1885–86 Scottish Cup

The 1885–86 Scottish Cup was the 13th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Queen's Park won the competition for the eighth time after they beat defending champions Renton 3–1 in the final.

Scottish Cup
CountryScotland
Teams134
Defending championsRenton
ChampionsQueen's Park
(Eighth title)
Runners-upRenton
Matches played146
Goals scored881 (6.03 per match)

Arbroath set a world record in the first round when they defeated Bon Accord 36–0 on 12 September 1885. The score remains a record in British senior football and globally for a match that was not fixed or thrown. Coincidentally, on the same day, Dundee Harp recorded an equally one-sided victory as they beat Aberdeen Rovers 35–0.

Calendar

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
Original Byes Replays
First Round 5 September 1885 65 4 11 134 → 70
Second Round 3 October 1885 33 4 9 70 → 37
Third Round 24 October 1885 17 1 1 37 → 19
Fourth Round 14 November 1885 9 1 2 19 → 10
Fifth Round 5 December 1885 5 0 4 10 → 5
Quarter-finals 16 January 1886 1 3 0 5 → 4
Semi-finals 16 January 1886 2 0 0 4 → 2
Final 13 February 1886 1 0 0 2 → 1
  • Two teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replay.

Teams

All 134 teams entered the competition in the first round.

Aberdeenshire,
Angus and Perthshire
Argyll, Dunbartonshire
and Stirlingshire
Ayrshire, Dumfriesshire,
Roxburghshire and Wigtownshire
Clackmannanshire,
Lothian and Fife
Glasgow Lanarkshire Renfrewshire

First round

Alloa Athletic, Dykehead, Pilgrims and Queen of the South Wanderers received a bye to the second round.

Matches

5 September 1885 Hibernian 9–0EdinaEdinburgh
Report Stadium: Hibernian Park
12 September 1885 Albion4–4JamestownDumbarton
12 September 1885 Albion Rovers 6–2DrumpellierCoatbridge
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
12 September 1885 Alpha6–8 Cambuslang Hibernian Motherwell
12 September 1885 Arbroath 36–0Bon AccordArbroath
  • Petrie  (x13)
  • Marshall
  • Monroe
Report Stadium: Gayfield Park
Referee: Dave Stormont
12 September 1885 Ayr 7–0MayboleAyr
12 September 1885 Ayr Rovers0–8 Dalry Ayr
12 September 1885 Battlefield0–2 Cowlairs Glasgow
12 September 1885 Broxburn Shamrock1–1Bo'nessBroxburn
12 September 1885 Cambridge2–1
(Void)
Southern AthleticGlasgow
12 September 1885 Camelon1–3 Falkirk Camelon
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
12 September 1885 Cartvale 2–1MortonBusby
Report Stadium: Cartbridge Park
12 September 1885 Clyde 1–0RangersGlasgow
Report Stadium: Barrowfield Park
Attendance: 1,500
12 September 1885 Clydesdale2–4 Tollcross Rutherglen
12 September 1885 Coupar Angus2–8 Dundee Our Boys Coupar Angus
12 September 1885 Crieff0–7 Dunfermline Athletic Crieff
Report Stadium: Market Park
12 September 1885 Dundee East End3–3Strathmore (Dundee)Dundee
12 September 1885 Dundee Harp 35–0Aberdeen RoversDundee
12 September 1885 Dundee West End3–3BroughtyDundee
12 September 1885 Dunipace 4–2Campsie CentralDenny
12 September 1885 East Stirlingshire 6–1CampsieFalkirk
Report Stadium: Randyford Park
12 September 1885 Forfar Athletic 3–1AngusForfar
Report Stadium: Station Park
12 September 1885 Granton0–11 Partick Thistle Glasgow
Report Stadium: Norwood Park
12 September 1885 Grasshoppers2–2GrahamstonBonnybridge
12 September 1885 Greenock Southern1–10 Neilston Greenock
12 September 1885 Heart of Midlothian5–2
(Void)
St Bernard'sEdinburgh
Report Stadium: Tyncastle Fields
12 September 1885 Hurlford 5–1CumnockHurlford
12 September 1885 Johnstone 5–1Greenock RangersJohnstone
12 September 1885 Kilmarnock 7–1AnnbankKilmarnock
Report Stadium: Rugby Park
12 September 1885 King's Park 3–1ArmadaleStirling
Report Stadium: Forthbank Park
12 September 1885 Kirkintilloch Athletic0–15 Renton Kirkintilloch
12 September 1885 Lenzie1–1BonhillLenzie
12 September 1885 Mauchline2–3 Lugar Boswell Mauchline
12 September 1885 Northern 4–1LinthouseGlasgow
12 September 1885 Norton Park 6–2GlencairnEdinburgh
12 September 1885 Paisley Hibernian2–2ThornliebankPaisley
12 September 1885 Port Glasgow Athletic 4–11st Renfrew RVPort Glasgow
  • McMinn
  • McKerrol
Report Stadium: Clune Park
12 September 1885 Queen's Park 16–0St Peter'sGlasgow
Report Stadium: Hampden Park
12 September 1885 Renfrew 1–0Greenock NorthernRenfrew
12 September 1885 Shettleston1–7 Cambuslang Glasgow
12 September 1885 Strathmore (Arbroath) 7–0AberdeenArbroath
Report Stadium: Darnley Park
12 September 1885 Thistle 11–1WestbourneGlasgow
12 September 1885 Vale of Teith 9–1ObanDoune
12 September 1885 Whitefield 3–1Dennistoun AthleticGlasgow
12 September 1885 Wishaw Swifts 2–0RutherglenWishaw
12 September 1885 Woodvale 3–2Mearns AthleticThornliebank
12 September 1885 Yoker5–1
(Void)
Dumbarton UnionGlasgow
12 September 1885 3rd Lanark RV 9–1ShawlandsGlasgow
Report Stadium: Cathkin Park
12 September 1885 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV 4–0Vale of NithDumfries
19 September 1885 Abercorn 2–0St MirrenPaisley
Report Stadium: Blackstoun Park
19 September 1885 Dumbarton 3–1Vale of Leven WanderersDumbarton
Report Stadium: Boghead Park
19 September 1885 Lanemark0–2
(Void)
MonkcastleNew Cumnock
26 September 1885 Airdrieonians 4–2Royal AlbertAirdrie
Report Stadium: Mavisbank Park
26 September 1885 Helensburgh2–3 Dumbarton Athletic Helensburgh
Arthurlie w/oOlympic
Cowdenbeath w/oBreadalbane
Dumbarton Rock w/oLeverndale
Dunblane w/oDunfermline
Glasgow University YMCA w/oEastern Athletic
Hamilton Academical w/oWest Benhar
Pollokshields Athletic w/oPartick
St Andrew's w/o10th Lanark RV
Thornhill w/oMoffat
Vale of Leven w/oDunbritton
West Calder w/oNewcastleton

Replays

19 September 1885 Bo'ness 5–1Broxburn ShamrockBo'ness
19 September 1885 Bonhill 6–0LenzieBonhill
19 September 1885 Broughty 3–3[A] Dundee West End Broughty Ferry
19 September 1885 Grahamston2–4 Grasshoppers Grahamston
19 September 1885 Jamestown0–1 Albion Jamestown
19 September 1885 Strathmore (Dundee)1–4 Dundee East End Dundee
19 September 1885 Thornliebank 2–0Paisley HibernianThornliebank
26 September 1885 Dumbarton Union0–1 Yoker Dumbarton
26 September 1885 Heart of Midlothian 1–0St Bernard'sEdinburgh
Report Stadium: Tyncastle Field
26 September 1885 Monkcastle 2–0LanemarkKilwinning
26 September 1885 Southern Athletic1–2 Cambridge Glasgow
Notes
  1. ^
    A-Both teams qualified for the second round.

Second round

Cartvale, Partick Thistle, Thornhill and West Calder received a bye to the third round.

Matches

3 October 1885 Airdrieonians 15–2Cambuslang HibernianAirdrie
Report Stadium: Mavisbank Park
3 October 1885 Albion Rovers2–2Wishaw SwiftsCoatbridge
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
3 October 1885 Arbroath 9–1Forfar AthleticArbroath
Report Stadium: Gayfield Park
3 October 1885 Arthurlie 2–0WoodvaleBarrhead
3 October 1885 Bo'ness 8–1Norton ParkBo'ness
3 October 1885 Clyde2–3 Thistle Glasgow
Report Stadium: Barrowfield Park
3 October 1885 Cowlairs 3–2Pollokshields AthleticGlasgow
3 October 1885 Dalry 6–2Lugar BoswellDalry
3 October 1885 Dumbarton 7–0Dumbarton UnionDumbarton
Report Stadium: Boghead Park
3 October 1885 Dumbarton Athletic2–7 Renton Dumbarton
3 October 1885 Dunblane 10–0Dunfermline AthleticDunblane
Report Stadium: Kippencross Park
3 October 1885 Dundee East End2–2BroughtyDundee
3 October 1885 Dundee Harp 4–1Dundee Our BoysDundee
3 October 1885 Dundee West End4–5 Strathmore (Arbroath) Dundee
3 October 1885 Dykehead3–1[B] Tollcross Shotts
3 October 1885 Falkirk0–4 Alloa Athletic Falkirk
Report Stadium: Brockville Park
3 October 1885 Glasgow University YMCA1–8 3rd Lanark RV Glasgow
Report Stadium: Kelburne Street
3 October 1885 Grasshoppers1–6 East Stirlingshire Bonnybridge
Report Stadium: Peathill Park
3 October 1885 Hibernian 2–1Heart of MidlothianEdinburgh
McGhee  (x2) Report Stadium: Hibernian Park
3 October 1885 Johnstone1–2 Thornliebank Johnstone
3 October 1885 Kilmarnock3–4
(Void)
HurlfordKilmarnock
Report Stadium: Rugby Park
3 October 1885 King's Park 7–1DunipaceStirling
Report Stadium: Forthbank Park
3 October 1885 Monkcastle2–4 Ayr Kilwinning
3 October 1885 Neilston1–1Port Glasgow AthleticNeilston
Report McKerrol
3 October 1885 Northern 7–2WhitefieldGlasgow
3 October 1885 Queen's Park 1–0PilgrimsGlasgow
Report Stadium: Hampden Park
3 October 1885 Renfrew0–3 Abercorn Renfrew
3 October 1885 St Andrew's 6–0CambridgeGlasgow
3 October 1885 Vale of Leven 10–0BonhillAlexandria
Report Stadium: North Street Park
3 October 1885 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV3–1
(Void)
Queen of the South WanderersDumfries
Albion w/oDumbarton Rock
Cambuslang w/oHamilton Academical
Vale of Teith w/oCowdenbeath

Replays

10 October 1885 Broughty3–8
(Void)
Dundee East EndBroughty Ferry
10 October 1885 Port Glasgow Athletic 2–0NeilstonPort Glasgow
McKerrol Report Stadium: Clune Park
10 October 1885 Wishaw Swifts 5–0Albion RoversWishaw
Report
17 October 1885 Kilmarnock1–1HurlfordKilmarnock
Report Stadium: Rugby Park
17 October 1885 Queen of the South Wanderers 4–35th Kirkcudbrightshire RVDumfries

Second Replays

17 October 1885 Dundee East End 2–1BroughtyDundee
31 October 1885 Kilmarnock1–1HurlfordKilmarnock
Report Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 2,000

Third Replay

7 November 1885 Hurlford2–2KilmarnockHurlford
Report Stadium: Drumbiehill Park
Attendance: 2,000

Fourth Replay

14 November 1885 Kilmarnock1–5 Hurlford Kilmarnock
Report Stadium: Rugby Park
Notes
  1. ^
    B-Dykehead were disqualified and Tollcross re-instated.

Third round

Cambuslang received a bye to the fourth round.

Matches

24 October 1885 Airdrieonians 8–2TollcrossAirdrie
Report Stadium: Mavisbank Park
24 October 1885 Albion0–1 Renton Dumbarton
24 October 1885 Alloa Athletic0–12 Partick Thistle Alloa
Report Stadium: Gaberston Park
24 October 1885 Arbroath 7–1Dundee East EndArbroath
Report Stadium: Gayfield Park
24 October 1885 Cartvale1–1Port Glasgow AthleticBusby
Report Stadium: Cartbridge Park
24 October 1885 Cowlairs 2–1NorthernGlasgow
24 October 1885 Dalry1–6 Ayr Dalry
24 October 1885 Dumbarton 3–0ThistleDumbarton
Report Stadium: Boghead Park
24 October 1885 Dundee Harp 8–1Vale of TeithDundee
24 October 1885 East Stirlingshire0–3 Queen's Park Falkirk
Report Stadium: Randyford Park
24 October 1885 Hibernian 6–0Bo'nessEdinburgh
Report Stadium: Hibernian Park
Attendance: 2,000
24 October 1885 Strathmore (Arbroath) 3–1DunblaneArbroath
24 October 1885 Thornhill0–8 Queen of the South Wanderers Thornhill
24 October 1885 Thornliebank1–5 Abercorn Thornliebank
24 October 1885 Wishaw Swifts 3–0West CalderWishaw
31 October 1885 3rd Lanark RV 11–0St Andrew'sGlasgow
Report Stadium: Cathkin Park
21 November 1885 Arthurlie 5–0HurlfordBarrhead
Vale of Leven w/oKing's Park

Replay

31 October 1885 Port Glasgow 4–2CartvalePort Glasgow
  • Hunter  (x2)
  • Ruiglan
Report Stadium: Clune Park

Fourth round

Port Glasgow Athletic received a bye to the fifth round.

Matches

14 November 1885 Abercorn 7–2Strathmore (Arbroath)Paisley
14 November 1885 Cambuslang 9–0Wishaw SwiftsCambuslang
14 November 1885 Dumbarton 3–0Partick ThistleDumbarton
Report Stadium: Boghead Park
14 November 1885 Hibernian 5–3ArbroathEdinburgh
Report Stadium: Hibernian Park
Attendance: 1,500
14 November 1885 Queen's Park 1–0AirdrieoniansGlasgow
Report Stadium: Hampden Park
14 November 1885 Renton 4–0CowlairsRenton
14 November 1885 3rd Lanark RV3–2
(Void)
AyrGlasgow
Report Stadium: Cathkin Park
14 November 1885 Vale of Leven 6–0Dundee HarpAlexandria
Report Stadium: North Street Park
28 November 1885 Queen of the South Wanderers1–3 Arthurlie Dumfries

Replay

28 November 1885 Ayr3–33rd Lanark RVAyr
Report Stadium: Beresford Park

Second replay

5 December 1885 3rd Lanark RV 5–1AyrGlasgow
Report Stadium: Cathkin Park

Fifth round

Matches

5 December 1885 Abercorn0–1 Cambuslang Paisley
5 December 1885 Arthurlie1–2 Queen's Park Barrhead
Report Stadium: Dunterlie Park
5 December 1885 Dumbarton2–2HibernianDumbarton
Stadium: Boghead Park
Attendance: 2,000
5 December 1885 Renton2–2Vale of LevenRenton
Report Stadium: Tontine Park
12 December 1885 3rd Lanark RV1–1Port Glasgow AthleticGlasgow
Report Stadium: Cathkin Park

Replays

12 December 1885 Hibernian 4–3DumbartonEdinburgh
Stadium: Hibernian Park
Attendance: 5,500
12 December 1885 Renton 3–0Vale of LevenRenton
Report Stadium: Tontine Park
19 December 1885 3rd Lanark RV1–1Port GlasgowGlasgow
Report Hunter Stadium: Cathkin Park

Second replay

26 December 1885 3rd Lanark RV 4–1Port GlasgowGlasgow
Report Stadium: Cathkin Park

Quarter-final

Queen's Park, Renton and 3rd Lanark RV received a bye to the semi-finals.

Match

16 January 1886 Hibernian 3–2CambuslangEdinburgh
Report Stadium: Hibernian Park
Attendance: 4,000

Semi-finals

Matches

16 January 1886 3rd Lanark RV0–3 Queen's Park Glasgow
Report Stadium: Cathkin Park
23 January 1886 Hibernian0–2 Renton Edinburgh
Report Stadium: Hibernian Park
Attendance: 5,000

Final

Queens Park3–1Renton
Report Kelso
Attendance: 7,000

See also

References

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