Maxwell F.C.
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Football club
| Full name | Maxwell Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1874 |
| Dissolved | 1882 |
| Ground | Queen's Park, Glasgow |
Maxwell F.C. were a nineteenth-century Glasgow-based senior football club. They were based in Queens Park, Glasgow.[1]
History
From the 1878 season, the club played in navy and white hooped jerseys and navy shorts.[1]
The club is notable for being the first club of the first black football player; Andrew Watson.[2]
The club competed in the 1880–81 Scottish Cup. They were beaten by Oxford - a Glasgow team from Cowlairs - in the first round.
Notable former players
- Andrew Watson (footballer, born 1856), Scottish international football player; and the first black association football player.
References
- ^ a b "Wayback Machine". October 27, 2009. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009.
- ^ Heffernan, Conor (April 19, 2016). "Andrew Watson: the silent pioneer for black footballers".
