1888 World Championship (football)

1888 World Championship
	Renton team, winning side
Event	Football World Championship
Date	19 May 1888
Venue	Hampden Park, Crosshill
Attendance	6,000
Weather	Thunderstorm
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The 1888 World Championship was an exhibition football match that took place in Crosshill (today part of 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.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] The match was played in very bad weather and a replay in England was proposed, but never took place.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference RentonPDF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Renton crowned World Champions, BBC
^ RENTON F.C. CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD, The League, 2 March 2019
^ Remember when a team from Scotland won the World Cup? The incredible story of Renton F.C, Glasgow Live, 12 November 2018
^ Saturday's Football. | Renton V. West Bromwich Albion., The Glasgow Herald, 21 May 1888

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[2] Renton crowned World Champions, BBC

[3] RENTON F.C. CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD, The League, 2 March 2019

[4] Remember when a team from Scotland won the World Cup? The incredible story of Renton F.C, Glasgow Live, 12 November 2018

[5] Saturday's Football. | Renton V. West Bromwich Albion., The Glasgow Herald, 21 May 1888

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