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THE
BARLOW CUP
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The
Barlow Cup holds a very significant place in the History of St.Mirren
Football Club as being the first piece of silverware that they ever won.
However
it has been largely forgotten over the years and overshadowed by the
successes of the team in the early days of the Renfrewshire and Paisley
Charity cups.
The
Barlow Cup was presented by Mr TC Barlow Esq. to be competed for by
St.Mirren and Alexandra Athletic from Glasgow.
The
match took place at St.Mirren’s Thistle Park ground in Paisley on the
5th November 1881 and Saints lined up with the following team:-
Burgess,
Marshall, Wilson,
Arrol, Paterson,
Wallace, Watt, Davis, Campbell, Johnstone, Imrie.
The
formation of 2-2-6 was the favoured formation of the day with emphasis
on all out attack.
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Skipper
of the side was Johnny Paterson, who had been with St.Mirren
since the beginning and had played in their first ever match
back in 1877.
Under
Paterson’s leadership Saints ran out comfortable 5-1 winners
with goals from Johnstone, Wallace, Watt, Imrie and Arrol.
This
trophy still resides in the Love Street boardroom today.
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Skipper
Johnny Paterson
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Thanks to
Alastair MacLachlan at St.Mirren for information supplied and Norrie
Jamieson from the Official site for the pictures of the trophy.
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