Clyde F.C. Under-20s and Academy

As well as the Clyde first team competing in the Scottish Third Division, the club also have a reserve team and various youth teams at different age groups.

It was common from the beginning of reserve football for the majority of club's reserve teams (second XI's) to go by the tag ‘A’ or sometimes ‘B’ or even ‘C’ if a club had more than one reserve side. It wasn’t until after the formation of the new Scottish Reserve League in 1955 that today’s reserve teams go by the actual tag ‘reserves’ and have done since 1957.

During the 1881-82 season Clyde reached the semi finals of the Scottish 2nd XI Cup in the competitions first season. In 1896-97 they reached their first 'major' cup final, the Scottish 2nd XI Cup final eventually losing 4-0 to Hearts. After reaching the semi finals again in 1905-06, they were thwarted by archrivals Partick Thistle this time.

The club first joined the Scottish Reserve League in 1909-10 and found the first few years of competing in the league tough. It wasn't until the 1913-14 season until they really made their mark when they lost 1-0 at Hearts in a league decider for the Reserve League title. It meant that the club missed out on a unique League and Cup double after they captured the Scottish 2nd XI Cup for the first time ever that season. They dispatched of St Mirren in the final over two legs (1-1 away and 3-1 at home). They successfully defended the Scottish 2nd XI Cup the following season when Clyde overcame Falkirk in the final over two legs (2-1 loss away and a 3-1 home win).

Their third and final Scottish 2nd XI Cup triumph came in 1941-42. It would be the team's last 'major' cup success for the next sixty six years. In 1945-46 they reached their last Scottish 2nd XI Cup final losing to Hibs, after a superb 6-2 derby victory over archrivals Partick Thistle in the semi finals.

The Scottish Reserve League merged with the Scottish C Division (third tier) for the 1949–50 season creating two regionalised divisions (South/West and North/East) with Clyde entering a reserve team in the South & West region. The club were crowned champions in 1949–50 and they retained their title in 1950–51. Despite successive titles there was no promotion as only first teams could gain promotion to Division B. As reserve teams were excluded from the Scottish League Cup, the C Division had their own League Cup. Clyde couldn't quite match the success in the cup that they had in the league as they never won the competition. The best they could manage were semi final appearances in 1951-52 and in 1953-54.

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