Minerva F.C. (Scotland)

For the City of London football club, see Minerva F.C.

Minerva Football Club was an association football club from Glasgow, which won the Scottish Junior Cup in 1892.

Minerva F.C.

Full name	Minerva Football Club
Founded	1887
Dissolved	1892
Ground	Temple Park
Home colours

History

The club was formed on 3 March 1887 and quickly became one of Glasgow's leading Junior clubs; by 1891 the club was considered better than many senior XI.^[1] The club finished the 1890–91 season by winning the Glasgow Junior Cup for the only time, with a win over Elderslie.^[2] The following season Minerva took the national competition, thanks to a 5–2 win over West Benhar Violet in the final at Cathkin Park, the visitors protesting that rough play saw them reduced to 10 men in the first five minutes.^[3]

The triumph however was the club's swansong. It had lost the right to play at Temple Park, and, unable to find a new ground, in March 1892 tried to merge (unsuccessfully) with Partick Thistle. At the end of the season, the club disbanded; 8 of its players promptly signed up with the Jags^[4] and others joined Queen's Park.^[5]

Colours

The club played in white.^[6]

Ground

The club originally played at Overnewton, moving to Temple Park in Anniesland during its first season.^[7][8]