The Original Glasgow Derby - But Is It?

[bossy 0]

Claims to be Glasgowâ??s â??originalâ?? derby could be made by West and Accies as it was this derby match that first took place in 1868 â?? some four years before Rangers were formed by the Gallant Pioneers. The match was between West of Scotland FC and Glasgow Academicals FC. Their titles demonstrate that codifying football was still in its infancy and still evolving, with football being played under various rules such as the Sheffield Rules, the Cambridge Rules and, of course, the Rugby Rules â?? the latter permitting more handling.

 

However, the early rules adopted by Queenâ??s Park also permitted a degree of handling, to the extent that â?? some four years before the formation of Rangers â?? Queenâ??s had hoped to meet Glasgow Accies on the field of play: they had embraced the rugby rules in their early constitution. This match never took place because, despite considerable correspondence, the clubs could not come to an agreement over the rules for the challenge match.

 

This confusion in interpretation and rules is confirmed by the fact that, when the SRU was formed at the Glasgow Academy in 1873, it was named the Scottish Football Union. So maybe it is the West v Accies match of 1868 that could lay claim really to be Glasgowâ??s original football derby.

 

Taken from Etcetera - The Glasgow Academy FP Magazine

[the gunslinger 3,366]

or two cricket teams could claim it perhaps.

[der Berliner 3,725]

Maybe "we" speak of association football here? Football played under the auspices of the SFA? Then again ... Rangers did not compete in the first SFA Cup, so by default, the "first" Glasgow derbies under SFA guidance took place between any of these Glasgow teams: Queen's Park, Clydesdale, Vale of Leven, Dumbreck, Third Lanark, Eastern and/or Granville.

 

BTW, Dumbreck played in blue shirts with white shorts, and played in Ibroxhill. They dissolved in 1879.

 

As with MoJo earlier today, this statement of ours has most likely to do with prestige and prominence. Queen's Park were undoubtedly one of the grand teams of the day and we soon rose to challenge them, long before Brother W had is wet dream.