Parkhead Football Club was a Scottish football club from the Parkhead district of Glasgow who played in Scottish Junior Football Association competitions from their formation in 1880 until going out of business in 1963. Originally playing at The Sheddens on Old Shettleston Road, the club moved to Helenslea Park near current day Beattock/Sorby Streets in 1892 before development forced the club further out towards the Newbank/Lilybank area and into New Helenslea Park. In the early years of the Scottish Junior Cup, Parkhead appeared in nine finals and won the cup five times. The club supplied eight players who went on to become full Scotland internationals later in their careers and Andy Auld who played five times for the US national team.
A ticket to the game in 1903
Parkhead Juniors, Scottish Junior Cup finalists 1896 - the trophy shown is believed to be the North Eastern Cup which they won in the same season.
Parkhead is a district in the East End of Glasgow. Its name comes from a small weaving hamlet at the meeting place of the Great Eastern Road and Westmuir Street. Glasgow's Eastern Necropolis cemetery was laid out in the area in 1847 beside the Gallowgate.
Parkhead Cross, the traditional heart of the district
Parkhead Cross Sign
Aerial view of area from south-west (2017) with Celtic Park at centre, The Forge Shopping Centre and Parkhead Cross top, Emirates Arena bottom, Barrowfield housing estate left