Past opponents no longer
in senior football

Harp ( Dundee ).

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  were the original representative of the Irish community in Dundee formed in 1879. For the first Scottish Cup tie between the two clubs, Harp and their followers travelled to Arbroath by special train, and the replay attracted a crowd of 5000. Harp were expelled from the SFA in1894 for non payment of guarantees to visiting clubs. The committee then claimed to have disbanded, but in essence re-emerged later that year as Dundee Hibs ( not the same as the later side of the same name ). A ploy that enabled the former club to continue playing, and just a year later ( 1895 ), they reverted to the Harp, but subsequently did go out of business in 1906.

Arbroath scores first

1883/84 SC3 1-1  
  rep   1-2
84/85 SC1 3-2  
89/90 SC1 3-5  
90/91 SC2   5-1

 

  P W L D F A
Home 3 1 1 1 7 8
Away 2 1 1 0 6 3
Total 5 2 2 1 13 11

 

Inverness Thistle.  are a club who no longer exist in their own right, but continue under the banner of ICT. ( The amalgamation of Caley and Thistle to attain league status ). Arbroath and Thistle met in the 1928/29 Scottish cup 1st round at Gayfield and the home side recorded a 2-0 victory,  the only meeting of the clubs.

Johnstone.  joined the league 2nd Division in 1912/13 and remained in that division until 25/26, when they wererelegated to the 3rd Division. This Renfrewshire club played at Newfield Park, and disappeared after 1926.

Arbroath scores first

1921/22 D2 3-1 0-4
22/23 D2 2-0 2-2
23/24 D2 1-2 3-1
24/25 D2 2-0 0-1

 

  P W L D F A
Home 4 3 1 0 8 3
Away 4 1 2 1 5 8
Total 8 4 3 1 13 11

 

Kilwinning Eglinton. paid their only visit  to Arbroath in the Scottish cup 1st round in 1901/02. A 3-2 victory for the home team ended their interest in the cup for that year.

Kings Park  were first encountered in 1895/96 in the Scottish cup 1st round. They became regular opponents when they joined the league in 21/22. They played at Forthbank Park, and never reformed after WW II, probably because their ground suffered extensive bomb damage.

Arbroath scores first

1895/96 SC1 5-0  
1921/22 D2 2-5 2-3
22/23 D2 0-1 0-2
23/24 D2 5-1 2-2
24/25 D2 2-1 0-3
25/26 D2 0-1 3-2
26/27 D2 3-0 1-2
27/28 D2 2-1 1-5
28/29 D2 0-0 2-2
29/30 D2 2-1 3-3
30/31 D2 5-2 1-5
31/32 D2 6-3 2-5
32/33 D2 4-1 1-1
33/34 D2 4-1 3-3
34/35 D2 3-1 1-2

 

  P W L D F A
Home 15 11 3 1 43 19
Away 14 1 8 5 22 40
Total 29 12 11 6 65 59

 

 

 

 Leith Athletic.  joined the Scottish league in1891/92, and spent a total of 45 years as a league club. They played on no fewer than 12 different grounds throughout their history : Logie Green, Marine Gardens, Meadowbank, and  New Meadowbank being four of them. They were expelled in 1953 for refusing to complete fixtures.

Arbroath scores first

1927/28

D2

 5-3 2-4
28/29 D2 3-2 2-4
29/30 D2 2-2 2-1
32/33 D2 3-1 1-1
33/34 D2 2-1 1-1
34/35 D2 3-1 4-0
47/48 D2 3-2 4-2

 

  P W L D F A
Home 7 6 0 1 21 12
Away 7 3 2 2 16 13
Total 14 9 2 3 37

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Lochgelly United.  made a brief appearance for one season as a league club in 1914/15, they re-appeared in 21/22 until 25/26. They played their six seasons as a league club at the Recreation Ground, and disbanded in 1926.

Arbroath scores first

1921/22 D2 1-0 0-0
22/23 D2 3-1 0-1
23/24 D2 3-0 2-0

 

  P W L D F A
Home 3 3 0 0 7 1
Away 3 1 1 1 2 1
Total 6 4 1 1 9 2

Monkcastle. were a Stirlingshire club, and played hosts to Arbroath in the 1891/92 Scottish cup 5th round. The match was played at Forthbank and resulted in a win for Arbroath by 4-3.

Moor Park.  an amateur club who played at Newmains Park, Renfrew, were visitors to Gayfield in the Scottish cup 1st round in 1930/31. They had been drawn at home, but their ground was not capable of staging the tie, so they gave up the advantage to Arbroath. The match resulted in a 7-1 win for Arbroath.

Murrayfield Amateurs. were an Edinburgh club who were drawn at home to Arbroath in the 1928/29 Scottish cup 2nd round. The match, played at Tynecastle, as their ground did not meet the required safety conditions,  and watched by a crowd of almost 10,000  ended all square at 1-1 and  the subsequent replay at Gayfield, with a crowd of 2000 watching,  was won 5-2 by Arbroath.

Nithsdale Wanderers. were a club from the south west of Scotland. They joined the Scottish league 3rd Division in 1923/24, and won the league in their second season, and promotion to the 2nd Division. In 26/27 they finished bottom of the 2nd Division, and were replaced by Leith Athletic, thus ending their league career, although they continued to compete in the Scottish cup. A club of the same name currently compete in the South of Scotland league.

Arbroath scores first

1922/23 SC1   0-4
25/26 D2 4-1 3-2
26/27 D2 2-0 3-2
27/28 SC1 2-3  

 

  P W L D F A
Home 3 2 1 0 8 4
Away 3 2 1 0 6 8
Total 6 4 2 0 14 12

Oban. and Arbroath met only the once, a 3rd round tie in 1887/88. The Arbroath Guide on October 22nd 1887 reported      " Ever since the 3rd round drawings were made known speculation was rife as to whether the Arbroath club would undertake the long, tedious journey decreed them by the SFA. The executive after careful consideration of the pro's and cons wisely decided that it would not do to lie down tamely in the 3rd round, and consequently the official order was to go forth and conquer."  The team left on the 4.55 pm train on Friday and via Dundee, Stirling, and Dunblane arrived " At Tyndrum station we made the acquaintance of a heeland shepherd, who guessed we were the kick-ba fouks and at 5.30 am ( Saturday ) we were comfortably seated in the back parlour of the Crown."  The match was played at Dalintart Park in front of about 200 spectators, and despite going a goal behind, Arbroath responded to the captains stirring tones of " play up Arbroath " and won the match 5-1.         

 

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