Edinburgh_Exhibition_Cup

Edinburgh Exhibition Cup

Edinburgh Exhibition Cup

Football tournament


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]

Quick Facts Founded, Region ...

Results

 
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

Semi-finals

More information St Bernard's, 0 – 1 ...
Exhibition Sports Grounds, Edinburgh
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: T. Robertson
More information Queen's Park, 1 – 3 ...
Exhibition Sports Grounds, Edinburgh
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: T. Robertson

Final

More information Rangers, 1 – 1 ...
Exhibition Sports Grounds, Edinburgh
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: T. Robertson

Teams

Dundee:
GKBob Crumley
RBJack Chaplin
LBGeorge Chaplin
RHBert Lee
CHHerbert Dainty
LHBert Neal
ORJim Bellamy
IRSandy MacFarlane
CFGeorge Langlands
ILJohn 'Sailor' Hunter
OLJack Fraser
Rangers:
GKHarry Rennie
RBJimmy Sharp
LBAlex Craig
RHJimmy Gordon
CFRobert Campbell
LHJimmy Galt
ORRobert Noble
IRThomas Gilchrist
CFThomas Murray
ILGeorge Livingstone
OLAlex Smith

Earlier editions

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

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

More information Date, Team 1 ...

1890

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

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See also


References

  1. Saughton’s glorious summer of 1908, Tales of one city (Edinburgh Libraries)
  2. "Edinburgh Exhibition Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. Football. | Rangers v. Dundee, The Glasgow Herald, 13 August 1908
  4. Football. | Queen's Park v. Dundee., The Glasgow Herald, 8 August 1908
  5. Special ‘One Off’ Tournaments, Scottish Football Historical Archive, 9 July 2020
  6. Football At The Edinburgh Exhibition, The Glasgow Herald, 8 October 1886
  7. Football Matches., Edinburgh Evening News, 9 October 1886, via London Hearts Supporters Club
  8. Football At Edinburgh Exhibition, The Scotsman, 7 August 1890, via London Hearts Supporters Club
  9. Football., The Glasgow Herald, 14 August 1890
  10. Queen's Park v. Edinburgh Hibernians, The Glasgow Herald, 28 August 1890
  11. Other Association Matches., The Glasgow Herald, 1 September 1890
  12. Football. | Heart of Mid-Lothian v. Notts Forest, The Glasgow Herald, 16 September 1890
  13. Football | Football at the Exhibition, The Scotsman, 16 September 1890, via London Hearts Supporters Club
  14. Yesterday's Football, The Glasgow Herald, 3 October 1890



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