Third Lanark

Third Lanark Athletic Club are an association football club that originally existed from 1872 to 1967, based in Glasgow, Scotland. Third Lanark were known as Thirds, the Warriors, the Redcoats or the Hi-Hi (the latter owing to the “Hi Hi Hi!” chant from their fans).

Originally one of the great clubs of early Scottish Football, Third Lanark were far from being the first major Scottish football club to be declared bankrupt and dissolved (former Scottish Cup winners Renton & their neighbours Vale Of Leven suffered similar fates – although the latter were resurrected as a Junior side later). But their demise was considered a shock due to the fact only a few years earlier they had finished third in the championship division, scoring over 100 goals in the process.

The club were reformed as a junior side in 1971, and currently play in Division 3 of the Greater Glasgow Amateur League.

Third Lanark started as the football team for the Third Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers. Known as 3rd LRV the name was changed to Third Lanark A.C. when the official links with the military were severed. The club was a founder member of the Scottish Football League. They had also won the league championship

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Some club information was provided, with permission, by Brian McColl.

1950-1956 Home Kit

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