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The Exhibition Cup was a one-off football tournament contested in Glasgow, Scotland. Held to coincide with the International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry, this early season competition was won by Cowlairs, beating Celtic in the final.[1][2] The matches, played over the month of August 1888 with the final on 6 September, were staged at the University of Glasgow recreation grounds at Gilmorehill[3] (today occupied by various departments of the institution such as the Kelvin Building of Physics[4] and the Graham Kerr Building of Zoology),[5] close to the exhibition's main site at Kelvingrove.[2][6] While the tournament winners were awarded a handsome trophy, the runners up were presented with gold badges.[7]

Although the Scottish Football League had yet to be formed, the Exhibition Cup could be considered something of a second-tier tournament, as none of the entrants had been a winner or finalist in the Scottish Cup in its first 15 years of existence. However the tournament has some historical significance for Celtic, as it was the first final the club played, having only formed a few months earlier, and their first ever defeat.[8] The result was seen as a surprise, as Celtic had assembled a strong team of experienced players, mostly with Irish connections, from Hibernian and Renton,[8] although Cowlairs also boosted their squad with guest players.[9] The two teams met again a few weeks later in the second round of the 1888–89 Scottish Cup, Celtic this time winning emphatically 8–0,[10] and went on to the final, losing to Third Lanark. Celtic also progressed to the final of the 1889 Glasgow North Eastern Cup, where they gained further revenge on Cowlairs by defeating them 6–1 to win their first trophy.[8][11]

Matches

First round

Team 1 Aggregate Team 2
Abercorn 1–1 Celtic
Clyde ?[1] Northern
St Mirren 4–2 Dykebar
Dumbarton Athletic 2–1 Morton
Cowlairs 9–1 Thistle
Kilbirnie 1–1 Kilmarnock
Partick Thistle 5–2 Airdrieonians
Albion Rovers 4–3 East Stirlingshire

Replays

Team 1 Aggregate Team 2
Kilmarnock 0–1 Kilbirnie
Celtic ?[1] Abercorn

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Aggregate Team 2
Cowlairs 5–0 Clyde
Partick Thistle 2–1 Kilbirnie
St Mirren 1–1 Albion Rovers
Celtic 3–1 Dumbarton Athletic

Replays

Team 1 Aggregate Team 2
Albion Rovers 0–4 St Mirren

Semi-finals

Team 1 Aggregate Team 2
Celtic 1–0 Partick Thistle
Cowlairs 1–0 St Mirren

Final

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GK Thomas Duff
RB John McCartney
LB William McLeod
RH Allan StewartШаблон:Efn
CH Alexander Sinclair
LH James McPherson
OR Andrew Bishop
IR Tom McInnes
CF James Hamilton
IL James McCallШаблон:Efn
OL John McPherson

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GK Bill Dunning
RB James McLaren
LB Alec Collins
RH Michael McKeown
CH James Kelly
LH Paddy Gallacher
OR Neil McCallum
IR Michael Dunbar
CF Willie Groves
IL John Coleman
OL John O'Connor

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See also

References

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