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Championship of the World Match

When: August 1887
Where: Edinburgh
Part of: Hibernian defeat Preston North End in the 'Championship of the World' football match

Hibernian defeated Preston North End in a friendly match advertised as the 'Association Football Championship of the World' in August 1887.

Hibernian won the 1887 Scottish Cup, while Preston reached the FA Cup semi-finals. The match was advertised as the 'Association Football Championship of the World', though Preston had lost in the semi-finals to West Bromwich Albion and were not the best English side that year.

Sources

Hibernian F.C. Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07
Easter Road Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28

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