The club claimed a foundation date of 1873, although its earliest recorded match is a draw with Thornliebank Rainbow in October 1877, played at Queen's Park, Glasgow.

[4] The new association set up the West of Scotland Cup, which Marchtown duly entered, along with over forty other sides.

[7] In 1878–79 it had a remarkable record of scoring 59 goals and claiming to have only conceding 2;[8] one of the clubs it beat was the senior side Renfrew Ramblers.

[10] Despite the club's record proving it to be of senior standard, Marchtown did not take the step of joining the Scottish Football Association.

It is possible that the Stevenson and McLachlan who played in the 1879 final are the same players as those of the same name and same position for Third Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers in the early 1880s.