1886 Scottish Cup final

April 2019 April 2019 1886 Scottish Cup final 1885–86 Scottish Cup Queen's Park 3 Renton 1 13 February 1886 Cathkin Park Crosshill J. E. McKillop (Cartvale) 7,000 1885 1887 The 1886 Scottish Cup final was the 13th final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 1885–86 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match was played at Cathkin Park in Crosshill (today part of Glasgow) on 13 February 1886, and was watched by a crowd of "between 7,000 and 8,000",The Scottish Challenge Cup Glasgow Herald 15 February 1886 10 "between 8,000 and 9,000",Queen's Park v Renton Lothian Courier 20 February 1886 4 or "not less than 9,000",Queen's Park v Renton Courier and Argus 16 February 1886 3 or 10,000By The Way Paisley Daily Express 15 February 1886 2 spectators. The final was contested by defending champions Renton and seven-time winners Queen's Park.https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish-cup-matches/?mid=91674 Scottish Cup Matches Scottish Football Association 12 April 2019 This was the first Scottish Cup final since 1880 to be decided without the need for a replay (excluding the 1884 final which went unplayed). Background Queen's Park had reached the final on seven previous occasions and had gone on to win the competition on each occasion. This was the fifth time in seven seasons which Queen's Park had reached the final. Defending champions Renton had previously reached the final only twice, winning the trophy in 1885, ten years after finishing as runners-up. Renton and Queen's Park had previously played twice in the Scottish Cup, although they had not been drawn together for over a decade. Renton had not scored a goal against Queen's Park before the 1886 final with the Glasgow side winning 3–0 in the 1875 final and 2–0 in the 1874 semi-finals. Route to the final 1885–86 Scottish Cup Queen's Park RoundOppositionScoreFirst roundSt Peter's16–0Second roundPilgrims1–0Third roundEast Stirlingshire3–0Fourth roundAirdrieonians1–0Fifth roundArthurlie2–1Quarter-finalbyeSemi-final3rd Lanark RV3–0 Renton RoundOppositionScoreFirst roundKirkintilloch Athletic15–0Second roundDumbarton Athletic7–2Third roundAlbion1–0Fourth roundCowlairs4–0Fifth roundVale of Leven2–2Fifth round replayVale of Leven3–0Quarter-finalbyeSemi-finalHibernian2–0 Report The first quarter of the game was played in heavy rain. Queen's Park, who had the benefit of a wind behind them in the first half, took the lead early on when Somerville turned home a Hamilton shot that had been blocked by Hannah.note Goal 1 This is the report from two newspapers; the Lennox Herald credits the goal to Lambie, the Glasgow Herald to Hamilton. Renton came close to an equalizer shortly before half-time when Gillespie caught a shot from McCall and was nearly driven over the line in the resulting maul. A quarter of an hour into the second half, following Renton pressure, Kelso drove a free-kick through a crowd of players to make the score 1-1; as direct free-kicks did not exist, Queen's Park protested the goal, but the referee deemed that there had been a touch on the way through.Scottish Association Cup (Final Tie) Lennox Herald 20 February 1886 3 A short while afterwards, Christie injured his foot, and was a passenger for the rest of the match, having to leave the pitch for a while; Renton pressed home with a man advantage, but could not score, and, following a break after 70 minutes, Harrower scored from a Hamilton cross. Near the end Queen's Park made it three from a 'scrimmage', which was credited to Somerville,note Goal 3 The Lennox Herald credits the goal to Christie, the Glasgow Herald to Somerville after a move involving Hamilton and Harrower. Match details 13 February 1886 15:00 Queen's Park 3–1 Renton Somerville 10 85 Harrower 70 Kelso 60 Cathkin Park 7,000-10,000 J. E. McKillop (Cartvale) https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish-cup-matches/?mid=91674 QUEEN'S PARK:GK George GillespieFB Walter ArnottFB Andrew WatsonHB Charles CampbellHB John J. GowLW Robert ChristieLW David AllanFW George SomervilleFW William HarrowerRW Alexander HamiltonRW John LambieRENTON:GK John Lindsay FB Andrew HannahFB Archie McCallHB Bob KelsoHB Donald McKechnieRW Alexander BarbourRW James KellyFW Alec GrantFW J. McIntyreLW James McCallLW J. Thomson Aftermath Renton gained a measure of revenge at the end of the season, beating Queen's Park 5–2 in the semi-final of the Glasgow Charity Cup, a prestige tournament for four invited clubs; Renton beat local rivals Vale of Leven in the final.Glasgow Charity Cup - Final Tie Lennox Herald 22 May 1886 6 Notes note References External links London Hearts Scottish Football Reports 13 February 1886 Association football Scotland Category:Scottish Cup finals Scottish Cup Final 1886 Scottish Cup Final 1886 Final Category:1880s in Glasgow Category:Govanhill and Crosshill Category:February 1886 in the United Kingdom