Scottish Cup older than FA Cup?

[Green Reaper]

Emerates ad saying FA Cup is the oldest cup in world football, I thought ours was older?

[LancashireHibby]

Think they means in terms of the actual competition rather than the physical trophy.

[Green Reaper]

Think they means in terms of the actual competition rather than the physical trophy.

Thought there would be an explanation and one of our knowledgable supporters would point it out

[Hibs Class]

Think the english cup started in 1871/72. Scottish cup started 1873/74.

[Callum7]

Scottish cup is the 5th oldest competition in the world but third oldest that still exists while the FA cup is the 3rd oldest but oldest that still exists.

[Radium]

FA Cup first played for 1871-72. Scottish Cup 1873-74. Not sure how old the actual cups are


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[KWJ]

Yup, the physical Scottish Cup is the oldest trophy in Association Football.

[Greencore]

Off topic but I think I saw somewhere online that "the Edinburgh foot-ball football club" were the first ever football club in the world. Before Sheffield football club but obviously not in business like Sheffield football club.

Edit*

The name was actually the foot-ball club and were based in Edinburgh.

[Billy Whizz]

Yup, the physical Scottish Cup is the oldest trophy in Association Football.

That's correct, and our name will be on it on Saturday night

[JeMeSouviens]

As Lancashire says ...

http://www.scotsman.com/sport/after-137-years-it-s-official-scottish-cup-is-world-football-s-oldest-trophy-1-1727646

They are on the 3rd FA cup ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27405196

[KWJ]

That's correct, and our name will be on it on Saturday night

Three times :wink:

[Green Reaper]

Thanks for the replies all, maybe the advert should say oldest cup competition, or maybe I'm just being pedantic 😀

At least a Scottish club won the 1st World Championship.....wonder who that was 👍

[Alfred E Newman]

That's correct, and our name will be on it on Saturday night

It is. And hopefully on it again!!

[hibby6270]

FA Cup first played for 1871-72. Scottish Cup 1873-74. Not sure how old the actual cups are


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Sure I heard recently that the FA Cup is on its 3rd version.
Scottish Cup, as far as I know, is still the original trophy.

[Eyrie]

Thanks for the replies all, maybe the advert should say oldest cup competition, or maybe I'm just being pedantic 

At least a Scottish club won the 1st World Championship.....wonder who that was 

We can rule out Preston North End.

[greenlex]

Don't know how accurate this is but led to believe Rangers are not engraved on the cup. They didn't win it till the base was started.

[KWJ]

Don't know how accurate this is but led to believe Rangers are not engraved on the cup. They didn't win it till the base was started.

Great bit of trivia!

http://www.londonhearts.com/aamain/19namesoncup.htm

Only teams on the actual cup are Queens Park, Vale of Leven, Dumbarton, Renton, Hibernian, Third Lanark, Heart of Midlothian and Celtic.

[Septimus]

Did Scottish teams not play in the original FA cup competition?