Edinburgh Exhibition Cup


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.

Results

''Rangers beat Dundee on the toss of a coin.''

Details

Semi-finals

Final

Earlier editions

Football was also played at two earlier exhibitions in Edinburgh, although these took the form of a series of single matches rather than a knockout tournament.

1886

All matches played at the exhibition's sports grounds at The Meadows.
DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Ref.
7 October 1886Hibernian2–13rd Lanark RV
7 October 1886Rangers4–1St Bernard's
8 October 1886Renton2–1Heart of Midlothian

1890

All matches played at the exhibition's sports grounds at Meggetland.
DateTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Ref.
6 August 1890Heart of Midlothian2–0Hibernian
13 August 1890Leith Athletic3–1St Bernard's
20 August 1890Dumbarton3–1Leith Athletic
27 August 1890Queen's Park9–0Hibernian
30 August 18903rd Lanark RV2–1Dundee Our Boys
15 September 1890Heart of Midlothian1–0 Nottingham Forest
18 September 1890Kilmarnock8–1Wishaw Thistle
2 October 1890Rangers2–0 Sunderland Albion