John McPherson yellow-metal 1888 Glasgow Exhibition Cup Final Winners medal

John McPherson yellow-metal 1888 Glasgow Exhibition Cup Final Winners medal the obverse inscribed INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION GLASGOW 1888 and with remains of later brooch fitting, the reverse inscribed Football Competition, Won By COWLAIRS SEPTR In the final played on 6th September 1888 at the University of Glasgow, Cowlairs defeated Celtic 2-0 John McPherson played for Kilmarnock, Cowlairs and Rangers and played in the inaugural Scottish League season, where Rangers finished joint Champions with Dumbarton and played in their first-ever Scottish League match. He won three Scottish Cup finals also with the Ibrox club and was capped nine times for Scotland at full international. after football he kept his connection to Rangers becoming a director from 1907 until his death in 1926