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by honestman » Sat May 27, 2006 8:54 pm
From my own records of early Ayrshire Cup competitions I can add the following clubs plus at least one season that they appeared in that competition:
1877/78 - Largs Western, Dalry Rangers, Kilmaurs Floors, Kilmarnock Star, Vale of Irvine(Galston)
1878/79 - Crescent(Saltcoats), Vale of Ayr(Muirkirk), Busbiehead, Cumnock Bute, Common Rangers(Auchinleck), Galston Blue Bells, Overton(Kilmarnock ?), Kilbirnie Athletic
1879/80 - Ardnith(New Cumnock ?), Barkip, Ayr Robert Burns, Ochiltree, Bank(New Cumnock), Ayr Athole, Vale of Annick(Irvine ?), Troon, Afton Lads(New Cumnock), Irvine Rangers
1880/81 - Barleith, Waterside, Cameronians, Crosshouse, Vale of Cessnock, Irvine Athletic, Dreghorn Black Watch, Maybole Albert, Beith Burnside, Ardeer(Stevenston), Gatehead, Ardrossan Seafield
1881/82 - Irvine Eglinton, Arthurlie(Kilmarnock), Kilmarnock St. Crispen, Stevenston Dynamite, West Kilbride
1883/84 - Kilwinning Monkcastle
1885/86 - Trabboch, Ballochmyle, Muirkirk Heatherbell, Kilmarnock Britannia, Springside Athletic
1886/87 - Nibsters(Cumnock), Ardrossan Ensign, Overton Wanderers,
Irvine Thistle, Darnconner Britannia
1887/88 - 2nd Ayrshire Rifle Volunteers(Newmilns), Newmilns Rangers
1888/89 - Kilmarnock Rosebank
1889/90 - Skares, 1st Ayrshire Rifle Volunteers(Dalry)
1891/92 - 1st Royal Scots Fusiliers
1892/93 - Maybole Athletic
Will have another search later for more clubs.