Edinburgh Exhibition Cup

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Edinburgh Exhibition Cup
Founded1908
RegionScotland
Number of teams4
Current champions Flag of Scotland.svg 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]

Contents

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

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

Final

Rangers 1 – 1 Dundee
Livingstone Soccerball shade.svg MacFarlane Soccerball shade.svg
Exhibition Sports Grounds, Edinburgh
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: T. Robertson

Teams

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

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]

DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Ref.
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

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

DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Ref.
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 Flag of England.svg Nottingham Forest [16] [17]
18 September 1890 Kilmarnock 8–1 Wishaw Thistle [9]
2 October 1890 Rangers 2–0 Flag of England.svg Sunderland Albion [18]

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