Early Winners` medals for Dunfermline Athletic. Dunfermline Athletic won the Fife Cup and the Fife 2nd XI Cup in the year 1887

Dunfermline Athletic won the Fife Cup and the Fife 2nd XI Cup in the year 1887. Rolland, it seems, was mostly a reserve player and did not feature in either the first or second round teams in the Fife Cup. He also didn`t play in the semi-final first match against Lassodie which was abandoned due to fighting, but he did play in the second attempt, played at Kingseat, which Dunfermline won 5-1 with Rolland scoring a hat-trick.

The final, against Burntisland Thistle, took 36 days and three matches to settle but, following a near-riot, protests and two replays, Dunfermline Athletic brought their first trophy back to East End Park.

The team that won 3-1 at Crawford’s Park, Cowdenbeath consisted of: Farquharson; Lamond, Ross; Campbell, Dewar, Westwood (captain); Sandilands, Toddie, Rolland, Bathgate and Nicol.

Yellow metal fob medal of shield shape `DAFC`, inscribed to the reverse `Won by A Rolland Dunfermline Athletic FC 1887`, 4.2g gross.

Yellow metal fob medal `Won by G Bathgate Dunfermline Athletic FC 1887`, 4.2g gross.