Linthouse F.C.

Linthouse Football Club was a football club from the Linthouse district of Govan, Scotland. The club played in navy blue. History The club were established in 1881 from an athletics club, in an era when the shipbuilding industry in the area was expanding rapidly with thousands moving into the area. The club first came to the attention of the newspapers in 1883. The club first played in the Scottish Cup in 1885–86, losing to Northern in the first round. Linthouse's best run in the competition came in 1888–89, when it reached the fourth round for the only time. The third round tie at Wishaw Thistle saw the Linties win 8–5 in front of a crowd of 2,000. The Jags won the toss and, contrary to expectations, played into the wind in the first half, but the decision seemed justified with a goal soon after the start; however, by half-time, the Linties had taken a 6–1 lead, which became 7–1 from the start of the second half after a "suspiciously offside" goal. For the next 25 minutes, Wishaw "completely hemmed in" the Linties and brought the score back to 7–5, but a breakaway goal for Linthouse disheartened the home side and finished the scoring. In the fourth round, the club was unlucky to be drawn away to the Cup holders, the Third Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, but only lost 2–0, the Linties' play being "exceedingly good and promising". Local competitions and rivalry with Whitefield