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The Scottish Cup is the oldest national trophy in world football. ... Edinburgh Football League/East of Scotland League (1894–1908): 1894–95, 1895–96, ...
Hibernian Football Club (/ h ɪ ˈ b ɜːr n i ə n /), commonly known as Hibs, is a professional football club in Edinburgh, Scotland. The team competes in the Scottish Premiership, the top division of Scottish football. The club was founded in 1875 by members of Edinburgh's Irish community, and the name is derived from the Latin for Ireland. [5]
The identity of the oldest football clubs in the world, or even in a particular country, is often disputed or claimed by several clubs, across several codes of football. The Foot-Ball Club of Edinburgh is thought to be the earliest recorded football club in the world, with records going back to 1824.
Heart of Midlothian F.C., commonly known as Hearts, is a professional football club based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Formed in 1874, the club has employed a manager to run the team since 1901, the first being Peter Fairley.
The Foot-Ball Club of Edinburgh is thought to be one of the oldest recorded football clubs in the world with records going back to 1824. [3] [4] Membership lists and accounts of the club between 1824 and 1841 are held in the National Archives of Scotland (NAS).
Edinburgh City applied again following Gretna's liquidation in 2008, [6] but this time lost out to Annan Athletic. [7] Edinburgh City won the East of Scotland Football League Premier Division title for the first time in the 2005–06 season and became members of the new Lowland League in 2013. [8]
The East of Scotland Shield is a Scottish football trophy awarded by the East of Scotland Football Association. The only older cup competition in Scottish football is the Scottish Cup. [1] The tournament is the third-oldest in world football still competed for annually, after the FA Cup and the Scottish Cup.
It was the home ground of Scottish Football League team Meadowbank Thistle between 1974 and 1995, becoming the first all-seated football ground in the UK in the process, and subsequently hosted senior non-league football as the home ground of Edinburgh City. League football returned to Meadowbank in 2016 following City's promotion to the ...