Edinburgh Exhibition Cup

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| name = Edinburgh Exhibition Cup

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| founded = 1908

| region = Scotland

| number of teams = 4

| current champions = {{fbaicon|Scotland}} Rangers

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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.[http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_edin/1_edinburgh_events_-_1908_exhibition.htm Edinburgh Events: Scottish National Exhibition 1908], EdinPhoto[https://talesofonecity.wordpress.com/2015/08/25/saughtons-glorious-summer-of-1908/ Saughton’s glorious summer of 1908], Tales of one city (Edinburgh Libraries){{cite web|url=http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf/ed-exhib-cup.htm|title=Edinburgh Exhibition Cup|publisher=Scottish Football Historical Archive|access-date=5 August 2020 |archive-date=13 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013053917/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.nf/ed-exhib-cup.htm}}[https://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst90783.html Saughton Park], Gazetteer for Scotland[https://canmore.org.uk/collection/1334360 Postcard showing Scottish National Exhibition ground in 1908 from the east.], Canmore

Results

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Rangers beat Dundee on the toss of a coin.

Details

=Semi-finals=

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|date = 5 August 1908[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=291AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dqYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2142%2C3839299 St Bernards v. Rangers. {{!}} Contest at Scottish Exhibition.], The Glasgow Herald, 6 August 1908

|team1 = St Bernard's

|goals1 =

|score = 0 – 1

|report =

|team2 = Rangers

|goals2 = Livingstone {{goal}}

|stadium = Exhibition Sports Grounds, Edinburgh

|referee = T. Robertson

|attendance = 9,000}}

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|date = 7 August 1908[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3N1AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dqYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5495%2C4058317 Football. {{!}} Queen's Park v. Dundee.], The Glasgow Herald, 8 August 1908

|team1 = Queen's Park

|goals1 = Murray {{goal}}

|score = 1 – 3

|report =

|team2 = Dundee

|goals2 = Fraser {{goal}} {{goal}}
MacFarlane {{goal}}

|stadium = Exhibition Sports Grounds, Edinburgh

|referee = T. Robertson

|attendance = 10,000}}

=Final=

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|date = 13 August 1908[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4N1AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dqYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3539%2C4534132 Football. {{!}} Rangers v. Dundee], The Glasgow Herald, 13 August 1908

|team1 = Rangers

|goals1 = Livingstone {{goal}}

|score = 1 – 1

|report =

|team2 = Dundee

|goals2 = MacFarlane {{goal}}

|stadium = Exhibition Sports Grounds, Edinburgh

|referee = T. Robertson

|attendance = 10,000}}

Both teams had a penalty kick saved during the match.
Rangers won on the toss of a coin.

==Teams==

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width="100%" \|valign="top" width="50%"\| {\| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" \|colspan="4"\|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

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" \|colspan="4"\|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.[http://sfha.org.uk/oneofftourns.htm Special ‘One Off’ Tournaments], Scottish Football Historical Archive, 9 July 2020

=1886=

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

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!width=140|Date

!width=180|Team 1

!width=60|Score

!width=180|Team 2

!width=50|Ref.

7 October 1886

|Hibernian

| 2–1

|3rd Lanark RV

|[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w1lEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9bEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4003%2C628863 Football At The Edinburgh Exhibition], The Glasgow Herald, 8 October 1886

7 October 1886

| 4–1

8 October 1886

| 2–1

|[https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1886/1886100804.htm Football Matches.], Edinburgh Evening News, 9 October 1886, via London Hearts Supporters Club

=1890=

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

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!width=140|Date

!width=180|Team 1

!width=60|Score

!width=180|Team 2

!width=50|Ref.

6 August 1890

|Heart of Midlothian

| 2–0

|Hibernian

|[https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1890/1890080601.htm Football At Edinburgh Exhibition], The Scotsman, 7 August 1890, via London Hearts Supporters Club

13 August 1890

|Leith Athletic

| 3–1

|St Bernard's

|[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=paVEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z7UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6426%2C3951682 Football.], The Glasgow Herald, 14 August 1890

20 August 1890

| 3–1

27 August 1890

| 9–0

|[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=saVEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z7UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4773%2C5179781 Queen's Park v. Edinburgh Hibernians], The Glasgow Herald, 28 August 1890

30 August 1890

|3rd Lanark RV

| 2–1

|Dundee Our Boys

|[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tKVEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z7UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4487%2C5502323 Other Association Matches.], The Glasgow Herald, 1 September 1890

15 September 1890

|Heart of Midlothian

| 1–0

|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Nottingham Forest

|[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=waVEAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z7UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5456%2C6775354 Football. {{!}} Heart of Mid-Lothian v. Notts Forest], The Glasgow Herald, 16 September 1890[https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1890/1890091501.htm Football {{!}} Football at the Exhibition], The Scotsman, 16 September 1890, via London Hearts Supporters Club

18 September 1890

|Kilmarnock

| 8–1

|Wishaw Thistle

2 October 1890

|Rangers

| 2–0

|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Sunderland Albion

|[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T_1EAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PLcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6822%2C8017678 Yesterday's Football], The Glasgow Herald, 3 October 1890