The club's failures on the national scale were mirrored in local competition. The only competitive match the club is ever know to have won was in the Govan Charity Cup in 1886–87, beating BlairvaddickFor context, Blairvaddick's one Scottish Cup tie, in the same season, was a 13–0 defeat at Glasgow Thistle. 3–1 in the first round; it then lost 5–1 to Linthouse after protesting a 6–0 defeat in the original tie. The Athletic lost 11–0 at home to Renfrew in the 1887–88 Jubilee Cup, and scratched from the 1888–89 edition just before its first round match with Whitefield started, as the club had several players missing. The match was played as a friendly instead, which Whitefield won 13–0. The club did play one tie in the Glasgow Cup, in 1888–89, an 8–2 defeat at Pollokshaws Harp.
