"Stirlingshire Constabulary Football Club. Winners of the Scottish Police Challenge Cup 1919"

Maker
Unknown
Production date
1919
Description
Group in team uniform and police uniform. The players are wearing white shorts and button-up jerseys. The officers in the front row are in police uniform apart from Chief Constable Middleton who is in a suit. There are constables, sergeants, an inspector and a superintendent.
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Department
Maker
Production date
1919
Subject notes
Works teams were common, some going on to become senior teams such as Ferranti Thistle. Occupational groups like the police, railwaymen etc also had teams and competitions.

The SFA and Scottish Cup were founded in 1872. The game became professional in 1893 and soon 83 clubs had registered almost 800 professional players. Cheap railway travel allowed supporters to attend away games. Before television, attendance at football matches was massive.

Back Row left to right:
A. McIntosh (Linesman); A.F. Taylor (Reserve); A.L. Taylor (Reserve); A. Logie (Reserve; J. Smith (Reserve); A. Brown (Trainer)
Second Back row left to right:
W.M. Clark (Outside Right); J.K. Robertson (Right Back); A. Johnstone (Goal); w. Wilson (Left Back); R. Masson (Left Half)
Second Front Row left to right:
W. Turnbull (Centre); J. Crawford (Inside Right); E. McLaren (Right Half); Constable J McAlister (Member of Committee); A. McCracken, Captain (Centre Half); A. Dunlop (Inside Left); W. Ross (Outside Left)
Front Row left to right:
Constable J. Stewart (Member of Committee); Sergeant A. Turpie (Secretary and Treasurer); Superintendent L. Greenhill (Vice-President); Charles Middleton Esq. Chief Constable (President); Inspector J.D. Fernie (Chairman of Committee); Sergeant W. Whyte (Member of Committee); Constable W. Anderson (Member of Committee)
Accession number
P15479

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