Farcical football

Graeme MacPherson is incorrect in saying East Fife is the only side outwith of Scottish football's top flight to win the Scottish Cup (The Herald, May 26). Queen' s Park won the Scottish Cup twice (1890 and 1893) and were runners-up twice (1892 and 1900) during their decade-long boycott of the Scottish League on the grounds they felt its commitment to amateur football, as opposed to professional, was a sham, and that it was going to be a money-making racket to suit the Old Firm.