1885–86 in Scottish football

The 1885–86 season was the 13th season of competitive football in Scotland.

Football in Scotland
Season1885–86
← 1884–85 Scotland 1886–87 →
1885–86 in Scottish football
Scottish Cup winners
Queen's Park
Scotland national team
1886 BHC

Honours

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Cup honours

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National

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Queen's Park 3 – 1 Renton

County

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Ayrshire Cup Kilmarnock 2 – 1 Ayr
Buteshire Cup Cumbrae 3 – 0 Bute Rangers
Dumbartonshire Cup Vale of Leven 2 – 1[a] Dumbarton Athletic
East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 5 – 1 St Bernard's
Fife Cup Alloa Athletic 4 – 0[a] Cowdenbeath
Forfarshire Cup Dundee Harp 5 – 3 Arbroath
Lanarkshire Cup Airdrie 5 – 1 Cambuslang
Linlithgowshire Cup Armadale 2 – 1 Broxburn Shamrock
Perthshire Cup Dunblane 3 – 2 Coupar Angus
Renfrewshire Cup Abercorn 4 – 0 Port Glasgow Athletic
Stirlingshire Cup East Stirlingshire 3 – 1[a] King's Park

Other

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Glasgow Charity Cup Renton 3–1 Vale of Leven

Teams in F.A. Cup

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Season Club Round Opponent Result
1885–86 Heart of Midlothian 1st round   Padiham Withdrew
Partick Thistle 1st round Queen's Park 1 – 5
Queen's Park 1st round Partick Thistle 5 – 1
2nd round   South Shore Withdrew
Rangers 1st round   Rawtenstall Withdrew
Third Lanark 1st round   Blackburn Park Road 4 – 2
2nd round   Church Withdrew

Scotland national team

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Date Venue Opponents Score[b] Competition Scotland scorers
20 March 1886 Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast   Ireland 7–2 British Home Championship Charles Heggie (4), John Lambie, Michael Dunbar, James Gourlay
27 March 1886 Hampden Park, Glasgow   England 1–1 British Home Championship George Somerville
10 April 1886 Hampden Park, Glasgow   Wales 4–1 British Home Championship Bob McCormick, James McCall, David Allan, William Harrower
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Scotland (C) 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 5
2   England (C) 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 5
3   Wales 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 2
4   Ireland 3 0 0 3 3 18 −15 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) Joint champions

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Replay needed.
  2. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

References

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  1. ^ "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. ^ "British Championships 1886". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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