Scottish Wanderers Football Club

Scottish Wanderers Football Club, commonly known as Scottish Wanderers, were a Brazilian football club from São Paulo.[1] They competed in the Campeonato Paulista in 1914 and in 1915, and were one of the first professional clubs in the country.

Scottish Wanderers
Full nameScottish Wanderers Football Club
Dissolved1916
GroundVelódromo, São Paulo, São Paulo state, Brazil
Capacity10,000

History

Scottish Wanderers Football Club were founded by former São Paulo Athletic Club players, after that club folded in 1912.[2] The founders were members of the Scottish community in São Paulo,[3] included among them Archie McLean.[4] Scottish Wanderers debuted in the Campeonato Paulista organized by APEA on April 5, 1914, finishing in the fifth place in that season.[5] They competed for the last time in 1915, when they finished again in the fifth place.[6] The players who were members of Mackenzie College shared the club's income, which was understood by the Campeonato Paulista organizers as playing professionally.[3] A player who was not allowed to play in the club denounced this fact to the APEA and thus the club were banned in 1916, as only amateur clubs were allowed to compete in the tournament at that time.[2] The club folded a few days after being banned.[2]

Colors and badge

The club played in blue, and their badge was a white lion.[7]

Stadium
Main article: Velódromo Paulistano

Scottish Wanderers played all their games at the Velódromo.[8] The stadium had a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.[9]

References
  1. "Scottish Wanderers" (in Portuguese). Conteúdo Esportivo. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  2. Trevisan, Mário (January 10, 2009). "Nossos Presidentes" (in Portuguese). Ponto Verde. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  3. Bindi, Luiz Fernando (March 9, 2001). "Liberdade, liberdade, abre as asas sobre nós..." (in Portuguese). Sampa Online. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  4. "Archie McLean – The Forgotten Father of Brazilian Football". An Interesting Documentary. November 23, 2007. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  5. Brito, Ricardo (February 27, 2002). "Campeonato Paulista 1914 APEA" (in Portuguese). RSSSF. Archived from the original on February 24, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  6. Brito, Ricardo (February 27, 2002). "Campeonato Paulista 1915 APEA" (in Portuguese). RSSSF. Archived from the original on February 24, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  7. "Archie McLean – The Scottish Wanderers". gedboy.com. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
  8. "Scottish Wanderers" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
  9. "Velódromo" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
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