Hamilton Crescent is a cricket ground located in the Partick area of Glasgow, Scotland. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Partick ( Partaig in Gaelic) (formerly Perdyc or Perthick) is an area of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It is the home of the West of Scotland Cricket Club. The West of Scotland Cricket Club is a large Cricket club based in Glasgow, Scotland.
Hamilton Crescent is famous for holding the first ever international football match. Scotland v England (1872 was the first ever official international football match to be played This was held on November 30, 1872 between Scotland and England; the game resulted in a 0-0 draw and was watched by a crowd of 4,000. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football
Further international matches were held here in 1874 and 1876, before being moved to Hampden Park. Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland 's National stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F The Scottish Cup Final of 1877 was also held at Hamilton Crescent. The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland