Whitefield Football Club was a Scottish association football club based in Govan, now part of Glasgow. History The club was founded in 1877. It first entered the Scottish Cup in 1878–79. Its first match in the competition - a 10–0 win over Telegraphists F.C. - would prove to be its biggest win in the competition. Whitefield entered the Cup every season until 1892–93, although it scratched in 1880 and 1888 before playing a tie; in 1888–89, it played its scheduled first round opponent, the 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, in a friendly instead. Although the club survived in the shadow of Rangers F.C. longer than other clubs in Govan, it was never a successful side, only once reaching the third round of the Scottish Cup, in 1887–88. The club beat Linthouse F.C. in the first round and Pollokshields Athletic F.C. at home in the second, but lost 2–0 at Thistle F.C., in front of a crowd of 3,000, in the third. Local competitions and rivalry with Linthouse The club had the same lack of success in the Glasgow Cup, the strongest of the local competitions. In six entries the club only won one tie. Its best run - to the quarter-final in 1892–93 - was thanks to a walkover and a bye. On a district level the club was more successful. The club's highest profile honour was winning the Jubilee Cup in 1887–88. Whitefield beat neighbours Linthouse 2–1 away from home en route to the final, in a match which attracted a crowd of 2,000, and in the final (in front of 1,500, at Argyll Park) the club beat Kelvinside Athletic F.C. 4–0. The club's first match in defence of its Jubilee cup in December 1888 should have been the club's biggest competitive win, as Whitefield beat Govan Athletic F.C. 13–1; however the Athletics scratched from the competition before the match started, so it was played as a friendly instead. The Govan Charity Cup was played in two seasons, in 1885–86 and 1886–87, and Whitefield won on both occasions. The triumph in 1887 was controversial, as the final tie with Linthouse was acrimonious. After a draw, it seemed that Whitefield had won the trophy by beating Linthouse 2–0 in a replay at Victoria Park (the home of Summerton Athletic). However Linthouse protested and in a further game at Victoria Park, in front of 2,000 fans, the Linties won 3–1. Whitefield put