Date 13 August 1887 | ||
Event Football World Championship Venue Hibernian Park, Edinburgh | ||
The 1887 World Championship was an exhibition football match that took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 13 August 1887 between the winners of the Scottish Cup, Hibernian, and semi-finalists of the English FA Cup, Preston North End. Hibs beat Preston 2–1.
This was the first "World Championship" game between English and Scottish sides.
References
1887 World Championship (football) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA