[1] The club's membership was middle-class "gentlemanly" players, with a reputation for clean play that "cultivat[ed] the science of the game".

The size of the shock can be measured by Queen's Park reaching the FA Cup final that season.

[10] With many amateur players having dual membership with Queen's Park and another club, and choosing more and more to play for the former, Battlefield boosted its ranks by taking over Pollokshields Athletic in late 1888.

The Scottish FA upheld the protest, but St Mirren won the replayed tie by a larger margin.

The final reported senior matches for the club come from the 1896–97 season,[12] when it was forced mostly to play friendlies.

[13] The club's colours were 1" black and white horizontal "stripes",[14] possibly in honour of Queen's Park.