Clydesdale (disambiguation)
Clydesdale is a former government district in Strathclyde, Scotland.
Clydesdale may also refer to:
Sports
- Clydesdale F.C., a former football club in Glasgow.
- Clydesdale RFC, Glasgow, a former rugby union club in Glasgow.
- Clydesdale RFC, South Lanarkshire, a rugby union club in South Lanarkshire.
- Clydesdale Cricket Club, a cricket club in Glasgow.
- Clydesdale Harriers, an athletics club in Clydebank.
- Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club, a rowing club in Glasgow.
- Toowoomba Clydesdales, an Australian rugby league team that takes its name from the horse breed.
- In road running and bicycle racing, "Clydesdale" is a semi-official term for heavier male competitors (generally over 200 pounds), an allusion to the breed of horses.
Animals
- Clydesdale (horse), a breed of horse originating in the district of the same name.
- Budweiser Clydesdales, a group of Clydesdale horses used on Anheuser-Busch promotions.
- The Paisley terrier, also known as the Clydesdale Terrier.
Places
- Clydesdale, a place about 10km south-east of Sasolburg in the Free State province of South Africa
- Clydesdale, Nova Scotia, a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia
- Clydesdale, a town in Sisonke District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa
Businesses
- Clydesdale Bank
- Clydesdale (retailer), a defunct Scottish electrical retailer
- Clydesdale Junction Railway, former railway operator
Politics
- Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency), a constituency of the Scottish Parliament
- Clydesdale (UK Parliament constituency), a former constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Clydesdale (Synod), a current Synod of the Church of Scotland.
People
- Alec Clydesdale (1875–1947), Australian politician
- Marquess of Clydesdale, title of the eldest son of the Duke of Hamilton
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