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1888 World Championship (football)

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1888 World Championship
EventFootball World Championship
Date19 May 1888
VenueCathkin Park, Glasgow
Attendance6,000
WeatherThunderstorm
1887
1895

The 1888 World Championship was an exhibition football match that took place in Glasgow, Scotland, on 19 May 1888 between the winners of the Scottish Cup, Renton, and the English FA Cup, West Bromwich Albion. The match was won by Renton who beat Albion 4–1.

This was not the first "World Championship" game between English and Scottish sides; however, the next edition was the first such club competition contested between national league winners (as the leagues had not been yet created before that time). Johnny Campbell, who played for Renton in this fixture, would also win a world championship with Sunderland in 1895; he is therefore the first known British footballer to have been twice listed as a world champion.[1]

Participant teams

Team Qualification
England West Bromwich Albion 1887–88 FA Cup winners
Scotland Renton 1887–88 Scottish Cup winners

Match details

Renton Scotland4–1England West Bromwich Albion
Attendance: 6,000

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