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Royal Scots F.C.
Full nameRoyal Scots Football Club
Founded1892[1]
Groundnone
LeagueIrish Football League

The Royal Scots Football Club was a team of the 1st Battalion, Royal Scots, that was a member of the Irish Football League for the 1899-1900 season, while deployed in Palace Barracks.[2][3][4][5] The club had reached the semi-finals of the Army Cup in its first season, 1892-93, while stationed in York, and won the competition in 1895-96, while stationed in Chatham. The regiment was stationed in Edinburgh before moving to Belfast in 1899.[6] During its time it played friendly games against Burnley, Lincoln City, Sheffield United, Leicester Fosse, Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall Athletic, Luton Town, Swindon Town, Reading and played in the Edinburgh Shield.[7]

References

  1. ^ Ireland's Saturday Night, 2 September 1899
  2. ^ "Northern Ireland - Final League Tables 1890-1998". Rsssf.com. 2013-11-21. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  3. ^ Ireland's Saturday Night, 2 September 1899
  4. ^ Irish News, 4 September 1899
  5. ^ Ireland's Saturday Night, 7 October 1899
  6. ^ Ireland's Saturday Night, 2 September 1899
  7. ^ Ireland's Saturday Night, 2 September 1899


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