A few thousand people gathered at the West of Scotland Cricket Ground in 1872 to watch sporting history.
The spectators at Hamilton Crescent in Partick paid a shilling each to watch the world's first official international football fixture between Scotland and England.
The first proper match between the two will take place on November 30th, after two years of unofficial meetings.
Alexander Rhind was a member of the Scottish team.
He was from Aberdeen but lived in Glasgow.
All the players for Scotland were supplied by Queen's Park, a club in the south of Glasgow.
"Rhind was in the right place at the right time, as until that summer he had played for the Queen's Park second eleven," said Andy Mitchell in his book.
The Scottish side, playing in the dark blue strip of Queen's Park, pushed the English side hard because of the heavy rain.
The London Morning Advertiser reported that the Scotchmen sent the ball into the English territory and the whole team worked well together.
The Glasgow Evening News said that Rhind brought the tears to Southern Eyes.
The league championships in Scotland and England were close to being formed and the first FA Cup tournament had just finished in England, with the Scottish competition about to start the next year.
Scotland has Robert Smith, William Kerr, Joseph Taylor, James Thompson, Robert Smith, Alexander Rhind, William Muir MacKinnon and David Wotherspoon.
Robert Barker, Ernest Greenhalgh, John Brockbank, Frederick Chappell, William John Maynard, and Arnold Kirke are all English.
Despite not scoring a goal, the first international match was declared a success. Alexander Rhind wasn't able to participate in international football.
He would be the only one in Scotland.
Alexander Rhind's playing career was short and he faded quickly after his international debut.
He was reported to have been too sick to travel to London for the return match against England in March 1873.
Alexander was a traveller in the drapery business.
In 1912, he was reported to be "very well known in the north" by the inscrutable.
Alexander and his family lived near the home of the Caledonian Football Club on Telford Street.
James and Robert followed in their father's footsteps as they followed their father's footsteps.
The Rhinds were the pick of the bunch according to a 1913 report. Their movements were calculated and cool.
It was said that Robert had a lot of Alexander's respected qualities.
Jimmy caught the attention of Spurs and their Scottish manager Peter McWilliam, as well as attracting an offer from Aberdeen.
Jimmy eventually took on the role of Caley secretary and a son-in-law was also the club president.
Alexander and the other pioneers of 1872 are not the only ones who have a football legacy.
Alexander is buried at the Tomnahurich Cemetery.
Alexander and the other Scots who played in the game should be remembered.
He said that a simple plaque would be great.
He thinks it's a good time to remember the legacy of the first internationalists, who played in Partick 150 years ago.
After the first international rugby match between the two countries, the first football international took place.
The current competition would not be taking place because of the participation and enthusiasm of the young men in 1872. It might be a rugby cup.
The creation of the Scottish Cup in Scotland quickly created a working class passion for football in middle class England.
He said that the passion was carried around the globe and made it the world game.
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