1880 Scottish Cup final

January 2019 January 2019 1880 Scottish Cup final 1879–80 Scottish Cup Queen's Park 3 Thornliebank 0 21 February 1880 Cathkin Park Crosshill D. Hamilton c. 8,000 1879 1881 The 1880 Scottish Cup final was the seventh final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 1879–80 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match was played at Cathkin Park in Crosshill (today part of Glasgow) on 21 February 1880 and was watched by a crowd estimated as anything between 5,000The Scottish Association Challenge Cup Field 28 February 1880 33 and 8,000Football Dundee Courier 24 February 1880 2The Scottish Association Cup Sheffield Independent 23 February 1880 4 spectators. The final was contested by three-time former champions Queen's Park and Thornliebank who had never won the cup.https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish-cup-matches/?mid=91683 Scottish Cup Matches Scottish Football Association 13 January 2019 Background Queen's Park reached the final for the fourth time after winning the competition for three consecutive seasons between 1874 and 1876. Prior to the match, both Queen's Park and Vale of Leven had won the Scottish Cup three times, a record at the time. No team from Renfrewshire had reached the final before Thornliebank in 1880 – their only appearance in the final. The team's previous best run in the competition came in 1877–78 when they lost to Renton in the fifth round. The match marked the first and only time Queen's Park and Thornliebank met in a competitive fixture.https://fitbastats.com/queenspark/game.php?gameid=74998 Queen's Park 3 - 0 Thornliebank, Scottish Cup (21/02/1880) Fitbastats.com 31 March 2019 Route to the final 1879–80 Scottish Cup Queen's Park RoundOppositionScoreFirst roundRangers0–0First round replayRangers5–1Second round19th Lanark RV14–1Third roundPartick5–1Fourth roundStrathblane10–1Fifth roundHurlford15–1Quarter-finalbyeSemi-finalDumbarton1–0 Thornliebank RoundOppositionScoreFirst roundYoker4–0Second round17th Renfrew RV6–1Third roundBarrhead Rangers1–0Fourth roundPossilpark12–0Fifth roundRob Roy12–0Quarter-final3rd Lanark RV1–1Quarter-final replay3rd Lanark RV2–1Semi-finalPollokshields Athletic2–1 Match details 21 February 1880 3.35pmThe Scottish Association Challenge Cup Field 28 February 1880 33 Queen's Park 3–0 Thornliebank "scrimmage" 35 Ker 45 Highet 88 Cathkin Park, Crosshill D. Hamilton c. 8,000 https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish-cup-matches/?mid=91683 Report Although Thornliebank was the holder of the Renfrewshire Cup, the match did not generate as much excitement as in previous years, as the result was considered a foregone conclusion; Queen's Park being "superior in all points to their opponents". Rain falling all day also spoilt the play and kept the crowd down to a few thousand; also many spectators watched from outside the ground to avoid paying "fancy prices" (1 shilling for admittance, 2 shillings for the grandstand).The Association Cup Glasgow Herald 23 February 1880 10 The ground cut up quickly in the rain, which ought to have been some help to the Model Villagers, who favoured a less scientific long ball style; however Queen's Park won the toss and played with the benefit of a strong breeze in the first half, and Queen's Park had the first chance, Cadden saving a "terrific shot" from Ker with his legs. The favourites kept up the pressure throughout the first half, occasional relief coming from long clearances by Wham, but the Thornliebank forwards "were unable to cope with the opposition", so could never retain possession for any meaningful time. The pressure told after 35 minutes,The Association Cup Glasgow Herald 23 February 1880 10 a Neill corner being scrimmaged over the line. After two more saves from Cadden, Queen's Park doubled its lead on the stroke of half-time, a "very hard shot" from Ker deflecting in off a defender, an appeal against an earlier foul not finding any sympathy from the officials. The second half repeated the pattern of the first, with Queen's putting pressure on that was only occasionally relieved; as the match went on, Thornliebank did begin to create more chances, but its two best efforts were spoilt by T. Brannan's erratic shooting. The game was put beyond doubt in the 88th minute, after Weir nodded a Richmond cross down to Highet, who "sent it through the posts".Scottish Challenge Cup - Final Tie Glasgow Evening Post 23 February 1880 4 QUEEN'S PARK:GK SCO John D. GrahamRB SCO William SomersLB SCO Robert W. NeillRH SCO Charles CampbellLH SCO David DavidsonRW SCO James RichmondRW SCO Jerry WeirCF SCO Thomas HighetCF SCO George KerLW SCO John KayLW SCO Henry McNeil (c)THORNLIEBANK:GK SCO J. CaddenFB SCO J. JamiesonFB SCO W. MarshallHB SCO A. HendersonHB SCO Bill McFettridgeFW SCO A. ClarkFW SCO A. BrannanFW SCO W. Anderson (c)CF SCO D. WhamFW SCO T. BrannanFW SCO A. S. Hutton External links London Hearts Scottish Football Reports 21 February 1880 References Association football Scotland Category:Scottish Cup finals Scottish Cup Final 1880 Scottish Cup Final 1880 Final Category:1880s in Glasgow Category:Govanhill and Crosshill Category:February 1880 in the United Kingdom