And it was Abercorn FC who won that opening duel as they finished one point and one place better off than their cross-town neighbours. But, by 1921, the club had been thrown out of the league ...

Players from Abercorn Football Club once gave St Mirren a run for their money in football-daft Paisley. Latterly, Abercorn played their matches at New Ralston Park, in the east end of town ...