Paisley Football and Shinty Club

Paisley Football and Shinty Club
Full namePaisley Royal Football and Shinty Club
UnionScottish Rugby Union
Camanachd Association
Founded1855
Disbandedc.1881 (Rugby Union club)
c.1925 (Shinty club)
LocationPaisley, Scotland
Ground(s)Greenhill Park (shinty)
Craigielea (rugby union)
Blackhall (rugby union)
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Paisley Royal Football and Shinty Club was a Scottish shinty and rugby union club in Renfrewshire of the nineteenth century.[1] It was initially formed as a 'football and shinty' club in 1855. it is the only club known to be devoted to both sports.[2] Its shinty arm became known as Paisley Shinty Club; its rugby union arm known as Paisley Football Club.

  1. ^ "Register" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "University's historic shinty exhibits go on display at Hampden's football museum | News | The University of Aberdeen". www.abdn.ac.uk.