ITS THE SCOTS-10 YEARS LATE.

On this day in 1873 the Scottish Football Association was formed, 10 years after the English! The clubs below were the founder members having already got themselves playing friendlies, such as Clydesdale who emerged from their Cricket Club in 1872 and were good enough to beat the famed Queen's Park 2-0 in the Scottish Cup Final.
Dumbreck, who played at Ibroxhill, were one of the 16 clubs to take part in the first Scottish FA Cup.
Photo is of Third Lanark, 1904 Glasgow Cup Winners. They won the SFA Cup in 1889 and 1905. In 1923 the club toured Buenos Aires and Montevideo, playing the national side on June 24th. Shown below entering the field of play. They were that good. These days they exist as an amateur team in the West of Scotland League.

Vale of Leven were a team from west Dunbartonshire and won the Scottish FA Cup in 1877/8/9 and even beat the Wanderers 2-1 in 1878 at the Oval. Along with Renton they were the best in the country. Founded in 1872-1929, they were reformed in 1939, now playing in the West of Scotland League.
Kilmarnock FC were playing matches but only sent a letter to the FA to say they would be interested in taking part in a league.
Eastern from Glasgow, played from 1873 till 1885 when they dissolved.
Granville FC was also a Glasgow team that lastest from 1872-8. They did supply a W. Ker (no joke) for the first Scottish International team that played England in 1872, in a 0-0 draw.
Professionalism arrived in the Scottish FA in May 1893.