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ScotsFoundedFootball @gedboy58.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

1 of 4 #scotsfoundedfootball OTD 1869 Richard ‘Dickie’ Boyle b. Dumbarton. 231 games for Everton. Scottish League: Champs 1891, 1892 League Charity Cup: Winners 1890–91 Another #scotchprofessor from the tiny area between the Clyde and Loch Lomond. One of six Scots in the Everton EFL Squad in 1892.

studio photo card of Richard Boyle in a football shirt though there is no badge or other identifying feature. The photographers are Hinchcliffes - Eagle Studio Cazneau St, Liverpool

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ScotsFoundedFootball @gedboy58.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

2 of 4 The depth of Scottish talent meant that, even with a prejudice against Anglos - he only picked up one cap when at Dumbarton and none when at Dundee (though he was in his 30s by then). I wonder why Scotland legalised professionalism in 1893? I wonder why English clubs kept heading north? /s

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