candycelt Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 I know f**k all about Baillieston Juniors, but I’ve grew up around the area and so did most of my family. Always thought it would be great for Baillieston to have a junior side again as there isn’t really anything at all that brings the community together as a whole. Even if I wouldn’t be able to go to many games, as I have a Celtic season ticket, regularly attend St Rochs games and also go to every Scotland home game. All I really know about the team is that Andy Walker once played for them and signed for Motherwell off the back of the 1984 Junior Cup and Tommy Sheridan also one played for them. And of course they won the Junior Cup in 1980. what were the crowds like for baillieston? What made the demise come about? If a junior team was formed off the back of the current amateur side, do you think it could be a success? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wile E Coyote Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) They sold their ground to a property developer on the promise of getting a new ground. This never happened. They ground shared for a few years but the money ran out and they folded. Its quite a sad story. I remember them as being one of the best teams of the early 80's and they destroyed my team, Talbot, in a Junior Cup semi-final Edited January 23, 2022 by Wile E Coyote 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candycelt Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Wile E Coyote said: they destroyed my team, Talbot, in a Junior Cup semi-final Couldn’t imagine seeing a team from Baillieston destroy Talbot man, wish they were still going nowadays, awk well if they ever were to return James Lindsay Park in Baillieston is basically just massive wasteground. Building a junior fitbaw ground there with some facilities that the community could use would be an amazing investment. Thought I’d edit in a link to a picture of James Lindsay Park… on the topic of Talbot was great to see your lot on the tele on Saturday, Beechwood Park is one of the grounds I really want to go to (that I haven’t been yet!). Hopefully Candy get into the Premier Division for next season and we can get an away day there (even if Talbot would probably send In double figures lol). Atmosphere at Beechwood Park looks class Edited January 24, 2022 by candycelt 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Couldn’t imagine seeing a team from Baillieston destroy Talbot man, wish they were still going nowadays, awk well if they ever were to return James Lindsay Park in Baillieston is basically just massive wasteground. Building a junior fitbaw ground there with some facilities that the community could use would be an amazing investment. Thought I’d edit in a link to a picture of James Lindsay Park… on the topic of Talbot was great to see your lot on the tele on Saturday, Beechwood Park is one of the grounds I really want to go to (that I haven’t been yet!). Hopefully Candy get into the Premier Division for next season and we can get an away day there (even if Talbot would probably send In double figures lol). Atmosphere at Beechwood Park looks classTalbot might not be in the WoSFL Premier Division next season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Legend always had it that STV had lost most of the footage but a lot more junior cup final material has been appearing recently: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drs Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 10 hours ago, candycelt said: Always thought it would be great for Baillieston to have a junior side againe. Juniors are dead, so who would they play? -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Baillieston are in the same boat as Third Lanark. Only wistful nostalgia addicts see it ever being brought back. Times have changed and there is no real interest. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 There's a Baillieston Thistle FC in the amateurs. If they were to get a suitable facility and infrastructure then there's nothing to stop them applying to join the WoSFL. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Think Baillieston Juniors never fully went away as they kept going with youth teams. There is some talk of a return: https://www.facebook.com/Baillieston-Juniors-Football-Team-387489711875230/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Here’s Station Park, Sept 1997. Baillieston 1 Johnstone Burgh 1. George McCluskey was playing for them. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bluedragon Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 (edited) Here is a little more on the club's history. Baillieston were preceded by Baillieston Thistle (1892 – 1911). They were formed in 1919 and entered the Scottish Junior League for the 1921-22 season. They moved to the Glasgow Junior League for the next season but moved back in the 1923-24 season. From the records available they won their division title four times and the overall Scottish Junior League championship on three occasions. After the Second World War they joined the Central League and won the championship in 1959-60. They won the Junior Cup in 1979-80 and were losing finalists in 1923-24, 1964-65, 1981-82 & 1983-84. They previously played at grounds named Rhineside, Maxwell Park and Springhill before moving to Station Park. The record attendance was 9,500 for a 6th Round Junior Cup tie against Armadale Thistle in the 1953-54 season. The club had 13 players who were capped for Junior Scotland while at the club: David Booth (1 cap in 1969) George Clark (1 - 1985) Jim Donaldson (1 - 1983) Tommy Elliott (1 - 1987) Jackie Goodall (1- 1982) John Hunt (2 – 1980) Ronnie Lowrie (5 – 1982 & 1983) Joe McGowan (1 – 1955) Jim Murdoch (2 – 1973 & 1974) Jim Ross (1 - 1982) Jimmy Sievewright (2- 1954) William Stewart (1 -1935) Jim Tennant (1 - 1958) Edited January 30, 2022 by bluedragon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfha Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) Baillieston's league record... (Season, league, division, position, P, W, D, L, F, A Pts, notes) 1921-22 Scottish Junior League 2 Baillieston 33 16 6 11 81 52 38 1922-23 Scottish Junior League 2 x Baillieston withdrew and joined GJL, record expunged 1922-23 Glasgow Junior League 2 Baillieston 1923-24 Scottish Junior League E 1 Baillieston 29 21 7 1 83 20 49 overall champions 1924-25 Scottish Junior League E 1 Baillieston 34 31 2 1 100 24 64 overall champions 1925-26 Scottish Junior League 1 4 Baillieston 34 19 8 7 89 49 46 1926-27 Scottish Junior League 1 4 Baillieston 29 18 4 7 87 48 38 -2pts 1927-28 Scottish Intermediate League E 1 Baillieston 33 25 3 5 102 44 53 overall champions 1928-29 Scottish Intermediate League E 1 Baillieston 31 22 7 2 88 31 51 1929-30 Scottish Intermediate League E 18 Baillieston 36 5 5 26 33 46 15 withdrew during season and joined SJL 1929-30 Scottish Junior League W 6 Baillieston 23 13 3 7 62 32 29 joined mid-season 1930-31 Scottish Junior League W Baillieston 1931-32 Scottish Junior League W Baillieston 20 10 2 8 54 53 22 1932-33 Scottish Junior League W Baillieston 25 15 2 8 70 47 32 1933-34 Scottish Junior League W Baillieston 29 10 6 13 51 63 26 1934-35 Scottish Junior League W Baillieston 1936-37 Scottish Junior League W Baillieston 1937-38 Scottish Junior League W Baillieston 1938-39 Scottish Junior League W Baillieston 1939-40 Scottish Junior League W Baillieston 1939-40 Scottish Junior League War Baillieston 2 0 1 1 3 7 1 1940-41 Scottish Junior League Baillieston 1941-1946 NOT AFFILIATED 1946-47 Scottish Central Junior League 1stA 6 Baillieston 14 5 2 7 35 43 12 1946-47 Scottish Central Junior League 2ndC 3 Baillieston 14 7 2 5 41 34 16 1947-48 Scottish Central Junior League 1stC 5 Baillieston 12 6 0 6 32 35 12 1947-48 Scottish Central Junior League 2ndB 6 Baillieston 14 4 3 7 26 32 11 1948-49 Scottish Central Junior League 1stA 8 Baillieston 14 2 1 11 22 48 5 1948-49 Scottish Central Junior League 2ndD 7 Baillieston 14 4 2 8 27 39 10 1949-50 Scottish Central Junior League B 15 Baillieston 30 8 5 17 62 87 21 1950-51 Scottish Central Junior League B 11 Baillieston 30 10 6 14 62 68 26 1951-52 Scottish Central Junior League B 3 Baillieston 30 17 4 8 76 57 38 1952-53 Scottish Central Junior League A 2 Baillieston 30 18 5 7 77 44 41 1953-54 Scottish Central Junior League A 5 Baillieston 30 13 9 8 86 47 35 1954-55 Scottish Central Junior League A 5 Baillieston 30 14 7 9 69 49 35 1955-56 Scottish Central Junior League A 5 Baillieston 30 16 2 12 73 65 34 1956-57 Scottish Central Junior League A 7 Baillieston 30 13 6 11 69 55 32 1957-58 Scottish Central Junior League A 6 Baillieston 30 13 7 10 65 48 33 1958-59 Scottish Central Junior League A 12 Baillieston 30 12 1 17 59 62 25 1959-60 Scottish Central Junior League B 1 Baillieston 32 25 4 3 118 45 54 overall champions 1960-61 Scottish Central Junior League C 3 Baillieston 20 14 2 4 58 35 30 1961-62 Scottish Central Junior League E 2 Baillieston 34 24 2 8 129 64 50 1962-63 Scottish Central Junior League B 5 Baillieston 32 14 9 9 76 58 37 1963-64 Scottish Central Junior League E 4 Baillieston 30 16 4 10 85 61 36 1964-65 Scottish Central Junior League E 4 Baillieston 30 17 5 8 82 56 39 1965-66 Scottish Central Junior League A 12 Baillieston 28 4 3 21 37 79 11 1966-67 Scottish Central Junior League B 6 Baillieston 24 9 5 10 56 56 23 1967-68 Scottish Central Junior League B 5 Baillieston 26 12 5 9 52 47 29 1968-69 Central Region Junior League A 5 Baillieston 26 13 6 7 66 60 32 1969-70 Central Region Junior League A 11 Baillieston 26 9 4 13 49 68 22 1970-71 Central Region Junior League B 4 Baillieston 26 13 6 7 56 42 32 1971-72 Central Region Junior League A 10 Baillieston 26 9 7 10 58 58 25 1972-73 Central Region Junior League A 4 Baillieston 26 13 4 9 58 45 30 1973-74 Central Region Junior League A 10 Baillieston 26 9 6 11 47 61 24 1974-75 Central Region Junior League A 5 Baillieston 26 8 11 7 42 33 27 1975-76 Central Region Junior League A 9 Baillieston 26 10 6 10 35 37 26 1976-77 Central Region Junior League A 4 Baillieston 26 11 5 10 41 41 27 1977-78 Central Region Junior League A 4 Baillieston 26 10 7 9 44 44 27 1978-79 Central Region Junior League A 11 Baillieston 26 8 5 13 36 48 21 1979-80 Central Region Junior League B 7 Baillieston 26 12 4 10 56 40 28 1980-81 Central Region Junior League B 3 Baillieston 26 15 4 7 61 40 34 1981-82 Central Region Junior League A 7 Baillieston 26 9 9 8 34 36 27 1982-83 Central Region Junior League A 2 Baillieston 26 15 5 6 51 31 35 1983-84 Central Region Junior League A 3 Baillieston 26 14 5 7 41 34 33 1984-85 Central Region Junior League A 5 Baillieston 26 10 10 6 46 38 30 1985-86 Central Region Junior League A 3 Baillieston 26 13 8 5 63 45 34 1986-87 Central Region Junior League A 2 Baillieston 26 15 7 4 44 21 37 1987-88 Central Region Junior League P 12 Baillieston 26 7 7 12 35 43 21 1988-89 Central Region Junior League 1 4 Baillieston 26 13 3 10 35 34 29 1989-90 Central Region Junior League P 13 Baillieston 26 4 5 17 25 48 13 1990-91 Central Region Junior League 1 8 Baillieston 26 8 11 7 41 37 27 1991-92 Central Region Junior League 1 13 Baillieston 26 6 8 12 29 38 20 1992-93 Central Region Junior League 2 3 Baillieston 26 13 9 4 45 23 35 1993-94 Central Region Junior League 1 2 Baillieston 26 15 4 7 33 22 34 1994-95 Central Region Junior League P 8 Baillieston 22 6 7 9 19 35 25 1995-96 Central Region Junior League P 9 Baillieston 20 2 8 10 30 44 14 1996-97 Central Region Junior League P 8 Baillieston 22 6 8 8 32 45 26 1997-98 Central Region Junior League P 9 Baillieston 22 6 8 8 29 40 26 1998-99 Central Region Junior League P 10 Baillieston 22 7 1 14 25 43 22 1999-00 Central Region Junior League 1 12 Baillieston 26 5 6 15 34 53 21 2000-01 Central Region Junior League 2 8 Baillieston 24 8 6 10 38 40 30 2001-02 Central Region Junior League 2 6 Baillieston 22 9 7 6 41 29 34 2002-03 West Region Junior League CD2 5 Baillieston 24 9 7 8 52 49 34 Edited January 30, 2022 by sfha Edit 1 Quote Link to 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sfha Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Baillieston Thistle... 1892-93 Scottish Junior League 1 Baillieston Thistle 18 12 4 2 52 24 28 1893-94 Scottish Junior League 1 Baillieston Thistle 9 8 0 1 35 9 16 1894-95 Lanarkshire Junior League 11 Baillieston Thistle 22 6 3 13 45 72 15 1895-1898 NOT AFFILIATED 1898-99 Lanarkshire North-Western Junior League Baillieston Thistle 16 8 4 4 41 27 20 1899-00 Lanarkshire North-Western Junior League 1 Baillieston Thistle 10 9 0 1 40 12 18 1900-01 Scottish Junior League 1 Baillieston Thistle 8 12 1901-02 Scottish Junior League x Baillieston Thistle x x x x x x x withdrew & record expunged 1902-03 North-East Lanarkshire Junior League Baillieston Thistle 1903-04 Glasgow District Junior League Baillieston Thistle 1904-05 Glasgow Junior League 2 1 Baillieston Thistle 18 11 4 3 48 19 26 1905-06 Glasgow Junior League 3 Baillieston Thistle 26 11 7 8 44 35 29 1906-07 Glasgow Junior League 6 Baillieston Thistle 26 13 3 10 60 48 29 1907-08 Glasgow Junior League 1 17 Baillieston Thistle 34 11 4 19 45 82 26 1908-09 Glasgow Junior League 9 Baillieston Thistle 26 10 5 11 44 58 25 1909-10 Glasgow Junior League 12 Baillieston Thistle 26 5 8 13 49 67 16 -2pts 1910-11 Scottish Junior League 1 14 Baillieston Thistle 26 2 2 22 20 87 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General dissaray Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 On 23/01/2022 at 23:16, candycelt said: I know f**k all about Baillieston Juniors, but I’ve grew up around the area and so did most of my family. Always thought it would be great for Baillieston to have a junior side again as there isn’t really anything at all that brings the community together as a whole. Even if I wouldn’t be able to go to many games, as I have a Celtic season ticket, regularly attend St Rochs games and also go to every Scotland home game. All I really know about the team is that Andy Walker once played for them and signed for Motherwell off the back of the 1984 Junior Cup and Tommy Sheridan also one played for them. And of course they won the Junior Cup in 1980. what were the crowds like for baillieston? What made the demise come about? If a junior team was formed off the back of the current amateur side, do you think it could be a success? Easterhouse have started a team with big George Scott he has put together a lot he had with Clyde u19 there going to be a junior team Also don't understand the comment about the community just look what big Danny Graham did building up Stepford and is still doing crazy work with Easthall getting awards nationally and plaudits for his work on and off the park Football in the East end is alive and well and as strong as ever new teams starting every year Sat and Sun going for cups 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 2 hours ago, General dissaray said: Easterhouse have started a team with big George Scott he has put together a lot he had with Clyde u19 there going to be a junior team Also don't understand the comment about the community just look what big Danny Graham did building up Stepford and is still doing crazy work with Easthall getting awards nationally and plaudits for his work on and off the park Football in the East end is alive and well and as strong as ever new teams starting every year Sat and Sun going for cups There was speculation about something like this a year ago. Do you know if they will have a suitable park ready and if they will be applying to the WoS in future? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glensmad Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 To become a "junior team" they'd need to first be members of the WoSFL, as it is a requirement of the SJFA Constitution that clubs must be playing in a junior league or the WoSFL. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General dissaray Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Dev said: There was speculation about something like this a year ago. Do you know if they will have a suitable park ready and if they will be applying to the WoS in future? Stepford is suitable Uefa and Fifa approved and had lots of money spent on it this year,they will go junior when his players get a little older and experienced it isn't even speculation it will happen and there is all different youth levels to provide him they players exactly what is to be expected of a hood community club 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candycelt Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 9 hours ago, General dissaray said: Easterhouse have started a team with big George Scott he has put together a lot he had with Clyde u19 there going to be a junior team Also don't understand the comment about the community just look what big Danny Graham did building up Stepford and is still doing crazy work with Easthall getting awards nationally and plaudits for his work on and off the park Football in the East end is alive and well and as strong as ever new teams starting every year Sat and Sun going for cups Just think it’d be nice if there was something all of Baillieston could get behind that’s all, bit of a gap in terms of a junior team here + there isn’t a community centre or anything like that. Got ones in Tollcross, Shettleston etc. and I didn’t say football in the east end wasn’t alive. I love Stepford of course and used it all the time. would be interesting to see an Easterhouse team. Whereabouts are they meant to be playing? Guessing they’d move into the WoSFL Division Four 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candycelt Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 11 hours ago, sfha said: Baillieston Thistle... 1892-93 Scottish Junior League 1 Baillieston Thistle 18 12 4 2 52 24 28 1893-94 Scottish Junior League 1 Baillieston Thistle 9 8 0 1 35 9 16 1894-95 Lanarkshire Junior League 11 Baillieston Thistle 22 6 3 13 45 72 15 1895-1898 NOT AFFILIATED 1898-99 Lanarkshire North-Western Junior League Baillieston Thistle 16 8 4 4 41 27 20 1899-00 Lanarkshire North-Western Junior League 1 Baillieston Thistle 10 9 0 1 40 12 18 1900-01 Scottish Junior League 1 Baillieston Thistle 8 12 1901-02 Scottish Junior League x Baillieston Thistle x x x x x x x withdrew & record expunged 1902-03 North-East Lanarkshire Junior League Baillieston Thistle 1903-04 Glasgow District Junior League Baillieston Thistle 1904-05 Glasgow Junior League 2 1 Baillieston Thistle 18 11 4 3 48 19 26 1905-06 Glasgow Junior League 3 Baillieston Thistle 26 11 7 8 44 35 29 1906-07 Glasgow Junior League 6 Baillieston Thistle 26 13 3 10 60 48 29 1907-08 Glasgow Junior League 1 17 Baillieston Thistle 34 11 4 19 45 82 26 1908-09 Glasgow Junior League 9 Baillieston Thistle 26 10 5 11 44 58 25 1909-10 Glasgow Junior League 12 Baillieston Thistle 26 5 8 13 49 67 16 -2pts 1910-11 Scottish Junior League 1 14 Baillieston Thistle 26 2 2 22 20 87 6 Thanks a lot mate! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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