 The game that they promoted was quite different from the 'backing up' style of the Royal Engineers and the 'passing on' game of Sheffield.In a match against Vale of Leven, played in February 1873, the Glasgow club's systematic form of passing is highlighted in the match report,

Their passing game became a Scottish style which was distinctive from other parts of the UK.An early example of other Scottish clubs emulating the passing style and 2-2-6 formation of Queen's Park can be found in January 1874.