[2] It was the third senior club in Paisley to be founded, after St Mirren and Abercorn.

The club's first entry into the Scottish Cup, in 1881–82, saw it take notable scalps in Port Glasgow Athletic and St Mirren; its 6–1 win over Port Glasgow being particularly noteworthy as the club played the second half with ten men.

[3] The club's run ended at Arthurlie in the third round; after taking the lead, and turning around at 1–1 at half-time, the Athletic collapsed in the second half against the more experienced club, Arthurlie scoring three in the first five minutes of the second half, and the match ending 7–1.

[8] The club was re-formed in October 1886, under the presidency of Mr Whitehill, and Thomas Hastie becoming match secretary (a post he had held from 1882) once more.

[18] In 1883 it moved to Caledonia Park, near to Paisley St James railway station.