Third Lanark Trivia Quiz

Answer: Glasgow

Third Lanark Athletic Club. were founded in 1872 by members of an army regiment, the Third Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, in south Glasgow. The short format of their name, Third Lanark AC, was adopted in 1903 when they severed link with the army regiment.

Answer: Cathkin Park

Cathkin Park is located very close to Scotland's national stadium, Hampden Park. Thirds played their first game there in 1903. The highest attendance for a Third Lanark home game was 45,455 for a Scottish Cup tie against Rangers in 1954. The playing surface still exists and is used by local amateur teams.

Answer: The Hi-Hi

The Hi-Hi nickname allegedly dates back to the 19th century, when a Thirds player ballooned the ball out of the stadium, and spectators chanted "high high".

Answer: 1903-04

Third Lanark finished top of the standings in 1903-04, with 43 points from their 26 games. Hearts were runners-up, four points behind, with the Old Firm of Celtic and Rangers finishing third and fourth respectively.

Answer: Red & White

After experimenting with a few different colour schemes in their early days, Third Lanark adopted a strip of red shirts and white shorts in 1900, and this remained virtually unchanged for the rest of their history.

Answer: Jimmy Brownlie

Jimmy Brownlie joined Third Lanark from junior team Blantyre Victoria in 1906 and remained with the club until 1923. As well as 481 appearances as goalkeeper, he even managed to score two goals for the club. He joined Dundee United in 1923 and went on to manage them. Brownlie was capped 16 times by Scotland between 1909 and 1914.

Answer: Celtic and Rangers

In 1889, Thirds met Celtic in the Scottish Cup Final. Heavy snow showers meant the playing surface was treacherous, and it later became clear that the two sides had agreed to play a friendly match instead of the cup final, so the 3-0 victory by the Thirds counted for nothing. Seven days later the match was played for real and Thirds triumphed 2-1 to lift the trophy.
In 1905, Third Lanark and Rangers drew 0-0 in the final, with the replay seven days later resulting in a 3-1 victory for Thirds.

Answer: Hearts

Thirds got off to the perfect start in the final with Joe McInnes giving them the lead after just two minutes. However, Hearts were one of the strongest teams in Scotland at the time, and it was no surprise when they fought back to lift the trophy, with goals from Johnny Hamilton and Alex Young.

Answer: East Kilbride

All sorts of allegations were made during the 1960s about boardroom shenanigans and corrupt business practices at the club. In January 1966, the "Glasgow Herald" newspaper had front page headlines that the club were going to relocate to the new town of East Kilbride. However, this never did actually happen.

Answer: 1967

Third Lanark had been more or less bankrupted by unscrupulous directors, and the end came as little surprise to their long-suffering fans. On 28th April 1967, they lost 5-1 away to Dumbarton in what would be prove to be their final match. The club were wound up in the high court in June of that year.