in a counter-protest and was awarded the trophy, possibly on the basis that the Linthouse protest had been invalid. The clubs were drawn against each other in the first round of the 1887–88 Scottish Cup. The tie at Craigton Park was witnessed by 1,000 spectators and ended 3–3. Whitefield won the replay 2–1 at home, with Linthouse having players cautioned for violent play almost from the start, and "feelings ran high among the spectators" due to the "highly questionable tactics of the Linthouse". The rivalry however swung in Linthouse's favour soon afterwards; in the Govan & Ibrox Cup of 1888–89, before another large crowd of 2,000, the Linties beat Whitefield 9–0, with all nine goals coming in the second half. When the Scottish Football Alliance was formed in 1891–92, Linthouse was a founder member, and Whitefield was left behind without a league competition. Final matches Whitefield's final Scottish Cup ties came in the 1891–92 preliminary rounds. In the first preliminary round, the club beat Clydesdale of Rutherglen 7–0 in a replay, but lost 9–0 - the club's heaviest Scottish Cup defeat - at Battlefield F.C. in the second. In the Glasgow Cup, the club's quarter-final tie with Linthouse was switched from Whitefield Park to Linthouse's Langlands Park, "owing to the big attraction", but at kick-off time Whitefield had not turned up; Linthouse therefore kicked a goal and claimed the tie. The two sides did play the tie properly the following week, with Linthouse winning 5–2. The club had disbanded by the time the 1892–93 season started, so it could not take part in its first qualifying round match in the Scottish Cup. However, because opponents Summertown Athletic had also been wound up, some club members re-started the Whitefield to play a second round tie with Motherwell. On arrival at Motherwell, Whitefield scratched from the competition, and the clubs played out a friendly instead, Motherwell winning 3–0; this seems to have been Whitefield's final match. As was common with defunct clubs hoping for a revival or one final payday, the club entered both the Scottish Cup and Glasgow Cup in 1893–94, but scratched from both competitions before playing a match. Colours The club's colours were originally navy shirts and white shorts. In 1888 the club changed to a navy and white jersey, probably in hoops. Ground The club played at Whitefield Park, from which the club took its name. This was