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Mearns Athletic Football Club was a Scottish football club active in the 1880s who were based in Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire.

The recently-formed club played their first match on 15 December 1883, opening their home ground with a 6–2 defeat against Thornliebank. They entered the Renfrewshire Cup for the first time in the 1883–84 season, beating Glenpatrick 13–0 in the first round, but then losing 12–0 against Port Glasgow Athletic in the second round.

Mearns Athletic were admitted as members of the Scottish Football Association in 1885, allowing them to enter the Scottish Cup for the 1885-86 season. They played away to Woodvale in the first round, losing 3-2.