The 21st Royal Scots Fusiliers F.C. was an association football club from Glasgow, which caused a surprise in the 1891âÂÂ92 Scottish Cup qualifying round.
The club was an army side, taken from the Royal Scots Fusiliers, and based at the Maryhill Barracks. The club retained the old name of the regiment during its existence as a senior club.
The earliest record for the club is a 4âÂÂ0 defeat at Alexandra Athletic in December 1873. The club took on a more serious aspect when it joined the Scottish Football Association in August 1891 and entered the Scottish Cup, after the introduction of qualifying rounds.
The club started with a remarkable 4âÂÂ2 win at Hamilton Academical, and held Ayr F.C. to a 3âÂÂ3 draw away from home (having been 3âÂÂ1 to the good at half-time, albeit with the best of the "boisterous" conditions). However many of the soldiers were redeployed in October 1891 to Fort George, and that seems to have had a deleterious effect on the club - it lost the replay to Ayr 2âÂÂ1, and lost 3âÂÂ0 in the Ayrshire Cup to Stevenston Thistle.
The last recorded game for the club was a 2âÂÂ1 defeat to Saltcoats Victoria in November 1891 and the club did not renew its Scottish FA membership at the end of the season.
The club's colours were dark blue and red.
The club played at Kelburn Park, next to Maryhill Barracks.