1877–78 Queen's Park F.C. season

The 1877–78 season was the seventh season of competitive football by Queen's Park.

Queen's Park
1877–78 season
StadiumHampden Park
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
FA CupSecond round
Glasgow Merchants Charity CupWinners

Scottish Cup

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Queen's Park played only four competitive fixtures in 1877–78 as they were knocked out of the Scottish Cup by eventual runners-up 3rd Lanark RV in the third round.

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
29 September 1877 First round Whiteinch H 9–0[1]
20 October 1877 Second round Clydesdale A 2–0[2]
10 November 1877 Third round 3rd Lanark RV A 0–1[3]

FA Cup

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Queen's Park received a bye through to the second round but they withdrew before their match with Welsh side Druids.[4]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
November 1877 First round Bye
December 1877 Second round   Druids Walkover


Glasgow Merchants' Charity Cup

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Originally, Queen's Park were due to play Rangers in the first round but instead advanced straight to the final while Rangers played 3rd Lanark RV instead. The club retained the cup after they defeated Vale of Leven in the final.[5]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
4 May 1878 Final Vale of Leven 1–0

Friendlies

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Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
6 October 1877   Druids H 3–0[6]
17 November 1877   Notts County H 6–1[7]
15 December 1877   Cambridge University H 0–0[8]
19 January 1878   Notts County A 2–1[9]
6 April 1878   Manchester Birch A 6–0[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Queen's Park 9 - 0 Whiteinch, Scottish Cup (29/09/1877)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Clydesdale 0 - 2 Queen's Park, Scottish Cup (20/10/1877)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Third Lanark 1 - 0 Queen's Park, Scottish Cup (10/11/1877)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  4. ^ "F.A. Cup 1877–78". The Football Club History Database. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Glasgow Merchants' Charity Cup 1877-1961". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  6. ^ "The Druid's v. Queen's Park Glasgow". Wrexham Guardian. 13 October 1877. p. 8. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via The National Library of Wales.
  7. ^ "Hearts and Scottish Football Reports For Sat 17 Nov 1877 Page 02 of 06". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Hearts and Scottish Football Reports For Sat 15 Dec 1877 Page 01 of 07". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Hearts and Scottish Football Reports For Sat 19 Jan 1878 Page 01 of 05". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Hearts and Scottish Football Reports For Sat 06 Apr 1878 Page 01 of 03". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 13 April 2019.