Mossend Swifts F.C.

Mossend Swifts FC
Full name Mossend Swifts FC
Founded 1879 (1903 merged with West Calder Swifts FC)
Dissolved c.1915 (as West Calder Swifts FC)
Ground Mossend Park (1879-1903), Burngrange Park (1903-1915)

Mossend Swifts were a senior football club from the shale mining village of Mossend, just to the north of the town of West Calder, West Lothian. There is now little left of this village.

A renowned cup team, they once defeated Hibernian FC in the Scottish Cup 2-1 in season 1888-89 at Mossend Park in front of a crowd of 2,000.[1]

Swifts merged with local rivals West Calder FC in 1903, with the new club being known as West Calder Swifts FC playing at West Calder's Burngrange Park home in the town.

Honours

East of Scotland Shield

King Cup

East of Scotland Qualifying Cup

Linlithgowshire Cup

Rosebery Charity Cup

Notable former players

Two players were capped for Scotland whilst with Mossend Swifts. Robert (Bob) Boyd won two caps against Ireland in 1889 and Wales in 1891. Jim Ellis was one of 5 brothers who played for Swifts and earned his solitary cap against Ireland in 1892, although other sources claim it was actually his brother David who was capped.

External links

References

  1. Allan, David. Scottish Football Historian No.59
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