[2] The club joined the Scottish Football Association in September 1877[3] and entered the Scottish Cup for the 1877–78 campaign, but withdrew when paired with Vale of Leven, one of the strongest clubs in the world at the time.

[6] In the home replay, however, the Thistle lost 8–0, the club losing its two best players for the match.

The club's final Cup entry resulted in a withdrawal when drawn against Jamestown.

The Ayrshire side, founded in 1886, entered the Scottish Cup only in 1888–89 and withdrew before playing a tie.

[13][14] The club originally played at Ross Lane Park, two miles from Caldarvan railway station.