[8] A member of Eastern, James McIntyre, was selected to referee the first Scottish Cup final between Queen's Park and Clydesdale on 21 March 1874.

[10] Perhaps as a result of the Scottish FA acceding to the protest, and the Athletes winning the third match, Eastern does not seem to have played football again, with members instead forming the Clyde club,[11] and possibly also joining the Stonefield club which, with Clyde, took over the Eastern ground.

A second Eastern club from Glasgow claimed a foundation date of 1875, although its earliest recorded matches come from 1884.

[12] The club played at Springfield Park and wore navy shirts and white shorts.

[13] It seems to have played senior football only in 1885–86[14] and was struck from the Scottish FA membership roll in August 1886.