at Weymss, Fife and his mother, Elizabeth Roy, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Campsie, Stirlingshire. David is a member of the 3rd Lanark RV Club and is referenced as being a member in 1873. David dies at Garelochhead in 1919 aged 68.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 8 Queen Mary Avenue, Cathcart, Renfrewshire. An article by ’Bauldie’ in the Scottish Referee, July 17, 1903, 2, states that he joined the club in the early autumn of 1873. He later played for Queen’s Park FC and made 5 appearances for Scotland.
(27) Dick, William
Club(s): Alexandra Athletic Club
Born in Glasgow on July 17, 1850, William is recorded as 20 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Glasgow with his mother, 2 brothers and 3 sisters. The household has 0 servants. William is employed as a warehouseman. His father, William Dick, is deceased and was a spirit salesman born in Glasgow and his mother, Catherine McAulay, is employed as a dressmaker and is born in Glasgow. William is a member of the Alexandra Athletic Club and is listed playing against West End Wanderers FC on December 6, 1873. He dies at Dennistoun, Glasgow in 1880 aged 29.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census, William is living at 4 Comely Park Street, Glasgow. His mother, Catherine, is employed as a dress maker. William is listed as secretary of the club in 1873 and becomes secretary of the Scottish Football Association in 1875. His father commits suicide in 1868 aged 42. In 1861, the family are living at East John Street in Glasgow. William dies on April 10, 1880. He is recorded playing for the Alexandra Athletic Club in the Glasgow Herald, December 12, 1873, 6.
(28) Dunwoodie / Dunwoody, John
Club(s): Renton FC
Born in Kilmaronock, Dunbartonshire on May 13, 1854, John is recorded as 16 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Renton, Dunbartonshire with his parents and brother. The household has 0 servants. John is employed as a joiner. His father, John Dunwoodie, is a blacksmith born in Ireland and his mother, Mary Ann Battersby, does not have a status accorded to her in the 1871 Census and is born in Ireland. John is a member of Renton FC and is listed playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on December 13, 1873. The details of his death are presently unknown.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 171 Main Street, Renton, Dunbartonshire. The North British Daily Mail, September 17, 1890, 1, refers to the death of his brother Andrew Dunwoodie, aged 50, in Auckland New Zealand – eldest son of John Dunwoodie of Kilmaronock and Renton. John is referenced playing for Renton FC in the Glasgow Herald, December 15, 1873, 7.
(29) Easdon, Peter
Club(s): Callander FC
Born in Port of Menteith, Stirlingshire, c.1839, Peter is recorded as 32 years old in the 1871 Census, living in the Central district of Glasgow as a lodger. The household has 0 servants. Peter is employed as a warehouse porter. His father, Ralph Easdon, is a wood forester born in Stirling and his mother, Catherine Campbell, is listed as a wife in the 1871 Census and is born in Killin, Perthshire. Peter is a member of Callander FC and is listed playing for the club against Dumbarton FC on September 20, 1873. He dies at Hutchesontown, Glasgow in 1910 aged 72.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 91 North Hanover Street, Glasgow. Peter is recorded playing for Callander FC in the Lennox Herald, September 27, 1873, 4. The brother of Ralph Easdon, he marries Mary Williamson at Port of Menteith in 1874. In the 1881 Census, Peter is 42 and working as a storeman in Port of Menteith. He is living with Mary, 39 and they have a 2-year-old son (Peter).
(30) Edington, Robert
Club(s): Alexandra Athletic Club
Born in Glasgow, c.1840, Robert is recorded as 27 years old in the 1871 Census, living in High Church, Glasgow with his father, brother and sister. The household has 0 servants. Robert is employed as a warehouseman. His father, Robert Edington snr, is a cotton weaver born in Glasgow and his mother, Ann Hill, is deceased and was born in Glasgow. Robert jnr is listed as a committee member of the Alexandra Athletic Club in 1873. He dies at Dennistoun, Glasgow in 1903 aged 62.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census the family are living at 9 Glenpark Street, Glasgow. Robert’s brother James is a plumber and gas fitter. There are adjustments in the ages of Robert jnr and Robert snr in the census returns – they are 1 and 35 years old in 1841, 10 and 44 years old in 1851, 20 and 52 years old in 1861, then 27 and 64 years old in 1871. Robert is 38 in the 1881 Census and 56 in the 1901 Census. Ann Edington dies in 1870 aged 58. Robert snr dies in 1895 aged 88. Robert jnr is listed as a member of committee for the Alexandra Athletic Club in the North British Daily Mail, May 27, 1873, 3.
(31) Fannan / Faunen / Fanning, Edward
Club(s): Airdrie FC
Born in Ireland, c.1843, Edward is recorded as 27 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Airdrie, Lanarkshire with his wife and daughter. The household has 0 servants. Edward is employed as a coal miner. His father, Patrick ‘Fanning’, is living in Airdrie and is a coal miner born in Ireland and his mother, Catherine Sloan, is listed as a miner’s wife and is born in Ireland. Edward is a member of Airdrie FC and is listed playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on September 20, 1870. He dies at Airdrie in 1931, aged 88.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census, Edward ‘Fannan’ is living at 59 Bell Street, Airdrie, Lanarkshire with his wife Elizabeth, aged 23 and their 4 week old daughter Elizabeth. In the 1861 Census, Edward ‘Fanning’ is 16 and has a younger brother Francis and a younger sister Mary. In the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser, August 10, 1929, 6, he is referred to as Edward Fanning and is cited as playing in Airdrie’s home match against Queen’s Park on September 20, 1870 – he is also referred to as still being alive and an existing member of the Airdrie Veteran’s Club. In the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser, October 13, 1945, 11, he is noted as playing in the same game of 1870 but is named as E. Faunen. Edward is recorded in the Old Men’s Shelter (Airdrie Veteran’s Club) minute book (March 5, 1929, 71) as Ed. Fannan. His death is recorded aged 88 under the name Edward Fannan in the Airdrie Veteran’s Club ‘In Memoriam’ Book, on May 30, 1931. His official death certificate, dated 1931, confirms his name as Edward Fannan and his age as 88 as well as his mother’s maiden name (Sloan). He was head of household and employed as a coal miner. He is referenced playing for Airdrie FC in the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser, August 8, 1929, 6.
(32) Ferguson, John
Club(s): Vale of Leven FC
Born at Bonhill, Dunbartonshire on June 22, 1848, John is recorded as 22 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire with his mother, 4 sisters, brother, nephew and niece. The household has 0 servants. John is employed as a printfield worker. His father, Donald Ferguson, is deceased and was an agricultural labourer, born in Perthshire and his mother, Christina McLachlan, is listed as a widow in the 1871 Census and was born in Balqhuidder, Perthshire. John is a member of Vale of Leven FC and is listed playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on February 15, 1873. He dies at Kilmarnock, Ayrshire in 1929, aged 81.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at McKean’s Land, Bonhill, Dunbartonshire. John’s mother Christina is listed as Catherine in the 1871 Census, but this looks like an error. John can be traced in the 1861 Census, aged 12, living in Bonhill with his parents Donald and Christina as well as the wider family members. Donald dies at Bonhill in 1869 aged 66. Christina dies at Bonhill in 1879 aged 68. John is recorded playing for Vale of Leven FC in the Glasgow Herald, February 17, 1873, 7.
(33) Forbes, Robert Stewart
Club(s): Ibrox FC
Born in Renfrew, c.1854, Robert is recorded as 17 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Govan, Lanarkshire with his parents, 3 brothers and 3 sisters. The household has 0 servants. Robert is employed as an apprentice writer. His father, Ninian Forbes, is a joiner and builder (master employing 30 men and 5 boys), born in Millport, Buteshire and his mother, Elizabeth Galt, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Renfrew. Robert is a member of Ibrox FC and is listed playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on December 13, 1873. He dies at Greenock in 1907 aged 52.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 4 Hamilton Street, Lanarkshire. Ninian Forbes marries Elizabeth Howat Gault at Renfrew in 1853. Galt is given as the maiden name of Robert’s mother on his death certificate in 1907. Robert is recorded as playing for Ibrox FC in the Glasgow Herald, December 15, 1873, 7.
(34) Forrest, Alexander McKinlay
Club(s): Alexandra Athletic Club
Born in Glasgow on March 4, 1853, Alexander is recorded as 18 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Bridgeton, Glasgow with his parents and 3 brothers. The household has 0 servants. Alexander is employed as a grain miller’s book keeper. His father, James Forrest, is a millwright and engineer (employing 2 men), born in Glasgow and his mother, Janet McKinlay, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Glasgow. Alexander is a member of the Alexandra Athletic Club and is listed as club treasurer in 1873. The details of his death are presently unknown.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 6 Soho Street, Glasgow. Alexander is referenced as treasurer of the Alexandra Athletic Club in the North British Daily Mail, May 27, 1873, 3.
(35) Gardner, Robert
Club(s): Queen’s Park FC and Clydesdale FC
Born in Glasgow on May 31, 1847, Robert is recorded as 23 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Tradeston, Glasgow with his parents, sister, brother-in-law, niece and 4 boarders. The household has 0 servants. Robert is employed as a commercial traveller (grain). His father, Robert Gardner snr, is a porter (cotton yarn) born in Abbey Park, Renfrewshire and his mother, Janet Cochran, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Abbey Park, Renfrewshire. Robert jnr is a member of Queen’s Park FC and Clydesdale FC, and is listed playing the former club against Vale of Leven FC on February 15, 1873 and for the latter club against Western FC on December 13, 1873. He dies at South Queensferry, West Lothian in 1887 aged 39.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 25 Clyde Place, Glasgow. Robert was a founding member of Queen’s Park FC in 1867 but fell out with the club and joined Clydesdale FC. As club secretary, he wrote the letter dated July 29, 1868 organising Queen’s Park FC’s match against Thistle FC. He played for Scotland in the first 2 official association internationals and would play 5 times in total. A member of the first Scottish FA committee in 1873, Robert rose to president. He died on February 28, 1887. Robert is recorded playing for Queen’s Park FC in the Scotsman, February 17, 1873, 7, and for Clydesdale FC in the Glasgow Herald, December 15, 1873, 7.
(36) Gibb, William
Club(s): Clydesdale FC
Born in Glasgow on January 8, 1852, William is recorded as 19 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Tradeston, Glasgow with his parents, uncle and 3 sisters. The household has 0 servants. William is employed as an apprentice law clerk and arts student at Glasgow University. His father, James Gibb, is a clerk and salesman born in Paisley, Renfrewshire and his mother, Mary Lang, is listed as a clerk’s wife in the 1871 Census and is born in Crawford, Lanarkshire. William is a member of Clydesdale FC and is listed playing for the club against Granville FC on October 25, 1873. He dies at Kinning Park, Glasgow in 1888 aged 36.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 60 Paterson Street, Glasgow. With Clydesdale, William was a Scottish Cup finalist in 1874. He represented the club on the Scottish FA committee and played for Scotland against England in 1873. William was also a notable cricketter with Clydesdale. He is referenced playing for Clydesdale FC in the Scotsman, October 27, 1873, 7. He dies on May 26, 1888.
(37) Glen, Alexander
Club(s): Renton FC
Born in Renton, Dunbartonshire on October 29, 1852, Alexander is recorded as 18 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Renton, Dunbartonshire with his parents and sister. The household has 0 servants. Alexander is employed as an apprentice engine fitter. His father, John Glen, is employed as a dyework labourer and is born at Luss, Dunbartonshire and his mother, Margaret McNie [McNee], does not have a status accorded to her in the 1871 Census and is born in Luss, Dunbartonshire. Alexander is a member of Renton FC and is listed playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on December 13, 1873. He dies at New York, United States in 1933, aged 80.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 31 Thimble Street, Renton, Dunbartonshire. His mother, Margaret Glen (McNee) dies in 1874 aged 65 and his father John Glen dies at Renton in 1885 aged 77. Alexander is recorded playing for Renton FC in the Glasgow Herald, December 15, 1873, 7. He dies on May 27, 1933.
(38) Glen, Charles
Club(s): Vale of Leven FC
Born in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire on March 20, 1851, Charles is recorded as 19 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, with his aunt and sister. The household has 0 servants. Charles Glen is employed as a printfield clerk. His father, Charles Glen, who is deceased, was a print cutter and was born at Bonhill, Dunbartonshire and his mother, Agnes Meikle, who is also deceased was born at Bonhill, Dunbartonshire. Charles Glen is a member of Vale of Leven FC and is listed playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on December 21, 1872. He dies at Bonhill, Dunbartonshire in 1920 aged 68.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at Church Street, Alexandria, Dunbartonshire. The 1871 and 1881 Census returns suggest he is born in Renfrewshire. The 1851 Census lists him as under 1 year old, living with his parents and older sister in Abbey, Renfrewshire, but his 1851 birth certificate states Bonhill, Dunbartonshire. All of his siblings are recorded on the same birth certificate for different years. His parents got married at Bonhill in 1845. His mother dies in Bonhill in 1860. Charles is recorded playing for Vale of Leven FC in the North British Daily Mail, December 23, 1872, 6.
(39) Graham, Thomas
Club(s): Annan FC
Born in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, c.1845, Thomas is recorded as 26 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Annan, Dumfriesshire with his parents, 2 sisters, 2 cousins, father’s cousin and 2 visitors. The household has 1 servant and there are an additional 4 farm servants. Thomas is listed as a farmer’s son. His father, William Graham, is a bacon curar and arable farmer (employing 7 men and 3 boys), born in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire and his mother, Sibella Beattie Graham, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire. Thomas is a member of Annan FC and is listed playing for the club against Kinmount FC on March 21, 1868. He dies at Annan in 1922 aged 77.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at Hillend Farm, Annan, Dumfriesshire. Thomas dies on October 28, 1922. He is recorded playing for Annan FC in The Field, March 28, 1868, 3.
(40) Guthrie, Charles
Club(s): Havelock FC
Born in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire on November 1, 1854, Charles is recorded as 16 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Tradeston, Glasgow with his mother, 4 brothers and sister. The household has 0 servants. Charles is employed as a commercial clerk (spirit and wine trade). His father, Charles Guthrie, is not present at the address and is a brewer born in Ayr and his mother, Margaret Cochrane, is listed as a brewer’s wife in the 1871 Census and is born in Glasgow. Charles is a member of Havelock FC and is listed playing for the club against Ibrox FC on November 22, 1873. The details of his death are presently unknown.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 48 Houston Street, Tradeston, Glasgow. In the 1881 Census, Charles is still living with his parents. He is a ship broker. His father is a commercial traveller. Charles is recorded playing for Havelock FC in the Glasgow Herald, November 25, 1873, 6.
(41) Haddow, James
Club(s): Eastern FC
Born in Glasgow on July 2, 1846, James is recorded as 24 years old in the 1871 Census, living in the Central district of Glasgow with his mother and brother. The household has 1 servant. James is employed as a straw bonnet salesman. His father, James Haddow snr, is deceased and was a draper born in Douglas, Lanarkshire and his mother, Sage Ward, is a hotel keeper and is born in Monkland, Lanarkshire. James jnr is a member of Eastern FC and is listed playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on November 22, 1873. He dies at Glasgow in 1907 aged 60.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 74 Argyle Street, Glasgow. Sage dies aged 87 at Rhu, Dunbartonshire in 1907. James Haddow snr dies aged 42 in 1855 in Glasgow. James jnr is recorded playing for Eastern FC in the Scotsman, November 24, 1873, 7.
(42) Hendry, Ebenezer
Club(s): Clydesdale FC
Born in Stirling on August 21, 1844, Ebenezer is recorded as 26 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire at the hotel business of his father-in-law. The hotel has 7 servants. Ebenezer is employed as a clerk. His father, Ebenezer Hendry snr, is living in Stirling in the 1871 Census and is listed as a hotel keeper born in Alloa, Clackmannanshire and his mother, Elizabeth Thomson, is listed as a hotel keeper’s wife in the 1871 Census and is born in Stirling. Ebenezer jnr is a member of Clydesdale FC, and is referenced playing for the club against Blythswood FC on December 20, 1873. He dies at Dumfries in 1914 aged 69.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at Queen’s Hotel, 169 East Clyde Street, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire. He is recorded playing for Clydesdale FC in the Scotsman, December 22, 1873, 7, is elected onto the inaugural committee of the Scottish Football Association in the same year and plays for the club in the first Scottish Cup Final of 1874. Ebenezer is also a notable cricketer with Clydesdale. He dies on April 2, 1914.
(43) Herriot, Arthur
Club(s): Clyde FC
Born in Glasgow on July 19, 1853, Arthur is recorded as 17 years old in the 1871 Census, living in High Church, Glasgow with his parents and 3 brothers. The household has 1 servant. Arthur is employed in the ‘commission international office’. His father, Arthur Herriot, is an inspector of weights born in Glasgow and his mother, Nicolas Renwick, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Carronbridge, Dumfriesshire. Arthur is a member of Clyde FC and is listed playing for the club against Argyll FC on July 15, 1873. He dies at Govan, Lanarkshire in 1892 aged 38.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 119 Gallowgate Street, Glasgow. Brother and teammate of Samuel Herriot. Arthur is recorded playing for Clyde in the Glasgow Herald, July 18, 1873, 5. His occupation appears to be linked to the international commission on weights and measures which was established to oversee new international metric standards.
(44) Herriot, Samuel
Club(s): Clyde FC
Born in High Church, Glasgow on November 29, 1856, Samuel is recorded as 14 years old in the 1871 Census, living in High Church, Glasgow with his parents and 3 brothers. The household has 1 servant. Samuel is employed as an assistant in stamper’s office of weights and measures. His father, Arthur Herriot, is an inspector of weights born in Glasgow and his mother, Nicholas Renwick, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Carronbridge, Dumfriesshire. Samuel is a member of Clyde FC and is listed playing for the club against Argyll FC on July 15, 1873. He dies at Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire in 1918 aged 61.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 119 Gallowgate Street, Glasgow. Brother and teammate of Arthur Herriot. He dies on June 25, 1918. Samuel is recorded playing for Clyde FC in the Glasgow Herald, July 18, 1873, 5.
(45) Hetherington, Robert Wilson
Club(s): Granville FC
Born in Gorbals, Glasgow on May 22, 1850, Robert is recorded as 20 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Tradeston, Glasgow with his parents, 2 brothers, sister, uncle and 2 cousins. The household has 1 servant. Robert is employed as a collector’s clerk (police). His father, John Hetherington, is a master tile cutter (employing 17 men, 5 boys and 1 woman) born in Monkland, Lanarkshire and his mother, Marion Chapman, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Glasgow. Robert is a member of Granville FC and is listed playing for the club against Clydesdale FC on March 15, 1873. He dies on the Isle of Arran in 1908 aged 57.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at Dundas Cottage, 161 Dundas Street, Tradeston, Glasgow. Robert is referenced playing for Granville in the Glasgow Herald, March 18, 1873, 6.
(46) Hicks, William
Club(s): Dumbarton FC
Born in Dumbarton, c.1854, William is recorded as 17 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Dumbarton with his parents, sister and niece. The household has 0 servants. William is employed as an apprentice joiner. His father, William Hicks snr, is a pensioner and storekeeper born in Ireland and his mother, Sarah Fenning, is listed as a pensioner’s wife in the 1871 Census and is born in England. William is a member of Dumbarton FC and is listed playing for the club against Vale of Leven FC on October 25, 1873. The details of his death are presently unknown.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at West Bridge End, Dumbarton. His father dies aged 73 at Dumbarton in 1877. His mother dies at Dumbarton aged 73 in 1888. The 1861 Census says that William snr has a pension from the Royal Artillery. In the 1891 Census, William jnr is living alone in Greenock – a joiner aged 36. He is living in Ireland by the time of the 1911 Census. William jnr is recorded playing for Dumbarton FC in the Glasgow Herald, October 27, 1873, 7.
(47) Highet, Thomas Cochrane
Club(s): Granville FC
Born in Ayr on August 16, 1853, Thomas is recorded as 17 years old in the 1871 Census, living as a boarder in Tradeston, Glasgow. The household has 1 servant. Thomas is employed as an ironmonger’s apprentice. His father, David Highet, is a slate and lead merchant master (employing 16 men and 9 boys), living in Ayr and born in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, and his mother, Margaret Cochrane, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Paisley, Renfrewshire. Thomas is a member of Granville FC and is listed playing for the club against Clydesdale FC on October 25, 1873. He dies at Cathcart, Renfrewshire in 1907 aged 53.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 88 South Portland Street, Tradeston, Glasgow. He is educated at Ayr Academy before moving to Glasgow. Thomas played for Granville FC in the inaugural Scottish Cup tournament and is recorded playing for the club against Clydesdale FC in the Scotsman, October 27, 1873, 7. He would later join Queen’s Park FC, winning the Scottish Cup with them in 1876, and also played 4 times for Scotland. Thomas was a keen cricketer, playing with Clydesdale, Ayr Eglinton and Granville. In the 1871 Census, his parents Thomas and Margaret are living in Ayr with 4 sons, 2 daughters and 3 servants.
(48) Hill, David
Club(s): Clyde FC
Born in Perth on July 12, 1858, David is recorded as 12 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Calton, Glasgow with his parents and brother. The household has 1 servant. David is employed as a boy in warehouse. His father, Henry Hill, is a print cutter born in Perth and his mother, Isabella McLaren, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Perth. David is a member of Clyde FC and is listed playing for the club against Argyll FC on July 15, 1873. He dies at Hillend, Glasgow in 1920 aged 61.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 49 Kent Street, Calton, Glasgow. David is recorded playing for Clyde FC in the Glasgow Herald, July 18, 1873, 5. He goes on to play for Rangers FC and Scotland.
(49) Hillcoat, Archibald Bulloch
Club(s): Rovers FC
Born in Barony, Glasgow on December 30, 1854, Archibald is recorded as 16 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Kinning Park, Glasgow with his parents, 6 brothers, 4 daughters and grandfather. The household has 2 servants. Archibald is employed as a clerk in wine merchant’s office. His father, Robert Hillcoat, is a wine and spirit merchant born in Renfrew and his mother, Jean Martin, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Glasgow. Archibald is a member of Rovers FC and is listed playing for the club against Rangers FC on November 8, 1873. He dies at Pollokshields, Glasgow in 1911 aged 56.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at Park House, Paisley Road, Glasgow. Brother and teammate of Robert Hillcoat. Archibald is recorded playing for Rovers FC in the North British Daily Mail, November 10, 1873, 7. He later plays for Queen’s Park FC.
(50) Hillcoat, Robert
Club(s): Rovers FC
Born in Glasgow, c.1853, Robert is recorded as 18 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Kinning Park, Glasgow with his parents, 6 brothers, 4 daughters and grandfather. The household has 2 servants. Robert is listed as an arts student at Glasgow University. His father, Robert Hillcoat, is a wine and spirit merchant born in Renfrew and his mother, Jean Martin, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Glasgow. Robert is a member of Rovers FC and is listed playing for the club against Western FC on November 22, 1873. He dies at Tradeston, Glasgow in 1888 aged 35.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at Park House, Paisley Road, Glasgow. Brother and teammate of Archibald Hillcoat. He is recorded playing for Rovers FC in the Glasgow Herald, November 25, 1873, 6.
(51) Hinshaw, Matthew Cochrane
Club(s): Western FC
Born in Gorbals, Glasgow on June 21, 1853, Matthew is recorded as 17 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Sandyford, Glasgow with his mother and 2 daughters. The household has 0 servants. Matthew is employed as a clerk in an insurance office. His father, Andrew Hinshaw, is deceased and was a cotton manufacturer manager born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire and his mother, Helen Watt, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Barony, Glasgow. Matthew is a member of Western FC and is listed playing for the club’s 2nd XI against Havelock FC on December 27, 1873. He dies in Quebec, Canada in 1920 aged 66.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 220 Dumbarton Road, Sandyford, Glasgow. Mathew / Matthew emigrates to Canada. He is working as a branch manager for Atlas Assurance Company in Montreal in 1891 and 1892. In 1905 he disembarks in New York from a ship bound from Liverpool and is referenced as heading back to Canada. His father Andrew dies in 1868 aged 59. Matthew is recorded playing for Western FC in the Glasgow Herald, December 29, 1873, 6.
(52) Keay, William
Club(s): Queen’s Park FC
Born in Scone, Perthshire on June 30, 1839, William is recorded as 31 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Cathcart, Renfrewshire with his brother, sister-in-law and 2 nephews. The household has 1 servant. William is employed as a bank clerk. His father, William Keay, is a schoolmaster born in Caputh, Perthshire and his mother, Jane Douglas, is deceased and was born in Dunkeld, Perthshire. William is a member of Queen’s Park FC and is listed playing for the club against Vale of Leven FC on February 28, 1873. He dies at Tradeston, Glasgow in 1901 aged 62.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 1 Struan Terrace, Cathcart, Glasgow. In the 1861 Census, William Snr is 61 and living at Scone with his wife Jane, 53, and younger son John, 19. William Snr dies at Cathcart in 1877. Jane Keay dies at Scone in 1866. William jnr acts as referee at the first official international match under association rules in 1872. He is recorded playing for Queen’s Park FC in the Glasgow Herald, March 3, 1873, 6.
(53) Kennedy, Findlay
Club(s): Dumbarton FC
Born in Renton, Dunbartonshire, c.1848, Findlay is recorded as 23 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Dumbarton with his parents, 5 sisters and 2 brothers. The household has 0 servants. Findlay is employed as a labourer. His father, Alexander Kennedy, is a blacksmith born in Perth and his mother, Marion McNicol, is a blacksmith’s wife born in Glenorchy, Argyllshire. Findlay is a member of Dumbarton FC and is listed playing for the club against Callander FC on November 8, 1873. He dies at Dumbarton, aged 77 in 1930.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 42 West Bridge End, Dumbarton. He dies on May 19, 1930. While there is a discrepancy for his year of birth – when comparing his age in the 1871 Census with his age on his Death Certificate – the death certificate lists his parents (Alexander Kennedy, blacksmith, and Marion McNicol) which matches the information on the 1871 Census. Findlay is referenced playing for Dumbarton FC in the Glasgow Herald, November 10, 1873, 5.
(54) Kerr / Ker, William
Club(s): Queen’s Park FC and Granville FC
Born in Edinburgh, on March 21, 1852, William is recorded as 19 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Cathcart, Renfrewshire with his parents, brother and 4 sisters. The household has 1 servant. William is employed as a banker. His father, Rev. John Kerr, is a physicist born in Ardrossan, Ayrshire and his mother, Marion Balfour, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Ireland. William is a member of Queen’s Park FC and Granville FC and is listed playing for the former club against Wanderers FC of London on March 4, 1872 and for the latter club against Clydesdale FC on March 15, 1873. He dies at Washington DC, United States in 1925 aged 73.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census, William is living at 2 Cathkin Terrace, Cathcart, Renfrewshire. He played in the first 2 official internationals of 1872 and 1873. William was made honorary treasurer of the Scottish Football Association but emigrated soon after, heading initially to Canada in 1873, before settling in the United States. William is recorded playing for Queen’s Park FC in the Glasgow Herald, March 5, 1872, 5, and for Granville in the Glasgow Herald, March 18, 1873, 6.
(55) Kinloch, Robert Cook
Club(s): Granville FC
Born in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire on March 31, 1849, Robert is recorded as 22 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Cathcart, Renfrewshire with his brother and 2 sisters. The household has 1 servant. Robert is employed as a bank clerk. His father, Graham Kinloch, is deceased and was a banker born in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire and his mother, Mary Campbell, is deceased and was born in Houston, Renfrewshire. Robert is a member of Granville FC and is listed playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on April 6, 1872. He dies in Arbroath, Forfarshire in 1915 aged 66.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 24 Albert Drive, Cathcart, Renfrewshire. In the 1881 Census he is listed as a banker living with his wife at his brother-in-law’s house. Graham Kinloch marries Mary Campbell at Bonhill on June 21, 1828. Mary dies at Cathcart in 1871. Graham Kinloch, Banker, dies at Alexandria, Dunbartonshire on February 21, 1853. Robert is recorded playing for Granville FC in the North British Daily Mail, April 8, 1872, 3.
(56) Laidlaw, Archibald
Club(s): Hamilton Gymnasium Club
Born in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, c.1850, Archibald is recorded as 21 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Hamilton, Lanarkshire with his parents and sister. The household has 0 servants. Archibald is employed as a bank clerk. His father, John Laidlaw, is an unemployed printer born in Morebattle, Roxburghshire and his mother, Margaret Lundie, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Cavers, Roxburghshire. Archibald is a member of Hamilton Gymnasium and is listed as being treasurer of the club in 1872. He dies at Cathcart, Glasgow in 1916 aged 66.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 19 Gateside Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. He is referenced alongside Thomas Cassels and James Mackie as being a member of the Hamilton Gymnasium Club (Sunday Post, August 27, 1916, 4) and was treasurer in 1872 (see, Hamilton Advertiser, April 27, 1872, 2). His obituary in 1916 states,… “As a young man he was enthusiastic in the Volunteer movement and in sport, and played football in the old Hamilton Football Club, out of which has sprung the present Academical Club” (Hamilton Advertiser, August 26, 1916, 4).
(57) Lang, James Joseph
Club(s): Eastern FC and Clydesdale FC
Born in Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire on March 20, 1851, James is recorded as 20 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Tradeston, Glasgow with his mother, brother and 4 sisters. The household has 0 servants. James is employed as a boilermaker. His father, Alexander Lang, is not listed at the address in 1871 but is a merchant seaman born in Ireland and his mother, Catherine O’Rafferty, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Ireland. James is a member of Eastern FC and Clydesdale FC and is listed playing for the former club against Vale of Leven FC on March 8, 1873 and for the latter club against Granville FC on October 25, 1873. He dies at Springburn, Glasgow in 1929 aged 78.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 10 Crawford Street, Tradeston, Glasgow. He is referenced playing for Eastern FC in the North British Daily Mail, March 10, 1873, 3, and for Clydesdale FC in the North British Daily Mail, October 27, 1873, 6. James made 2 appearances for Scotland and also played for the 3rd Lanark RV Club. On playing for the Glasgow select team against Sheffield, he was enticed down to the Yorkshire city, joining the Wednesday Club in 1876.
(58) Lavell / Lavelle, Thomas
Club(s): Airdrie FC
Born in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, c.1855, Thomas is recorded as 16 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Airdrie, Lanarkshire with his mother, 3 brothers, 2 daughters and 2 cousins. The household has 1 servant. Thomas is employed as an assistant in pawn shop. His father, John Lavell, is deceased and was a pawnbroker born in Ireland and his mother, Anna Maria McInulty, is listed as a pawnbroker and is born in Ireland. Thomas is a member of Airdrie FC and is listed playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on August 28, 1872. He dies at Airdrie in 1951 aged 96.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 23 High Street, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. His parents marry at St Margarets, Airdrie on July 25, 1848. Thomas is referenced playing for Airdrie FC in the Glasgow Herald, August 30, 1872, 5. He dies on September 3, 1951.
(59) Leckie, Robert
Club(s): Queen’s Park FC
Born in Killearn. Stirlingshire on October 19, 1846, Robert is recorded as 24 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Hutchesontown, Glasgow as a boarder. The household has 0 servants. Robert is employed as a commercial clerk. His father, John Leckie, is deceased and was a farmer born in Stirling and his mother, Margaret McGregor, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Kilmaronock, Dunbartonshire. Robert is a member of Queen’s Park FC and is listed playing for the club against Vale of Leven FC on February 15, 1873. He dies at Port Elizabeth, South Africa in 1886 aged 40.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 84 Cumberland Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow. A founding member of Queen’s Park FC, he is recorded playing for Queen’s Park FC in the Glasgow Herald, February 17, 1873, 7. He won the Scottish Cup in 1874 and played in the first official international match in 1872. His mother Margaret is a widow aged 63 in 1871 and living in Killearn with her son Alexander, aged 26 who is a farmer of 80 acres. Other relatives and a servant are present. John and Margaret are married at Killearn in 1838. In the 1861 Census, Margaret is 50, head of household, and a farmer of 80 acres. Robert is a scholar, 14, and Alexander is a farmer’s son, 17.
(60) Lindsay, Robert
Club(s): Vale of Leven FC
Born in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, c.1846, Robert is recorded as 25 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire with his parents, brother and 2 sisters. The household has 0 servants. Robert is employed as a yarn store man. His father, Robert Lindsay, is a block printer born in Dumbarton and his mother, Mary Anne Bruce, does not have a status accorded to her in the 1871 Census and is born in England. Robert Lindsay is a member of Vale of Leven FC and is listed playing for the club against Callander FC on August 9, 1873. He dies at Bonhill in 1922 aged 73.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at Duncan’s Land, Bank Street, Bonhill, Dunbartonshire. He dies on August 16, 1922. There are slight differences to his age when comparing the census returns and the death certificate. In the 1861 Census he is recorded as 13. Robert is referenced playing for Vale of Leven FC in the North British Daily Mail, August 11, 1873, 5.
(61) MacFarlane / McFarlane, Edwin Statton
Club(s): Callander FC
Born in Balfron, Stirlingshire on September 25, 1852, Edwin is recorded as 18 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Anderston, Glasgow with his parents and 3 brothers. The household has 0 servants. Edwin is employed as a baker (bread). His father, Hugh McFarlane, is a retired shoemaker born in Balfron, Stirlingshire and his mother, Helen Stewart, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Drymen, Stirlingshire. Edwin is an member of Callander FC and is listed playing for the club against Vale of Leven FC on August 9, 1873. He dies at sea (marine return) in 1885 aged 33.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 50 William Street, Anderston, Glasgow. Edwin is referenced playing for Callander FC in the North British Daily Mail, August 11, 1873, 5.
(62) MacKay / McKay, John Campbell
Club(s): Granville FC
Born in Glasgow on January 1, 1849, John is recorded as 22 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Hutchesontown with his parents, 2 brothers, 2 sisters a niece and nephew. The household has 1 servant. John is employed as a general clerk. His father, Daniel MacKay, is an accountant born in Golspie, Sutherland and his mother, Eliza Ferguson, is listed as an accountant’s wife and is born in Glasgow. John is a member of Granville FC and is listed playing for the club against Clydesdale FC on October 25, 1873. He dies at Pollok in 1939 aged 90.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at Chapelfield, Hutchesontown, Glasgow. John is recorded playing for Granville FC in the Scotsman, October 27, 1873, 7.
(63) Mackie, James
Club(s): Hamilton Gymnasium Club
Born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire on November 22, 1841, James is recorded as 28 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Hamilton, Lanarkshire with his parents, brother and 5 sisters. The household has 0 servants. James is employed as a clerk. His father, James Mackie, is listed as town treasurer, collector of poor rates, accountant and manufacturer, and is born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire and his mother, Mary Johnstone, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Wishaw, Lanarkshire. James is referenced as being a member of the football section of the Hamilton Gymnasium Club. He dies at Hamilton in 1920 aged 78.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census, James is living at Holmes Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. He is educated at Chapel Street school and Hamilton Academy. In 1859 James is a member of A (Hamilton) Company, 16th Lanarkshire Volunteers. He is referenced alongside Thomas Cassels and Archibald Laidlaw as being a member of the Hamilton Gymnasium Club (Sunday Post, August 27, 1916, 4).
(64) McKinnon / MacKinnon, William Muir
Club(s): Queen’s Park FC
Born in Gorbals, Glasgow on January 18, 1852, William is recorded as 19 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Tradeston, Glasgow with his parents, 2 brothers and sister. The household has 0 servants. William is employed as a commercial clerk. His father, James MacKinnon, is a warehouseman born in Glasgow and his mother, Margaret McGill is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Patna, Ayrshire. William is a member of Queen’s Park FC and is listed playing for the club against Airdrie FC on August 28, 1872. He dies at Cambuslang, Lanarkshire in 1942 aged 90.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 88 Abbotsford Place, Tradeston, Glasgow. Known as ‘Billy’, he is referenced playing for Queen’s Park FC in the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser, August 31, 1872, 2. He plays 9 times for Scotland between 1872 and 1879 and wins the Scottish Cup 3 times in 1874, 1875 and 1876.
(65) McArly, James
Club(s): Clydesdale FC
Born in Cumbrae, Bute on November 5, 1844, James is recorded as 26 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Tradeston, Glasgow with his sister and brother. The household has 1 servant. James is employed as a salesman (calico printer). His father, Thomas McArly, is deceased and was a muslin warehouseman born in Tippermuir, Perthshire and his mother, Amelia Poulter, is deceased and was born in England. James is a member of Clydesdale FC and is listed playing for the club against Dumbreck FC on March 22, 1873. He dies at Chorlton, Lancashire, England in 1891 aged 46.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 107 Pollok Street, Tradeston, Glasgow. James is recorded playing for Clydesdale FC in the Glasgow Herald, March 24, 1873, 6.
(66) McBeth / McBeath, William Duncanson
Club(s): Rangers FC and Callander FC
Born in Callander, Perthshire on May 17, 1856, William is recorded as 14 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Anderston, Glasgow with his mother and sister. The household has 0 servants. William is employed as an assistant salesman. His father, Peter McBeath, is deceased and was a draper and general merchant born in Callander, Perthshire and his mother, Jane Duncanson, is listed as a housekeeper in the 1871 Census and is born in Callander, Perthshire. William is a member of Rangers FC and Callander FC and is listed playing for the former club (as W. D. M’Beth) against Rovers FC on November 8, 1873 and for the latter club (M’Beth) against the Alexandra Athletic Club on October 18, 1873. He dies in Lincoln, England in 1917 aged 61.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 17 Cleveland Street, Anderston, Glasgow, although the family name is recorded as McBeth. William McBeath is one of the founders of Rangers FC in 1872. His father, Peter McBeath, died in 1864. William dies on July 15, 1917. He is listed playing for Rangers FC in the North British Daily Mail, November 10, 1873, 7, and for Callander FC in the North British Daily Mail, October 20, 1873, 3.
(67) McCrank / McCrink, Thomas
Club(s): Airdrie FC
Born in Airdrie, Lanarkshire on December 15, 1844, Thomas is 26 years old in 1871 when he emigrates to Canada. Thomas had previously been employed as a railway porter. His father, John McCrank, is an ironstone miner born in Ireland and his mother, Mary McGowan, does not have a status accorded to her in the 1871 Census and is born in Ireland. Thomas ’McCrink’ is a member of Airdrie FC and is listed playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on September 20, 1870. The details of his death are presently unknown.
Additional notes: Thomas is the step brother of fellow Airdrie FC teammate James Blackley. They are living together in the 1861 Census where Thomas is recorded as a scholar. He is a porter at Ferneigair station in 1867 as a Thomas M’Crank appears in court for deserting his job to go to the Airdrie races. John McCrank dies at Airdrie in 1875 aged 54. Mary McGowan dies at Airdrie in 1876 aged 55. Thomas leaves for Canada in 1871, departing out of Liverpool. He arrives in Quebec, Canada on April 6, 1871. He is referenced playing for Airdrie FC in the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser, August 10, 1929, 6.
(68) McCrimmond / McCrimmon, Donald
Club(s): Renton FC
Born in Bracadale, Inverness-shire, c.1850, Donald is recorded as 21 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Renton, Dunbartonshire with his parents, 5 brothers and sister. The household has 0 servants. Donald is employed as a dye wall labourer. His father, John McCrimmon, is a tailor born in Inverness-shire and his mother, Ann McCrae, does not have a status accorded to her in the 1871 Census and is born in Kintail, Ross-shire. Donald McCrimmon is a member of Renton FC and is listed playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on December 13, 1873. He dies at Renton, Dunbartonshire in 1918 aged 66.
Additional Notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 54 Main Street, Renton, Dunbartonshire. His mother, Ann McCrimmon (McCrae) dies at Renton aged 72 in 1906. The 1861 Census records that she was born in Kintail, Ross-shire. The 1851 Census records that Donald was born in Bracadale. He is listed playing for Renton FC in the Glasgow Herald, December 15, 1873, 7.
(69) McGregor, George
Club(s): Vale of Leven FC
Born in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire on August 11, 1847, George is recorded as 22 years old in the 1871 Census, living at Bonhill, Dunbartonshire with his parents, 7 brothers and sister. The household has 0 servants. He is employed as a tailor. His father, John McGregor, is a print work fireman, born in Drymen, Stirlingshire and his mother, Isabella McIntyre, does not have a status accorded to her in the 1871 Census and is born in Drymen, Stirlingshire. George is a member of Vale of Leven FC and is listed playing for the club against Dumbarton FC on October 25, 1873. He dies at Bonhill, Dunbartonshire in 1900 aged 51.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at McIntyre’s Cresent, Bonhill, Dunbartonshire. The 1871 Census suggests he is born about 1849 but his birth certificate records 1847. George is referenced playing for Vale of Leven FC in the North British Daily Mail, October 27, 1873, 6.
(70) McKinlay / MacKinlay, James Gilmour
Club(s): Rovers FC
Born in Glasgow on August 9, 1853, James is recorded as 17 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Tradeston, Glasgow with his father, stepmother, brother and 2 sisters. The household has 1 servant. James is employed as an ironmonger’s assistant. His father, Ebenezer MacKinlay, is a cotton mill manager born in Glasgow and his mother, Mary Walker, is deceased and was born in Glasgow. James is a member of Rovers FC and is listed playing for the club against Rangers FC on November 8, 1873. The details of his death are presently unknown.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 63 Abbotsford Place, Tradeston, Glasgow. James Gilmour McKinlay, ironmonger, 168 Paisley Road West, Glasgow, is referenced under ’Scotch Sequestrations’ in the Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, March 29, 1884, 6. James is referenced playing for Rovers FC in the North British Daily Mail, November 10, 1873, 7.
(71) McLintock, Alexander
Club(s): Vale of Leven FC
Born in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, c.1853, Alexander (Sandy) McLintock is recorded as 17 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire with his parents and aunt. The household has 0 servants. Alexander is employed as a tinsmith. His father, William McLintock, is a colour mixer, born in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire and his mother Margaret Matheson, does not have a status accorded to her in the 1871 Census and is born in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire. Sandy McLintock is a member of Vale of Leven FC and is listed playing for the club against Dumbarton FC on October 25, 1873. He dies in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire in 1931 aged 77.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at Turnbulls, Alexander Street, Alexandria, Dunbartonshire. There is some uncertainty as to whether he was born in Alexandria or Paisley – his place of birth, as recorded in the 1871 Census, has been used. He is referenced playing for Vale of Leven FC in the North British Daily Mail, October 27, 1873, 6. He would go on to win the Scottish Cup 3 times in succession between 1877 and 1879 and made 3 appearances for Scotland against England between 1875 and 1880. Sandy also played football professionally with Burnley FC in England.
(72) McNeil / McNiel, Harry (Henry)
Club(s): Queen’s Park FC
Born in Shandon, Gareloch, Argyllshire, c.1850, Harry is recorded as 21 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Anderston, Glasgow with his sister and 3 brothers. The household has 0 servants. Harry is employed as a commercial clerk. His father, John McNeil, is a gardener born in Comrie, Perthshire and his mother, Jane Loudon Bain, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Ireland. Harry is a member of Queen’s Park FC and is listed playing for the club against Renton FC on December 13, 1873. Henry dies at Rutherglen, Lanarkshire in 1924 aged 74.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 17 Cleveland Street, Anderston, Glasgow. With Queen’s Park FC, he won the Scottish Cup 5 times and would play 10 times for Scotland. Harry is referenced playing for Queen’s Park FC in the Glasgow Herald, December 15, 1873, 7. His brothers, Moses and Peter, were founders of Rangers FC.
(73) McNeil / McNiel, Moses
Club(s): Rangers FC
Born in Belmore, Garelochside, Argyllshire on October 29, 1855, Moses is recorded as 14 years old in the 1871 Census, living at Roseneath, Argyllshire with his parents and a lodger. The household has 0 servants. Moses is listed as a gardener’s son. His father, John McNeil, is a gardener born in Comrie, Perthshire and his mother, Jane Loudon Bain, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Ireland. Moses is a member of Rangers FC and is listed playing for the club against Oxford FC on October 25, 1873. He dies at Dumbarton in 1938 aged 82.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at Flower Bank, Roseneath, Dunbartonshire. Moses is the brother of Peter McNeil and is one of the original founders of Rangers FC. He is referenced playing for Rangers FC in the North British Daily Mail, October 27, 1873, 6. His other brother Harry (Henry) McNeil played for Queen’s Park. Moses dies on April 9, 1938.
(74) McNeil / McNiel, Peter
Club(s): Rangers FC
Born in Belmore, Garelochside, Argyllshire, c.1854, Peter is recorded as 16 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Anderston, Glasgow with his sister and 3 brothers. The household has 0 servants. Peter is employed as a clerk. His father, John McNeil, is a gardener born in Comrie, Perthshire and his mother, Jane Loudon Bain, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Ireland. Peter is a member of Rangers FC and is listed playing for the club against Oxford FC on October 25, 1873. He dies at Paisley, Renfrewshire in 1901 aged 47.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 17 Cleveland Street, Anderston, Glasgow. Peter is the brother of Moses McNeil and is one of the original founders of Rangers FC. His other brother Harry (Henry) McNeil played for Queen’s Park FC. His parents are living at Roseneath, Dunbartonshire in the 1871 Census. Peter is recorded playing for Rangers FC in the North British Daily Mail, October 27, 1873, 6.
(75) McNicol, John
Club(s): Vale of Leven FC
Born in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, c.1853, John is recorded as 18 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire with his parents, brother and 2 sisters. The household has 0 servants. John is employed as a joiner. His father, Matthew McNicol, is a block printer, born in Strathblane, Stirlingshire and his mother, Janet Ure, does not have a status accorded to her in the 1871 Census and is born in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire. John is a member of Vale of Leven FC and is listed playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on February 15, 1873. The details of his death are presently unknown.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at McNicols, Gas Street, Bonhill, Dunbartonshire. Matthew and Janet are married in Alloa, Clackmannanshire in 1851. John is listed playing for Vale of Leven FC in the Glasgow Herald, February 17, 1873, 7.
(76) McOnie, William
Club(s): 3rd Lanark RV Club
Born in Gorbals, Glasgow, c.1848, William is recorded as 22 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Tradeston, Glasgow with his mother and 2 sisters. The household has 0 servants. William is employed as a clerk. His father, Peter McOnie, is deceased and was a mechanical engineer, born in Port of Menteith, Stirlingshire and his mother, Hannah Stirling, is listed as a housekeeper in the 1871 Census and is born in Renton, Dunbartonshire. William is a member of the 3rd Lanark RV Club and is listed playing for the club against Clydesdale FC on November 15, 1873. He dies in Pollokshields, Glasgow in 1914 aged 66.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 6 Pollok Street, Tradeston, Glasgow. Peter McOnie and Hannah Stirling are married in Barony, Glasgow on January 12, 1838. In the 1871 Census, Hannah is 53, Margaret is 30, Agnes (Ann) is 24 and William is 22. This corresponds with births – Margaret (born 1840), Ann (born 1846) and William (born 1848). William is baptised on July 30, 1848. He dies on August 10, 1914. He is recorded playing for the 3rd Lanark RV Club in the Glasgow Herald, November 17, 1873, 6.
(77) Melville, George
Club(s): Renton FC
Born in Renton, Dunbartonshire on December 16, 1845, George is recorded as 24 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Renton, Dunbartonshire with his wife and son. The household has 0 servants. George is employed as a ship carpenter. His father, William Melville, is a fireman at works, born in Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire and his mother, Barbara McDonald, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Glasgow. George is a member of Renton FC and is listed playing for the club against Dumbarton FC on November 29, 1873. The details of his death are presently unknown.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 15 Back Street, Renton, Dunbartonshire. He is baptised on February 1, 1846. George marries Mary McLeish on July 24, 1868. He is listed playing for Renton FC in the North British Daily Mail, December 1, 1873, 3.
(78) Michie, Archibald
Club(s): Vale of Leven FC
Born in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire on December 20, 1850, Archibald is recorded as 20 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire with his parents. The household has 0 servants. Archibald Michie is employed as an engine works iron turner. His father, George Michie, is a block printer, born in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire and his mother, Jean Barrie, does not have a status accorded to her in the 1871 Census and is born in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire. Archibald is a member of Vale of Leven FC and is listed playing for the club against Dumbarton FC on October 25, 1873. He dies at New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire in 1930 aged 79.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at McKinnon’s Land, Mitchell Street, Alexandria, Dunbartonshire. Archibald is recorded playing for Vale of Leven FC in the North British Daily Mail, October 27, 1873, 7.
(79) Neil / Neill, Robert Walker
Club(s): Queen’s Park FC
Born in Gorbals, Glasgow on September 11, 1853, Robert is recorded as 17 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Cathcart, Renfrewshire with his parents, 6 brothers, 5 sisters and uncle. The household has 1 servant. Robert is listed as an art student at Glasgow University. His father, Thomas Neill, is a teacher born in Saltcoats, Ayrshire and his mother, Janet Walker, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Rothesay, Buteshire. Robert is a member of Queen’s Park FC and is listed playing for the club against Renton FC on December 13, 1873. He dies at Perth, Australia in 1928 aged 74.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at Bellvue House, Cathcart, Renfrewshire. Robert is listed playing for Queen’s Park FC in the Glasgow Herald, December 15, 1873, 7. He plays 5 times for Scotland. He dies on August 18, 1928.
(80) Nicholson, Matthew
Club(s): Vale of Leven FC
Born in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire on January 18, 1852, Matthew is recorded as 19 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire with his parents, 3 brothers and sister. The household has 0 servants. Matthew Nicolson is employed as a warehouseman. His father, Norman Nicholson, is a storekeeper, born in Snizort, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire and his mother, Isabella Clark, does not have a status accorded to her in the 1871 Census and is born in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire. Matthew Nicholson is a member of Vale of Leven FC and is listed playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on January 11, 1873. He dies at Preston, Lancashire in 1925 aged 73.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at McKinlay’s Land, Waterside Road, Alexandria, Dunbartonshire. His brothers are employed as a warehousman, bank clerk and scholar while his sister is a pupil teacher. In the 1881 Census he is a draper employing 1 man and lives in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire with his wife, 3 daughters and a servant. He appears to be living in Preston, Lancashire by the time of the 1911 Census, employed as a manager with a tobacco manufacturer. Matthew dies on March 4, 1925. He is referenced playing for Vale of Leven FC in the North British Daily Mail, January 13, 1873, 6.
(81) Norval, George Obertin
Club(s): Queen’s Park FC
Born in Glasgow, c.1850, George is recorded as 21 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Hutchesontown with his parents, brother and sister. The household has 0 servants. George is employed as a warehouseman. His father, George Norval snr, is a pattern band maker born in Glasgow and his mother, Susannah Rigg Butterworth, is listed as a pattern band maker’s wife in the 1871 Census and is born in Glasgow. George is a member of Queen’s Park FC and is listed playing for the club’s 2nd XI against Ibrox FC on December 13, 1873. He dies at Busby, Renfrewshire in 1942 aged 92.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 12 Camden Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow. George later served as secretary of Queen’s Park FC and is the brother of William Norval. He is recorded playing for Queen’s Park FC in the Glasgow Herald, December 15, 1873, 7.
(82) Norval, William
Club(s): Granville FC
Born in Glasgow, c.1854, William is recorded as 17 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Hutchesontown, Glasgow with his parents, brother and sister. The household has 0 servants. William is employed as a clerk. His father, George Norval, is a pattern band maker born in Glasgow and his mother, Susannah Rigg Butterworth, is listed as a pattern band maker’s wife in the 1871 Census and is born in Glasgow. William is a member of Granville FC and is listed playing for the club against Clydesdale FC on October 25, 1873. He dies at Eastwood, Renfrewshire in 1920 aged 67.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 12 Camden Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow. He is the brother of George Obertin Norval who played for Queen’s Park FC. He dies on January 17, 1920. William is referenced playing for Granville FC in the Scotsman, October 27, 1873, 7.
(83) Pickering, George
Club(s): Callander FC
Born in Ireland, c.1849, George is recorded as 22 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Barony, Glasgow with his wife and daughter. The household has 0 servants. George is employed as a labourer in ironworks. His father, James Pickering, is a labourer in an iron foundry and was born in Ireland and his mother, Sarah McGuigan, is deceased and was born in Ireland. George is a member of Callander FC and is listed playing for the club against Vale of Leven FC on August 9, 1873. He dies at Dennistoun, Glasgow in 1912 aged 62.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census, George is living at 77 Stewart Street, Barony, Glasgow. He marries Margaret Clark in 1869. George is referenced playing for Callander FC in the North British Daily Mail, August 11, 1873, 5.
(84) Rae, Archibald
Club(s): Queen’s Park FC
Born in Glasgow on August 10, 1845, Archibald is recorded as 25 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Cathcart, Renfrewshire with his parents, 3 sisters, 3 brothers and a visitor. The household has 0 servants. Archibald is employed as a marine insurance clerk. His father, Francis Rae, is an upholsterer’s cutter foreman born in Glasgow and his mother, Janet Watson, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Eaglesham, Renfrewshire. Archibald is a member of Queen’s Park FC and is listed playing for the club against Vale of Leven FC on February 15, 1873. He dies at Blythswood, Glasgow in 1911 aged 66.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 3 Valeview Terrace, Cathcart, Renfrewshire. Francis Rae marries Janet Watson in Glasgow on November 10, 1844. Archibald Rae held the position of secretary with Queen’s Park FC and the Scottish Football Association. He is referenced playing for Queen’s Park FC in the Glasgow Herald, February 17, 1873, 7.
(85) Ramsay, George Burrell
Club(s): Rovers FC
Born in Tradeston, Glasgow on March 4, 1855, George is recorded as 16 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Cathcart, Renfrewshire with his parents, 4 brothers and 2 sisters. The household has 1 servant. George is listed as a scholar. His father, William Ramsay, is a master ironmonger born in Perthshire and his mother, Mary Ann Burrell, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in England. George is a member of Rovers FC and is listed playing for the club against Rangers FC on November 8, 1873. He dies at Wales in 1935 aged 80.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at Dunedin Villa, Albert Road, Cathcart, Renfrewshire. His parents are married at Gorbals, Glasgow on June 2, 1852. George is listed playing for Rovers FC in the North British Daily Mail, November 10, 1873, 7. He moves to Birmingham and becomes an influential figure at Aston Villa FC.
(86) Rhind, Alexander
Club(s): Queen’s Park FC
Born in Aberdeen on October 28, 1849, Alexander is recorded as 20 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Tradeston, Glasgow as a lodger. The household has 0 servants. Alexander is employed as an assistant wholesale draper. His father, Alexander Rhind snr, is a commercial traveller born in Huntly, Aberdeenshire and his mother, Margaret Gray, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Old Machar, Aberdeen. Alexander jnr is a member of Queen’s Park FC and is listed playing for the club against Vale of Leven FC on December 21, 1872. He dies at Inverness in 1923 aged 74.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 92 Portland Street, Tradeston, Glasgow. Alexander Rhind snr marries Margaret Gray at Old Machar, Aberdeen on April 30, 1846. Alexander Rhind snr is not recorded at the home address in Aberdeen in the 1871 Census. He most likely is away from home due to work – we know that he had been working as a commericial traveller from the previous census return. In the 1871 Census, Margaret is listed as ’wife’ but not ’head’ of household (which is not referenced). Alexander is recorded playing for Queen’s Park FC in the North British Daily Mail, December 23, 1872, 6. He also plays for Scotland in the first official international match of 1872.
(87) Robin, Robert
Club(s): Ibrox FC
Born in Renfrew on February 23, 1856, Robert is recorded as 15 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Govan, Lanarkshire with his parents, 3 sisters and 3 brothers. The household has 2 servants. Robert is listed as a scholar. His father, Robert Robin snr, is a wine and spirit dealer born in Renfrew and his mother, Janet McCartney, is listed as a wine and spirit dealer’s wife in the 1871 Census and is born in Glasgow. Robert jnr is a member of Ibrox FC and is listed playing for the club against Havelock FC on November 22, 1873. The details of his death are presently unknown.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at West House, Govan and Renfrew Road, Govan, Lanarkshire. Robert jnr is recorded playing for Ibrox FC in the Glasgow Herald, November 25, 1873, 6.
(88) Rome, William Lochhead
Club(s): Granville FC
Born in Gorbals, Glasgow on June 24, 1844, William is recorded as 26 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Govan, Lanarkshire with his wife. The household has 1 servant. William is employed as a bank accountant. His father, John Rome, is a commission agent born in Glasgow and his mother, Agnes Lochhead, is deceased and was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire. William is a member of Granville FC and is listed as club president in August 1873. He dies at Pollokshields, Glasgow in 1917 aged 72.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 4 Hope Terrace, Govan, Lanarkshire. His mother, Agnes, is living separately with her brother, sister, nephew and a visitor. John Rome marries Agnes in Greenock in 1843 (marriage registered in the Gorbals). John Rome dies in Blythswood in 1874 aged 56. He was married to 1. Agnes Lochhead and 2. Anne Elder. In the 1871 Census, John Rome is living in Blythswood, Glasgow with his sisters. William Rome dies on January 19, 1917. He is listed as being president of Granville FC in the North British Daily Mail, August 29, 1873, 3.
(89) Ryburn, John
Club(s): Argyll FC and Rangers FC
Born in Calton, Glasgow on January 18, 1857, John is recorded as 14 years old in the 1871 Census, living in the Central district of Glasgow with his father and 2 sisters. The household has 0 servants. John is employed as an office boy. His father, John Ryburn snr, is a railway clerk born in Campeltown, Argyllshire and his mother, Jessie McLean, is deceased and was born in Glasgow. John jnr is a member of Argyll FC and Rangers FC and is listed playing for the former club against Clyde FC on July 15, 1873 and for the latter club against Clyde FC on September 20, 1873. He dies in the United States in 1897 aged 40.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 5 Paul Street, Glasgow. John snr marries Jessie McLean in Glasgow on April 9, 1854. In the 1881 Census, John jnr is living with his two sisters at 16 Abercorn Street, Milton, Glasgow. He is employed as a contractor’s clerk. John jnr and his sister Henrietta M. Ryburn are both buried in Michigan, USA. He is listed playing for Argyll FC in the Glasgow Herald, July 18, 1873, 5, and for Rangers FC in the Scotsman, September 22, 1873, 6.
(90) Scott, Archibald
Club(s): East Kilbride FC
Born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire on April 24, 1853, Archibald is recorded as 18 years old in the 1871 Census, living in East Kilbride with his 2 brothers and 2 sisters. The household has 1 servant and 1 farm servant. Archibald is employed as a joiner. His father, Alexander Scott, is a farm keeper born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire and his mother, Margaret Aikenhead, is listed as a farm keeper’s wife and is born in Blantyre, Lanarkshire. Archibald is a member of East Kilbride FC and is listed as a committee member in April 1872. The details of his death are presently unknown.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at Greenhills, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire. Margaret and Alexander are living at a different location in East Kilbride from Archibald in the 1871 Census. Scott is living with his brother William who is recorded as head of the household and is a farmer of 100 acres arable. He is listed as a member of the East Kilbride FC committee in the Hamilton Advertiser, April 20, 1872, 2.
(91) Shaw, Andrew
Club(s): East Kilbride FC
Born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire on October 18, 1853, Andrew is recorded as 17 years old in the 1871 Census, living in East Kilbride with his mother. The household has 0 servants. Andrew is employed as a lawyer’s clerk. His father, James Shaw, is deceased and was a farmer born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire and his mother, Agnes Strang, is a housekeeper and is born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire. Andrew is a member of East Kilbride FC and is listed as vice-president in January 1873. He dies at Pollokshields, Glasgow in 1923 aged 70.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at New Town, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire. Andrew Shaw is a neighbour of teammate Alexander Warnock. They appear on the same Census sheet for East Kilbride. His father, James Shaw, marries Agnes Strang at East Kilbride, Lanarkshire on February 13, 1848. He appears to die at East Kilbride, Lanarkshire in 1862. In the 1861 Census, James is 58, Agnes 48, and Andrew 7, all living in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire. Andrew is listed as vice-president of East Kilbride FC in the Hamilton Advertiser, January 11, 1873, 2.
(92) Skilton / Skelton, John
Club(s): Airdrie FC
Born in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, c.1850, John is recorded as 21 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Airdrie, Lanarkshire with his parents, 2 brothers and 2 sisters. The household has 0 servants. John is employed as a shoemaker. His father, John Skelton, is a collier born in Ireland and his mother, Margaret McCannon, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Campsie, Stirlingshire. John is a member of Airdrie FC and is listed playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on August 28, 1872. The details of his death are presently unknown.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 6 Flowerhill Street, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. The father dies in 1876 at Airdrie aged 59. In the 1861 Census, the Skelton brothers are living at 27 Bell Street, Airdrie – future teammates John Blackley and Edward Fannan can be found at Bell Street by the time of the 1871 Census. The brothers and other siblings are still living with their mother at Flowerhill Street in the 1881 Census, but their name is registered as ‘Skilton’. Both are still shoemakers. John is brother and team mate of William Skelton and is referenced as playing for Airdrie FC in the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser, August 31, 1872, 2.
(93) Skilton / Skelton, William
Club(s): Airdrie FC
Born in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, c.1852, William is recorded as 19 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Airdrie, Lanarkshire with his parents, 2 brothers and 2 sisters. The household has 0 servants. William is employed as a shoemaker. His father, John Skelton, is a collier born in Ireland and his mother, Margaret McCannon, does not have a status accorded to her in the 1871 Census and is born in Campsie, Stirlingshire. William is a member of Airdrie FC and is listed playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on August 28, 1872. The details of his death are presently unknown.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 6 Flowerhill Street, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. The father dies in 1876 at Airdrie aged 59. In the 1861 Census, the Skelton brothers are living at 27 Bell Street, Airdrie – future teammates John Blackley and Edward Fannan can be found at Bell Street by the time of the 1871 Census. The brothers and other siblings are still living with their mother at Flowerhill Street in the 1881 Census, but their name is registered as ‘Skilton’. Both are still shoemakers. William is brother and team mate of John Skelton and is referenced as playing for Airdrie FC in the Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser, August 31, 1872, 2.
(94) Stewart, John Hunter
Club(s): Rovers FC
Born in Hutchesontown, Glasgow on October 29, 1855, John is recorded as 15 years old in the 1871 Census, living in the Queen’s Park district of Glasgow with his parents, 2 brothers, sister and grandmother. The household has 0 servants. John is listed as a scholar. His father, Adam Stewart, is a commercial clerk (upholstery) born in Glasgow and his mother, Mary Shearer, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Largs, Ayrshire. John is a member of Rovers FC and is listed playing for the club against Western FC on November 22, 1873. He dies at Pollok, Glasgow in 1943 aged 87.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 12 Eglinton Terrace, Glasgow. John is referenced as playing for Rovers FC in the Glasgow Herald, November 25, 1873, 6.
(95) Strachan, Andrew
Club(s): Renton FC
Born in Renton, Dunbartonshire, c.1851, Andrew is recorded as 20 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Renton, Dunbartonshire with his parents, 2 brothers, sister and aunt. The household has 0 servants. Andrew Strachan is employed as a printfield labourer. His father, Peter Strachan, is a boatsman, born in Dundee and his mother, Mary McFarlane, does not have a status accorded to her in the 1871 Census and is born in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire. Andrew is a member of Renton FC and is listed playing for the club against Dumbarton FC on November 29, 1873. The details of his death are presently unknown.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 66 Back Street, Renton, Dunbartonshire. He doesn’t appear to be the Andrew Strachan who dies at Dumbarton aged 57 in 1908. Andrew is listed playing for Renton FC in the North British Daily Mail, December 1, 1873, 3.
(96) Taylor, Joseph
Club(s): Queen’s Park FC
Born in Dunoon, Argyllshire on December 16, 1850, Joseph is recorded as 20 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Dunoon, Argyllshire with his parents, 3 brothers and 2 sisters. The household has 1 servant. Joseph is employed as a clerk. His father, John Taylor, is a hotel keeper born in Monzie, Perthshire and his mother, Anne McLean, is listed as a hotel keeper’s wife in the 1871 Census and is born in Toward, Argyllshire. Joseph is a member of Queen’s Park FC and is listed playing for the club against Wanderers FC of London on March 4, 1872. He dies at Cathcart, Renfrewshire in 1888 aged 37.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at the Cowal Hotel, Dunoon, Argyllshire. Joseph is referenced playing for Queen’s Park FC in the Glasgow Herald, March 5, 1872, 5. He made 6 appearances for Scotland between 1872 and 1876 and served as president of the Queen’s Park Club. Joseph dies on October 4, 1888.
(97) Thomson, James John
Club(s): Queen’s Park FC
Born in Annan, Dumfriesshire on December 25, 1851, James is recorded as 19 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Tradeston, Glasgow with his mother and sister. The household has 0 servants. James is employed as a calico printer’s clerk. His father, James Thomson snr, is deceased and was a master draper born in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire and his mother, Nicholas Bell, is listed as receiving ’income from interest’ in the 1871 Census and is born in Dornock Parish, Dumfriesshire. James jnr is a member of Queen’s Park FC and is listed playing for the club against Eastern FC on November 22, 1873. He dies at London in 1915 aged 63.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 90 Abbotsford Terace, Tradeston, Glasgow. In the 1861 Census he is 9 years old and living in Annan, Dumfriesshire. James jnr is recorded playing for Queen’s Park FC in the Scotsman, November 24, 1873, 7.
(98) Thomson, William Beattie
Club(s): Vale of Leven FC
Born in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire on July 27, 1851, William is recorded as 19 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire with his mother, 2 brothers and 2 sisters. The household has 0 servants. William is employed as a law clerk. His father, Duncan Thomson, is deceased and was a clothier born in Strathlachlan, Argyllshire and his mother, Mary Mann (Munn), does not have a status accorded to her in the 1871 Census and is born in Rothesay, Buteshire. William Thomson is a member of Vale of Leven FC and is elected vice president at the club’s inaugural meeting in August 1872. He dies at Dumbarton aged 59 in 1910.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at Winlie’s Land, Bonhill, Dunbartonshire. His father, Duncan Thomson, dies in 1867. William dies on October 11, 1910. He is referenced as being vice president of Vale of Leven FC in the North British Daily Mail, August 23, 1872, 3.
(99) Toner / Tonner, Thomas
Club(s): Annan FC
Born in Annan, Dumfriesshire on September 19, 1845, Thomas is recorded as 22 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Annan with his mother and sister. The household has 0 servants. Thomas is employed as a labourer. His father, James Tonner, is deceased and was an earthenware hawker born in Ireland and his mother, Mary Coulthart, is listed as a china hawker in the 1871 Census and is born in Ireland. Thomas is a member of Annan FC and is listed playing for the club against Kinmount FC on March 21, 1868. He dies at Annan in 1906 aged 57.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census, Thomas is living at 97 Butts Street, Annan, Dumfriesshire. His father, James, dies at Annan in 1864. Thomas is listed playing for Annan FC in the Field, March 28, 1868, 23. He marries Ann Divine at Annan on December 22, 1878. There is a slight discrepancy between his age and surname (Toner / Tonner) at the year of death when compared with his birth details but his parents are listed on both. Thomas dies on March 13, 1906.
(100) Turnbull, James
Club(s): Dumbreck FC
Born in Gorbals, Glasgow on September 30, 1849, James is recorded as 21 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Govan, Lanarkshire with his mother, 4 brothers and sister. The household has 1 servant. James is employed as a bank clerk. His father, George Turnbull, is deceased and was a merchant born in Innerleithen, Peebleshire and his mother, Maria Fettes Sharpe, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Auchtergaven, Perthshire. James is a member of Dumbreck FC and is listed playing for the club against Clydesdale FC on March 22, 1873. The details of his death are presently unknown.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 3 Cecil Place, Govan, Lanarkshire. Maria Fettes Turnbull dies at Rothesay, Buteshire in 1899 aged 77. This ties in with her age of 49 in the 1871 Census. In the 1861 Census, his father George is listed as a Canadian merchant under ’occupation’. James Turnbull of Glasgow City Bank resigns his position from the Scottish Football Association to head for a new life ’across the water’ in 1873. He is referenced playing for Dumbreck in the Glasgow Herald, March 24, 1873, 6.
(101) Turnbull, John Shaw
Club(s): Dumbreck FC
Born in Gorbals, Glasgow on November 6, 1852, John is recorded as 18 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Govan, Lanarkshire with his mother, 4 brothers and sister. The household has 1 servant. John is employed as an apprentice warehouseman. His father, George Turnbull, is deceased and was a merchant born in Innerleithen, Peebleshire and his mother, Maria Fettes Sharpe, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Auchtergaven, Perthshire. John is a member of Dumbreck FC and is listed playing for the club against Clydesdale FC on March 22, 1873. He dies at Kelvinside, Glasgow in 1911 age 58.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 3 Cecil Place, Govan, Lanarkshire. John’s mother is named ‘Marion’ at his birth but ‘Maria’ in the 1871 Census. Maria Fettes Turnbull dies at Rothesay, Buteshire in 1899 aged 77. This ties in with her age of 49 in the 1871 Census. In the 1861 Census, his father, George, is listed as a Canadian merchant under occupation. In the 1881 Census, John is listed as a metal merchant. He is recorded playing for Dumbreck FC in the Glasgow Herald, March 24, 1873, 6
(102) Turnbull, Robert
Club(s): Renton FC
Born in Renton, Dunbartonshire, c.1849, Robert is recorded as 22 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Renton, Dunbartonshire with his mother, sister and 3 brothers. The household has 0 servants. Robert is employed as a block printer. His father, Robert Turnbull snr, is deceased and was a calico printer, born in Denny, Stirlingshire and his mother, Jane McLaren, does not have a status accorded to her in the 1871 Census and is born in Renton, Dunbartonshire. Robert jnr is a member of Renton FC and is listed playing for the club against Queen’s Park FC on December 13, 1873. He dies at Dumbarton aged 82 in 1930.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 57 Main Street, Renton, Dunbartonshire. Robert Turnbull marries Jean McLaren at Renton on June 18, 1843. Robert is listed as playing for Renton FC in the Glasgow Herald, December 15, 1873, 7.
(103) Vallance, Thomas
Club(s): Argyll FC
Born in Renton, Dunbartonshire on May 27, 1856, Thomas is recorded as 14 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Rhu (Row), Dunbartonshire with his parents, 2 brothers and 2 sisters. The household has 0 servants. Thomas is employed as an apprentice civil engineer. His father, Thomas Vallance snr, is a roads manager born in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire and his mother, Janet Torrance, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Loudon, Ayrshire. Thomas jnr is a member of Argyll FC and is listed playing for the club against Clyde FC on July 15, 1873. He dies at Kelvingrove, Glasgow in 1935 aged 78.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at Hill House, Rhu (Row), Dunbartonshire. Thomas jnr is listed playing for Argyll FC in the Glasgow Herald, July 18, 1873, 5. He would go on to become an early player for Rangers FC as well as making 7 appearances for Scotland between 1877 and 1881. Thomas jnr dies on February 16, 1935.
(104) Wardle, Harry Edmund
Club(s): Havelock FC
Born in Glasgow on December 21, 1853, Harry is recorded as 17 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Govan, Lanarkshire with his parents and brother. The household has 0 servants. Harry is employed as a commercial clerk. His father, George Isaac Wardle, is a commercial clerk born in England and his mother, Mary Hall, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Edinburgh. Harry is a member of Havelock FC and is listed playing for the club against the Western FC 2nd XI on December 27, 1873 (listed as H. G. Wardle). The details of his death are presently unknown.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 1 Nithsdale Place, Paisley Road, Govan, Lanarkshire. Harry is living in Surrey, England by the time of the 1911 Census. He is recorded playing for Havelock FC in the Glasgow Herald, December 12, 1873, 6.
(105) Ware, Charles
Club(s): Alexandra Athletic Club
Born in Montrose, Forfarshire, c.1850, Charles is recorded as 21 years old in the 1871 Census, living in High Church, Glasgow with his mother and 3 sisters. The household has 0 servants. Charles is employed as an insurance clerk. His father, James Francis Ware, who is deceased, worked for the Inland Revenue and was born in England and his mother, Mary Moss, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in England. Charles is a member of the Alexandra Athletic Club and is listed playing for the club against Callander FC on October 18, 1873. He dies at Camlachie, Glasgow in 1892 aged 42.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 53 Whitevale Street, High Church, Glasgow. Charles is recorded playing for the Alexandra Athletic Club in the Glasgow Herald, October 20, 1873, 7.
(106) Warnock, Alexander
Club(s): East Kilbride FC
Born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, c.1852, Alexander is recorded as 19 years old in the 1871 Census, living in East Kilbride with his parents, 2 brothers and 2 sisters. The household has 0 servants. Alexander is employed as a commercial clerk (tea trade). His father, James Warnock, is a grocer born in Carmunock, Lanarkshire and his mother, Margaret Neilson, is listed as a housekeeper and is born in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire. Alexander is a member of East Kilbride FC and is listed as club captain in 1872. He dies at Cathcart, Glasgow in 1927 aged 75.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at New Town, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire. Alexander is a neighbour of Andrew Shaw. They appear on the same Census sheet for East Kilbride. James Warnock marries Margaret Neilson at East Kilbride, Lanarkshire in 1844. Margaret Warnock dies at East Kilbride, Lanarkshire aged 70 in 1895. This ties in with the age of Margaret in the 1871 Census (45). Alexander is listed as captain of East Kilbride FC in the Hamilton Advertiser, April 20, 1872, 2.
(107) Webster, George Freeland
Club(s): Clydesdale FC
Born in Glasgow on May 6, 1846, George is recorded as 24 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Tradeston, Glasgow with his parents. The household has 1 servant. George is employed as a salesman in a turkey red warehouse. His father, John Webster, is a warehouseman for a fancy dress manufacturer born at Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire and his mother, Janet Munn, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Paisley High Church, Renfrewshire. George is a member of Clydesdale FC and is listed playing for the club against Granville FC on October 25, 1873. He dies at Hillhead, Glasgow in 1907 aged 60.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 37 Paterson Street, Tradeston, Glasgow. In the 1851 Census, George is 4 years old and in the 1861 Census he is 14. George is recorded as playing for Clydesdale FC in the Scotsman, October 27, 1873, 7.
(108) Weir, James Biggar
Club(s): Queen’s Park FC
Born in Gorbals, Glasgow on October 21, 1851, James is recorded as 19 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Govan, Lanarkshire with his parents, brother and 2 sisters. The household has 0 servants. James is employed as an apprentice house joiner. His father, William Weir, is a house builder master born in Cathcart, Renfrewshire and his mother, Agnes Biggar, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Cathcart, Renfrewshire. James is a member of Queen’s Park FC and is listed playing for the club against Wanderers FC of London on March 4, 1872. He dies in Australia in 1889 aged 37.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 1 Allanton Terrace, Glasgow. A joiner to trade, he emigrated to Australia in 1880. James is recorded playing for Queen’s Park FC in the Glasgow Herald, March 5, 1872, 5. He won the Scottish Cup 3 times with the club and played 4 times for Scotland against England.
(109) Wight, John Guthrie
Club(s): Blythswood FC
Born in Ayr, c.1849, John is recorded as 22 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Blythswood, Glasgow with his parents, 4 sisters and 2 brothers. The household has 0 servants. John is employed as a commercial clerk. His father, Andrew Wight, is a watchmaker born in Dalmellington, Ayrshire and his mother, Margaret Guthrie, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Dalmellington, Ayrshire. John is a member of Blythswood FC and is listed playing for the club against Clydesdale FC on December 20, 1873. John Guthrie Wight dies at Pollokshields, Glasgow in 1922, aged 73.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 5 Rosehall Street, Blythswood, Glasgow. There is a discrepancy with the 1871 Census – John’s mother is listed as being ‘Janet’ when it should be ‘Margaret’ and I have corrected the entry. Andrew Wight marries Margaret Guthrie at Dalmellington in 1843. In the 1851 Census the family are living at Ayr – Margaret is listed as Andrew’s wife. Andrew is working as an inn keeper. In the 1861 Census the family are living in Blythswood, Glasgow (Holm Street) – ‘Margaret G.’ is listed as Andrew’s wife. Margaret Wight (Guthrie) dies at Kelvin, Glasgow in 1880 aged 63. In the 1881 Census, Andrew, 62, is listed as a widower and is living in Kelvin, Glasgow. John is recorded playing for Blythswood FC in the Scotsman, December 22, 1873, 7.
(110) Wood, John
Club(s): Dumbarton FC
Born in Dumbarton on October 24, 1847, John is recorded as 23 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Dumbarton with his parents, 3 brothers and sister. The household has 0 servants. John is employed as a blacksmith. His father, John Wood snr, is a sledsman, born in Kilmaronock, Dunbartonshire and his mother, Janet (Jessie) McIlquham, does not have a status accorded to her in the 1871 Census and is born in Killearn, Stirlingshire. John jnr is a member of Dumbarton FC and is listed playing for the club against Callander FC on November 8, 1873. He dies at Dumbarton in 1919 aged 72.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at Brewery Lane, Dumbarton. John is the older brother and team mate of James Wood. His mother Janet is referred to as ‘Jessie’ in the 1871 Census. Janet is born at Killearn, Stirlingshire in 1817 and dies at Dumbarton in 1872 aged 56. John jnr is referenced playing for Dumbarton FC in the Glasgow Herald, November 10, 1873, 5.
(111) Wotherspoon, David
Club(s): Queen’s Park FC and Clydesdale FC
Born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire on April 9, 1848, David is recorded as 21 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Tradeston, Glasgow with his mother, 4 brothers and sister. The household has 1 servant. David is employed as a clerk in an iron merchants. His father, William Wotherspoon, is deceased and was a master baker born in Blantyre, Lanarkshire and his mother, Mary Hamilton, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire. David is a member of Queen’s Park FC and Clydesdale FC and is listed playing for the former club against Vale of Leven FC on February 15, 1873 and for the latter club against the 3rd Lanark RV Club on November 15, 1873. He dies at Kelvin, Glasgow in 1906 aged 56.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census, David is living at Paterson Street, Tradeston, Glasgow. He dies on February 28, 1906. David is referenced playing for Queen’s Park FC in the Scotsman, February 17, 1873, 7, and for Clydesdale FC in the Scotsman, November 17, 1873, 7. He plays for Scotland in 1872 and 1873 and plays for Clydesdale FC in the inaugural Scottish Cup Final of 1874. David is the brother of John Wotherspoon who also played for Queen’s Park FC.
(112) Wright, John Barr
Club(s): Vale of Leven FC
Born in Balloch, Dunbartonshire on October 4, 1852, John is recorded as 18 years old in the 1871 Census, living in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire with his mother and 2 brothers. The household has 0 servants. John is employed as a clerk. His father, James Wright, who is deceased, was a calico printer born in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire and his mother, Rebecca Barr, does not have a status accorded to her in the 1871 Census and is born in Kippen, Stirlingshire. John is a founding member of Vale of Leven FC and is listed as secretary at the inaugural meeting of August 20, 1872. He dies at Bonhill, Dunbartonshire aged 79 in 1932.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at Ritchie’s Land, Bank Street, Bonhill, Dunbartonshire. Rebecca Barr marries James Wright at Bonhill, Dunbartonshire on September 23, 1842 – James dies in 1863. John is referenced as secretary of Vale of Leven FC in the North British Daily Mail, August 23, 1872, 3.
(113) Yuille / Yuill, John
Club(s): Rangers FC
Born in Glasgow on February 9, 1856, John is recorded as 15 years old in the 1871 Census, living in the High Church district of Glasgow with his parents, 3 brothers, sister and a visitor. The household has 0 servants. John is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census. His father, James Yuille, is a baker born in Strathaven, Lanarkshire and his mother, Jessie Eadie, is not accorded a status in the 1871 Census and is born in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. John is a member of Rangers FC and is listed playing for the club against Clyde FC on September 20, 1873. He dies at Bridgeton, Glasgow in 1915 aged 58.
Additional notes: In the 1871 Census he is living at 8 Cumbernauld Road, High Church, Glasgow. James Yuill marries Janet Eadie at Gorbals, Glasgow on October 10, 1847. John is listed playing for Rangers FC in the Scotsman, September 22, 1873, 6.
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