1883–84 Scottish Cup

September 2023 September 2023 1883–84 Scottish Cup Scottish cup.jpg The Scottish Cup trophy Scotland 132 Queen's Park(seventh title) Vale of Leven 127 712 1882–83 1884–85 The 1883–84 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the 11th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Queen's Park won the competition for the seventh time after Vale of Leven could not field a team on the date fixed for the final due to player illness.http://www.stevesfootballstats.uk/scottish_fa_cup_final_results.html Scottish FA Cup final results 25 March 2019 Reigning champions Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by neighbours Renton, becoming the first club not to make at least two successful defences of their title since its inception (Queen's Park and Vale of Leven each won three in a row, then Queen's Park won three more) and beginning a contrasting sequence whereby the winners changed each season for the next 13 years, until Rangers retained the trophy in 1898. Calendar Scottish Cup format RoundFirst match dateFixturesClubsOriginalByesReplaysFirst Round8 September 18836368132 → 70Second Round29 September 1883326170 → 38Third Round20 October 1883174438 → 21Fourth Round3 November 1883101021 → 11Fifth Round1 December 188335111 → 8Quarter-finals22 December 18834008 → 4Semi-finals19 January 18842004 → 2Final23 February 1884A1002 → 1 Edinburgh University were given a bye to the third round. Two teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replay. Notes disc A A-The date that the final was scheduled to be played. Teams All 132 teams entered the competition in the first round. AyrshireGlasgow and districtLanarkshireNorthern CountiesRenfrewshireAnnbank Ayr Beith Beith Thistle Cumnock Hurlford Kilbirnie Kilmarnock Kilmarnock Athletic Kilmarnock Portland Lugar Boswell Mauchline Maybole Stewarton CunninghameAlexandra Athletic Battlefield Clyde Cowlairs Dean Park Glencairn Granton Luton Mavisbank Northern Orchard Partick Partick Thistle Pilgrims Pollokshields Athletic Possilpark Queen's Park Rangers South Western Thistle Whitefield Whitehill 3rd Lanark RVAirdrie Airdrieonians Bellshill Cambuslang Clarkston Drumpellier Hamilton Academical Plains Blue Bell Royal Albert Shettleston Tollcross Vale of Avon West BenharAberdeen Angus Arbroath Balgay Coupar Angus Dundee East End Dundee Harp Dundee Hibernian Dundee Our Boys Dundee West End Perseverance Strathmore (Arbroath) Strathmore (Dundee)Abercorn Arthurlie Bute Rangers Caledonia Cartvale Clippens Glenpatrick Johnstone Johnstone Athletic Johnstone Rovers Kilbarchan Levern Linwood Lochwinnoch Lyle Athletic Northern (Greenock) Morton Netherlee Olympic Paisley Athletic Pollok Port Glasgow Athletic Renfrew St Mirren Sir John Maxwell Southern (Greenock) Thornliebank West End Athletic Woodland YokerDunbartonshireEdinburghshirePerthshireSouthern CountiesStirlingshireDumbarton Dunbritton Jamestown Kilmaronock Thistle Levendale Renton Vale of Leven Vale of Leven WanderersBrunswick Dunfermline Edina Edinburgh University Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kinleith Newcastleton St Bernard's West CalderBreadalbane Dunblane Vale of Athole Vale of TeithDrumlanrig Rangers East End Rovers Moffat Newton Stewart Athletic Queen of the South Wanderers Vale of Nith 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RVAlloa Athletic Campsie Dunipace East Stirlingshire Falkirk King's Park Lenzie Stenhousemuir Strathblane Tayavalla First round Matches Glasgow and district Cowlairs received a bye to the second round. 8 September 1883 Possilpark 2–4 Orchard Saracen Park Possilpark 8 September 1883 Dean Park 1–2 Mavisbank Woodville Park Govan 8 September 1883 Pollokshields Athletic 4–1 Thistle Pollok Park Pollokshields 8 September 1883 3rd Lanark RV 5–2 Clyde Cathkin Park Crosshill 8 September 1883 Northern 0–1 Rangers Gossland Hyde Park Glasgow http://fitbastats.com/rangers/game.php?gameid=80413 Northern 0 - 1 Rangers, Scottish Cup (08/09/1883) Fitbastats.com 4 June 2023 8 September 1883 Whitehill 3–1 Alexandra Athletic Haghill Park Glasgow 8 September 1883 Partick 0–8 Queen's Park Inchview Partick 8 September 1883 Battlefield 8–1 South Western Overdale Park Langside 8 September 1883 Granton 3–1 Glencairn Norwood Park Govan Luton w/o Whitefield Partick Thistle w/o Pilgrims Renfrewshire district 8 September 1883 Abercorn 7–0 Levern Blackstoun Park Paisley 8 September 1883 Kilbarchan 3–4 Paisley Athletic Whitlands Kilbarchan 8 September 1883 Arthurlie 3–0 Pollok Dunterlie Park Barrhead 8 September 1883 St Mirren 6–0 Caledonia Westmarch Paisley 8 September 1883 Johnstone 3–4 Thornliebank Cartbank Park Johnstone 8 September 1883 Linwood 1–4 Woodland Linwood 8 September 1883 Greenock Northern 5–3 Sir John Maxwell Bogston Park Greenock 8 September 1883 Netherlee 2–5 Greenock Southern Netherlee Park Netherlee 8 September 1883 Lyle Athletic 2–4 Johnstone Rovers Ladyburn Park Greenock 8 September 1883 Morton 1–0 Renfrew Cappielow Greenock 8 September 1883 Clippens 3–2 Johnstone Athletic Moss Park Linwood 8 September 1883 Cartvale 8–0 West End Athletic Cartbridge Park Busby 8 September 1883 Yoker 0–2 Olympic Holm Park Yoker Glenpatrick w/oA Bute Rangers Lochwinnoch w/o Port Glasgow Athletic Ayrshire district 8 September 1883 Annbank 1–3 Mauchline Pebble Park Annbank 8 September 1883 Lugar Boswell 3–1 Ayr Rosebank Park Lugar 22 September 1883 Cumnock 4–0 Maybole New Station Field Cumnock Kilmarnock Athletic w/o Beith Kilmarnock w/o Kilbirnie Kilmarnock Portland w/o Stewarton Cunninghame Beith Thistle w/o Hurlford Dunbartonshire district 8 September 1883 Vale of Leven 12–0 Leverndale North Street Park Alexandria 8 September 1883 Renton 2–1 Dumbarton McIntyre Keir Tontine Park Renton 3,000 https://www.sonsarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=63 Dumbarton 1 - 2 Renton The Sons Archive 4 June 2023 8 September 1883 Vale of Leven Wanderers 1–1 Dunbritton Institute Park Alexandria Kilmaronock Thistle w/o Jamestown Lanarkshire district Vale of Avon received a bye to the second round. 8 September 1883 Drumpellier 2–2 West Benhar Drumpellier Cricket Ground Coatbridge 8 September 1883 Hamilton Academical 4–1 Airdrieonians South Haugh Hamilton 8 September 1883 Royal Albert 8–0 Shettleston Raploch Park Larkhall 8 September 1883 Airdrie 1–0(void)B Tollcross Rochsoles Airdrie 8 September 1883 Cambuslang 8–0 Bellshill Westburn Park Cambuslang Clarkston w/o Plains Blue Bell Stirlingshire district 8 September 1883 Dunipace 2–1 Campsie Broomhill Farm Denny 8 September 1883 Alloa Athletic 0–5 Falkirk Gaberston Park Alloa 8 September 1883 East Stirlingshire 3–0 Tayavalla Randyford Park Falkirk 15 September 1883 Strathblane 2–3 Stenhousemuir Cuilt Park Strathblane 15 September 1883 King's Park 11–0 Lenzie Forthbank Park Stirling Edinburghshire district Newcastleton received a bye to the second round. Edinburgh University received a bye to the third round. 8 September 1883 Edina 2–1(void)C Kinleith Craigmillar Park Edinburgh 8 September 1883 Hibernian 5–0 West Calder Hibernian Park Edinburgh 8 September 1883 Heart of Midlothian 8–0 Brunswick Wood x6 Ronaldson Lees Tynecastle Fields Edinburgh Heart of Midlothian v. Brunswick Glasgow Herald 10 September 1883 9 15 September 1883 Dunfermline 1–13 St Bernard's Ladysmill Park Dunfermline Northern Counties Coupar Angus received a bye to the second round. 8 September 1883 Dundee Harp 9–0 Angus Viewforth Park Dundee 8 September 1883 Balgay 2–2 Strathmore (Arbroath) Flinchar Craig Park Dundee 8 September 1883 Dundee West End 2–3 Dundee Our Boys Balgay Farm Dundee 8 September 1883 Perseverance 2–2 Dundee Hibernian Magdalene Park Dundee 8 September 1883 Arbroath 3–3 Aberdeen Gayfield Park Arbroath 8 September 1883 Dundee East End 0–1 Strathmore (Dundee) Madeira Park Dundee Perthshire district 8 September 1883 Dunblane 2–1 Vale of Teith Kippenross Park Dunblane Vale of Athole w/o Breadalbane Southern Counties Drumlanrig Rangers received a bye to the second round. 8 September 1883 Vale of Nith 2–4 Moffat Milldamhead Park Dumfries 8 September 1883 Queen of the South Wanderers 7–7D 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV Nunholm Dumfries East End Rovers w/o Newton Stewart Athletic Replays Dunbartonshire district 15 September 1883 Dunbritton 4–0 Vale of Leven Wanderers Woodyard Park Dumbarton Lanarkshire district 15 September 1883 West Benhar 12–0 Drumpellier Harthill Mains Harthill 22 September 1883 Tollcross 4–3 Airdrie y Wellshot Park Glasgow Protested Cup tie - Tollcross v Airdrie Glasgow Herald 24 September 1883 10 Edinburghshire district 22 September 1883 Edina 4–0 Kinleith Craigmillar Park Edinburgh Northern Counties 15 September 1883 Strathmore (Arbroath) 1–1E Balgay Gayfield Park Arbroath 15 September 1883 Dundee Hibernian 3–4 Perseverance West Craigie Park Dundee 15 September 1883 Arbroath 7–0 Aberdeen Gayfield Park Arbroath Southern Counties 15 September 1883 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV 3–1 Queen of the South Wanderers Palmerston Park Dumfries Notes disc A A-Glenpatrick were disqualified for not turning up.SFA Minutes 1881–84 18 September 1883 Scottish Football Association Glasgow 147 B B-A protest by Tollcross that the pitch markings were unclear was upheld and a replay was ordered.SFA Minutes 1881–84 18 September 1883 Scottish Football Association Glasgow 149 C C-A protest by Kinleith was upheld and a replay was ordered. D D-The 7–7 draw between Queen of the South Wanderers and 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV is the highest-scoring drawn match ever played in the Scottish Cup. E E-Both teams qualified for the second round. Sources:Mathers Stewart 2017 The Beautiful Dribbling Game: The Scottish F.A. Challenge Cup in the 19th Century Great Britain Amazon 94–103, 281–285 978-0-9956998-0-9 Second round Matches Glasgow and District 29 September 1883 Cowlairs 3–2 Granton Gourlay Park Glasgow 29 September 1883 Battlefield 7–2 Whitefield Overdale Park Langside 29 September 1883 Pollokshields Athletic 6–2 Mavisbank Pollok Park Pollokshields 29 September 1883 3rd Lanark RV 2–4 Queen's Park Cathkin Park Crosshill 29 September 1883 Rangers 14–2 Whitehill McHardy Kinning Park Kinning Park http://fitbastats.com/rangers/game.php?gameid=80414 Rangers 14 - 2 Whitehill, Scottish Cup (29/09/1883) Fitbastats.com 4 June 2023 29 September 1883 Partick Thistle 8–1 Orchard Muirpark Partick Renfrewshire district Morton received a bye to the third round. 29 September 1883 Cartvale 6–2 Greenock Southern Cartbridge Park Busby 29 September 1883 Port Glasgow Athletic 1–3 Arthurlie Clune Park Port Glasgow 29 September 1883 Olympic 5–0 Clippens Thistle Park Paisley 29 September 1883 Abercorn 2–0 Paisley Athletic Blackstoun Park Paisley 29 September 1883 Thornliebank 14–0F Bute Rangers Deacon's Bank Park Thornliebank 29 September 1883 St Mirren 7–0 Woodland Westmarch Paisley 29 September 1883 Johnstone Rovers 6–1 Greenock Northern Newfield Park Johnstone Ayrshire district Cumnock received a bye to the third round. 29 September 1883 Kilmarnock 3–0 Hurlford Grier Wark McLaughland Rugby Park Kilmarnock 1,000 http://fitbastats.com/kilmarnock/game.php?gameid=30912 Kilmarnock 3 - 0 Hurlford United, Scottish Cup (29/09/1883) Fitbastats.com 4 June 2023 29 September 1883 Kilmarnock Athletic 9–1 Stewarton Cunninghame Holm Quarry Kilmarnock 29 September 1883 Lugar Boswell 1–3 Mauchline Rosebank Park Lugar Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district Vale of Leven received a bye to the third round. 29 September 1883 Renton 6–1 King's Park Tontine Park Renton 29 September 1883 Falkirk 9–1 Stenhousemuir Blinkbonny Falkirk 29 September 1883 Jamestown 7–1 Dunbritton Balloch Road Jamestown 29 September 1883 East Stirlingshire 2–2 Dunipace Randyford Park Falkirk Lanarkshire district Hamilton Academical received a bye to the third round. 29 September 1883 Cambuslang 7–0 Tollcross Westburn Park Cambuslang 29 September 1883 Royal Albert 8–1 Clarkston Raploch Park Larkhall West Benhar w/o Vale of Avon Edinburghshire district St Bernard's received a bye to the third round. 29 September 1883 Newcastleton 1–4 Heart of Midlothian Aitken x2 Waugh Douglas Liddel View Park Newcastleton report Athletic News 3 October 1883 1 6 October 1883 Hibernian 10–1 Edina Brogan x6 Hibernian Park Edinburgh http://fitbastats.com/hibs/game.php?gameid=78710 Hibernian 10 - 1 Edina, Scottish Cup (06/10/1883) Fitbastats.com 4 June 2023 Perthshire and Northern Counties 29 September 1883 Dunblane 4–1 Coupar Angus Kippenross Park Dunblane 29 September 1883 Strathmore (Dundee) 3–1 Balgay Rollo's Peir Dundee 29 September 1883 Dundee Our Boys 2–0 Strathmore (Arbroath) West Craigie Park Dundee Dundee Harp w/o Vale of Athole Perseverance w/o Arbroath Southern Counties 29 September 1883 Drumlanrig Rangers 2–3 East End Rovers Tibbers Holm Thornhill 29 September 1883 Moffat 2–3 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV Well Village Cricket Field Moffat Replay Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district 6 October 1883 Dunipace 1–2 East Stirlingshire Broomhill Denny Notes disc F F-Thornliebank and Bute Rangers mutually agreed to stop the match after 75 minutes. Sources: Third round Matches Perthshire and Northern Counties Dunblane received a bye to the fourth round. 20 October 1883 Arbroath 1–1 Dundee Harp Gayfield Park Arbroath 20 October 1883 Strathmore (Dundee) 2–2 Dundee Our Boys Rollo's Peir Dundee Glasgow, Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire district Pollokshields Athletic received a bye to the fourth round. 20 October 1883 Partick Thistle 6–0 East Stirlingshire Muirpark Partick 20 October 1883 Rangers 5–2 Falkirk Hamilton McGregor McHardy Gossland Kinning Park Kinning Park 2,000 http://fitbastats.com/rangers/game.php?gameid=43333 Rangers 5 - 2 Falkirk, Scottish Cup (20/10/1883) Fitbastats.com 4 June 2023 20 October 1883 Jamestown 2–4 Battlefield Balloch Road Jamestown 20 October 1883 Cowlairs 0–5 Queen's Park Gourlay Park Glasgow 20 October 1883 Vale of Leven 4–1 Renton North Street Park Alexandria Edinburgh and Lanarkshire district Edinburgh University and Royal Albert received a bye to the fourth round. 20 October 1883 Heart of Midlothian 1–4 Hibernian Wood Lee Brogan McGhee x2 Tynecastle Field Edinburgh 6,000 http://fitbastats.com/hibs/game.php?gameid=19853 Heart of Midlothian 1 - 4 Hibernian, Scottish Cup (20/10/1883) Fitbastats.com 4 June 2023 20 October 1883 St Bernard's 7–0 Benhar Powderhall Edinburgh 20 October 1883 Cambuslang 6–0 Hamilton Academical Westburn Park Cambuslang Southern Counties 20 October 1883 East End Rovers 1–6 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV Milldamhead Dumfries Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district 20 October 1883 Morton 1–2(Void)G Kilmarnock Athletic Cappielow Greenock 20 October 1883 Olympic 0–5 Mauchline Thistle Park Paisley 20 October 1883 Cartvale 4–1 Cumnock Cartbridge Park Busby 20 October 1883 Abercorn 7–0 Johnstone Rovers Blackstoun Park Paisley 20 October 1883 Arthurlie 3–1 St Mirren Dunterlie Park Barrhead 20 October 1883 Thornliebank 1–0(Void)H Kilmarnock Deacon's Bank Park Thornliebank Replays Perthshire and Northern Counties 27 October 1883 Dundee Harp 2–1 Arbroath Viewforth Park Dundee 27 October 1883 Dundee Our Boys 5–1 Strathmore (Dundee) West Craigie Park Dundee Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district 3 November 1883 Morton 0–4 Kilmarnock Athletic Cappielow Greenock 3 November 1883 Thornliebank 2–1 Kilmarnock Higgins Deacon's Bank Park Thornliebank http://fitbastats.com/kilmarnock/game.php?gameid=30914 Thornliebank 2 - 1 Kilmarnock, Scottish Cup (03/11/1883) Fitbastats.com 4 June 2023 Notes disc G G-A protest by Morton was upheld and a replay was ordered. H H-A protest by Kilmarnock was upheld and a replay was ordered. Sources: Fourth round Arthurlie received a bye to the fifth round. Matches 10 November 1883 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV 1–8 Hibernian Palmerston Park Dumfries 10 November 1883 Cartvale 4–2 Abercorn Cartbridge Park Busby 10 November 1883 Dunblane 1–6 Rangers Kippencross Park Dunblane 10 November 1883 Kilmarnock Athletic 2–3 Cambuslang Holm Quarry Kilmarnock 10 November 1883 Mauchline 4–0 Royal Albert Connel Park Mauchline 10 November 1883 Partick Thistle 0–4 Queen's Park Muirpark Partick 10 November 1883 Pollokshields Athletic 11–0 Dundee Our Boys Pollok Park Pollokshields 10 November 1883 St Bernard's 2–0 Thornliebank Powderhall Edinburgh 10 November 1883 Vale of Leven 6–0 Dundee Harp North Street Park Alexandria Battlefield w/o Edinburgh University Sources: Fifth round Battlefield, Cambuslang, Cartvale, Hibernian and Queen's Park received a bye to the quarter-finals. Matches 1 December 1883 Arthurlie 0–0 Vale of Leven Dunterlie Park Barrhead 1 December 1883 Mauchline 2–3 Pollokshields Athletic Connel Park Mauchline 1 December 1883 St Bernard's 0–3 Rangers McHardy Pringle Gossland Powderhall Edinburgh 2,000 http://fitbastats.com/rangers/game.php?gameid=80416 St Bernard's 0 - 3 Rangers, Scottish Cup (01/12/1883) Fitbastats.com 8 June 2023 Replay 8 December 1883 Vale of Leven 3–1 Arthurlie North Street Park Alexandria Sources: Quarter-finals Matches 22 December 1883 Cambuslang 1–5 Rangers Inglis Heggie Pringle Gossland x2 Westburn Park Cambuslang http://fitbastats.com/rangers/game.php?gameid=80417 Cambuslang 1 - 5 Rangers, Scottish Cup (22/12/1883) Fitbastats.com 8 June 2023 22 December 1883 Hibernian 6–1 Battlefield Hibernian Park Edinburgh 1,200 http://fitbastats.com/hibs/game.php?gameid=78712 Hibernian 6 - 1 Battlefield, Scottish Cup (22/12/1883) Fitbastats.com 8 June 2023 22 December 1883 Queen's Park 6–1 Cartvale Titwood Pollokshields 22 December 1883 Vale of Leven 4–2 Pollokshields Athletic North Street Park Alexandria Sources: Semi-finals Matches 19 January 1884 Vale of Leven 3–0 Rangers North Street Park Alexandria 7,000 http://fitbastats.com/rangers/game.php?gameid=80418 Vale of Leven 3 - 0 Rangers, Scottish Cup (19/01/1884) Fitbastats.com 8 June 2023 2 February 1884 Hibernian 1–5 Queen's Park Hibernian Park Edinburgh 8,500 http://fitbastats.com/hibs/game.php?gameid=74973 Hibernian 1 - 5 Queen's Park, Scottish Cup (02/02/1884) Fitbastats.com 8 June 2023 Sources: Final 1884 Scottish Cup final 23 March 1884http://www.valeofleven.org.uk/football05.html Vale of Leven Football in the 1880s 8 April 2019 Queen's Park w/o Vale of Leven Vale of Leven did not appear for the final in protest after a request made on the Wednesday before the match was due to take place for a postponement due to bereavement, illness and injury had been refused by the Scottish FA. See also 1883–84 in Scottish football References External links Season 1883-84 Queen’s Park [results list], The Beautiful Dribbling Game Scottish Cup 1883/84, RSSSF London Hearts Scottish Cup Results 1883–84 Scottish Football Archive 1883–84 Association football Scotland Category:Scottish Cup seasons Cup