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Irvine Meadow XI FC

Meadow Park, Wilson Avenue, Irvine

Founded: 1897

Colous: Royal Blue & White Alternative: Red & White: Third Strip: White

Irvine Meadow XI are a Junior Football Club, from Ayrshire. Formed in 1897 they are one of the older Ayrshire Junior clubs still playing. Of the two football clubs in Irvine (the other being Irvine Victoria) they are the larger. Indeed, they are traditionally one of the biggest Junior clubs in Scotland, but have not been as successful in recent years as they once were.

Meadow have set many attendance records at other Junior club`s grounds and were at one stage invited to turn senior and play in the Scottish Football League. They decided to remain in the `juniors` and at present compete in the Western Region`s Super Premier League.

They are based at Meadow Park and play in blue.

HONOURS

Scottish Junior Cup winners: 1958-59, 1962-63, 1972-73
Scottish Junior Cup runners-up: 1947-48, 1950-51
West of Scotland Cup: 1931-32, 1950-51, 1955-56, 1961-62, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1989-90
West Region First Division Champions: 2006-07
Evening Times Cup Winners Cup Trophy: 2005-06
Ayrshire First Division winners: 1921-22, 1928-29, 1932-33, 1948-49, 1950-51, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1960-61, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1988-89, 1993-94
Ayrshire Second Division winners: 1998-99
Ayrshire Cup: 1898-99, 1900-01, 1903-04, 1913-14, 1931-32, 1953-54, 1957-58, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1983-84, 1984-85
Ayrshire League Cup: 1927-28, 1928-29, 1950-51, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1961-62, 1982-83, 2003-04, 2008-09
Ayrshire District Cup: 1899-00, 1903-04, 1909-10, 1913-14, 1914-15, 1932-33, 1938-39, 1946-47, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1957-58, 1970-71, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1981-82, 1987-88
Cunninghame District Cup: 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1991-92, 1994-95
North Ayrshire Cup: 1996-97, 2002-03
Western Intermediate League Cup: 1927-28, 1928-29
Irvine & District League: 1910-11
Drybrough Cup: 1972-73
Ayrshire Consolation Cup: 1914-15, 1915-16, 1932-33
Ayrshire Charity Cup: 1934-35
Moore Trophy: 1932-33, 1938-39
Vernon Trophy: 1949-50, 1952-53, 1960-61
Irvine & District League: 1910-11
Irvine Herald Cup: 1898-99, 1914-15, 1924-25
St Vincent De Paul Cup: 1933-34

Irvine Meadow XI FC History - At The Beginning By Ian King

1895/96 No league involvement. Friendlies & cup matches only.

Irvine & District Juvenile League

1896/97 P W D L F A Pts Position League Champions

4 4 0 0 37 6 8 1^st of 8 Meadow XI

The league was discontinued when four of the original eight teams withdrew.

Meadow XI became champions after winning the play-offs by beating Kilwinning Eglinton Rangers 7v0 in the semi and Irvine Britannia 4v2 in the final

Junior

1897/98 to

1901/02 No league involvement. Friendlies & cup matches only

Ayrshire Junior League

P W D L F A Pts Position League Champions

1902/03 10 3 2 5 19 21 8 undecided Not completed

1903/04 15* 10 4 1 43 14 24 undecided Not completed

North Ayrshire League

P W D L F A Pts Position League Champions

1904/05 14 6 3 5 38 23 15 undecided Not completed

1905/06 13 9 1 3 35 22 19 2^nd of 10 Kilwinning Rangers

1906/07 18 12 2 4 38 28 26 undecided Not completed

Irvine & District League

P W D L F A Pts Position League Champions

1907/08 13 3 3 7 30 28 9 6^th of 8 Kilwinning Rangers

1908/09 14 5 4 5 23 23 14 4^th Kilwinning Rangers

1909/10 13 4 2 7 28 34 10 4^th of 8 Ardrossan W.R.

1910/11 18 10 5 3 39 24 25 1^st Meadow XI

1911/12 18 9 5 4 35 29 23 3^rd Ardrossan W.R.

1912/13 22 10 5 7 49 44 25 3^rd Saltcoats Vics.

1913/14 18 10 3 5 32 22 23 2^nd Kilwinning Rangers

1914/15 7 2 4 1 10 8 8 undecided Not completed

1915/16 5 1 2 2 4 5 4 undecided Not completed

1916/17}

1917/18} Meadow XI closed down

1918/19}

1919/20 Meadow join the Western League

* Meadow XI scratched 1 game