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
CountryScotland
Teams49
Defending championsQueen's Park
ChampionsQueen's Park
(third title)
Runners-up3rd Lanark RV
Matches played59
Goals scored137 (2.32 per match)

Format
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

The exact dates of some matches are unknown as newspaper coverage of football in the late 19th century was not as comprehensive as it would become.[1][4]

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

All 49 teams entered the competition in the first round.

Ayrshire Dunbartonshire and
Stirlingshire		 Edinburgh Glasgow Lanarkshire Renfrewshire

First round

Edinburgh Thistle received a bye to the second round. 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.[5]

Matches
2 October 1875 Partick1–1West EndGlasgow
9 October 1875 Arthurlie0–0LevernBarrhead
9 October 1875 Kilmarnock 8–0Ayr EglintonKilmarnock
A. Ferguson [5] Attendance: The Grange[6]
9 October 1875 Lennox2–2DumbartonLennoxtown
[7] Stadium: Levengrove Park
9 October 1875 23rd Renfrew RV0–0SandyfordGlasgow
16 October 1875 Clydesdale 1–0EasternGlasgow
Attendance: 2,000
16 October 1875 Drumpellier0–0BarrheadCoatbridge
16 October 1875 Hamilton0–0[A]AirdrieHamilton
16 October 1875 Heart of Midlothian0–03rd Edinburgh RVEdinburgh
[8] Stadium: The Meadows
16 October 1875 Helensburgh 1–0Star of LevenHelensburgh
16 October 1875 Kilbirnie 1–0Ayr ThistleKilbirnie
16 October 1875 Northern 4–0RamblersGlasgow
16 October 1875 Queen's Park 3–0Alexandra AthleticGlasgow
[9] Stadium: Hampden Park
16 October 1875 Rangers 7–01st Lanark RVGlasgow
 [10] Stadium: Burnbank Park
16 October 1875 Renton 1–0AlcluthaRenton
16 October 1875 St Andrew's 1–0TelegraphistsGlasgow
16 October 1875 Towerhill 2–0LancelotGlasgow
16 October 1875 3rd Lanark RV 2–0HavelockGlasgow
[11] Stadium: Cathkin Park
23 October 1875 Caledonian0–0WesternGlasgow
Drumbreck w/oVale of Leven Rovers (Glasgow)
Mauchline w/oArdrossan
Renton Thistle w/oQueen's Park Juniors
Rovers w/oOxford
Vale of Leven w/oVale of Leven Rovers (Alexandria)

Replays
16 October 1875 Dumbarton 1–0LennoxDumbarton
Galbraith [12][13] Stadium: Boghead Park
16 October 1875 Levern 4–0ArthurlieHurlet
16 October 1875 West End 1–1[B] Partick Glasgow
16 October 1875 Sandyford 0–0[B] 23rd Renfrew RV Glasgow
23 October 1875 Barrhead0–1 Drumpellier Barrhead
23 October 1875 Hamilton 1–0[A]AirdrieHamilton
23 October 1875 3rd Edinburgh RV 0–0[B] Heart of Midlothian Edinburgh
[14] Referee: The Meadows
30 October 1875 Western 3–0CaledonianGlasgow
Notes
  1. ^
    A-The first match may have finished 1–0 to Hamilton with the result protested[15] however, other sources don't include it.[16]
  2. ^
    B-The six clubs involved in drawn replays advanced to the second round.

Sources:[16][15][17][4]

Second round

Matches
30 October 1875 3rd Lanark RV0–1
(Void)[C]		RangersGlasgow
[18][19] P. Campbell Stadium: Cathkin Park
6 November 1875 Clydesdale 6–0KilmarnockGlasgow
[20] Stadium: Kinning Park
6 November 1875 Dumbreck 2–0St Andrew'sGlasgow
6 November 1875 Edinburgh Thistle0–03rd Edinburgh RVEdinburgh
6 November 1875 Kilbirnie0–0MauchlineKilbirnie
6 November 1875 Partick 2–0TowerhillGlasgow
6 November 1875 Queen's Park 5–0NorthernGlasgow
[21] Stadium: Hampden Park
6 November 1875 Renton Thistle1–2[D] Dumbarton Renton
[22][23]
  • Galbraith
  • McAulay
Stadium: Southend Park
6 November 1875 Rovers 6–0West EndGlasgow
6 November 1875 Western 3–0SandyfordGlasgow
13 November 1875 Drumpellier 2–0Heart of MidlothianCoatbridge
[24] Stadium: Drumpellier Cricket Ground
13 November 1875 Helensburgh 1–023rd Renfrew RVHelensburgh
13 November 1875 Levern 3–0HamiltonHurlet
13 November 1875 Vale of Leven 3–0RentonAlexandria
[25] Stadium: North Street Park

Replays
13 November 1875 3rd Edinburgh RV 1–0Edinburgh ThistleEdinburgh
13 November 1875 Rangers1–2 3rd Lanark RV Glasgow
McNeil [26][27] Stadium: Burnbank Park
Attendance: 2,000
Mauchline w/oKilbirnie
Notes
  1. ^
    C-3rd Lanark RV protested the result after Rangers kicked-off in both halves. The match was declared void and replayed two weeks later.[18]
  2. ^
    D-One source lists the match as having taken place in Dumbarton on 20 November 1875.[22]

Sources:[16][15][17][4]

Third round

Matches
27 November 1875 Dumbarton 5–1DrumpellierDumbarton
  • Boyd
  • McAulay  (x2)
  • Meikleham
  • Anderson
[28][29] Stadium: Boghead Park
27 November 1875 Levern0–3 3rd Lanark RV Hurlet
[30] Stadium: Wellington Park
27 November 1875 Mauchline0–6 Vale of Leven Glasgow[E]
[31] Stadium: Victoria Park
27 November 1875 Partick0–5 Dumbreck Glasgow
27 November 1875 Queen's Park 2–0ClydesdaleGlasgow
[32] Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 3,000
27 November 1875 Rovers 4–03rd Edinburgh RVGlasgow
27 November 1875 Western 2–0HelensburghGlasgow
Notes
  1. ^
    E-Match played at a neutral venue.[33]

Sources:[16][15][17][4]

Quarter-finals

Dumbarton received a bye to the semi-finals.

Matches
18 December 1875 Queen's Park 2–0DumbreckGlasgow
[34] Stadium: Hampden Park
18 December 1875 Vale of Leven 2–0RoversAlexandria
[35] Stadium: North Street Park
18 December 1875 3rd Lanark RV 5–0WesternGlasgow
[36] Stadium: Cathkin Park

Sources:[16][15][17][4]

Semi-finals

Matches
8 January 1876 Queen's Park 2–1Vale of LevenGlasgow
[37][38] Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 10,000
8 January 1876 3rd Lanark RV1–1DumbartonGlasgow
Crichton [39][40][41] Hartley Stadium: Cathkin Park

Replay
15 January 1876 Dumbarton1–13rd Lanark RVDumbarton
[42][43][44] Crichton Stadium: Boghead Park

Second replay
22 January 1876 3rd Lanark RV 3–0DumbartonGlasgow
[45][46][47] Stadium: Cathkin Park

Sources:[16][15][17][4]

Final
Main article: 1876 Scottish Cup Final
Queen's Park1–13rd Lanark RV
Highet  35' [48][49][50] Drinnan  2'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: A.S. McBride (Vale of Leven)

Replay
Queen's Park2–03rd Lanark RV
Highet  15', 46' [2][51][52]
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: A.S. McBride (Vale of Leven)

See also

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