January 30, 1897
International: Inter League, at Solitude (Belfast).
Irish League – Scottish League 0-2 (0-1).
Attendance: 12,000.
Referee: Mr. James Torrans (Irish FA); linesmen: Messrs.: J. Johnson (Linfield) and J.H. McLaughlin (Celtic).
Irish League (2-3-5): Thomas Scott (Cliftonville), William Kennedy Gibson (Cliftonville), Jack Ponsonby (Distillery), Jack Pyper (Cliftonville), Bob Milne (Linfield), George McMaster (Glentoran), James Campbell (Cliftonville), George Hall (Distillery), Olphert Stanfield (Distillery), Jim Kelly (Glentoran), Private Ravenscroft (Staffordshire Regiment).
Scottish League (2-3-5): Charlie Traynor (Abercorn), Nicol Smith (Glasgow Rangers), T. McFarlane (Hibernian), Neil Gibson (Glasgow Rangers), James Kelly (Celtic), Alex Raisbeck (Hibernian), Patrick Murray (Hibernian), John Kennedy (Hibernian), James Millar (Glasgow Rangers), Alex King (Celtic), Alex Smith (Glasgow Rangers).
The goals: 1-0 King (17 min.), 2-0 King.
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Bob Milne, Linfield (Dundee Evening Telegraph: January 28, 1898).
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