Saturday January 30th 1886
Stirlingshire v Linlithgowshire
at Brockville Pk., Falkirk.
Result 5-6
Teams-
Stirlingshire
Sharp(East Stirlingshire); Nisbet(Camelon) & Burns(Camelon); D.Watson(Campsie) & J.McLaren(King's Park); R.Wilson(East Stirlingshire) & McKechnie(Camelon), L.McLauchlan(East Stirlingshire) & P.Eadie(King's Park), W.Dunn(East Stirlingshire) & A.Stewart(Campsie).
Linlithgowshire
Wm.Love(Armadale); Brown(Durhamtown Rangers) & Hugh McPhee(Capt)(Durhamtown Rangers); R.Grant(Bo'ness), P.Bell(Bellstane Birds) & G.Stewart(Armadale); Jas.Murnin(Durhamtown Rangers), James Paterson(Bo'ness), Thos.Johnston(Armadale), Wm.Murnin(Durhamtown Rangers) & John Mullen(Durhamtown Rangers).
Scorers- McLauchlan(3), Dunn(2) : Paterson, Bell, ??, 'Left Wing', W.Murnin(2).
Saturday April 10th 1886
Fifeshire[sic] v Stirlingshire
at Lady Mill Pk., Dunfermline.
Result 1-2
Teams-
Fifeshire
J.H.Irvine(Dunfermline); Cowan(Cowdenbeath) & Dougray(Cowdenbeath); Addison(Alloa Athletic) & Hogg(Cowdenbeath); Cook(Cowdenbeath) & Toddie(Dunfermline Athletic), W.Cleminson(Alloa Athletic) & A.Geddes(Cowdenbeath), J.Pollock(Cowdenbeath) & R.W.Walker(Alloa Athletic).
Stirlingshire
J.Angus(King's Park); R.Wilson(King's Park) & Q.MacFarlane(Campsie); R.Bishop(Falkirk) & A.Inch(East Stirlingshire); A.Gillespie(Falkirk) & W.Reid(East Stirlingshire), W.Dunn(East Stirlingshire) & A.Stewart(Campsie), L.McLauchlan(East Stirlingshire) & J.McDonald(Falkirk).
Scorers- Ostler : Stewart, Reid.
The Fife team given above is wrong, this was the team picked the week before, all the article stated was that there was a change from the selected team, the new player was Ostler(Dunfermline), but it never stated who was left out.
Wednesday April 21st 1886
Probables v Improbables
Stirlingshire FA Trial Match.
at Brockville Pk., Falkirk.
Result 4-2
Teams-
Probables
Angus(King's Park); Nisbet(Camelon) & Hamilton(Falkirk); Inch(East Stirlingshire) & Bishop(Falkirk); 'Craig'(Falkirk) & Wilson(East Stirlingshire), Dempsey(Central) & McLauchlan(East Stirlingshire), Dunn(East Stirlingshire) & Stewart(Campsie).
Improbables
J.Mercer(East Stirlingshire); P.Mitchell(East Stirlingshire) & M.'James'(Falkirk); A.Miller(Grahamston), W.McVey(Falkirk) & A.Whyte(Camelon); G.McKechnie(Camelon) & Wood(Grahamston), J.McDonald(Falkirk), A.Ferguson(Falkirk) & R.Russell(Camelon).
Scorers - Wilson, McLauchlan(2), Inch : McKechnie(2).
Note-
'Craig' was James Love.
M.'James' was James Murphy.
Saturday May 1st 1886
Stirlingshire v Renfrewshire
Inter-County Match
at Merchiston Pk., Bainsford.
Result 1-1
Teams-
Stirlingshire
Angus(King's Park); W.Burns(Camelon) & McFarlane(Campsie); McLaren(King's Park) & Inch(East Stirlingshire); Wilson(East Stirlingshire), 'Craig'(Falkirk), Reid(East Stirlingshire), Dempsey(Central), Dunn(East Stirlingshire) & Stewart(Campsie).
Renfrewshire
W.Clark(Abercorn); J.Mcgregor(1st RRV) & J.McCartney(Cartvale); J.Menzies(1st RRV) & D.Brodie(Abercorn); J.White(Renfrew), A.Carson(Cartvale), Grieve(1st RRV), J.Langmuir(St Mirren), J.Stewart(Dykebar) & H.Hunter(Port Glasgow Athletic).
Scorers - Reid : White.
Note-
'Craig' was James Love.