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The following information was researched and compiled by Ian King (c).

Irvine Caledonia
Formed - Early 1896
Folded - 30th November 1898
Colours - Black and Gold Stripes
Ground - Caledonia had no ground of their own until season 1897-98. In the meantime they hired Cochrane park, or borrowed Meadow Park . The Irvine Meadow XI allowed this to happen if they were playing away. From season 1897-98 they played at Victoria Park, formerly called New Crown Park . This was situated on the land which became the Caledonian dog track behind Bank Street .
Nickname - “The Caley” or “The Black and Gold Brigade”
Status - Junior
 
Season 1895-96
The club was formed too late to enter any cup competitions.
 
Friendly Matches
15/2/96 Irvine Caledonia 5 v 3 Saltcoats Rosebank
29/2/96 Irvine Caledonia 6 v 3 Saltcoats Hillspark (possibly at Meadow Park )
7/3/96 Vale of Garnock 7 v 3 Irvine Caledonia (probably at Meadow Park )
14/3/96 Ayr Victoria 1 v 2 Irvine Caledonia (probably at Meadow Park )
27/3/96 Saltcoats Rosebank 2 v 0 Irvine Caledonia
18/4/96 Troon 3 v 1 Irvine Caledonia
 
Season 1896-97
Scottish Junior Cup
- did not enter
 
Ayrshire Junior Challenge Cup
12/9/96 1st round Dreghorn 5 v 2 Irvine Caledonia
 
Irvine & District Cup
19/9/96 1st round Irvine Caledonia 3 v 1 Saltcoats Rosebank
(played at Cochrane Park )
24/10/96 2nd round Dreghorn 5 v 2 Irvine Caledonia
 
Irvine Herald Cup - initially played on a league basis
5/9/96 Irvine Caledonia 2 v 1 Kilwinning Abbeygate (at Cochrane Park )
26/9/96 Vale of Garnock 5 v 4 Irvine Caledonia
3/10/96 Troon 5 v 0 Irvine Caledonia
10/10/96 Irvine Caledonia 3 v 0 Saltcoats Rosebank (at Meadow Park )
17/10/96 Irvine Caledonia 3 v 1 Vale of Garnock (at Cochrane Park )
14/11/96 Overton Thistle x v x Caledonia ( Caledonia did not turn up)
At this point the league format was abandoned and the usual knockout system adopted.
12/12/96 1st round Overton Thistle 2 Irvine Caledonia 4
2nd round bye
?/?/9? semi-final Irvine Caledonia 2 Dalry 0
1/5/97 final Irvine Caledonia 1 Largs Thistle 0
 
Junior Championship Benefit Match
Played for between the winners of the Irvine Herald Cup (Irvine Caledonia) and the winners of the Irvine & District Cup (Troon)
15/5/97 Irvine Caledonia 5 Troon 1
 
Friendly Matches
15/8/96 Overton Thistle x Irvine Caledonia x ( Caledonia could not raise a team)
28/8/96 Dreghorn 7 Irvine Caledonia 1
21/11/96 Stevenston Athletic 1 Irvine Caledonia 2
1/1/97 Irvine Caledonia 9 Vale of Garnock 1 (at Cochrane Park )
16/1/97 Irvine Caledonia 6 Ayr Westerlea 2
23/1/97 Ayr Arden Villa 2 Irvine Caledonia 5
20/2/97 Irvine Caledonia 5 Kilmarnock Thistle 1 (at Meadow Park )
27/2/97 Ayr Westerlea 1 Irvine Caledonia 3
6/3/97 Troon 5 Irvine Caledonia 5
20/3/97 Beith Gateside Thistle 6 Irvine Caledonia 5
27/3/97 Irvine Caledonia 3 Ayr Arden Villa 3
7/4/97 Irvine Caledonia 1 Dreghorn 3
8/5/97 Vale of Garnock 3 Irvine Caledonia 0
 
Season 1897-98
Scottish Junior Cup
25/9/97 1st round Kilmarnock Deanpark 5 v 5 Irvine Caledonia
2/10/97 replay Irvine Caledonia 4 v 1 Kilmarnock Deanpark
30/10/97 2nd round Irvine Caledonia 4 v 0 Troon
27/11/97 3rd round Irvine Caledonia 1 v 8 Renfrew Victoria (This match proved to be the only game against a team from outwith Ayrshire) 

Ayrshire Junior Challenge Cup
11/9/97 1st round Largs Thistle 5 v 4 Irvine Caledonia
 
Irvine & District Cup
18/9/97 1st round Irvine Caledonia 4 v 0 Montgreenan
20/11/97 2nd round Irvine Caledonia 7 v 1 Dalry Thistle (successful Dalry protest)
11/12/97 replay Irvine Caledonia 6 v 1 Dalry Thistle
5/2/98 Semi-final Irvine Meadow XI 5 v 2 Irvine Caledonia
 
Irvine Herald Cup
16/10/97 1st round 1st leg Stevenston Athletic 1 v 1 Irvine Caledonia
30/10/97 1st round 2nd leg Irvine Caledonia 4 v 3 Stevenston Athletic
8/1/98 2nd round 1st leg Dreghorn 2 v 1 Irvine Caledonia
15/1/98 2nd round 2nd leg Irvine Caledonia 4 v 2 Dreghorn
23/4/98 semi-final Crookedholm 0 v 0 Irvine Caledonia
(The final was delayed until the following season)
15/10/98 final Irvine Caledonia 1 v 1 Montgreenan (at Cochrane Park , Irvine )
5/11/98 1st replay Montgreenan 2 v 2 Irvine Caledonia (at Meadow Park , Irvine )
(Match abandoned due to darkness)
12/11/98 2nd replay Montgreenan 2 v 1 Irvine Caledonia (at Cochrane Park )
 
Largs & District Cup
1st round bye
4/12/87 2nd round Dreghorn 10 v 2 Irvine Caledonia
 
Friendly Matches
27/8/97 Kilmarnock Rugby XI 4 v 5 Irvine Caledonia
4/9/97 Ardrossan Castlehill Athletic 2 v 3 Irvine Caledonia
13/11/97 Irvine Caledonia 0 v 3 Irvine Meadow XI
18/12/97 Dreghorn 4 v 1 Irvine Caledonia
(should have been a Herald Cup match but the referee did not turn up so played as a friendly)
22/1/98 Ayr Parkhouse 2nd XI 2 v 2 Irvine Caledonia
29/1/98 Irvine Caledonia 0 v 1 Ayr Westerlea
19/3/98 Irvine Meadow XI 4 v 1 Irvine Caledonia
9/4/98 Irvine Caledonia 4 v 2 Ayr Parkhouse 2nd XI
 
Season 1898-99
Scottish Junior Cup
24/9/98 1st round Galston Athletic 2 v 0 Irvine Caledonia
 
Ayrshire Junior Challenge Cup
1st round bye
8/10/98 2nd round Irvine Caledonia 0 v 7 Irvine Meadow XI
( Caledonia ’s last match - Meadow XI went on to win the cup)
 
Irvine & District Cup
1/10/98 1st round Crosshouse 3 v 1 Irvine Caledonia
 
Friendly Matches
3/9/98 Ardrossan Castlehill Athletic 3 v 3 Irvine Caledonia
10/9/98 Irvine Caledonia 0 v 2 Ayr Victoria
29/10/98 Ayr Arden Villa x v x Irvine Caledonia (match called off)
 
Vale of Clyde
Founded
- September 1893
Folded - late 1894/early 1895
Ground - Springbank Park (sited at the end of Fullarton Street )
Name - The club took their name from the Vale of Clyde Railway Works in the town.
Status - Junior
Club Secretary - David Jaffrey
Note - A Vale of Clyde juvenile club appears to have existed, at least, in the 1875-76 season.
 
Season 1893-94
The club was formed too late to enter any competitions except the Irvine Herald Cup.
 
Irvine Herald Cup
This was the first season of this tournament and was won by Vale of Garnock.
25/11/93 1st round Vale of Garnock 3 v 3 Vale of Clyde
Replay Vale of Clyde ? v ? Vale of Garnock (Vale of Garnock win)
 
Friendly Matches
30/9/93 Vale of Clyde 1 v 10 Dreghorn
28/10/93 Vale of Clyde 11 v 2 Ayr Harp
4/11/93 Vale of Clyde 3 v 0 Wanderers
11/11/93 Vale of Clyde 4 v 1 Kilmarnock Winton
16/12/93 Beith Britannia 0 v 1 Vale of Clyde
30/12/93 Vale of Clyde 2 v 6 Irvine Rovers
27/1/94 Vale of Clyde x v x Kilmarnock Dean Park (Dean Park failed to turn up)
3/2/94 Irvine Celtic 3 v 2 Vale of Clyde
 
Season 1894-95
Scottish Junior Cup
Did not enter
 
Ayrshire Junior Challenge Cup
8/9/94 1st round Vale of Clyde 3 v 1 Irvine Celtic
2nd round (result unknown but Vale may have withdrawn)
 
Irvine & District Cup
1/9/94 1st round Vale of Clyde 1 v 6 Vale of Garnock
 
Irvine Herald Cup
1/12/94 1st round Kilmaurs Rangers x v x Vale of Clyde (Vale scratched)
 
Friendly Matches
25/8/94 Vale of Clyde 3 v 1 Irvine Rovers
6/10/94 Vale of Clyde 2 v 3 Irvine Rovers
10/11/94 Vale of Clyde 6 v 2 Irvine Rangers