Other Scotland Teams Trivia

1. Third Lanark were founded in 1872 in which town or city in the west of Scotland?

From Quiz Third Lanark

Answer: Glasgow

Third Lanark Athletic Club. were founded in 1872 by members of an army regiment, the Third Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, in south Glasgow. The short format of their name, Third Lanark AC, was adopted in 1903 when they severed link with the army regiment.

From Quiz Ross County

Answer: Dingwall

Dingwall is a town in the former county of Ross and Cromarty, a few miles north of Inverness. Ross County were formed in 1929 and joined the Highland League in that same year.

From Quiz St Mirren

Answer: Paisley

St Mirren were formed in 1877 in the town of Paisley, southwest of Glasgow. They were named after the town's patron saint, Saint Mirin.

From Quiz Kilmarnock F.C.

Answer: 1869

Kilmarnock were founded in the Ayrshire town of that name in 1869 by a group of cricketers who wanted a sport to play during the winter months. Of the 42 clubs in the Scottish League system in 2018, only Queens Park, founded in 1867, are older than Kilmarnock, however Queens are a strictly amateur club - Killie are the oldest professional team.

From Quiz Clyde F.C.

Answer: Glasgow

Glasgow is Scotland's largest city on the banks of the River Clyde and was a major ship-building centre for many decades. Clyde Football Club were founded in 1877. Their first ground was Barrowfield in the Bridgeton area of the city, not far from Celtic Park, home of Celtic F.C.

From Quiz Partick Thistle

Answer: 1876

Americans celebrated the centennial of the Declaration of Independence in 1876, whilst, in Glasgow, Partick Thiste F.C. were founded. Their more illustrious city neighbours, Rangers and Celtic, were founded in 1872 and 1888 respectively, whilst 1890 saw the foundation of the Scottish Football League.

From Quiz Dumbarton F.C.

Answer: 1872

Dumbarton are one of Scotland's oldest clubs, and were founded in 1872 in the town of Dumbarton, a few miles west of Glasgow, and just to the south of Loch Lomond. The area was an early hotbed of the game, with near-neighbours Renton F.C. and Vale of Leven F.C., from Alexandria, among the contenders for honours in the fledging years of the Scottish game.

From Quiz East Fife F.C.

Answer: 1903

East Fife were formed in 1903, slightly later than most of their contempories in the Scottish Football League, most of whom were founded in the late 19th century.

From Quiz Raith Rovers

Answer: 1883

Raith were founded in 1883, in Kirkcaldy, Fife.

From Quiz Livingston FC

Answer: Ferranti

Ferranti Amateurs were originally a works team for the Ferranti Steel Works. They changed their name to Ferranti Thistle in 1948 and worked their way up to the semi-professional East of Scotland League before, somewhat controversially, being voted into the Scottish Football League in 1974. When a vacancy occurred in the SFL, it was thought that one of the bigger Highland League clubs such as Elgin City or Inverness Thistle would be successful, but Ferranti were elected instead, with the thought of the long road journey up North apparently influencing the votes of many SFL members.

From Quiz Stirling Albion

Answer: 1945

Formed in 1945 after Stirling's previous senior team, Kings Park, had their ground bombed during the War, causing them to fold.

From Quiz Airdrieonians FC: R.I.P.

Answer: 1878

Airdrieonians were formed under the name Excelsior FC in 1878.

From Quiz Inverness Caledonian Thistle : The Amazing ICT

Answer: 1994

This was when Inverness Caledonian (formed in 1885) merged with Inverness Thistle (formed in 1884). The last Highland League match (local derby) between Thistle and Caley took place on May 11th, 1994 with Caley winning 1-0, and both clubs play their last League matches on May 14th, 1994.

From Quiz Heart of Midlothian Football Club

Answer: Edinburgh

Heart of Midlothian F.C. were founded in 1874 in Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh. Edinburgh was part of the county of Midlothian at that time, and the club took their name from a mosaic in the Royal Mile which marked the entrance to the city's tolbooth.

From Quiz East Stirlingshire FC

Answer: Falkirk

East Stirlingshire were formed in 1880 under the original name of Bainsford Britannia, adopting their current name the following year. The town of Falkirk was based in the eastern part of the ceremonial county of Stirlingshire. In 1996 it became a council area in its own right.

From Quiz Third Lanark

Answer: Cathkin Park

Cathkin Park is located very close to Scotland's national stadium, Hampden Park. Thirds played their first game there in 1903. The highest attendance for a Third Lanark home game was 45,455 for a Scottish Cup tie against Rangers in 1954. The playing surface still exists and is used by local amateur teams.

From Quiz Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Answer: Telford Street

Telford Street was Caledonian F.C.'s ground and would be used by ICT during their first two seasons. Kingsmill Park was Inverness Thistle's ground, Grant Street Park is Clachnacuddin's stadium, and Bught Park is the home of the city's shinty club.

From Quiz Ross County

Answer: Victoria Park

Victoria Park was opened in the same year, 1929, that Ross County were formed. After renovations in 2012 upon their promotion the Scottish Premier League, the capacity became 6,541 (which is greater than the population of Dingwall). It was renamed the Global Energy Stadium for corporate reasons but most fans continued to use the traditional name of the ground.

From Quiz St Mirren

Answer: Love Street

St Mirren Park was located on Love Street, and this was the name that the stadium was normally referred to by. The record attendance at the ground was 47,438 for a match against Celtic in 1949. In 2007, the ground was sold to a supermarket chain and the club moved into a new stadium, confusingly also called St Mirren Park, in January 2009.

From Quiz Kilmarnock F.C.

Answer: Rugby Park

When the club were first founded, the game they played had rules more akin to rugby than soccer, thus the name of the ground. The ground has actually been used for rugby matches, with Scotland playing two international matches there, against Tonga in 2014 and Georgia in 2016.

From Quiz Clyde F.C.

Answer: Shawfield Stadium

Shawfield is located in Rutherglen which at the time was technically a separate town from Glasgow. In the early 1930s, the club were having financial problems and decided to make extra money by holding greyhound racing at the stadium. The Greyhound Racing Association took over ownership of the ground in 1935, with the football club remaining there as tenants until 1986.

From Quiz Partick Thistle

Answer: Maryhill

Thistle had a few temporary grounds in the Partick/Kelvingrove area during their early years, before moving permanently to Maryhill in 1909. One of their unofficial nicknames is the Maryhill Magyars, in tribute to the great Hungarian national team of the 1950s.

From Quiz Dumbarton F.C.

Answer: Vale of Leven

The final was an all-Dunbartonshire affair, with Dumbarton and Vale of Leven squaring off at Hampden Park, Glasgow. The first game ended in a 2-2 draw, but Dumbarton won the replay a week later 2-1, with Robert Brown scoring both their goals.

From Quiz Dundee FC History

Answer: Rangers

The game ended in a 3-3 draw.

From Quiz Ayr United: The Honest Men

Answer: Ayr FC and Ayr Parkhouse

Ayr FC who had been based at Beresford Park, moved north of the river, and Parkhouse moved into Beresford Park.

From Quiz East Fife F.C.

Answer: Methil

East Fife play in Methil, in the eastern part of the county of Fife.

From Quiz Raith Rovers

Answer: Navy Blue

Raith changed to navy blue shirts with white trim.

From Quiz Livingston FC

Answer: Meadowbank Thistle

Ferranti Thistle had to change their name on being admitted to the Scottish Football League, and also needed a new ground as their home at City Park was deemed as not being up to league standards. Edinburgh Corporation stepped in and allowed them to use Meadowbank Stadium, built for the 1970 Commonwealth Games. The club thus decided to rename themselves Meadowbank Thistle. Given that the club had little existing fan base and had to compete against existing Edinburgh giants Hibernian and Heart of Midlothian, attendances at Meadowbank were consistently very low, although the club often punched above their weight, coming close to promotion to the Premier Division in 1988.

From Quiz Stirling Albion

Answer: Forthbank Stadium

The club moved to Forthbank in 1993, after the old ground, Annfield was demolished.

From Quiz Airdrieonians FC: R.I.P.

Answer: Dundee Wanderers

Airdrie's record win was against Dundee Wanderers 15-1, while their biggest defeat was against Hibernian 1-11.

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