ARDROSSAN ZINGARI FOOTBALL CLUB     1887-88


The Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald carried the reports below.

ARDROSSAN ZINGARI 1 - SALTCOATS VICTORIA 1
This game was played at Saltcoats on Wednesday evening (8 June 1887) and ended in a draw, one goal each.

SALTCOATS VICTORIA 0 - ARDROSSAN ZINGARI 2
This match was played on the Brewery Field, Saltcoats, on Wednesday evening (4 July 1888) when the Zingari were victorious by two goals to nil. The Zingari team was made up of players from the Stevenston Thistle and Ardrossan Ensign clubs.

Ardrossan Zingari Football Club was apparently founded in 1887 and played only two reported games, one using players from other clubs. Zingari is the Italian word for gypsies.