The same account records Scottish Junior Cup semi-final appearances in 1923–24, 1937–38 and 1945–46, as well as the club's 1988 withdrawal from league competition and dissolution in 1992. It states that an amateur team using the name re-formed in 2010. These milestones are reported in the local club-history account and are not independently corroborated here by association records or contemporary press.
The Vics’ club-authored history independently gives 1992 as the end of the Celtic rivalry, describing the loss of the local derby as a change in the town’s Saturday football culture. This corroborates the broad date in the local Celtic account, although the exact final season and dissolution paperwork remain unverified. Blantyre Victoria Football Club blantyre victoria official history
The article identifies Jimmy Johnstone as a notable player connected with the club and describes Craighead Park's later use by Glasgow Tigers speedway. Those subjects need separate research before standalone pages are warranted. The Celtic story complements that of Blantyre Victoria Football Club and a wider account of Churches, schools and societies in Blantyre in 1879.
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