Scottish Football Museum
Scottish Football MuseumHampden Park/Letherby DrGlasgow G42 9BA Tel: 0141-616 6139 |
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| With over 2000 objects on display the Museum is home to the world's most impressive collection of football memorabilia.
Old Changing Room We have on display the world's oldest cap and match ticket: from the first international match of 1872. The game was was played at the West of Scotland Cricket Ground in Partick and finished in a 0-0 draw. The cap was awarded to one of three Queen's Park players who played in the first three internationals against England. We are also proud to have the world's oldest national trophy: the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup was made in 1873. Sixteen teams entered the competition, which was won by Queen's Park FC, who beat Clydesdale 2-0 in the 1874 final.Today the winning team is presented with the original trophy, but take home an exact replica. Visitors can also see The Championship of the World Trophy: in 1888 Renton of Dunbartonshire, the Scottish Cup holders, beat West Bromwich Albion of Birmingham, the FA Cup winners, in a match dubbed as the ‘Championship of the United Kingdom and the World'. In appalling weather Renton won 4-1. Display Cabinet The world's oldest football letter can be viewed outlining the first challenge match in Scotland in 1868 when Queen's Park FC wrote to Glasgow Thistle FC inviting them to play a challenge match. The early rules were very basic and the letter outlines areas that were not included. Robert Gardner, the Queen's Park match secretary, suggests in the letter that 20 a side should be played and that the game should last 2 hours! Touchdowns were also a feature of early association matches in Scotland. |
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