The club was drawn to play at Arbroath, but, finding difficulties in raising a team, obtained a postponement of the tie for a week, and still could only turn up with 9 players.

Its first entry, in 1887–88, ended in the first round with a 7–0 defeat at Dundee Wanderers, with the score being 0–0 at half-time but 5–0 by the 55th minute.

In 1888–89 the club lost 4–2 at Our Boys of Dundee, at one point coming from 3–0 down to 3–2 and only failing to equalize through "unmitigated bungling".

[22] The club played one final match afterwards (a 4–0 friendly defeat at Fair City Athletics).

Lennie took up the post of Honorary President in the new club, although other executive roles were filled by a new team.