Motherwell Football Club Badge

Motherwell Football Club was founded on the 17^th of May 1886, when two representatives of the two main Motherwell works teams, Glencairn FC and Alpha FC, met in Baille’s pub in Merry Street and decided to merge to create a club to represent the town as a whole at a higher footballing level. Motherwell had a successful debut winning 3-2 against Hamilton Academical. Up until 1895, the club played at a few different venues, including Roman Road and Dalziel Park. The pitch at Dalziel Park was deemed unsuitable, and Lord Hamilton granted a lease on a plot of land on his Dalzell estate. This was named Fir Park and has been the club’s home for 136 years. #ObjectoftheWeek #scottishfootballmuseum