[1] The Greenock Telegraph and Clyde Shipping Gazette of 6 December 1886 reporting the match: "Played at Anniesland, Glasgow, on Saturday, in good weather.

At the start of the game Edinburgh had the best of it for about fifteen minutes, but thereafter they had to act on the defensive.

Although at half-time no scoring had taken place the second period was much in favour of Glasgow, for whom Kerr gained a try twenty minutes from time, which was not improved on.

[3] Glasgow District: Macindoe (Glasgow Academicals), C. J. Higginbotham (Glasgow University), M. F. Reid (West of Scotland), A. M. Woodrow (Glagow Academicals), H. Neilson (West of Scotland), C. J. Fraser (Glasgow University), H. Kerr (Glasgow Academicals), T. French (Glasgow Academicals), R. Young (Glasgow Academicals), J. G. Mitchell (West of Scotland), J. McMillan (West of Scotland), D. Morton (West of Scotland), A. Malcolm (Clydesdale), W. McDonald (1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers)

Young, D. Morton, J. G. Orr, J. G. Mitchell (captain), R. Hutcheson, and A. G. Malcolm, forwards.