Hurlford F.C.

Not to be confused with Hurlford United F.C..

Hurlford
Full nameHurlford Football Club
Nickname(s)the Villagers[1][2]
Founded1875
Dissolved1924
GroundStation Park

Hurlford Football Club was a football club that existed from 1875 to 1924, from the village of Hurlford, Ayrshire, Scotland.

History

The club was founded in 1875. The club was one of the strongest in Ayrshire in the pre-professional period, but, in common with fellow village clubs like Annbank F.C. and Mauchline F.C., the club found that the arrival of the Scottish League and the legalization of professionalism meant that it could not compete with those from the larger towns of Kilmarnock and Ayr.

Scottish Cup

The club entered the Scottish Cup for the first time in 1877–78, although did not win a tie for two years; when it finally did so, in 1879–80, the club reached the last 13,[3] but had the misfortune to be drawn against Queen's Park F.C., at the time the strongest side in the country. The game, at Hampden Park, ended 15–1 to the home side, Hurlford's goal coming late on from the only attack it had all match; the blame was put on players leaving their positions to join in futile attacks and getting caught on the break, and that the goalkeeper "seemed to fear instead of being anxious to repel the approach of the ball".[4]

The club's 1885–86 second round tie with Kilmarnock F.C. went to four replays before Hurlford finally won through, with a surprisingly easy 5–1 win at Rugby Park,[5] only to lose 5–0 to Arthurlie F.C. in the third round.

The club's best season came in 1886–87. The club reached the quarter-final of the Scottish Cup for the only time. Drawn against Dumbarton F.C., the original tie at Station Park ended in a goalless draw, with Dumbarton playing under protest because of the state of the pitch. The replay at Boghead was played after a heavy snowfall, cleared from the pitch by the local unemployed, but the ground remained slippery, and, although the match went ahead, Dumbarton again only did so under protest. Hurlford came from behind to win 2–1, but despite evidence "pro and con" the protest, a Scottish FA committee unanimously favoured the bigger club, to the extent that they ordered the second replay to take place again at Boghead.[6] Hurlford did not even receive any gate money from the tie as Dumbarton claimed it had all been spent on clearing the ground.[7] In the second replay, Hurlford took the lead after 50 minutes, but within two minutes were behind, and ultimately lost 3–1.[8]

Hurlford did put in a counter-protest but the Scottish FA conveniently postponed the hearing until after the semi-final,[9] which Dumbarton won, so the protest was dismissed by 14 votes to 4.[10] Nevertheless, many neutrals had "doubts as to whether justice had been fairly dealt to the Ayrshire men".[11]

The club's main highlight afterwards was a 7–0 first round win over Ayr F.C. in 1888, although this was due to Ayr fielding a 'scratch' team, with the first XI playing a more lucrative friendly in England;[12] after 1891, the club struggled to get through the qualifying rounds. The club continued to enter the Cup until 1922–23, its final tie being a 4–0 defeat at eventual winners Celtic F.C. in the second round, Joe Cassidy scoring all four goals and missing a penalty.[13]

Local successes

The club reached the Ayrshire Cup final every season bar two from 1883 to 1894, although the club only won three finals in that period. The first win was in 1887, the "hardy tykes" of Hurlford - the club known for having smaller, faster players - beating the "rather brilliant but comparatively new" Kilbirnie F.C. at Rugby Park, with two goals from William Scobie and two from Johnny M'Knight.[14]

Kilbirnie gained revenge the following season, at the same venue, helped by having the majority of the crowd behind it,[15] but in 1889 the club beat Ayr F.C. (again at Rugby Park), having beaten Kilmarnock F.C. in the semi-final (after two replays). The win was considered a surprise, Ayr's "dark-shirted" side having a weight advantage over the "flash-coloured men" (averaging over 11 stone per player, compared to Hurlford's ten), and Hurlford missing players through injury, but Hurlford showed greater teamwork and first-half goals from Minford or M'Knight - both went up for a header together - and Goudie clinched the trophy.[16]

The club's third triumph came in 1894, beating Saltcoats Victoria F.C. 2–1 at Holm Quarry in front of 5,000 spectators,[17] but in the 20th century the competition lost its lustre, as the Scottish League teams started to enter reserve sides instead.

Leagues

Although the Ayrshire Football League was founded in 1891–92, Hurlford joined a league which covered the Scottish south-west, the Scottish Football Federation, instead. This was a competition of some quality, with 6 of its initial 12 clubs eventually joining the Scottish League, and Hurlford finished 3rd overall. However, the decision proved financially disastrous, with low crowds and high expenses,[18] so, after one season, Hurlford withdrew. The club applied to join the Scottish Football Alliance, which had two vacancies, but was one of seven clubs which lost out in the ballot.[19]

Instead the club joined the Ayrshire League for 1892–93. Hurlford finished 3rd out of 12 clubs, but for 1893–94 seven of the stronger clubs (including Hurlford) founded a new league, the Ayrshire Football Combination. Hurlford again finished 3rd, between Ayr F.C. and Kilmarnock F.C., but by 1897 both of those clubs had joined the Scottish League and the Ayrshire Combination was fell into disarray. The final season (1896–97) saw a number of fixtures not completed, with the championship to be decided between Ayr Parkhouse F.C. and Hurlford. The game that would decide the title should have taken place on 11 May 1897, being the replay of a fixture abandoned the previous November, with Parkhouse leading Hurlford 5–0 when bad light interfered; however Hurlford did not attend the replay and Parkhouse took the title.

It took a decade for the club to find another league in which to play; the Ayrshire & Renfrewshire League, in 1904–05, but the club only played two matches (winning both) before the league fell apart.[20]

In 1906, the club joined the Scottish Football Combination, and, after an abortive second season in which the club withdrew after 2 matches, it remained a member until the league collapsed in 1911.[21]

For 1912–13, the club joined the Scottish Football Union, in which the club remained until World War One. After the War, in 1919–20, with the Union defunct, the club joined the West of Scotland League, albeit it finished bottom in three of the next four seasons; a measure of the club's standing is that, in 1921–22, with its match at home to Dykehead F.C. unplayed, and Dykehead needing 2 points for the title, the League committee simply handed the trophy to Dykehead rather than make the clubs play out the match.

End of the club

The club finished bottom of the league in 1922–23, albeit a handful of fixtures remained unplayed, and the club was more or less level with Solway Star F.C. and a Queen's Park reserve side. At the end of the season, the Scottish League resolved to form a third division, and the clubs in the West of Scotland League were all invited; the only two clubs which did not decide to join were the Queen's Park side and Hurlford, who did not reply to the invitation,[22] suggesting the club had wound up at the close of the season. The club remained members of the Scottish Football Association until August 1924, when the SFA struck Hurlford from the membership list.[23]

Colours

The club's colours were as follows:[24]

Colours
Years Jersey colour Shorts Socks
1875–78 Black & red hoops Navy
1878–79 Blue with white sash
1879–86 Blue White Red
1886–88 White White[25]
1888–92 Black, red, & gold vertical stripes
1892–94 Black & white stripes Navy
1894–95 Black, red, & gold vertical stripes
1895–97 Black & white stripes
1897–1903 Blue Navy
1903–06 Red & white
1906–11 Blue
1911–12 Maroon
1912–14 Black & white
1914–23 Blue

The club played an Ayr Charity Cup tie against Mauchline in February 1885 wearing all white, while Mauchline wore its "old [as in traditional] colours of blue and white stripes", suggesting that Hurlford was wearing a change kit.[26]

Grounds

The club played at a number of grounds in its early years:[27]

  • 1875–78: Mauchline Road
  • 1878–80: Blair Park
  • 1880–82: Struthens Park
  • 1882–86: Drumbiehill Park
  • 1886–88: Corsehill Park[28]

In 1888,[29] the club moved to the "splendid" Station Park,[30] which became the club's permanent home.

Honours

Scottish Cup

  • Best run: last 8, 1886–87

Ayrshire Cup

  • Winners: 1886–87, 1888–89, 1893–94, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1910–11
  • Runners-up: 1883–84, 1884–85, 1887–88, 1889–90, 1890–91, 1891–92, 1911–12

Ayr Charity Cup

  • Runners-up: 1890–91, 1912–13

Ayrshire Combination

  • Runners-up: 1896–97

Notable players

References

  1. ^ "Horatio" (16 February 1889). "Notes by Horatio". Kilmarnock Standard: 4.
  2. ^ "Athletic Notes". Kilmarnock Standard: 7. 27 August 1892.
  3. ^ The regional nature of the draw meant that some regions played more rounds than others, leaving a lopsided number of clubs until late in the competition.
  4. ^ "Matches played on Saturday". Glasgow Herald: 7. 22 December 1879.
  5. ^ "Second round". Irvine Herald: 2. 21 November 1885.
  6. ^ "Dumbarton's protest against Hurlford". Paisley Daily Express: 3. 12 January 1887.
  7. ^ "Notes from the west". Courier & Argus: 4. 14 January 1887.
  8. ^ "Scottish Cup Ties". Aberdeen Journal: 7. 24 January 1887.
  9. ^ "Football". Kilmarnock Standard: 4. 29 January 1887.
  10. ^ "Scottish Association". Paisley Daily Express: 4. 1 February 1887.
  11. ^ "Athlete" (4 February 1887). "Sport and Pastime". Rutherglen Reformer: 7.
  12. ^ "Notes by "Horatio"". Kilmarnock Standard: 4. 8 September 1888.
  13. ^ "Celtic easy winners". The Scotsman. 29 January 1923.
  14. ^ "Final for the Ayrshire Cup". Kilmarnock Standard: 4. 19 March 1887.
  15. ^ "Horatio" (25 February 1888). "The Ayrshire Final of '88". Kilmarnock Standard: 4.
  16. ^ "Horatio" (16 February 1889). "Notes by Horatio". Kilmarnock Standard: 4.
  17. ^ "Hurlford v Saltcoats Victoria". Glasgow Herald: 11. 19 March 1894.
  18. ^ "Horatio" (14 May 1892). "A hot two hours". Kilmarnock Standard: 7.
  19. ^ "Football". Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser: 5. 18 June 1892.
  20. ^ "Ayrshire & Renfrewshire League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  21. ^ "Scottish Combination". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  22. ^ "Scottish League re-elections and elections" (PDF). Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  23. ^ Scottish FA minutes. James Findlay. 20 August 1924. p. 24.
  24. ^ "Club Directory". Scottish Football Historical Results Archive. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  25. ^ "Semi-final Ayrshire Cu". Irvine Express: 5. 26 February 1886.
  26. ^ "Ayr Charity Cup Tie". Irvine Express: 8. 27 February 1885.
  27. ^ "Club Directory". Scottish Football Historical Results Archive. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  28. ^ "Hurlford". Motherwellnet. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  29. ^ "Grand Football Match". Kilmarnock Standard: 2. 24 March 1888.
  30. ^ "Hurlford Football Club". Kilmarnock Standard: 2. 22 June 1889.
  31. ^ "Final for the Ayrshire Cup". Kilmarnock Standard: 4. 19 March 1887.

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