Clydesdale Harriers has a significant place in the history of Scottish athletics – it was the first ever open club, it was the first club to hold a two day meeting, it was the first club to have a two day meeting at Dunoon at the Glasgow Fair, it was one of the first clubs with a ladies section or a men’s junior section, it held the first annual race for Youths (Under 17) and it was the club which successfully proposed a Scottish cross-country championship for Boys (Under 15). Some of the significant events staged by the club are below – just click on the link to be taken to the page – but first there is an article by A Ross Scott – A Famous Club.
Clydesdale Harriers 1890 – 1900 Clydesdale Harriers 1901 – 1910 Clydesdale Harriers 1911-1922
Clydesdale Harriers Open Sports:
Clydesdale Harriers Sports: 1887-1895 Clydesdale Harriers Sports 1896-1900 Clydesdale Harriers Sports 1901-1905 Clydesdale Harriers Sports 1906-1910 Clydesdale Harriers Sports 1911 – 1915
Complete Programmes:
Clydesdale Harriers Sports at Celtic Park 1905 Clydesdale Harriers Sports at Celtic Park 1906
Clydesdale Harriers Sports at Ibrox Park, 1909 Clydesdale Harriers Sports at Kilbowie Park, 1914 .
Clydesdale Harriers Sports at Dunoon 1905 Clydesdale Harriers Sports at Dunoon 1907
Clydesdale Harriers Sports at Ibrox Park, 1921 Clydesdale Harriers Sports at Clydeholm Park, 1927
Clydesdale Harriers Championships at Ibrox Park 1914: May and August
Profiles:
Georgine Ballantine David M Bowman Bobby Boyd James Campbell Andrew Dick Phil Dolan Ian Donald J Erskine R Erskine TB Erskine Allan Faulds AP Findlay Douglas Gemmell Andrew Hannah Sir A McA Kennedy RS Langlands Ian Leggett Walter Malcolm Robert Mitchell Brian McAusland Hans Noble Cyril O’Boyle Charles Pennycook A Ross Scott Jock Semple James P Shields Sam Stevenson Jean Tait Sam S Watt John Wright