ST ANTHONY’S WORLD RECORD SEASON 1935/36

 

In 1935/36 St Anthony’s played 88 competitive matches. This is believed to be a world record for any professional or semi-professional football club. For the second successive year all 26 Scottish Central League clubs had been placed in one division, giving rise to 50 league fixtures. In addition, the Ants entered nine cup competitions (although we eventually scratched from one). We did well in most of them and there were an extraordinary number of replays, hence that total of 88 matches – 91 if you add in non-competitive games.

 

Towards the end of the campaign match secretary (manager) Arthur McInally was so short of fit players that he was forced to field a rugby player in one game and a cricketer in another! But it’s worth noting that despite the fixture congestion the Ants still managed to maintain the club’s charitable traditions, squeezing in a couple of benefit matches for local old folk. All matches played in 1935/36 are listed below (one score cannot be found although the result is known). The abbreviations used are given at the end…

 

01        Sat 27 Jul             SCL                    Cambuslang Rangers 3 St Anthony’s 2

02        Mon 29 Jul         SCL                    Bridgeton Waverley 1 St Anthony’s 0

03        Tue 30 Jul           SCL                    St Anthony’s 2 Blantyre Victoria 2

04        Fri 02 Aug           SCL                    Benburb 1 St Anthony’s 1

05        Sat 03 Aug          SCL                    St Anthony’s 1 Arthurlie 3

06        Mon 05 Aug       SCL                    St Anthony’s 1 Glasgow Perthshire 4

07        Tue 06 Aug         SCL                    Maryhill 3 St Anthony’s 4

08        Fri 09 Aug           SCL                    St Anthony’s 1 St Roch’s 3

09        Sat 10 Aug          SCL                    Greenock Morton Juniors 1 St Anthony’s 1

10        Mon 12 Aug       SCL                    Yoker Athletic 4 St Anthony’s 3

11        Tue 13 Aug         SCL                    St Anthony’s 0 Shawfield 3

12        Fri 16 Aug           SCL                    Rutherglen Glencairn 2 St Anthony’s 0

13        Sat 17 Aug          SCL                    St Anthony’s 2 Maryhill 1

14        Mon 19 Aug       SCL                    St Anthony’s 1 Strathclyde 1

15        Tue 20 Aug         SCL                    St Anthony’s 2 Ashfield 1

16        Fri 23 Aug           SCL                    Duntocher Hibernian 3 St Anthony’s 2

17        Sat 24 Aug          SCL                    Parkhead 1 St Anthony’s 0

18        Mon 26 Aug       NEC1                St Anthony’s 2 Benburb 0

19        Tue 27 Aug         SCL                    St Anthony’s 3 Renfrew 1

---        Wed 28 Aug       Ben                   St Anthony’s 1 Bridgeton Waverley 1

20        Fri 30 Aug           SCL                    Clydebank Juniors 1 St Anthony’s 3

21        Sat 31 Aug          SCL                    Bellshill Athletic 1 St Anthony’s 2

---        Mon 02 Sep       Frd                    St Anthony’s 1 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 2

(originally a league match – declared a friendly when the referee failed to appear)

22        Tue 03 Sep         SCL                    St Anthony’s 4 Vale of Clyde 3

23        Fri 06 Sep            SCL                    Petershill 4 St Anthony’s 2

24        Sat 07 Sep           SCL                    Shawfield 6 St Anthony’s 3

25        Sat 14 Sep           SJC1                  St Anthony’s 3 Maryhill 2

26        Sat 21 Sep           SCL                    Blantyre Celtic 1 St Anthony’s 0

27        Sat 28 Sep           SCL                    St Anthony’s 0 Shettleston 2

28        Sat 05 Oct           GJC1                 St Anthony’s 5 Parkhead 2

29        Sat 12 Oct           SJC2                  St Anthony’s 8 Shieldmuir Celtic 2

30        Sat 19 Oct           WSC1               St Anthony’s 2 Blantyre Celtic 1

31        Sat 26 Oct           SCL                    St Anthony’s 2 Yoker Athletic 1

32        Sat 02 Nov          SCL                    St Anthony’s 4 Petershill 2

33        Sat 09 Nov          SJC3                  St Anthony’s 2 Clydebank Juniors 0

(Clydebank won a protest against  J McColgan for playing while suspended)

34        Sat 16 Nov          SCL                    Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 4 St Anthony’s 1

35        Sat 23 Nov          SJC3r                St Anthony’s 1 Clydebank Juniors 1

36        Sat 30 Nov          SCL                    Arthurlie 0 St Anthony’s 0

37        Sat 07 Dec           SJC3r                Clydebank Juniors 2 St Anthony’s 2

38        Sat 14 Dec           SJC3r                Clydebank Juniors 0 St Anthony’s 1

(played at Petershill Park, Springburn)

39        Sat 28 Dec           GJCQF             St Anthony’s 5 Vale of Clyde 2

40        Sat 04 Jan            SJC4                  Downfield 0 St Anthony’s 4

41        Sat 11 Jan            CLC1                 Glasgow Perthshire 1 St Anthony’s 2

(played as a League Cup tie under protest – later won – by Glasgow Perthshire)

42        Sat 18 Jan            WSC3               St Anthony’s 3 Parkhead 2

43        Sat 25 Jan            SJC5                  St Anthony’s 7 Dundee Arnott 0

44        Sat 01 Feb           GJCSF              Bridgeton Waverley 6 St Anthony’s 0

(played at Celtic Park, Parkhead. St Anthony’s won a protest against W Stewart who had been re-instated to the Junior grade over the age of 21)

45        Sat 08 Feb           WSCQF           St Anthony’s 5 Troon Athletic 1

46        Sat 15 Feb           SCL                    St Anthony’s 2 Duntocher Hibernian 0

47        Sat 22 Feb           GJCSFr             Bridgeton Waverley 1 St Anthony’s 3

(played at Celtic Park, Parkhead)

48        Sat 29 Feb           SJCQF              St Anthony’s 3 Kirkford Juniors 1

49        Sat 07 Mar          SLCSF               Maryhill Hibernian 4 St Anthony’s 5

50        Sat 21 Mar          CLC1r               Glasgow Perthshire 2 St Anthony’s 2

51        Sat 28 Mar          SCL                    St Anthony’s 0 Pollok Juniors 3

52        Sat 04 Apr           GJCF                 St Anthony’s 0 Strathclyde 0

(played at Celtic Park, Parkhead)

53        Sat 11 Apr           SJCSF               St Anthony’s 1 Yoker Athletic 2

(played at Celtic Park, Parkhead)

54        Sat 18 Apr           CLC1r               St Anthony’s 2 Glasgow Perthshire 2

55        Mon 20 Apr        GJCFr               St Anthony’s 1 Strathclyde 1

             (played at Celtic Park, Parkhead)

56        Tue 21 Apr          SCL                    St Anthony’s 0 Greenock Morton Juniors 4

57        Thu 23 Apr          CLC1r               Glasgow Perthshire 5 St Anthony’s 3

(played at Firhill Park, Queen’s Cross)

58        Sat 25 Apr           GJCFr               St Anthony’s 2 Strathclyde 2 (aet)

(played at Celtic Park, Parkhead)

59        Mon 27 Apr        GJCFr               St Anthony’s 1 Strathclyde 2 (aet)

(played at Celtic Park, Parkhead)

60        Tue 28 Apr          SLCF                 St Anthony’s 1 St Roch’s 1

(played at Celtic Park, Parkhead)

61        Wed 29 Apr       SCL                    St Anthony’s 1 Clydebank Juniors 4

62        Fri 01 May          SCL                    Ashfield 2 St Anthony’s 1

63        Sat 02 May         SCL                    St Anthony’s 0 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 1

64        Mon 04 May      SCL                    Vale of Clyde 0 St Anthony’s 1

65        Tue 05 May        SCL                    St Anthony’s 5 Cambuslang Rangers 3

66        Wed 06 May      SCL                    Renfrew 3 St Anthony’s 1

67        Thu 07 May        SCL                    St Anthony’s 5 Parkhead 5

68        Fri 08 May          SCL                    St Anthony’s 0 Bellshill Athletic 1

69        Sat 09 May         SCL                    St Anthony’s 3 Bridgeton Waverley 0

70        Mon 11 May      SCL                    Strathclyde 1 St Anthony’s 4

71        Tue 12 May        SCL                    St Anthony’s 2 Blantyre Celtic 0

72        Wed 13 May      SCL                    Pollok Juniors 1 St Anthony’s 1

73        Fri 15 May          SCL                    Shettleston 3 St Anthony’s 1

74        Sat 16 May         WSCSF            Bridgeton Waverley 2 St Anthony’s 2

(played at Firhill Park, Queen’s Cross)

75        Mon 18 May      SCL                    St Roch’s 0 St Anthony’s 1

76        Tue 19 May        SCL                    St Anthony’s 2 Rutherglen Glencairn 2

77        Wed 20 May      SCL                    St Anthony’s 2 Benburb 1

78        Thu 21 May        NECQF             Maryhill 3 St Anthony’s 1

79        Fri 22 May          WSCSFr           Bridgeton Waverley 2 St Anthony’s 2

(played at Petershill Park, Springburn)

80        Sat 23 May         SCL                    Blantyre Victoria 4 St Anthony’s 2

(afternoon kick-off)

---        Sat 23 May         KSh1                 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy w/o St Anthony’s scr

(evening kick-off; St Anthony’s scratched as “too many games were harming their players”)

81        Mon 25 May      WSCSFr           Bridgeton Waverley 1 St Anthony’s 0

(played at Helenslea Park, Parkhead)

82        Tue 26 May        SCL                    Glasgow Perthshire 0 St Anthony’s 2

---        Thu 28 May        Ben                   Benburb 2 St Anthony’s 1

83        Thu 04 Jun          GCC1                St Anthony’s 2 Benburb 0

84        Sat 06 Jun           ECHSF              St Anthony’s 1 Clydebank Juniors 0

85        Mon 08 Jun        GCCQF            St Anthony’s 3 Parkhead 2

86        Thu 11 Jun          GCCSF             Glasgow Perthshire ? St Anthony’s ?

(played at Newlandsfield Park, Shawlands; score unknown but St Anthony’s lost)

87        Fri 12 Jun            SLCFr                St Anthony’s 5 St Roch’s 2 (aet)

(played at Rosebery Park, Shawfield)

88        Sat 13 Jun           ECHF                Renfrew 1 St Anthony’s 2

(played at Tinto Park, Govan)

 

 

SCL      =    Scottish Central League  

NEC     =    Glasgow North-Eastern Junior Cup

SJC      =    Scottish Junior Cup

GJC     =    Glasgow Junior Cup

WSC   =    West of Scotland Junior Cup

CLC      =    Scottish Central League Cup

SLC      =    Smyllum-Langbank Cup

KSh     =    Kirkwood Shield

GCC    =    Glasgow Junior Charity Cup

ECH     =    Elder Cottage Hospital Charity Cup

Ben     =    benefit match

Frd      =    friendly match

QF       =    quarter-final

SF        =    semi-final

r           =    replay

aet      =    after extra time

w/o     =    walk-over

scr       =    scratched