History
The club was formed in 1878 and, after spending time in minor leagues, joined the Scottish Football Alliance in 1894 after most of its membership had moved to the new Scottish League Division Two. During this time the club demonstrated its potential in the Scottish Cup by beating Greenock Abstainers 20–0 in a first round tie on 5 September 1891. In subsequent seasons they would play in the North Ayrshire League and, from 1898–1905, the Scottish Football Combination.
Johnstone then joined the Scottish Football Union and from this league, one of the strongest leagues outside the Scottish League at the time, it was admitted to the Scottish Football League when Division Two was expanded for the 1912–13 season. When the league was reduced to a single division in 1915, due to the First World War, Johnstone played in the Western League. Johnstone returned to the Scottish League when the second division was reinstated in 1921. Johnstone was relegated to the new Division Three in 1925. When this division was abandoned in 1925–26, Johnstone returned to the Football Alliance. They remained in this league until 1927 when they were wound up.
Read more about this topic: Johnstone F.C.
Famous quotes containing the word history:
“The history of his present majesty, is a history of unremitting injuries and usurpations ... all of which have in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over these states. To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world, for the truth of which we pledge a faith yet unsullied by falsehood.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)
“The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven.”
—Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881)
“It’s a very delicate surgical operation—to cut out the heart without killing the patient. The history of our country, however, is a very tough old patient, and we’ll do the best we can.”
—Dudley Nichols, U.S. screenwriter. Jean Renoir. Sorel (Philip Merivale)