17th May 1886

Motherwell FC is founded

Motherwell Football Club was formed through the merger of the existing Glencairn and Alpha teams, originally as an amateur club. It went professional in 1893 and moved to Fir Park three years later, which has been its home ground ever since.

 

 

Other events that occured in May

  • 01

    Cash machine is patented
    Scottish inventor James Goodfellow patented the idea of the hole-in-the-wall cash dispenser and PIN code for authorising withdrawals.

  • 02

    Scotland gives 16-year-olds the vote
    Scotland was ahead of the rest of the UK when it allowed 16 and 17-year-old to vote in the Scottish parliament election of 2016.

  • 03

    Author JM Barrie is born
    James Matthew Barrie was born in Kirriemuir, Angus, and is best remembered as the author of the stage play Peter Pan.

  • 04

    Greyfriars Bobby is born
    Greyfriars Bobby is said to have sat on his master’s grave for 14 of his sixteen years of life and became a local celebrity.