Leith Athletic v Hearts 3-2 (Rosebery Charity Cup Final: June 27, 1891)


June 27, 1891
Match: Rosebery Charity Cup Final, at Bank Park.
Leith Athletic – Hearts 3-2 (1-2).
Attendance: 5,000.
Referee: Mr. J. Waugh (St. Bernard’s).
Leith Athletic (2-3-5): Robert Rae Laing, Robert McCartney, William Anderson, Matt McQueen, Andrew Campbell (Kilmarnock), George Anderson, Alex McLeod, Robert Clements, Robert Boyd, Alex Mathieson, Hugh McQueen.
Heart of Midlothian (2-3-5): Jock Fairbarn, Jimmy Adams, George Goodfellow, Isaac Begbie (C), John Macpherson, Johnny Hill, Willie Taylor, Willie Mason, David Russell, George Scott, David Baird.
The goals: 0-1 Russell (40 min.), 1-1 Clements (42 min.), 1-2 ? (44 min.), 2-2 G. Anderson 3-2 Mathieson.

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