| Full name | Renton Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | the Dark Blues[1] | |
| Founded | 1872 | |
| Dissolved | 1922 | |
| Ground | Tontine Park, Renton | |
| ||
Renton Football Club was a football club based in Renton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Formed in 1872, it was a prominent team in the early history of Scottish football, and was one of the teams that featured in the first ever Scottish Cup fixture. It won the competition twice, in 1885 and 1888, and was also runners-up three times. Its 6–1 win against Cambuslang in 1888 is the joint record win in a Scottish Cup final.
The club was one of the founder members of the Scottish Football League in 1890, but was expelled soon after for breaching the regulations against professionalism. It returned to the League in 1891, but struggled financially and resigned in 1897. It continued to play in minor senior leagues before folding in 1922.
Renton were one of the first clubs to win the Football World Championship when in 1888, as Scottish Cup holders, it challenged and beat the FA Cup holders West Bromwich Albion.[2][3][4] The club produced 13 internationalists in 11 years also.[5]
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- ^ "Renton FC, Champions of the World". Scottish Football Museum. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Remember when a team from Scotland won the World Cup? The incredible story of Renton F.C". Glasgow Live. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "RENTON F.C. CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD". Read the League. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2022.