17th Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers F.C.

Association football club in Greenock, Scotland July 2015 July 2015 17th R.R.V. 17th Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers Football Club 1877 1881 Barr Castle Park Hon. secretary John R. MacDowell Match secretary 1877–79 _thinbluehoops _thinbluehoops _thinbluehoops _hoops_white 1F75FE 1879–81 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 The 17th Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers Football Club was a 19th-century association football club based in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. History The club was formed out of a company in the Volunteer movement of the British Army. The Volunteers included sporting activities within their purview and newspapers often carried reports of such activities. The growth of football in Scotland, especially thanks to Queen's Park F.C., and the success of army teams in England such as the Royal Engineers A.F.C., encouraged regiments to form football clubs as part of the physical regimen. The 17th division was part of the 2nd Administrative Battalion of the Renfrewshire RV.Grierson Maj-Gen J.M. Records of the Scottish Volunteer Force 1909 William Blackwood Edinburgh 41 The 17th R.R.V. was formed in 1877 with 37 membersDick William Scottish Football Annual 1877–78 1877 Mackay & Kirkwood Cranstonhill 106 and joined the Scottish Football Association in September 1877.Scottish Football Association North British Daily Mail 12 September 1877 4 The club had already played its first match, a 4–0 defeat at Kilbirnie in August.Football Glasgow Herald 8 August 1877 7 The Volunteers entered the Scottish Cup every year from 1877–78 to 1880–81. It won two first round ties, in 1879–80 against Levern, and in 1880–81 against Wellington Park; the 6–1 win against the latter was the club's biggest recorded victory. The 17th lost its second round tie both times, its final tie being a 3–2 defeat to St Mirren.Matches played on Saturday Glasgow Herald 4 October 1880 7 As a member of the Renfrewshire association, the 17th also entered the first three editions of the Renfrewshire Cup, from 1878–79 to 1880–81, but lost in the first round each time.Renfrewshire Cup http://sfha.org.uk/renfrewshirecup.htm Scottish Football Historical Archive 3 May 2023 Its final defeat, 5–1 at home to Thornliebank, was the club's last recorded match.Matches played on Saturday Glasgow Herald 1 November 1880 7 By the time of the club's final competition entries, more clubs with a wider constituency were starting up, and the club does not re-emerge after the 1880–81 season. In 1881, a new club, Lochwinnoch F.C., was founded to represent the village, playing at the same ground, and not being solely reliant on the volunteer forces.Livingstone Robert Scottish Football Association Annual 1881–82 1881 Gillespie Brothers 148 Colours The club originally wore blue and white inch-striped jerseys and hose, with white knickers.Dick William Scottish Football Annual 1878–79 1878 Mackay & Kirkwood Cranstonhill 60 In 1879 the club changed to red jerseys and white knickers.Dick William Scottish Football Annual 1879–80 1879 Dunlop & Foote Glasgow 75 Grounds The club's first ground was at Barr Castle Park, Garthland, ¾ of a mile from Lochwinnoch railway station, and used the Temperance Hotel for facilities.Dick William Scottish Football Annual 1877–78 1877 Mackay & Kirkwood Cranstonhill 106 In 1878 it moved to Field Park, Calderhaugh, half-a-mile from the station, with the Wheat Sheaf Hotel now providing facilities.Dick William Scottish Football Annual 1878–79 1878 Mackay & Kirkwood Cranstonhill 60 External links Scottish Cup scores References collapsed Category:Defunct football clubs in Scotland Category:Association football clubs established in 1877 Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 1881 Category:1877 establishments in Scotland Category:1881 disestablishments in Scotland Category:Military football clubs in Scotland Category:Football in Renfrewshire