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 event being held there during that summer.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Results [ ]
Rangers beat Dundee on the toss of a coin .[3] [6]
Details [ ]
Semi-finals [ ]
Final [ ]
Both teams had a penalty kick saved during the match.
Rangers won on the toss of a coin .[3] [6]
Teams [ ]
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]
1890 [ ]
All matches played at the exhibition's sports grounds at Meggetland .[9]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ Edinburgh Events: Scottish National Exhibition 1908 , EdinPhoto
^ Saughton’s glorious summer of 1908 , Tales of one city (Edinburgh Libraries)
^ 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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