[7] Under the rules of the competition at the time, both clubs went through to the third round of drawings.

By a strange happenstance, the clubs were then drawn together again, and, in the third tie at Belvidere, the game again ended in a draw, this time 1–1.

[9] The club's second entry in 1878–79 ended much more quickly, with a 7–0 home defeat to the John Elder works side.

[13] The club's colours were navy jerseys and white knickerbockers.

[14] The club played at Belvidere Park,[15] a 10-minute walk from Parkhead railway station.