Linthouse F.C.
| Full name | Linthouse Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1881 |
| Dissolved | 1900 |
| Ground | Langlands Road, Govan Langlands Park, Govan |
Linthouse Football Club was a football club from the Linthouse district of Govan, Scotland. The club played in navy blue.
The club were established in 1881 from an athletics club. They were founder members of the Scottish Football Alliance in the 1891–92 season, and were the league's first champions. In 1894 they moved from Langlands Road to Langlands Park. They joined the Scottish Football League in 1895–96, when they were admitted to Division Two. Their first season in the League was not a successful one, with the club finishing bottom of the ten-club division, and only surviving re-election after a third ballot in which they defeated Wishaw Athletic. However, their first season in the league saw a record 10,000 attend their Glasgow Cup game against Celtic in September 1895.
The club spent five seasons in Division Two without much success, their highest finish being fifth in season 1897–98. However, in 1899–00 the club finished bottom of the division, and struggling with low attendances due to competition from nearby Rangers, the club decided not to seek re-election to the league.
Linthouse entered the Scottish Cup the following season and progressed to the second round as their first round opponents Clydebank forfeited the tie. However Linthouse themselves forfeited their second round tie with Motherwell and the football side was discontinued.
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