1884–85 Scottish Cup

September 2023 September 2023 1884–85 Scottish Cup Scottish cup.jpg The Scottish Cup trophy Scotland 132 Renton(first title) Vale of Leven 147 821 1883–84 1885–86 The 1884–85 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the 12th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Renton won the competition for the first tie after they defeated Vale of Leven in a replayed final. Defending champions Queen's Park lost to Battlefield in the third round. Calendar Scottish Cup format RoundFirst match dateFixturesClubsOriginalByesReplaysFirst Round13 September 18846347130 → 68Second Round4 October 1884316768 → 39Third Round25 October 1884191339 → 20Fourth Round15 November 1884100320 → 11Fifth Round6 December 188435011 → 8Quarter-finals27 December 18844008 → 4Semi-finals24 January 18852014 → 2Final21 February 18851012 → 1 Two teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replay. Four teams qualified for the third round after drawing their second round replay. Two teams qualified for the fifth round after drawing their fourth round replay. Teams All 130 teams entered the competition in the first round. AyrshireDunbartonshireGlasgow and DistrictLanarkshireRenfrewshireAnnbank Ayr Cumnock Dalry Hurlford Kilmarnock Kilmarnock Athletic Lugar Boswell Mauchline Maybole Stewarton CunninghameAlbion Dumbarton Dumbarton Athletic Dunbritton Jamestown Lenzie Levendale Renton Rock Vale of Leven Vale of Leven Wanderers YokerBattlefield Clyde Cowlairs Cyrus Dean Park Eastern Athletic Granton Glasgow United YMCA Kinning Park Athletic Northern (Glasgow) Orchard Partick Partick Thistle Pilgrims Pollokshields Pollokshields Athletic Possilpark Queen's Park Rangers Shawlands Springburn Hibernian Thistle Whitefield Whitehill 3rd Lanark RVAirdrie Airdriehill Airdrieonians Albion Rovers Cambuslang Chryston Clarkston Drumpellier Dykehead Glengowan Hamilton Academical Royal Albert Shettleston Tollcross Vale of Avon West Benhar Westburn Wishaw SwiftsAbercorn Arthurlie Cartvale Clippens Greenock Rangers Greenock Rovers Johnstone Johnstone Rovers Kilbarchan Lyle Athletic Morton Neilston Northern (Greenock) Olympic Paisley Athletic Pollokshaws Port Glasgow Athletic Renfrew Southern St Mirren Thornliebank 1st Renfrew RVEdinburghshireNorthern CountiesPerthshireStirlingshireSouthern CountiesBo'ness Dunfermline Edina Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Newcastleton Norton Park St Bernard's West CalderAberdeen Angus Arbroath Coupar Angus Dundee East End Dundee Harp Dundee Our Boys Dundee West End Lindertis Perseverance Strathmore (Arbroath) Strathmore (Dundee)Breadalbane Crieff Juniors Dunblane Vale of TeithAlloa Athletic Campsie Campsie Central Dunipace East Stirlingshire Falkirk Grasshoppers King's Park Stenhousemuir Strathblane TayavallaMoffat Queen of the South Wanderers Thornhill Vale of Nith Volunteer Athletic 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV First round Matches Glasgow and District Dean Park received a bye to the second round. 13 September 1884 Whitefield 3–3 Thistle Whitefield Park Govan 13 September 1884 Possilpark 7–0 Cyrus Saracen Park Possilpark 13 September 1884 Northern (Glasgow) 6–4 Glasgow University YMCA Hyde Park Glasgow 13 September 1884 Clyde 1–2 Cowlairs Barrowfield Park Glasgow 13 September 1884 3rd Lanark RV 3–2 Partick Thistle Cathkin Park Crosshill 13 September 1884 Partick 9–1 Eastern Athletic Inchview Partick 13 September 1884 Shawlands 0–1 Granton Norwood Park Pollokshaws 13 September 1884 Queen's Park 4–0 Pollokshields Copeland Park Govan Queen's Park v Pollokshields Glasgow Herald 15 September 1884 11 13 September 1884 Pollokshields Athletic 6–2 Pilgrims Pollok Park Pollokshields 13 September 1884 Battlefield 8–0 Kinning Park Athletic Mossfield Park Langside 13 September 1884 Rangers 11–0 Whitehill Kinning Park Kinning Park Orchard w/o Springburn Hibernian Renfrewshire district 13 September 1884 Renfrew 1–0 Johnstone Rovers Glebe Park Renfrew 13 September 1884 Clippens 3–1 Greenock Rovers Moss Park Linwood 13 September 1884 Arthurlie 2–0 Olympic Dunterlie Park Barrhead 13 September 1884 St Mirren 4–3(Void)A Neilston Westmarch Paisley 13 September 1884 Thornliebank 6–0 Northern (Greenock) Deacon's Bank Park Thornliebank 13 September 1884 Morton 2–2 Abercorn Cappielow Greenock 13 September 1884 Cartvale 12–1 Greenock Rangers Cartbridge Park Busby 13 September 1884 Paisley Athletic 2–3 Southern East Park Paisley 13 September 1884 Port Glasgow Athletic 6–1 1st Renfrew RV McCartney x2 Stewart McMinn x2 Clune Park Port Glasgow http://fitbastats.com/portglasgow/game.php?gameid=79661 Port Glasgow Athletic 6 - 1 1st Renfrew RV, Scottish Cup (13/09/1884) Fitbastats.com 13 June 2023 13 September 1884 Johnstone 9–1 Lyle Athletic Cartbank Park Johnstone Kilbarchan w/o Pollokshaws Ayrshire district Maybole received a bye to the second round. 13 September 1884 Cumnock 3–2 Mauchline New Station Field Cumnock 13 September 1884 Dalry 3–7 Annbank Bleezepark Dalry 13 September 1884 Ayr 4–1 Lugar Boswell Beresford Park Ayr 20 September 1884 Kilmarnock Athletic 14–0 Stewarton Cunninghame Holm Quarry Kilmarnock 20 September 1884 Kilmarnock 6–1(Void)B Hurlford Rugby Park Kilmarnock Dunbartonshire district 13 September 1884 Renton 2–1 Vale of Leven Wanderers Tontine Park Renton 13 September 1884 Jamestown 1–1 Vale of Leven Balloch Road Jamestown 13 September 1884 Dumbarton Rock 0–2 Yoker Dumbarton Football - Saturday North British Daily Mail 15 September 1884 7 Lenzie w/o Dumbarton Athletic Dumbarton w/o Levendale Albion w/o Dunbritton Lanarkshire district 13 September 1884 Clarkston 1–4 Hamilton Academical Blackrigg Farm Park Airdrie 13 September 1884 Airdrie 4–6 Shettleston Smith's Field Airdrie 13 September 1884 Tollcross 2–6 Westburn Main's Park Glasgow 13 September 1884 Royal Albert 1–4 Cambuslang Raploch Park Larkhall 13 September 1884 Drumpellier 0–6 Airdrieonians Blair Lodge Park Coatbridge 13 September 1884 Wishaw Swifts 2–1(Void)C Dykehead Academy Park Wishaw 13 September 1884 Albion Rovers 1–2 Glengowan Meadow Park Coatbridge 20 September 1884 Chryston 1–8 West Benhar Millbrae Park Chryston Airdriehill w/o Vale of Avon Stirlingshire district Campsie Central received a bye to the second round. 13 September 1884 Stenhousemuir 1–2 Tayavalla South Broomage Stenhousemuir 13 September 1884 Grasshoppers 4–0 Dunipace Peathill Park Bonnybridge 13 September 1884 Alloa Athletic 0–4 King's Park Gaberston Park Alloa 13 September 1884 East Stirlingshire 4–2 Campsie Randyford Park Falkirk Falkirk w/o Strathblane Edinburghshire district Heart of Midlothian received a bye to the second round. 13 September 1884 Bo'ness 0–2 Hibernian Bo'ness Football Park Bo'ness 13 September 1884 Dunfermline 10–2 Newcastleton Ladysmill Dunfermline 13 September 1884 St Bernard's 6–0 Edina Powderhall Edinburgh 13 September 1884 West Calder 3–0 Norton Park Burngrange Park West Calder Perthshire district 13 September 1884 Dunblane 8–0 Crieff Juniors Kippenross Park Dunblane Breadalbane w/o Vale of Teith Northern Counties 13 September 1884 Lindertis 1–4 Aberdeen Knowehead Kirriemuir 13 September 1884 Angus 1–5 Strathmore (Dundee) Station Park Forfar 13 September 1884 Strathmore (Arbroath) 1–4 Dundee Our Boys Damley Park Arbroath 13 September 1884 Arbroath 3–2 Dundee Harp Gayfield Park Arbroath 13 September 1884 Dundee East End 8–1 Coupar Angus Rollo's Pier Dundee Dundee West End w/o Perseverance Southern Counties 13 September 1884 Thornhill 0–13 Queen of the South Wnaderers Tibbers Holm Thornhill 13 September 1884 Moffat 2–5 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV Ballplay Road Moffat 13 September 1884 Volunteer Athletic 1–4 Vale of Nith Holm Park Newton Stewart Replays Glasgow and District 20 September 1884 Thistle 3–1 Whitefield Beechwood Park Glasgow Renfrewshire district 27 September 1884 Neilston 1–4 St Mirren Nether Kirton Park Neilston 20 September 1884 Abercorn 3–4(Void)D Morton Blackstoun Park Paisley Ayrshire district 27 September 1884 Hurlford 3–1E Kilmarnock Drumbiehill Park Hurlford Dunbartonshire district 20 September 1884 Vale of Leven 4–1 Jamestown North Street Park Alexandria Lanarkshire district 27 September 1884 Dykehead 2–5 Wishaw Swifts Private Park Shotts Second replay Renfrewshire district 27 September 1884 Abercorn 2–2F Morton Blackstoun Park Paisley Notes disc A A-A protest by Neilston was upheld and a replay was ordered. B B-A protest by Hurlford was upheld and a replay was ordered. C C-A protest by Dykehead was upheld and a replay was ordered. D D-A protest by Abercorn was upheld and a replay was ordered. E E-Hurlford were disqualified and Kilmarnock re-instated. F F-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 104–112, 285–289 978-0-9956998-0-9 Second round Matches Glasgow and District Partick received a bye to the third round. 4 October 1884 Dean Park 2–0 Springburn Hibernian Woodville Park Govan 4 October 1884 Cowlairs 1–2 Pollokshields Athletic Gourlay Park Glasgow 4 October 1884 3rd Lanark RV 2–2 Rangers Morton Gossland Cathkin Park Crosshill 6,000 http://fitbastats.com/rangers/game.php?gameid=80409 Third Lanark 2 - 2 Rangers, Scottish Cup (04/10/1884) Fitbastats.com 15 June 2023 4 October 1884 Possilpark 0–3 Battlefield Saracen Park Possilpark 4 October 1884 Granton 1–3 Northern (Glasgow) Norwood Park Govan 4 October 1884 Thistle 1–4 Queen's Park Beechwood Park Glasgow Renfrewshire district Cartvale and Morton received a bye to the third round. 4 October 1884 Arthurlie 1–0 Abercorn Dunterlie Park Barrhead 4 October 1884 Southern 2–2 Pollokshaws Berrylands Park Greenock 4 October 1884 Thornliebank 1–0G Port Glasgow Athletic Deacon's Bank Park Thornliebank 4 October 1884 Clippens 1–7 Renfrew Moss Park Linwood 4 October 1884 St Mirren 3–0 Johnstone Westmarch Paisley Ayrshire district 4 October 1884 Maybole 1–4 Kilmarnock Athletic Gardenrose Farm Maybole 4 October 1884 Annbank 4–1 Kilmarnock Pebble Park Annbank 4 October 1884 Ayr 5–0 Cumnock Beresford Park Ayr Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district 4 October 1884 Vale of Leven 14–0 Campsie Central North Street Park Alexandria 4 October 1884 Yoker 17–0 Tayavalla Holm Park Yoker 4 October 1884 Dumbarton Athletic 3–1 King's Park Burnside Park Dumbarton 4 October 1884 East Stirlingshire 2–10 Renton Randyford Park Falkirk 4 October 1884 Dumbarton 2–0 Albion Hutton Boghead Park Dumbarton https://www.sonsarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=64 Dumbarton 2 - 0 Albion, Saturday October 4th 1884 Sons Archive 15 June 2023 4 October 1884 Grasshoppers 1–4 Falkirk Peathill Park Bonnybridge Lanarkshire district Hamilton Academical received a bye to the third round. 4 October 1884 West Benhar 9–1(Void)H Shettleston Harthill Mains Harthill 4 October 1884 Airdrieonians 2–2 Cambuslang Mavisbank Park Airdrie 4 October 1884 Glengowan 4–1 Westburn Little Dumbreck Caldercruix 4 October 1884 Wishaw Swifts 8–3 Airdriehill Academy Park Wishaw Edinburghshire and Perthshire district St Bernard's received a bye to the third round. 4 October 1884 Dunfermline 1–11I Heart of Midlothian Ladysmill Park Dunfermline 4 October 1884 Hibernian 5–1 Vale of Teith Hibernian Park Edinburgh 4 October 1884 West Calder 0–1 Dunblane Burngrange Park West Calder Northern Counties 4 October 1884 Dundee Our Boys 8–1 Dundee West End West Craigie Park Dundee 4 October 1884 Strathmore (Dundee) 1–1 Dundee East End Rollo's Pier Dundee 4 October 1884 Aberdeen 1–7 Arbroath Holburn Cricket Ground Aberdeen Southern Counties Vale of Nith received a bye to the third round. 4 October 1884 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV 3–4 Queen of the South Wanderers Palmerston Park Dumfries Replays Glasgow and District 11 October 1884 Rangers 0–0J 3rd Lanark RV Kinning Park Kinning Park 7,000 http://fitbastats.com/rangers/game.php?gameid=80410 Rangers 0 - 0 Third Lanark, Scottish Cup (11/10/1884) Fitbastats.com 15 June 2023 Renfrewshire district 11 October 1884 Pollokshaws 3–3J Southern Broom Park Pollokshaws 18 October 1884 Port Glasgow Athletic 2–2 Thornliebank Graham McKerrol Clune Park Port Glasgow http://fitbastats.com/portglasgow/game.php?gameid=79663 Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 2 Thornliebank, Scottish Cup (18/10/1884) Fitbastats.com 15 June 2023 Lanarkshire District 11 October 1884 Cambuslang 10–2 Airdrieonians Westburn Park Cambuslang 18 October 1884 West Benhar 4–1 Shettleston AirdrieK Northern Counties 11 October 1884 Dundee East End 2–5 Strathmore (Dundee) Madeira Park Dundee Second replay Renfrewshire district 25 October 1884 Thornliebank 2–1 Port Glasgow Athletic Brown Deacon's Bank Park Thornliebank http://fitbastats.com/portglasgow/game.php?gameid=79664 Thornliebank 1 - 0 [sic] Port Glasgow Athletic, Scottish Cup (25/10/1884) Fitbastats.com 15 June 2023 Notes disc G G-A protest by Port Glasgow Athletic was upheld and a replay was ordered. H H-A protest by Shettleston was upheld and a replay was ordered. I I-Heart of Midlothian were disqualified and Dunfermline re-instated. J J-Both teams qualified for the third round. K K-Played at a neutral venue. Sources: Third round Matches Glasgow, Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district 25 October 1884 Pollokshields Athletic 4–1 Dumbarton Shaw x2 Own goal Pollok Park Pollokshields A. Stuart http://sonsarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=65 Pollokshields Athletic 4 - 1 Dumbarton, Saturday October 25th 1884 Sons Archive 16 June 2023 25 October 1884 Renton 9–2 Northern (Glasgow) Tontine Park Renton 25 October 1884 Dean Park 2–2L Dumbarton Athletic Copeland Park Govan 25 October 1884 Vale of Leven 4–1 Yoker North Street Park Alexandria 25 October 1884 3rd Lanark RV 0–3 Rangers Morton Cook Lawrie Cathkin Park Glasgow 4,000 http://fitbastats.com/rangers/game.php?gameid=80411 Third Lanark 0 - 3 Rangers, Scottish Cup (25/10/1884) Fitbastats.com 16 June 2023 25 October 1884 Queen's Park 2–3 Battlefield Hampden Park Crosshill 25 October 1884 Partick 4–2 Falkirk Inchview Partick Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district Annbank received a bye to the fourth round. 25 October 1884 Morton 5–0 Southern Cappielow Greenock 25 October 1884 Arthurlie 3–0 Cartvale Dunterlie Park Barrhead 25 October 1884 St Mirren 1–0(Void)M Renfrew Westmarch Paisley 25 October 1884 Ayr 4–2 Kilmarnock Athletic Beresford Park Ayr 1 November 1884 Thornliebank 4–0 Pollokshaws Deacon's Bank Park Thornliebank Edinburghshire and Lanarkshire district 25 October 1884 Hibernian 5–1 Glengowan Hibernian Park Edinburgh 25 October 1884 West Benhar 5–1 St Bernard's Harthill Mains Harthill 25 October 1884 Cambuslang 3–0 Hamilton Academical Westburn Park Cambuslang 1 November 1884 Wishaw Swifts 7–1 Dunfermline Academy Park Wishaw Forfarshire and Perthshire district 25 October 1884 Dunblane 2–4 Arbroath Kippencross Park Dunblane 25 October 1884 Dundee Our Boys 5–1 Strathmore (Dundee) West Craigie Park Dundee Southern Counties 25 October 1884 Vale of Nith 0–6 Queen of the South Wanderers Milldamhead Park Dumfries Replays Glasgow, Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district 1 November 1884 Dean Park 0–3 Dumbarton Athletic Woodville Park Govan Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district 8 November 1884 St Mirren 3–0(Void)N Renfrew Westmarch Paisley Second replay Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district 13 November 1884 St Mirren 6–3 Renfrew Westmarch Paisley Notes disc L L-A protest by Dean Park over a registration irregularity was upheld and a replay was ordered. M M-A protest by Renfrew was upheld and a replay was ordered. N N-Match abandoned after 45 minutes. A protest by Renfrew was upheld and a replay was ordered. Sources: Fourth round Matches 15 November 1884 Hibernian 5–1 Ayr Hibernian Park Edinburgh 15 November 1884 Pollokshields Athletic 0–3 Battlefield Pollok Park Pollokshields 15 November 1884 Dundee Our Boys 2–2 West Benhar West Craigie Park Dundee 15 November 1884 Annbank 5–2 Queen of the South Wanderers Pebble Park Annbank 15 November 1884 Arbroath 4–3(Void)O Rangers Morton 10 McKenzie 20 Gossland Gayfield Park Arbroath 4,000 http://fitbastats.com/rangers/game.php?gameid=59555 Rangers 3 - 4 Arbroath, Scottish Cup (15/11/1884) Fitbastats.com 16 June 2023 15 November 1884 Wishaw Swifts 1–2 Morton Academy Park Wishaw 15 November 1884 Cambuslang 2–2 Thornliebank Westburn Park Cambuslang 15 November 1884 Dumbarton Athletic 6–3 Partick St James' Park Dumbarton 15 November 1884 Arthurlie 1–2 Vale of Leven Dunterlie Park Barrhead 15 November 1884 Renton 2–1 St Mirren Tontine Park Renton Replays 22 November 1884 West Benhar 8–3 Dundee Our Boys Harthill Mains Harthill 22 November 1884 Thornliebank 0–0P Cambuslang Deacon's Bank Park Thornliebank 20 December 1884 Arbroath 1–8 Rangers Gayfield Park Arbroath 2,000 Notes disc O O-A protest by Rangers about the size of the pitch was initially dismissed but later upheld and a replay was ordered. P P-Both teams qualified for the fifth round. Sources: Fifth round Battlefield, Renton, Thornliebank, Vale of Leven and the winners of the replayed Arbroath vs Rangers tie received a bye to the quarter-finals. Matches 6 December 1884 Dumbarton Athletic 1–4 Cambuslang St James' Park Dumbarton 6 December 1884 Annbank 5–1 West Benhar Pebble Park Annbank 6 December 1884 Hibernian 4–0 Morton McGhee McGrail Clarke Hibernian Park Edinburgh http://fitbastats.com/hibs/game.php?gameid=78706 Hibernian 4 - 0 Morton, Scottish Cup (06/12/1884) Fitbastats.com 16 June 2023 Sources: Quarter-finals Matches 27 December 1884 Battlefield Not playedQ Cambuslang Kinning Park Kinning Park 27 December 1884 Hibernian 5–0 Annbank Cox Lee x2 McGhee Clarke Hibernian Park Edinburgh http://fitbastats.com/hibs/game.php?gameid=78707 Hibernian 5 - 0 Annbank United, Scottish Cup (27/12/1884) Fitbastats.com 16 June 2023 27 December 1884 Renton 5–3 Rangers McKenzie Peacock Gossland Tontine Park Renton 4,000 http://fitbastats.com/rangers/game.php?gameid=80412 Renton 5 - 3 Rangers, Scottish Cup (27/12/1884) Fitbastats.com 16 June 2023 27 December 1884 Thornliebank 3–4 Vale of Leven Deacon's Bank Park Thornliebank Replay 10 January 1885 Cambuslang 3–1 Battlefield Westburn Park Cambuslang Notes disc Q Q-Battlefield did not appear and Cambuslang claimed the tie. However, a replay was ordered to be played and Battlefield would lose home advantage. Sources: Semi-finals Matches 24 January 1885 Hibernian 2–3 Renton McGinn McGhee Hibernian Park Edinburgh 7,000 http://fitbastats.com/hibs/game.php?gameid=78708 Hibernian 2 - 3 Renton, Scottish Cup (24/01/1885) Fitbastats.com 16 June 2023 31 January 1885 Vale of Leven 0–0 Cambuslang North Street Park Alexandria Replay 7 February 1885 Cambuslang 1–3 Vale of Leven Westburn Park Cambuslang Final 1885 Scottish Cup final 21 February 1885 15:00 Renton 0–0 Vale of Leven Hampden Park, Crosshill 3,000 https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish-cup-matches/?mid=91675 Replay 28 February 1885 15:00 Renton 3–1 Vale of Leven A. McCall A. McIntyre x2 Hampden Park, Crosshill 5,000 https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish-cup-matches/?mid=91679 References External links Season 1884-85 Renton [results list], The Beautiful Dribbling Game Scottish Cup 1884/85, RSSSF London Hearts Scottish Cup Results 1884–85 Scottish Football Archive 1884–85 Association football Scotland Category:Scottish Cup seasons Cup