[4] In the fourth round, the club was unlucky to be drawn away to the Cup holders, the Third Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, but only lost 2–0, the Linties' play being "exceedingly good and promising".

However Linthouse protested and in a further game at Victoria Park, in front of 2,000 fans, the Linties won 3–1.

[7] Whitefield put in a counter-protest and was awarded the trophy, possibly on the basis that the Linthouse protest had been invalid.

[9] The clubs also met later in the season, in the Govan Jubilee Cup, in a match which attracted a crowd of 2,000,[10] which Whitefield won en route to winning the competition.

The rivalry however swung in Linthouse's favour soon afterwards; in the Govan & Ibrox Cup of 1888–89, before another large crowd of 2,000, the Linties beat Whitefield 9–0, with all nine goals coming in the second half.

[12] When the Scottish Football Alliance was formed in 1891–92, Linthouse was a founder member, and Whitefield was left behind without a league competition.

After the 1893–94 season, the club applied again, this time mustering 7 votes, well short of the required threshold.

[20] One consolation that season was a record attendance of 10,000 for the Glasgow Cup game against Celtic in September 1895 (a 7–1 defeat).

Even then, examination of their progress indicates they had fortunate draws against obscure teams on those occasions, while typically losing to the better-known opponents.

[22] The main exception to this was a 3–1 win in October 1896 over Partick Thistle who were something of a local rival, the clubs being based about a mile apart in competing burghs on opposite banks of the River Clyde,[23] meeting frequently in the Alliance and SFL Division Two, and occasionally in the Scottish Qualifying Cup.