The Scottish Cup is the oldest existing trophy in the world for the code of Association football. The cup and lid of the famous trophy were created by Martin Hall & Company in London in 1873 before being sent up to Glasgow to George Edwards & Sons for the engraving work on the main body of the trophy and the attachment of the footballer on the top.

This season, the Scottish Cup turns 150 and to celebrate the Scottish Football Museum has created a brand new gallery celebrating this long history and these learning resources to help share the story of the cup.

The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, [1] commonly known as the Scottish Cup [2] [3] is an annual association football knock-out cup competition for men's football clubs in Scotland. [1] The competition was first held in 1873–74 .

When players step up to raise the Scottish Cup they are lifting one of football’s most cherished relics, the oldest national trophy in the world and the oldest trophy in association football.

Relive the triumphs, goals and dramas in the century old fight for the world’s oldest association football trophy. The crowd of 13,365 gathered at Shielfield Park on January 28 1967 in anticipation of a massacre.

Oct 20, 2023 · From the blades of grass at the now historic Hampden bowling club, two clubs cemented themselves at the epicentre of association football history, as Renton and Kilmarnock contested the first-ever Scottish Cup match in Mount Florida 150 years ago.

Mar 13, 2023 · Scottish Football Association celebrates 150 years of the national game. Events to mark anniversary of first international football match, the founding of the SFA and first season of the...

The history of the Scottish Cup. From the first final in 1874 which Queen's Park won to the 2017 final where Celtic won the trophy. Find out more about the competition's long and storied history.

May 20, 2011 · An insight into the history of the Scottish Cup trophy. Richard McBrearty from the Scottish Football Museum tells the story behind the world's oldest national football trophy.

Mar 12, 2023 · Hawick-born Archibald Campbell of Clydesdale was elected first president and Archibald Rae of Queen’s Park the first secretary. Next week, I’ll show how the Scottish Cup developed and how the SFA led football to become the country’s national game.