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| Established | 1994; 31 years ago (1994)[1] |
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| Location | Hampden Park,Glasgow |
| Collections | Association football memorabilia |
| Website | scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk |
TheScottish Football Museum is Scotland’s national museum ofassociation football, located inHampden Park inGlasgow.[2]
The museum was established in 1994 being first located in a small section of Glasgow’sMuseum of Transport. It was relocated to Hampden Park in 2001.[1]
The museum houses over 2,000 objects of football memorabilia, including the world's oldestcap and match ticket from the first official international match of 1872, and the world's oldest national trophy, theScottish Cup, which was made in 1873. Although theFA Cup competition is older (established during the 1871–72 season), its original trophy has been lost.
Visitors can also see TheChampionship of the World Trophy: in 1888Renton ofDunbartonshire, the Scottish Cup holders, beatWest Bromwich Albion, 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.
The Scottish Football Museum offers an expansive and informative tour ofHampden Park where visitors get an experience similar to players on match day. Visitors are able to visit the underground roadway, team changing rooms and managers dugouts. Visitors are able to walk down the tunnel to the unveiling of the Hampden crowd.
Visitors get access to 2,500 exhibits in all of the 14 display galleries along with the chance to score a goal from the Hampden penalty spot. Visitors also get the chance to see the Scottish Hall of Fame and are able to climb the stairs to the cup presentation area in Hampden's stands.
The museum has an extensive collection ofKilmarnock Football Club memorabilia, dating back to as early as 26 August 1899 with a picture of the opening ofRugby Park, Kilmarnock's home ground, containing Kilmarnock andCeltic players who took part in the first match ever played at the ground. Medals and trophies from that time are also on display as well as a Kilmarnock shirt from 1929, when it was worn byMattha Smith, the grandfather of former SFA chief executiveGordon Smith. There is also another shirt which was worn in the 1960s by legendary Kilmarnock player,Frank Beattie.
This exhibition celebrates the unimaginable growth for the world of football from its origins with the1872 Scotland v England football match up to the modern day, and Scotland's vital role in the start of football history.
From October 2009 until March 2011 the Scottish Football Museum played host to an exhibition of work byEdinburgh Evening News cartoonist Frank Boyle, whose accolades include Cartoonist of the Year at the Scottish Press Awards in 2003 and 2006. Many of his works were based on the fortunes of the two professional clubs based in Edinburgh,Hearts andHibs, but also included other clubs across the country as well as the national team. These cartoons formed a basis for the exhibition presented at the museum.
In 2021 the museum had an exhibition to celebrate 100 years since the leading Scottish teamRutherglen Ladies F.C. was formed.[3]
TheScottish Football Hall of Fame honours the players, managers and officials who have contributed to Scotland's football reputation. In 2019 there was over 110 football players in the Hall of Fame.[4] Every year, supporters and figures from within football propose some worthy entrants before the final decision for the list of the players.[5]
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