| Founded | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Region | Scotland |
| Teams | 4 |
| Current champions |  Rangers |
TheEdinburgh Exhibition Cup was an invitationalfootball tournament held at the Exhibition Sports Grounds,Saughton,Edinburgh in August 1908, as part of theScottish National Exhibition event being held there during that summer.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 August | ||||||
| St Bernard's | 0 | |||||
| 13 August | ||||||
| Rangers | 1 | |||||
| Rangers | 1 | |||||
| 7 August | ||||||
| Dundee | 1 | |||||
| Queen's Park | 1 | |||||
| Dundee | 3 | |||||
Rangers beatDundee on thetoss of a coin.[3][6]
Football was also played at two earlier exhibitions in Edinburgh (theInternational Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art in 1886 and theInternational Exhibition of Science, Art & Industry in 1890), although these took the form of a series of single matches (with a cup and medals awarded for the winners of each) rather than a knockout tournament.[9]
All matches played at the exhibition's sports grounds atThe Meadows.[9]
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 October 1886 | Hibernian | 2–1 | 3rd Lanark RV | [10] |
| 7 October 1886 | Rangers | 4–1 | St Bernard's | [10] |
| 8 October 1886 | Renton | 2–1 | Heart of Midlothian | [11] |
All matches played at the exhibition's sports grounds atMeggetland.[9]
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 1890 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Hibernian | [12] |
| 13 August 1890 | Leith Athletic | 3–1 | St Bernard's | [13] |
| 20 August 1890 | Dumbarton | 3–1 | Leith Athletic | [9] |
| 27 August 1890 | Queen's Park | 9–0 | Hibernian | [14] |
| 30 August 1890 | 3rd Lanark RV | 2–1 | Dundee Our Boys | [15] |
| 15 September 1890 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–0 |  Nottingham Forest | [16][17] |
| 18 September 1890 | Kilmarnock | 8–1 | Wishaw Thistle | [9] |
| 2 October 1890 | Rangers | 2–0 | Sunderland Albion | [18] |
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