3rd Feb, 2023 12:00
Heritage: Important Sporting Medals & Shirts
AN UNUSUAL QUEENS PARK F.C. VS. RUGBY ROVERS GOLD MEDAL
UNUSUAL QUEENS PARK F.C. VS. RUGBY ROVERS GOLD MEDAL, 14th SEPTEMBER 1886,
awarded to Andrew Hamilton of Queens Park F.C., with engraved detail to the obverse, inscribed 'QUEENS PARK V RUGBY ROVERS 14th SEPTEMBER, 1886 ANDREW HAMILTON' to the reverse, in 15 carat gold, approx. 2.6g
Note: Queen's park 1886/87 season got under way with an unusual fixture. On Tuesday 17 August, they played Rugby Rovers at Hampden Park. The Rugby Rovers side was drawn from the ranks of Glasgow Academicals, Glasgow University and West of Scotland. The match was played under Association rules but with a rugby ball. (Rugby balls in those days were of a shape somewhere between the footballs and rugby balls of today.) Queen’s Park won the match 4-0. The fixture was a great success and £10 was handed over to the Langside Dorcas Society, a charity that provided clothing to the poor.
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