Parkhead F.C.

Parkhead
Full nameParkhead Football Club
Founded1880
Dissolved1963
GroundThe Sheddens
Helenslea Park, Glasgow
New Helenslea Park, Glasgow
LeagueGlasgow Junior League 1895–1927
Scottish Intermediate League 1927–1931
Central Junior League 1931–1963

Parkhead Football Club was a Scottish football club from the Parkhead district of Glasgow who played in Scottish Junior Football Association competitions from their formation in 1880 until going out of business in 1963. Originally playing at The Sheddens on Old Shettleston Road, the club moved to Helenslea Park near current day Beattock/Sorby Streets in 1892[1] before development forced the club further out towards the Newbank/Lilybank area and into New Helenslea Park.[2][3] In the early years of the Scottish Junior Cup, Parkhead appeared in nine finals and won the cup five times. The club supplied eight players who went on to become full Scotland internationals later in their careers and Andy Auld who played five times for the US national team.[4]

  1. ^ All Sorts. | Glasgow and District. The Scottish Referee, 4 April 1892, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
  2. ^ "Junior Football". Parkhead History. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  3. ^ OS National Grid Maps, 1944-1967, Explore georeferenced maps (National Library of Scotland)
  4. ^ McGlone, David; McLure, Bill (1987). The Juniors - 100 Years. Mainstream. p. 188. ISBN 1-85158-056-5.