FC Rangers and FC Celtic are the top teams in Scotland. But not the two initiators of the Scottish League, but Queen's Park FC.
Rangers and Celtic are certainly the two best-known teams in Scotland. Apart from having hot competition, both of them also have the status of king in the domestic competition, because the trophy collections are both far more than other teams. Rangers is considered the most successful with 54 trophies, followed by Celtic with 48 trophies.
Even so, Celtic and Rangers were not the first to establish their dominance as rulers of the city of Glasgow or for Scottish football in general. Tracing the history of Scottish football travel, actually before Celtic and Rangers there was one team from Glasgow who first established its dominance in the capital, Queen's Park FC. History records that Queen's is the oldest football club founded outside England and Wales.
Actually tracing the history of Scottish football, there was a resilience named Edinburgh which was formed in 1824, but the club disbanded in 1841. After that there were no more teams formed in Scotland, only on July 9, 1867 was established a club called Queen's Park FC. These teams still exist today so it is not wrong if they claim to be the oldest team in Scotland.
The initiation of the establishment of the club was initiated by nine men who gathered at one of the houses in the Eglinton area. The debate had raged to determine the name of the team. Until finally the name Queen's Park was taken through a vote, defeating several name candidates such as The Celtic, The Northern, and Morayshire.
On August 1, 1868, Queen's played her first match against another Glasgow team, Thistle F.C. The match became the first Glasgow derby, before the old firm derby that brought together Celtic and Rangers raged into the hottest city duel in the British realm. In the match Queen's won a convincing 2-0 victory.
Furthermore, along with eight Scottish teams who were born at that time, Queen's initiated the formation of the Scottish football association (SFA) in 1873. The establishment of the SFA made football in Scotland even more stretched, with competitive tournaments clad in competition.
On October 18, 1983, the Scottish Cup was for the first time in the match, while Queen's started the game on October 25. At the event, they came out as champions after beating Clydesdale 2-0 at Hampden. After that, Queen's increasingly dominated, they became teams that never conceded until 1875 and never lost until December 1876.
The first team to break into their goal was Clydedale, in the Scottish Cup semi-final match in 1975 after two goals nested in Queen's goal. The results of the match itself ended in a 2-2 draw. While the first defeat experienced them when competing against the Vale of Leven in the 5th round of the Scottish Cup in December 1876. At that time they ran aground with a score of 1-2.
The glory of the club nicknamed The Spiders was also shown when they took part in the FA Cup. At that time some Scottish clubs were often included in the world's oldest football tournament. Since 1870, Queen's has indeed been part of the English football association (FA), they performed at the event for the first time in 1872, when they made it through the semifinals but had to give up due to lack of funds.
At that time they faced against Wanderers, and the match ended with a 0-0 draw. Because they do not have the funds to hold a repeat match, they also let go of the opportunity to appear in the final round. But they later succeeded in making up for the disappointment in 1885 and 1886.
As soon as successively they managed to penetrate the final round, unfortunately the championship ambition vanished after being destroyed by Blackburn Rovers. In the 1885 Queen's final defeat 1-2 and a year later they lost again with a 0-2 score from Blackburn Rovers.
Perintis Passing Games Modern
The glorious achievement that Queen ’s inscribed certainly cannot be separated from the pattern of their game which is no less stunning. At that time, teams from the United Kingdom still made individual play styles as prima donna.
However, Queen's managed to be antithesis with games that rely on a combination of short and long bait. This pattern has actually been introduced since 1872, but it has not been accepted by all teams, especially in the United Kingdom.
With this new game, Queens Park became one of the most successful clubs on British soil in the 1870s, after transforming a game that was so individualistic into a systematic game involving many people.
The pattern of game combination bait then spread widely in 1860 to 1970 in England. This happened after the Scottish player's invasion of the English League. The English game, which at the time was based on dribbles and individual games, began to change after they saw the Queens Park team game.
Broken but Still Honored
Entering the mid-1890s, the dominance of the Spiders began to erode. The more teams that are formed make the competition for achievement in domestic competition more difficult for Queen's. Their last title in the Scottish Cup took place in 1893 after defeating Celtic 1-2 at Ibrox and that was their 10th title.
Conditions are increasingly difficult for Queens, because Scottish football is getting better and better. Professional competition was rolled out, but the Spiders refused to take part because it held the principle to remain an amateur team. It is clear from the club slogan Ludere Causa Ludendi which means there is no other purpose than playing football.
In its development, Queen's achievement looks fluctuating, even tends to sag. Several times entering and entering the main competition as they are commonly experienced. One of the reasons for their decline is the principle of continuing to be an amateur team. They, for the first time were relegated in 1921.
Currently, they only play in the third division of the Scottish competition. One thing that makes their names so foreign is heard. But in his native country, Queen's remains a respectable team because of the various things they do for the development of Scottish football.
Some players who have been part of Queen's are also considered legends. Call it Charles Campbell, who won eight Scottish Cup medals with Queen's. He also has 13 caps with the Scottish national team. Besides Campbell, there are also Wattie Arnott, Robert Smyth McCol, Andrew Watson, and ... Sir Alex Ferguson.
In addition, during its prime, Queen's was also recorded as the team that sent the most players to the National Team. In 1872, Scotland and England met in the inaugural International match. At that time, the Scottish players all came from Queen's Park, while British players from nine teams with Oxford University were the most contributors.
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