The club was formed in 1919 and made an immediate impression on the Junior game. They reached their first Scottish Junior Cup final in 1924, losing to
Parkhead after a replay and won back-to-back titles in the
Scottish Junior League. Baillieston joined the rebels in the
Intermediate dispute and won the first ever Intermediate league championship in 1927–28 however the club were enticed back under the wing of the SJFA and they rejoined the Scottish Junior League in 1929. In amongst the larger clubs in the Central Junior League after
World War II, Baillieston enjoyed moderate success with another Junior Cup final appearance in 1965, losing to
Linlithgow Rose. Their greatest era came in the early 80's when the club reached three Junior Cup finals in five years. Victory over
Benburb in a second replay saw the club lift the trophy in 1980. to a developer in 2000 with the aim of moving to a purpose-built stadium in the
Easterhouse area of Glasgow. They initially groundshared with
Glasgow Perthshire and
St. Roch's before playing a full season away from home but with the nomadic situation draining funds earmarked for the new ground, Baillieston took non-playing membership of the SJFA in 2003. With no plan for a ground ever coming to fruition, the club effectively dissolved in 2005 with the Baillieston Juniors name kept going by local youth sides. Former Baillieston players include
Bobby Main,
Andrew Anderson who all went on to earn full international caps for
Scotland,
Crawford Baptie and
Andy Walker. Walker was a member of Baillieston's losing Junior Cup final side in 1984. Other ex-players notable for careers away from football are the politician
Tommy Sheridan and the
boxer Willie Limond. ==Colours==