William Sellar 9ct gold and enamel Scottish Cup Winners medal, 1889-90

William Sellar 9ct gold and enamel Scottish Cup Winners medal, 1889-90, the obverse inscribed Scottish Football Association, the reverse inscribed 1889-90, Challenge Cup, Queens Park F.C. Willian Sellar, with later brooch fitting

In the match played on 22nd February 1890, at Ibrox, Queens Park defeated Vale of Leven, 2-1 in a replay

William Sellar was a founder member of Battlefield FC and continued to play for the club after joining Queens Park in 1882, a fine centre forward, he was capped nine-times for Scotland, playing in three Scottish Cup finals. He became president of Queens Park in 1984

Provenance: Sothebys Sporting Memorabilia, 14th July 2000, Lot 2