Scottish Football Historians Association
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This site was last updated on : October 8th, 2003
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This site has closed down until further notice. We hope to return to normal service after a long period of illness. |
Introduction
Welcome to the official site of The Scottish Football Historians Association.
This site has been set-up to promote the work of the Association and hopefully increase the number of active members engaged in historical research into Scottish football. These pages have been deliberately designed not to simply 'catch the eye' of the casual browser with flashy graphics and over use of poor quality QuickTime video. We hope instead to offer something more substantial. Within these pages, you can find out more about the Association members, their work and about where and how to make contact. To access the information provided, simply click on any of the items listed in the menu table above.
Periodically, the information available from this site will be updated and added to. We are particularly keen to attract new members and would welcome along anyone with a genuine interest in the history of our national sport.
Take note of the time, date and place of the meetings if you are interested in coming along. For those who are unable to attend meetings, this site will hopefully provide an insight into what is currently going on in terms of Scottish football research and, at the same time, offer a taste of areas of the game that may be of interest but are generally not catered for by the media ... so, keep in touch.
Historical interest
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On, or around, this day on ...
7 May 1994:
Kilmarnock played their last game at the old Rugby Park before reconstruction began to make it into an all seated ground. They beat Rangers 1-0. At the time, Killie were struggling against relegation and Rangers could, depending on other results, have clinched their sixth successive title.
(At the end of the season Rangers did win the championship, and Kilmarnock retained their place in the Premier Division).
9 May 1945:
Victory Cup Final, at Hampden Park, Glasgow - Celtic 1, Queens Park 1 (Celtic won on corners).
This competition was held to celebrate "Victory in Europe" ie the end of the Second World War in Europe.
10 May 1879:
The first winner of the Renfrewshire Cup was decided when, after two drawn matches, Thornliebank defeated Arthurlie 2-0 in the final at Pollok in front of 1200 spectators.
The Renfrewshire FA had been formed in 1878 with 18 clubs. Only Arthurlie, who are now one of the top junior clubs in Scotland, survive.
10 May 1887:
Season 1886/87 was the last season in which Scottish clubs were allowed to compete for the English FA Cup. On 10 May 1887 the SFA, having observed with some alarm the preference which they believed Scottish clubs showed for matches with English clubs, passed a rule "That clubs belonging to this Association shall not be members of any other national association".
10 May 1902:
In October 1901, Mr and Mrs WE Potts, the proprietors of the Theatre Royal in Dumfries, presented a silver Cup for competition between the member clubs of the Southern Counties FA. Maxwelltown Volunteers were the first winners, defeating Annan United in the final. The Cup and badges were presented on Saturday 10 May 1902 at the Theatre Royal at the conclusion of the 2nd act of "Shaughraunl[ch].
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