The first international football match was played right here in Glasgow.
A sketch of the first football match in Glasgow in 1872. Pic: Scottish Football Museum
The museum collection, a fascinating insight into the early days of football in Glasgow, includes the cap worn by famous Scottish player Walter Arnott in an 1893 game against England and a photograph of him wearing it. “Strangely, all players selected for the Scottish sides, and England sides, in these early unofficial internationals were mainly from the London area; with the majority playing for the Scotland team not actually Scottish.“It took a man called Charles Alcock, the FA General Secretary, to write a public letter in the Glasgow and Edinburgh newspapers offering a challenge for a team made up of Scots to face a team of 11 Englishmen.
“Due to Edinburgh not being accustomed to association football code, both parties agreed Glasgow would be the best location for the tie.”
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