1889 World Championship (football)
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Event | Football World Championship | ||||||
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Date | 3 October 1889 | ||||||
Venue | Cathkin Park, Glasgow | ||||||
Referee | Aitken | ||||||
Attendance | 6,000 | ||||||
Weather | Cloudy | ||||||
The 1889 World Championship was an exhibition football match that took place in Glasgow, Scotland, on 3 October 1889 between the winners of the Scottish Cup, Third Lanark (then known as 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers), and the English Double winners of the Football League and FA Cup, Preston North End. The match finished 3–3, although Third Lanark took a 2–0 lead into half time.[1]
The
The Invincibles". They further asserted their dominance by winning that season's FA Cup. The Scottish Football League wouldn't be founded until 1890–91
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An attendance of 6,000 was reported at Third Lanark's
The Glasgow Herald reported on the two matches in equal detail and prominence as bank holiday cross-border challenge matches with no particular attention given to the fact that Thirds v Preston was a contest between the cup-holders,[1] although the previous year's fixture at the same venue between Renton and West Bromwich Albion was given far greater attention in the same publication.[2]
Participant teams
Team | Qualification |
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Third Lanark | 1888–89 Scottish Cup winners |
Preston North End | 1888–89 FA Cup winners |
Match details
Third Lanark | 3–3 | Preston North End |
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Scott 10' Johnstone |
J. Ross 87' |
Third Lanark
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Preston North End
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- ^ a b c Guest player (Hill and McPherson from Heart of Midlothian, Scott from Airdrieonians).[3]
References
- ^ a b Yesterday's Football. | 3rd L.R.V. V. Preston North End., The Glasgow Herald, 4 October 1889
- ^ Football, Cricket and Other Sports., The Glasgow Herald, 21 May 1888
- ^ The Holiday Matches., The Scottish Referee, 7 October 1889; scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
Further reading
- "To-day's Football". Glasgow Evening News. Glasgow. 3 October 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 19 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required)