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A cup competition organized to coincide with the 1888 Exhibition taking place in Glasgow. All games were played on the Exhibition Grounds (roughly where the tennis courts are now in Kelvingrove Park) between 1st August & 6th September.

First Round
Abercorn 1 Celtic 1 (Celtic won replay )
Clyde beat Northern

Dykebar 2 St.Mirren 4
Dumbarton Athletic 2  Morton 1
Cowlairs 9  Thistle 1
Kilbirnie 1 Kilmarnock 1 (Kilbirnie won replay 1-0)
Airdrieonians 2 Partick Thistle 5
Albion Rovers 4 East.Stirlingshire 3

Second Round
Clyde 0,  Cowlairs 5
Kilbirnie 1  Partick Thistle 2
Albion Rovers 1  St.Mirren 1 (St.Mirren won replay 4-0)
Celtic 3 Dumbarton Athletic 1

Semi Final
Celtic 1 Partick Thistle 0
Cowlairs 1 St.Mirren 0

Final on 6th September 1888 att. 5,000
Cowlairs 2 Celtic 0

(Stewart & Hislop)