Olympic F.C. (Scotland)

Olympic Football Club, occasionally called Paisley Olympic, was a Scottish football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire, that existed from 1880 to 1886. Despite being one of the smaller clubs in a town that already had established senior sides in Abercorn, Paisley Athletic, and St Mirren, Olympic achieved notable local success, reaching the semi-finals of the Renfrewshire Cup in consecutive seasons (1883–84 and 1884–85) and the third round of the Scottish Cup on their debut in 1883–84. The club was noted for its tactical innovation, adopting the unique 2–3–5 formation. The club collapsed unexpectedly in August 1886, with its players dispersing to St Mirren and Abercorn, and was effectively replaced by the newly formed Dykebar club.