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East Stirlingshire F.C. is a Scottish association football club from the town of Falkirk, formed in 1881. The club played regional football until 1900 when the club was elected into the Scottish Football League, taking the place of Linthouse. The club experienced success during the late 1800s, reaching the Scottish Cup quarter-finals twice and winning the regional Stirlingshire Cup for four successive seasons. The club won regional leagues such as the Midland League and Central Football Combination before election to the Scottish Football League in 1900, competing in Scotland's top-tier on two occasions in 1932–33 and 1963–64. The club has suffered financially in the past decade and has regularly finished bottom of the Scottish Football League during this period. == Formation and early history: 1880–1900 == East Stirlingshire's official date of formation was in 1881, but its origins can be traced to the previous year in 1880 when a local cricket club called ''Bainsford Bluebonnets'' formed a football team under the name Britannia.〔(East Stirlingshire Football Club ), Scottish Football League. Retrieved 16 March 2013.〕 The team's first ever recorded match was against Falkirk's second eleven and resulted in a 7–0 defeat.〔(Falkirk FC Matches 1882-83 ), ''oocities.org''. Retrieved 28 February 2013.〕 After the footballers broke away from the cricket club in 1881, they changed the name of the club to its present name of East Stirlingshire which is where the club gets its nickname "The Shire".〔 Under its new guise, the club played one of its first known matches in a friendly against neighbours Falkirk, losing 5–0.〔 After joining the Scottish Football Association, the club became eligible to compete in the Scottish Cup, which is Scotland's main association football knock-out competition. East Stirlingshire first entered the cup in 1882, eliminated in the first round 2–1 by Milngavie Thistle. In December 1883, the Stirlingshire Football Association was founded, resulting in the establishment of a new regional tournament called the Stirlingshire Cup, which was open to clubs exclusively from the county of Stirlingshire. The inaugural season of the tournament saw East Stirlingshire and Falkirk contest the final, the latter winning 3–1 in a replay after an initial 1–1 draw.〔(Stirlingshire Cup 1883- ), Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 1 March 2013.〕 The latter years of the 19th century was the most successful period in East Stirlingshire's history in terms of in the Scottish Cup. In the 1888–89 season, East Stirlingshire reached the quarter-finals, recording the club's highest ever win in the tournament and equalling it in successive rounds with a 10–1 victory against local rivals Stenhousemuir in the first round and an 11–2 win over Vale of Bannock in the second round. The club was eventually eliminated in the quarter-finals 2–1, after a very closely fought encounter with a new football team – Celtic – who reached the final of the tournament in their first season in the competition. Two seasons later, East Stirlingshire again reached the Scottish Cup quarter-finals in what was to be the last time for 91 years, this time losing to Heart of Midlothian who went on to win the final. The earlier rounds of the tournament saw East Stirlingshire record an 8–2 victory against Grangemouth in round one and a 10–6 win against Camelon in a third round replay. Between 1885 and 1889, East Stirlingshire won the Stirlingshire Cup four years in a row, a record which stands to this day. The run included 19 rounds without a defeat and an emphatic 9–0 victory against Falkirk in the 1888 final.〔(Results - Stirlingshire Cup Final - 1888 ), ''bettermeddle.org.uk''. Retrieved 2 March 2013.〕 It was during this period that four East Stirlingshire players earned international caps for their countries. The first was the Wales national team captain, Humphrey Jones, who earned five of his fourteen caps whilst with the club between 1889 and 1890. Three other players, David Alexander, Archibald Ritchie, and James McKie made appearances for the Scotland national team between 1891 and 1898. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of East Stirlingshire F.C.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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