ARDROSSAN BOYS' BRIGADE FOOTBALL CLUB     1893

The Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald of 24 February 1893 carried the report below.

ARDROSSAN BOYS' BRIGADE 3 - STEVENSTON BOYS' BRIGADE 4
A football match between teams representing the Ardrossan and the Stevenston companies of the Boys' Brigade was played at Ardrossan last Saturday (18 February 1893) and resulted in a win for the Stevenstonites - Ardrossan 3 goals, Stevenston 4 goals.

This was followed over the next two months by the reports below.

ARDROSSAN BOYS' BRIGADE 5 - ARDROSSAN WHITE STAR 2           Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald, 3 March 1893
A match between the Ardrossan Boys' Brigade and a team from the Ardrossan Academy, named the White Star, was played at Ardrossan last Saturday (25 February 1893) and ended in a win for the Brigade youths by five goals to two.

STEVENSTON BOYS' BRIGADE 3 - ARDROSSAN BOYS' BRIGADE 9           Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald, 17 March 1893
The Ardrossan Boys' Brigade and the Stevenston Boys' Brigade played a friendly match at Stevenston on Saturday (11 March 1893). The game resulted in a win for the Ardrossan lads by nine goals to three.

ARDROSSAN ATHLETIC 3 - ARDROSSAN BOYS' BRIGADE 1           Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald, 7 April 1893
Last night (6 April 1893), the Ardrossan Athletic and the First Boys' Brigade Elevens played a friendly and victory rested with the Athletic by three goals to one.

ARDROSSAN BOYS' BRIGADE 5 - ARDROSSAN ATHLETIC 3           Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald, 7 April 1893
A friendly match between the Ardrossan Boys' Brigade and Ardrossan Athletics was played on Saturday (1 April 1893) and after a well-contested game, the Brigade lads won by five goals to four.

ARDROSSAN BOYS' BRIGADE 3 - IRVINE FULLERTON STROLLERS 2           Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald, 14 April 1893
At Ardrossan, the Boys' Brigade of that ilk defeated the Irvine Fullerton Strollers by three goals to two last Saturday (8 April 1893).

ARDROSSAN VIOLETS 3 - SECOND BRIGADE 0           Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald, 28 April 1893
On Saturday (22 April 1893), a match was played between the Ardrossan Violets and the Second Brigade, resulting in a victory for the Violets by three goals to none.
The Second Brigade could have been the reserve team of Ardrossan Boys' Brigade.

It appears that Ardrossan Boys' Brigade had a football team that played a few matches in early 1893.