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1 Results  





2 Details  



2.1  Semi-finals  





2.2  Final  



2.2.1  Teams  









3 Earlier editions  



3.1  1886  





3.2  1890  







4 See also  





5 References  














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Edinburgh Exhibition Cup
Founded1908
RegionScotland
Number of teams4
Current championsScotland Rangers

The Edinburgh Exhibition Cup was an invitational football tournament held at the Exhibition Sports Grounds, Saughton, Edinburgh in August 1908, as part of the Scottish National Exhibition event being held there during that summer.[1][2][3][4][5]

Results[edit]

 

Semi-finalsFinal

 

      

 

5 August

 

 

St Bernard's 0

 

13 August

 

Rangers 1

 

Rangers 1

 

7 August

 

Dundee 1

 

Queen's Park 1

 

 

Dundee 3

 

Rangers beat Dundee on the toss of a coin.[3][6]

Details[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

St Bernard's0 – 1Rangers
Livingstone
Exhibition Sports Grounds, Edinburgh

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: T. Robertson

Queen's Park1 – 3Dundee
Murray Fraser
MacFarlane
Exhibition Sports Grounds, Edinburgh

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: T. Robertson

Final[edit]

Rangers1 – 1Dundee
Livingstone MacFarlane
Exhibition Sports Grounds, Edinburgh

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: T. Robertson

Teams[edit]

Dundee:
GK Bob Crumley
RB Jack Chaplin
LB George Chaplin
RH Bert Lee
CH Herbert Dainty
LH Bert Neal
OR Jim Bellamy
IR Sandy MacFarlane
CF George Langlands
IL John 'Sailor' Hunter
OL Jack Fraser
Rangers:
GK Harry Rennie
RB Jimmy Sharp
LB Alex Craig
RH Jimmy Gordon
CF Robert Campbell
LH Jimmy Galt
OR Robert Noble
IR Thomas Gilchrist
CF Thomas Murray
IL George Livingstone
OL Alex Smith

Earlier editions[edit]

Football was also played at two earlier exhibitions in Edinburgh (the International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art in 1886 and the International Exhibition of Science, Art & Industry in 1890), although these took the form of a series of single matches (with a cup and medals awarded for the winners of each) rather than a knockout tournament.[9]

1886[edit]

All matches played at the exhibition's sports grounds at The Meadows.[9]

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Ref.
7 October 1886 Hibernian 2–1 3rd Lanark RV [10]
7 October 1886 Rangers 4–1 St Bernard's [10]
8 October 1886 Renton 2–1 Heart of Midlothian [11]

1890[edit]

All matches played at the exhibition's sports grounds at Meggetland.[9]

Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Ref.
6 August 1890 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Hibernian [12]
13 August 1890 Leith Athletic 3–1 St Bernard's [13]
20 August 1890 Dumbarton 3–1 Leith Athletic [9]
27 August 1890 Queen's Park 9–0 Hibernian [14]
30 August 1890 3rd Lanark RV 2–1 Dundee Our Boys [15]
15 September 1890 Heart of Midlothian 1–0 England Nottingham Forest [16][17]
18 September 1890 Kilmarnock 8–1 Wishaw Thistle [9]
2 October 1890 Rangers 2–0 England Sunderland Albion [18]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • ^ a b c "Edinburgh Exhibition Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  • ^ Saughton Park, Gazetteer for Scotland
  • ^ Postcard showing Scottish National Exhibition ground in 1908 from the east., Canmore
  • ^ a b c Football. | Rangers v. Dundee, The Glasgow Herald, 13 August 1908
  • ^ St Bernards v. Rangers. | Contest at Scottish Exhibition., The Glasgow Herald, 6 August 1908
  • ^ Football. | Queen's Park v. Dundee., The Glasgow Herald, 8 August 1908
  • ^ a b c d e Special ‘One Off’ Tournaments, Scottish Football Historical Archive, 9 July 2020
  • ^ a b Football At The Edinburgh Exhibition, The Glasgow Herald, 8 October 1886
  • ^ Football Matches., Edinburgh Evening News, 9 October 1886, via London Hearts Supporters Club
  • ^ Football At Edinburgh Exhibition, The Scotsman, 7 August 1890, via London Hearts Supporters Club
  • ^ Football., The Glasgow Herald, 14 August 1890
  • ^ Queen's Park v. Edinburgh Hibernians, The Glasgow Herald, 28 August 1890
  • ^ Other Association Matches., The Glasgow Herald, 1 September 1890
  • ^ Football. | Heart of Mid-Lothian v. Notts Forest, The Glasgow Herald, 16 September 1890
  • ^ Football | Football at the Exhibition, The Scotsman, 16 September 1890, via London Hearts Supporters Club
  • ^ Yesterday's Football, The Glasgow Herald, 3 October 1890

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