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1875–76 Scottish Cup

The 1875–76 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the third season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The number of entrants nearly doubled from the previous season with 49 teams included in the first round draw. The competition began on 2 October 1875 and concluded with the final replay on 18 March 1876. This was the first season that teams would only change ends at half time, the tradition of changing ends after a goal had been scored came to an end.[1] The cup was won for the third time by Queen's Park who defeated fellow Glasgow club 3rd Lanark RV 2–0 in the replayed final.[2]

1875–76 Scottish Cup
The Scottish Cup trophy
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Teams49
Defending championsQueen's Park
Final positions
ChampionsQueen's Park
(third title)
Runner-up3rd Lanark RV
Tournament statistics
Matches played59
Goals scored137 (2.32 per match)

Format edit

See also: Scottish Cup format

As with the previous competitions, the third edition of the Scottish Cup took on the format of a traditional knockout tournament.[1] For the earlier rounds, the names of competing teams were placed into lots according to their districts and drawn into pairs. The home team for each tie was determined by the toss of a coin unless it was mutually agreed or only one of the two clubs drawn against one another had a private ground. In the event of a draw, the team who lost the toss would have the choice of ground for the replay. A similar procedure was used for subsequent rounds however, any club which had received a bye in the previous round would first be drawn against one of the winners of the previous round. The names of winning teams were placed into one lot for later rounds. The choice of venue for the final matches was reserved to the Scottish Football Association.[3]

Calendar edit

1875–76 Scottish Cup calendar
Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
Original Byes Replays
First round 2 October 1875 24 1 7 49 → 28
Second round 30 October 1875 14 0 2 28 → 14
Third round 27 November 1875 7 0 0 14 → 7
Quarter-finals 18 December 1875 3 1 0 7 → 4
Semi-finals 9 January 1876 2 0 2 4 → 2
Final 11 March 1876 1 0 1 2 → 1
  • Six teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replays[1]

Teams edit

All 49 teams entered the competition in the first round.

Competing teams arranged by district
Ayrshire Dunbartonshire Edinburgh Glasgow and Suburbs Lanarkshire Renfrewshire

First round edit

Edinburgh district edit

Edinburgh Thistle received a bye to the second round.

Edinburgh district first round result
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
16 October 1875 Heart of Midlothian 0–0 3rd Edinburgh RV The Meadows, Edinburgh
Edinburgh district first round replay
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
23 October 1875 3rd Edinburgh RV 0–0[note 1] Heart of Midlothian The Meadows, Edinburgh

Dunbartonshire district edit

Dunbartonshire district first round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
9 October 1875 Lennox 2–2 Dumbarton Levengrove Park, Dumbarton
16 October 1875 Alclutha 0–1 Renton Barloan Toll, Dumbarton
16 October 1875 Helensburgh 1–0 Star of Leven Ardenconnel Park, Helensburgh
Vale of Leven Rovers (Alexandria) w/o[note 2] Vale of Leven
Dunbartonshire district first round replay
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
16 October 1875 Dumbarton 1–0 Lennox Lowmans Road, Dumbarton

Glasgow and Suburbs edit

Glasgow and Suburbs first round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
2 October 1875 Partick 1–1 West End Inchview, Partick
16 October 1875 Clydesdale 1–0 Eastern Kinning Park, Kinning Park
16 October 1875 3rd Lanark RV 2–0 Havelock Cathkin Park, Crosshill
16 October 1875 Towerhill 2–0 Lancelot Mosefield Park, Glasgow
16 October 1875 Northern 4–0 Ramblers Hyde Park, Glasgow
16 October 1875 Queen's Park 3–0 Alexandra Athletic Hampden Park, Crosshill
16 October 1875 St Andrew's 3–0 Telegraphists Glasgow Green, Glasgow
23 October 1875 Caledonian 0–0 Western Burnbank Park, Glasgow
Queen's Park Juniors w/o[note 3] Renton Thistle
Dumbreck w/o[note 4] Vale of Leven Rovers (Glasgow)
Rovers w/o[note 5] Oxford
Glasgow and Suburbs first round replays
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
16 October 1875 West End 1–1[note 1] Partick Burnbank Park, Glasgow
30 October 1875 Western 3–0 Caledonian Holyrood Park, Glasgow

Renfrewshire district edit

Renfrewshire district first round result
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
9 October 1875 23 Renfrew RV 0–0 Sandyford Muirend Park, Cathcart
Renfrewshire district first round replay
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
16 October 1875 Sandyford 0–0[note 1] 23 Renfrew RV Kelvinbank Park, Govan

Lanarkshire district edit

Lanarkshire district first round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
9 October 1875 Arthurlie 0–0 Levern Arthurlie Cross, Barrhead
16 October 1875 Rangers 7–0 1st Lanark RV Burnbank Park, Glasgow
16 October 1875 Hamilton 0–0 Airdrie South Avenue, Hamilton
16 October 1875 Drumpellier 0–0 Barrhead Drumpellier Cricket Ground, Coatbridge
Lanarkshire district first round replays
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
16 October 1875 Levern 4–0 Arthurlie Wellington Park, Hurlet
23 October 1875 Barrhead 0–1 Drumpellier Beacon's Field, Barrhead
23 October 1875 Airdrie 0–1 Hamilton Academy Park, Airdrie

Ayrshire district edit

Kilmarnock's 8–0 win over Ayr Eglinton set a new record for both the highest-scoring game and the biggest win in the competition.[4]

Ayrshire district first round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
9 October 1875 Kilmarnock 8–0 Ayr Eglinton The Grange, Kilmarnock
16 October 1875 Kilbrinie 1–0 Ayr Thistle Stonyholm Park, Kilbirnie
Ardrossan w/o[note 6] Mauchline

Sources:[5]

Second round edit

Lanarkshire district edit

Lanarkshire district second round result
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
13 November 1875 Levern 3–0 Hamilton Wellington Park, Hurlet

Edinburgh district edit

Edinburgh district second round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
30 October 1875 Drumpellier 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Drumpellier Cricket Ground, Coatbridge
6 November 1875 Edinburgh Thistle 0–0
(abandoned)[note 7]		 3rd Edinburgh RV East Meadows, Edinburgh
Edinburgh district second round replay
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
13 November 1875 3rd Edinburgh RV 1–0 Edinburgh Thistle East Meadows, Edinburgh

Ayrshire district edit

Ayrshire district second round result
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
6 November 1875 Kilbirnie 0–0 Mauchline Stonyholm Park, Kilbirnie
Ayrshire district second round replay
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
Mauchline w/o[note 8] Kilbirnie

Glasgow and Suburbs edit

Glasgow and Suburbs second round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
30 October 1875 3rd Lanark RV 0–1
(void)[note 9]		 Rangers Cathkin Park, Crosshill
6 November 1875 Clydesdale 6–0 Kilmarnock Kinning Park, Kinning Park
6 November 1875 Dumbreck 2–0 St Andrew's Ibroxhill, Govan
6 November 1875 Partick 2–0 Towerhill Inchview, Partick
6 November 1875 Queen's Park 5–0 Northern Hampden Park, Crosshill
6 November 1875 West End 0–6 Rovers Burnbank Park, Glasgow
6 November 1875 Western 3–0 Sandyford Holyrood Park, Glasgow
Glasgow and Suburbs second round replay
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
13 November 1875 Rangers 1–2[note 10] 3rd Lanark RV Burnbank Park, Glasgow

Dunbartonshire district edit

Dunbartonshire district second round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
6 November 1875 Dumbarton 2–1 Renton Thistle Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton
13 November 1875 Vale of Leven 3–0 Renton North Street Park, Alexandria

Renfrewshire district edit

Renfrewshire district second round result
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
13 November 1875 Helensburgh 1–0 23rd Renfrew RV Ardenconnel Park, Helensburgh

Sources:[5]

Third round edit

Third round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
27 November 1875 Dumbarton 5–1 Drumpellier Lowmans Road, Dumbarton
27 November 1875 Levern 0–3 3rd Lanark RV Wellington Park, Hurlet
27 November 1875 Mauchline 0–6 Vale of Leven Cathkin Park, Crosshill[note 11]
27 November 1875 Partick 0–5 Dumbreck Inchview, Partick
27 November 1875 Queen's Park 2–0 Clydesdale Hampden Park, Crosshill
27 November 1875 Rovers 4–0 3rd Edinburgh RV Queen's Park, Glasgow
27 November 1875 Western 2–0 Helensburgh Holyrood Park, Glasgow

Sources:[5]

Quarter-finals edit

Dumbarton received a bye to the semi-finals.

Quarter-final results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
18 December 1875 Queen's Park 2–0 Dumbreck Hampden Park, Crosshill
18 December 1875 Vale of Leven 2–0 Rovers North Street Park, Alexandria
18 December 1875 3rd Lanark RV 5–0 Western Cathkin Park, Crosshill

Sources:[5]

Semi-finals edit

Semi-final results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
8 January 1876 Queen's Park 2–1 Vale of Leven Hampden Park, Crosshill
8 January 1876 3rd Lanark RV 1–1 Dumbarton Cathkin Park, Crosshill
Semi-final replay
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
15 January 1876 Dumbarton 1–1 3rd Lanark RV Lowmans Road, Dumbarton
Semi-final second replay
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
22 January 1876 3rd Lanark RV 3–0 Dumbarton Cathkin Park, Crosshill

Sources:[5]

Final edit

Main article: 1876 Scottish Cup final
Queen's Park1–13rd Lanark RV
Highet   35' [7][8][9] Drinnan   2'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: A.S. McBride (Vale of Leven)

Replay edit

Queen's Park2–03rd Lanark RV
Highet   15', 46' [2][10][11]
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: A.S. McBride (Vale of Leven)

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c The six clubs involved in drawn replays advanced to the second round.
  2. ^ Vale of Leven Rovers scratched and Vale of Leven advanced to the second round.
  3. ^ Queen's Park Juniors scratched and Renton Thistle advanced to the second round.
  4. ^ Vale of Leven Rovers scratched and Dumbreck advanced to the second round.
  5. ^ Oxford scratched and Rovers advanced to the second round.
  6. ^ Ardrossan scratched and Mauchline advanced to the second round.
  7. ^ Edinburgh Thistle vs. 3rd Edinburgh RV was abandoned after 65 minutes due to rain. As no goals had been scored, a replay was ordered.
  8. ^ Kilbirnie scratched and Mauchline advanced to the third round.
  9. ^ 3rd Lanark RV protested the result after Rangers kicked-off in both halves. The match was declared void and replayed two weeks later.
  10. ^ Rangers vs. 3rd Lanark RV was abandoned after 83 minutes due to darkness. The result was allowed to stand.
  11. ^ Match played at a neutral venue.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Potter, David; Jones, Phil H. (2016). The History of the Scottish Cup: The Story of Every Season 1873–2016. Worthing: Pitch Publishing. pp. 16–17. ISBN 978-1-78531-214-4.
  2. ^ a b "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. ^ Rules of the Scottish Football Association (PDF). Scottish Football Association. 14 October 1875. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Kilmarnock 8 - 0 Ayr Eglinton, Scottish Cup (09/10/1875)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e Mathers, Stewart (2017). The Beautiful Dribbling Game: The Scottish F.A. Challenge Cup in the 19th Century. Great Britain: Amazon. pp. 18–22, 253–254. ISBN 978-0-9956998-0-9.
  6. ^ "Football–Vale of Leven v Mauchline". Ayr Observer: 2. 30 November 1875.
  7. ^ "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Queen's Park 1 - 1 Third Lanark, Scottish Cup (11/03/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Third Lanark 1 - 1 Queen's Park, Scottish Cup (11/03/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Queen's Park 2 - 0 Third Lanark, Scottish Cup (18/03/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Queen's Park 2 - 0 Third Lanark, Scottish Cup (18/03/1876)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

External links edit

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