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#FITBA150 – 2023 - Celebrating A Historic Year

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Announcement - 5th December 2023


Our 2023 programme coincides with major milestones including the 150th anniversary of the births of the Scottish Football Association and Scottish Cup on 13th March, and on the 25th October we celebrate 150 years since the official opening of the 1st Hampden Park.


EVENT NO. 1 – 2023 KICKS OFF IN STYLE AT FOOTYCON


From the 30th June – 1st July, the 2023 Annual International Football History Conference was held at the 3rd Hampden Park and welcomed contributions from leading academics and football enthusiasts from around the world.


On the eve of the conference, The Hampden Collection organised the social evening and treated 30 delegates to a 3 Hampden Walking Tour and an evening in Hampden Bowling Club (aka 1st Hampden). This event showcased Football’s Square Mile, the World’s Biggest Open-Air Football Museum, and The Hampden Collection’s mission to make it a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


The evening was a massive success, and The Hampden Collection now has friends from Chicago to Sheffield to Melbourne. They now understand why the Spiritual Home of World Football is found in Glasgow, and are championing our UNESCO bid everywhere they go.


QTV kindly recorded the evening, and here is the video showcasing the event. We hope you will enjoy this.


EVENT NO. 2 – SCOTTISH CUP DRAWS MADE AT 1ST HAMPDEN


On Wednesday 26th July 2023, history repeated itself. On the site of the 1st Hampden, where the first Scottish Cup tie was played between Renton and Kilmarnock, and the first Scottish Cup final was played between Queen’s Park and Clydesdale, the first Scottish Cup draw was made for both the Men’s and Women’s Scottish Cup.


Dreams do come true.


EVENT NO. 3 – THE HAMPDEN COLLECTION CELEBRATES THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF 1ST HAMPDEN PARK


On 25th October 2023, The Hampden Collection gathered at Hampden Bowling Club to celebrated the 150th anniversary of the opening of the 1st Hampden. A truly amazing story of the world’s first purposefully built international football ground. Our mission is to restore it, and promote it as the centrepiece of Football’s Square Mile.

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