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1883–84 in Scottish football

The 1883–84 season was the 11th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw the introduction of the British Home Championship, with Scotland winning the inaugural contest. In addition, two further regional competitions were played for the first time with the inaugural Forfarshire Cup and Stirlingshire Cup.

Football in Scotland
Season1883–84
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1883–84 in Scottish football
Scottish Cup winners
Queen's Park
Scotland national team
1884 BHC

Honours edit

Cup honours edit

National edit

Vale of Leven asked for a postponement to the date of the Scottish Cup Final due to bereavements, illness etc. but the Scottish Football Association refused and awarded the cup to Queen's Park.

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Queen's Park w.o.[a] Vale of Leven

County edit

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Ayrshire Cup Kilmarnock 1 – 0[b] Hurlford
Buteshire Cup Cumbrae 4 – 1 St Blane's
East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 7 – 0 St Bernard's
Fife Cup Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 0[b] Alloa Athletic
Forfarshire Cup Arbroath 2 – 1 Dundee Harp
Lanarkshire Cup Cambuslang 4 – 0 Dykehead
Renfrewshire Cup St Mirren 7 – 1[c] Thornliebank
Stirlingshire Cup Falkirk 3 – 1[b] East Stirlingshire

Other edit

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Glasgow Charity Cup Queen's Park 8 – 0[b] 3rd Lanark RV

Scotland national team edit

Main articles: 1883–84 British Home Championship and Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

Scotland won the inaugural British Home Championship after defeating Ireland, England and Wales

Date Venue Opponents Score[d] Competition Scotland scorers
26 January 1884 Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast   Ireland 5 – 0 British Home Championship William Harrower (2), James Gossland (2), John Goudie
15 March 1884 Cathkin Park, Glasgow   England 1 – 0 British Home Championship John Smith
29 March 1884 Cathkin Park, Glasgow   Wales 4 – 1 British Home Championship Joseph Lindsay, Frank Shaw, John Kay (2)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Scotland (C) 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 6
2   England 3 2 0 1 12 2 +10 4
3   Wales 3 1 0 2 7 8 −1 2
4   Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 19 −18 0
Source: [1][2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions

Notes edit

  1. ^ Match awarded as a Walkover.
  2. ^ a b c d Replay needed.
  3. ^ Fourth replay needed.
  4. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

References edit

  1. ^ "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. ^ "British Championships 1884". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

External links edit

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