TIMELINE

This page summarises significant events associated with Ardrossan Football Clubs.

1874 September 13 Ardrossan Football Club played first formal football match in Ardrossan at Clutha Park.
1876 April 8 Ardrossan Football Club played its last reported match.
1877   No Ardrossan football teams were found in documents.
1878 March 16 Ardrossan Seafield Football Club played its first reported match.
  November 23 Ardrossan Ensign Football Club played its first reported match.
    Ardrossan Wanderers played 'one-off' march against Ardrossan Ensign.
1879 May 10 Ardrossan Waverley Football Club played its first reported match.
  October 11 Ardrossan Clydesdale Football Club played its first reported match.
  October 18 Ardrossan Seafield became first Ardrossan team to play a competitive match when it met Ayr in the Ayrshire Cup.
1880 January 24 Ardrossan Rangers 1880 Football Club played its first reported match and sustained the worst defeat by any Ardrossan club to date when it lost by 10 goals to 0 against Saltcoats Melbourne.
  April 3 Ardrossan Castle played 'one-off' match against Saltcoats Melbourne.
  April 10 Ardrossan Seafield played Kilmarnock in benefit match for William Breckenridge.
  May 15 Ardrossan scratch team played 'one-off' match against Saltcoats Victory.
1881   Ardrossan Seafield was only Ardrossan team found in documents.
1881 November Ardrossan Seafield closed due to bankruptcy.
1882   No Ardrossan football teams found in documents.
1883 May 17 Ardrossan Clydesdale had annual meeting yet there were no newspaper reports on games.
1884 January 11 Ardrossan Clydesdale had another meeting yet there were no newspaper reports on games.
  April 12 Ardrossan White Star Football Club played its first reported match.
  April 12 Ardrossan Ensign played a game after not being reported on since 1879.
  April, May Ardrossan Rangers 1880 played three games including its last after not being reported on since 1880.
1885   There were six football clubs in Ardrossan.
  April 15 Ardrossan Union Football Club played 'one-off' match against Ardrossan Waverley.
  April 18 Ardrossan Thistle Football Club played its first reported match.
  June 24 Ardrossan Annfield Football Club played its first reported match.
1886   The number of Ardrossan football clubs fell from six to two.
  September 25 Ardrossan Ensign played its first competitive match when it met Newmilns in the Ayrshire Cup.
1887   Ardrossan Ensign was very active, attracting visits from Glasgow teams including Clyde, Queen's Park and Rangers.
  June 8 Ardrossan Zingari Football Club played its first reported match.
  September 25 The worst defeat by any Ardrossan club was sustained by Ardrossan Ensign when it lost by 12 goals to 1 against Ayr in the Ayrshire Cup beating the previous worst of 24 January 1880.
1888 May 16 Ardrossan Waverley played third reported match, other two being in 1879 and 1885.
  December 28 Ardrossan Ensign made a presentation to its captain, Alexander Allan, on the occasion of his forthcoming marriage.
  December 29 Ardrossan Swifts Football Club, the second eleven of Ardrossan Ensign, played first reported match beating Ensign 6-0.
1889 January 25 First orderings-off reported in match between Saltcoats Victoria and Ardrossan Ensign.
  March 8

The best win to date by any Ardrossan club was achieved by Ardrossan Ensign when it beat Glasgow Gordon Athletics by 9 goals to 1.
  August Ardrossan Ensign changed its name to Ardrossan Football Club.
  August 24 New Ardrossan Football Club played its first reported match.
  November 2 Ardrossan Swifts played its first competitive match when it met Ayr Parkhouse in the Ayrshire Second Eleven Trophy.
1890 January 4 Ardrossan Swifts played its last reported match.
  April 7 Ardrossan Football Club played its last reported match.
  July Building work started on Seafield Park.
1891 January Despite reported building work, Ardrossan Seafield continued to play on Seafield Park.
  October Ardrossan Britannia was founded and played two games.
1892 February 12 Ardrossan Seafield Strollers played its first reported match.
1893 February 18 Ardrossan Boys' Brigade Football Club played its first reported match.
  February 25 Ardrossan White Star Football Club played a game after not being reported on since 1884.
  April 6 Ardrossan Glasgow and South-Western Railway Athletic Football Club played its first reported match.
  April 8 Ardrossan Boys' Brigade Football Club played its last reported match.
  April 15 Ardrossan Glasgow and South-Western Railway Athletic Football Club played its last reported match.
  April 22 Ardrossan Violets Football Club played its first reported match.
1894 December 1 Ardrossan Seafield played its last reported match.
1895   No Ardrossan football teams were found in documents.
1896 February 29 Ardrossan Academy played its first reported match.
  March 29 Ardrossan Select team played 'one-off' match against Saltcoats Caledonian.
  April 18 Ardrossan Celtic 1896 played its first reported match.
1897 January 9 Ardrossan Sand Dabs played its first reported match.
    Ardrossan Castlehill Athletic played its first match.
  January 23 Ardrossan Snowflake Minstrels played its first reported match.
1898 September 30 Ardrossan Seafield Athletic played its first - and last - reported match in the worst defeat to date by any Ardrossan club. The team lost by 12 goals to 0 against Troon Rangers in the Irvine and District Juvenile Cup.
  October 22 Ardrossan Snowflake Minstrels played its last reported match.
1899 April 15 Ardrossan Castlehill Athletic played its last reported match.
1900 September 15 Ardrossan Winton Rovers played its first reported match.
  October 27 Ardrossan Winton Rovers played its first reported match at Winton Park.
1901 March 2 Ardrossan Winton Rovers A Team played its first reported match.
  March 9 Ardrossan Celtic 1901-13 played its first reported match.
  April Ardrossan Celtic 1901-13 acquired North Crescent Park for its home games.
  April 17 Ardrossan Sand Dabs played its first reported match since 1897.
  April 20 Ardrossan Winton Thistle played its first reported match having played at least two games previously.
  May Ardrossan Good Templars Lifeboat Lodge was founded but no match reports have been found.
  June 7 Ardrossan Rangers 1901 played its first reported match.
  June 11 Ardrossan Winton Rovers sustained the worst defeat by any Ardrossan club to date when it lost by 13 goals to 0 against Kilwinning Rangers in a tournament at Stevenston.
  June 15 Ardrossan Rangers 1901 played its last reported match.
1902 January 1 Ardrossan Corinthians played its first reported match.
  January 4 Ardrossan Celtic 1901-13 suffered its worst defeat to date to Kilwinning Rangers by 10 goals to 1.
  February 15 Ardrossan Celtic 1901-13 had the best win of any Ardrossan Club to date when they defeated Bartonholm Britannia by 10 goals to 1.
  May 8 Ardrossan and District Ancients played its first reported match.
  May 15 Ardrossan and District Ancients played last reported match.
  October 4 Ardrossan Winton Rovers had goal nets at Winton Park for the first time.
  October 11 Ardrossan Academy 1902 played its first reported match.
  November 15 Ardrossan Winton Rovers scored a record ten goals in one game when they beat Kilmarnock Victoria 10-2 at Winton Park.
1903 October 9 Ardrossan Vale of Winton Football Club played its first reported match.