West End Football Club was an association football club from Dundee, Scotland.
The club was formed in 1880, and its first reported match was against the 2nd XI of a club simply termed "Dundee" in February 1881.
Once the club had acquired private grounds, it was able to enter the Scottish Cup, and did so for the first time in 1882âÂÂ83. West End beat Strathmore of Dundee 1âÂÂ0 at Rollo's Pier, thanks to the only goal of the game from White, converting a cross 7 minutes before half-time. In the second round, West End lost 5âÂÂ1 to Vale of Teith, although an "excellent tea" at the Woodside Hotel in Doune afterwards left the West End players "highly delighted".
The club entered the Cup three more times, but never won another tie. It gained a walkover into the second round in 1884âÂÂ85 when the ill-named Perseverance did not turn up for the first round tie, but was thrashed 8âÂÂ1 at Dundee Our Boys. In its last entry, in 1885âÂÂ86, West End was drawn at home to Broughty, and, benefitting from a strong wind behind its players' backs in the first half, took a two-goal lead in the first five minutes, and went 3âÂÂ0 up before Broughty pulled one back before half-time; now playing with the wind, Broughty brought the match back to 3âÂÂ3 but could not force a winner. The replay at Forthill also ended 3âÂÂ3, the final goal of the game being an own goal in West End's favour, and both sides progressed to the second round. West End was drawn at home to the other Strathmore of Arbroath and lost 5âÂÂ4, eight of the goals coming in a "fast and furious" second half.
West End had a little more success in the Forfarshire Cup, entering from 1883âÂÂ84 to 1885âÂÂ86, and winning in the first round in each of its entries; its first tie, against Windmill F.C., was the club's biggest competitive win, scoring 11 without reply. The club was drawn at home to holders Arbroath in the second round, and narrowly lost 3âÂÂ2, surprising the spectators by taking an early lead. It reached the semi-final in 1884âÂÂ85 - albeit only winning one tie to get so far - but scratched to Strathmore (Arbroath) in the semi-final.
West End's final tie in the competition was against the Arbroath Strathmore again, in the second round in 1885âÂÂ86. West End won the tie 4âÂÂ1, but it was replayed after a protest, and this time the Strathie won 4âÂÂ3; a West End protest that it had two goals wrongly disallowed was dismissed.
By 1885 the club was outgunned by the other Dundee sides, not having significantly recruited since its foundation. It had 57 members, compared to East End's 90, Strathmore's 150, Dundee Harp's 170, and Our Boys' 240. Although at the time the club "ha[d] never been seen to better advantage in the past seasons", the club did not survive the 1885âÂÂ86 season, the final reported match known being a 4âÂÂ2 defeat at Strathmore (Arbroath) in February. The club was struck off the Scottish Football Association roll before the start of the 1886âÂÂ87 season. The West End name was taken in April 1887 by the Dundee Bluebell club.
The club played in navy jersey and hose, with white knickers.
In common with other Dundee clubs, West End had a number of grounds:
The club borrowed Rollo's Pier to host Hibernian in a friendly in October 1885; an estimated 3âÂÂ4,000 spectators saw the visitors win 10âÂÂ0.