[6] The media occasionally referred to the club as Telegraphers but its title as reported to the Scottish Football Association was Telegraphists.

The club entered the Scottish Cup for the first time in 1875–76, losing 3–0 to the St Andrew's (Glasgow) club on Glasgow Green; all three goals came between the 46th and 60th minutes, as St Andrew's had a strong wind behind them after the break, although the Telegraphists' back play received particular praise.

[8] In 1877–78, the club gained its only win (and scored its only goal) in the competition, beating the 4th Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers 1–0 in the first round,[9] but losing 4–0 against the 1st Lanarkshire equivalents in the second.

[12] After 1880 the club's activities almost cease, the most notable matches being against telegraphist offices in other towns.

[13] The last reference to a match played by the club is a 3–3 draw against Burnbank Swifts F.C.