The Moonlighter 387 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 On the 13th April 1898 a supper was held in Tom Vallance’s Metropolitan Restaurant at 40 Hutchison Street Merchant City Glasgow. The event was to mark the 21st Anniversary of our first Scottish Cup Final in 1877 v Vale of Leven. It was this series of games that was to change the course of our Club’s history. The small memorial plaque at the bottom of the invitation lists players whom we’d sadly lost since the Cup Final. Sandy Marshall, Peter Campbell, William Dunlop and goalkeeper James Watt. As a footnote, Tom Vallance was actually having the results of Rangers matches wired to his restaurants and announced to his patrons as early as the 1890’s. The series of games that was the 1877 Scottish Cup Final not only created a fierce rivalry between Rangers and Vale of Leven it also cemented great friendships that would last for over 50 years. Anniversary dinners were held in 1887, 1898 and 1907. As late as the 1930’s the surviving team members including our own Tom Vallance would often take a sail up Loch Lomond from Balloch and stop off for lunch and a few drinks at a Hotel. Incredibly one of these reunions was captured on a home movie which can be viewed here: http://blog.thegallantpioneers.co.uk/wp/?p=774 Tom Vallance. https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/tom-vallance 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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