Football World Championship

The Football World Championship was a friendly game between the English and Scottish champions in the late 19th and early 20th century.

This article is about the nineteenth century club football tournament known as the 'World Championship'. For the contemporary FIFA national teams tournament, see FIFA World Cup. For the clubs tournament, see FIFA Club World Cup.

The first two winners were Hibernian (1886)[1] and Renton (in 1888)[2][3] both Scottish Cup winners (as the leagues had not been yet created at the time). The 1895 match, notable for being the first to be played by the respective league champions, was won by Sunderland who beat Heart of Midlothian 5–3.[4] The Scottish and English leagues were pre-eminent in the world at that time, with the only league outside the UK being in Argentina.[5]

Hearts eventually won the World Championship title in 1902, beating Tottenham Hotspur 3–1. Unlike the 1895 contest, however, the format reverted to the FA Cup vs. Scottish Cup game.[6]

Summary
Year Final Venue City
Winner Score Runner-up
1887 Aston Villa3–0 HibernianPerry BarrBirmingham
1888 Renton4–1 West Bromwich AlbionCathkin ParkGlasgow
1895 Sunderland5–3 Heart of MidlothianTynecastleEdinburgh
1901–02 Heart of Midlothian
0–0
Tottenham HotspurWhite Hart LaneLondon
3–1
Tynecastle Edinburgh

Successors

England vs. Scotland club tournaments

International club tournaments

See also

References
  1. Firsts Section: The Hibernian Historical Trust celebrate the milestones and records achieved by Hibernian Football Club. Hibernian Historical Trust. Recovered 17th Aug 2014.
  2. “Renton FC, Champions of the World” Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Museum, recovered 17th Aug 2014.
  3. BBC - A Sporting Nation - Renton Crowned World Champions, BBC Scotland. Recovered 17th Aug 2014.
  4. "Sat 27 April 1895 Hearts 3 Sunderland 5". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  5. "World Champions!". roker-roar.com. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  6. "Thu 02 Jan 1902 Hearts 3 Tottenham Hotspur 1". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
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