Past opponents no longer
in senior football

Broxburn Utd. had a short league career which began in1921/22 in Division 2. They played at Sports Park, for the five seasons of their league career, and after finishing bottom of the league in 25/26, they are heard of no more.

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Clackmannan. , who played at Chapelhill Park, competed in the 2nd Division in 1921/22, finished bottom, and dropped out of the league. They returned for 3 seasons in the short lived 3rd Division fron 23/24 to 25/26, and disbanded shortly thereafter.

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 Clydebank. (1914-31). Not the same club as the later side. They played at Clydeholm Park and joined the Scottish league in 1914/15 in Division 2. During the next 2 seasons the 2nd Division was suspended, and Clydebank returned to the league in 1917/18 in the 1st Division, and remained there until relegated in 21/22 season. After spending the next 4 seasons being promoted and relegated, they played in the 2nd Division until they resigned from the league due to financial problems after the 30/31 season and went out of existence shortly thereafter.

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Clydebank. (1966-2002). joined the league in the 1966/67 season in their own right, after one season as E.S.Clydebank in 63/64. They made it to the top division on two occasions in 76/77 and from 84/85 to 86/87. They are also remembered as the club who introduced Davie Cooper, probably their most famous player to Scottish football. They left Kilbowie Park in 1996,

 and ground shared with first Dumbarton, and latterly with Morton. The club was in administration with very little assets, when a bid by a Lanarkshire club formed after the demise of Airdrieonians was accepted. An attempt to buy the club by shareholders and supporters was unsuccessful, and the club passed into the hands of the rival bidder. The new owners dropped the club name, thus making Clydebank the second club of that name to drop out of the Scottish League, and took over the club's fixtures and place in the league as Airdrie  United.

Cowlairs. were encountered on only the one occasion, and the Arbroath  Guide reported 

 " Ever since the drawings for the fifth round of the Scottish cup ties were made known, and the Cowlairs had excited great interest, not only in Arbroath but all over the country." 

On the day of the match "all were eager to see the match, and accordingly by the time the teams appeared a large and increasing crowd lined the ropes" The match was played on November 22 1887 at Gayfield,  and resulted in a 5-1 victory for Arbroath.

Cowlairs were one of the original members of the Scottish league when it was inaugurated 2 years later in 1890/91. They dropped out after one season, reappeared for 2 seasons in 93/94, and 94/95 in the 2nd Division, and disappear from the records thereafter.

 Denny.  were visitors to Gayfield  for a Scottish cup 4th round tie, in 1891/92. A 10-0  scorline in favour of Arbroath resulted.

Dunblane. have been Scottish cup opponents on two occasions, the first in 1882/83 at Dunblane in the 2nd round  resulted in a 3-1 victory for  Dunblane, but at  the meeting of the clubs in 1884/85 in the 3rd round, again at Dunblane, the visitors  recorded a 4-2 victory. 

Dundee Hibs.

 the original name of the club which became Dundee United. They played only one season in the 2nd Division in 1921/22, finished second bottom and dropped out of the league. They reappeared in 1923/24 eventually as Dundee Utd. They originally played at Clepington Park, before changing it's name to Tannadice Park.

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Dundee Wanderers. were formed from a breakaway group from Our Boys. Wanderers joined the league for the 1894/95 season, and it proved to be their only season. They played at Clepington Park, but were evicted when Dundee Hibs bought out their lease. Without a ground the club was forced to live up to their name and eventually succumbed in1914. Arbroath met them in a Scottish cup 1st round tie in1890/91, and after a 3-3 draw at Morgan Park, Dundee, Arbroath  won the replay 4-1 at Gayfield.

East End. were a Dundee club who were encountered on two occasions, both at home.  The first was in the Scottish cup 1st round 1882/83, which was a 4-3 victory for the lichties, and the second in the Scottish cup 3rd round  1885/86 saw Arbroath record an emphatic 7-1 win. East End played their home matches at Clepington Park, and amalgamated with Our Boys in 1892  to form Dundee FC.

Edinburgh City. were an amateur club modelled on Queens Park. They joined the Scottish league for the 31/32 season following the resignation of Clydebank. They played at 3 league grounds during their league career, Marine Gardens, Powderhall Stadium ( more famous for greyhound racing ), and City Park. They last appeared as a league club in 39/40 season, which was curtailed due to World War II, and currently compete in the East of Scotland league.

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5th KRV. were from Dumfries. Called the volunteers, it can be assumed that the RV stands for rifle volunteers, (but the K could be Kings?). They met Arbroath in the Scottish cup 4th round 1890/91 at Dumfries, probably at Palmerston, as they played there on occasions, and  defeated the lichties 6-2.

Fair City Athletic. were a Perth club who played at Dalhousie Park. The two clubs met on two occasions, both in the Scottish cup. In the 1888/89 fourth round, played at Perth, Arbroath recorded a 3-1 victory, and in the 1891/92 2nd round, at Gayfield the margin of victory was increased to 7-1.

Galston. an Ayrshire club, who joined the ill fated 3rd Division in1923/24, and dropped out after getting into financial difficulties in 1926, indeed the division  was suspended at the end of that season. They met Arbroath only once, in a a Scottish cup 1st round tie in 1929/30, at Gayfield, the result being 6-1 to the home side.

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