1890–91 Scottish Cup

July 2020 Scottish Cup 1890–91 Scotland Heart of Midlothian Dumbarton 1889–90 1891–92 The 1890–91 Scottish Cup was the 18th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Heart of Midlothian defeated Dumbarton 1–0 to win the trophy. Teams +Competing teams arranged by districtDunbartonshire and StirlingshireEast of Scotland and FifeGlasgow and LanarkshireRenfrewshire, Ayrshire and Buteshire Alloa Athletic Alva Bridge of Allan Camelon Campsie Campsie Hibernians Clackmannan Clydebank Clydebank Athletic Dalmuir Thistle Denny Dumbarton Dunipace East Stirlingshire Falkirk Gairdoch Grangemouth Grasshoppers Jamestown Kilsyth Wanderers King's Park Kirkintilloch Athletic Laurieston Methlan Park Milton of Campsie Old Kilpatrick Renton Slamannan Smithstone Hibs Southfield Rangers Stenhousemuir Tillicoultry Union Vale of Bannock Vale of Leven Vale of Leven Wanderers Adventurers Armadale Bathgate Rovers Bellstane Birds Blairadam Bo'ness Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Broxburn Burntisland Thistle Champfleurie Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh University Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kirkcaldy Wanderers Lassodie Leith Athletic Linlithgow Athletic Mossend Swifts Penicuik Athletic Raith Rovers St Bernard's West Calder Airdrieonians Albion Rovers Battlefield Burnbank Swifts Cambuslang Cambuslang St Bride's Carfin Shamrock Carrington Cartha Celtic Clyde Clydesdale Cowlairs Fairfield Glasgow Hibernian Glasgow Wanderers Glengowan Hamilton Academical Hamilton Harp Kelvinside Athletic Linthouse Maryhill Motherwell Motherwell Shamrock Northern Partick Thistle Queen's Park Rangers Royal Albert Rutherglen Southern Athletic Summerton Athletic Thistle Uddingston United Abstainers Whifflet Shamrock Whitefield Wishaw Thistle 3rd Lanark RV Abercorn Annbank Arthurlie Ayr Ayr Athletic Ayr Parkhouse Beith Bute Rangers Carlton Cathcart Dalry Dykebar Greenock Abstainers Hurlford Irvine Kilbarchan Kilbirnie Kilmarnock Kilmarnock Athletic Lanemark Lochwinnoch Lugar Boswell Mauchline Maybole Monkcastle Morton Neilston Newmilns Pollokshaws Pollokshaws Harp Port Glasgow Athletic St Mirren Saltcoats Victoria Stevenston Thistle Stewarton Cunninghame +Competing teams arranged by districtAberdeenshireArgyllForfarshireNorthern CountiesPerthshireSouthern Counties Aberdeen Caledonian Orion Victoria United Inveraray Lochgilphead Oban Oban Rangers Arbroath Brechin Broughty Dundee East End Dundee Harp Dundee Our Boys Forfar Athletic Kirriemuir Lochee Montrose Strathmore Wanderers Inverness Caledonian Inverness Thistle Portland Lybster Coupar Angus Crieff Dunblane Fair City Athletic St Johnstone Vale of Atholl Annan Douglas Rovers Dumfries Dumfries Wanderers Mid-Annandale Moffat Newton Stewart Athletic Rising Thistle Stranraer 5th Kirkcudbright RV First round Glasgow and Lanarkshire district Glengowan received a bye to the second round. +Glasgow and Lanarkshire district first round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue6 September 1890Kelvinside Athletic1–1Glasgow HibernianKelburne Street, Glasgow6 September 1890Rutherglen6–0Cambuslang St Bride'sLochgair, Rutherglen6 September 1890Airdrieonians3–1CowlairsMavisbank Park, Airdrie6 September 1890Royal Albert5–4MotherwellRaploch Park, Larkhall6 September 1890Carrington1–2Albion RoversHanover Park, Glasgow6 September 1890Uddingston6–0Hamilton HarpMeadowbank, Uddingston6 September 1890Motherwell Shamrock3–7FairfieldLadywell Park, Motherwell6 September 1890Northern5–0(protested)note A protest by Clydesdale was upheld and a replay was ordered.ClydesdaleHyde Park, Glasgow6 September 1890Clyde7–2WhitefieldBarrowfield Park, Glasgow6 September 1890Celtic1–0RangersCeltic Park, Glasgow6 September 1890Battlefield1–43rd Lanark RVMossfield Park, Langside6 September 1890Burnbank Swifts13–0United AbstainersVictoria Park, Hamilton6 September 1890Thistle3–5Queen's ParkBeechwood Park, Glasgow6 September 1890Hamilton Academical0–8LinthouseDouglas Park, Hamilton6 September 1890Maryhill4–1Southern AthleticKelvindale Park, Maryhill6 September 1890Cambuslang3–1Glasgow WanderersWhitefield Park, Cambuslang6 September 1890Wishaw Thistle3–2Partick ThistleRecreation Park, WishawCarthaw/onote Cartha scratched and Carfin Shamrock advanced to the second round.Carfin ShamrockWhifflet Shamrockw/onote Whifflet Shamrock scratched and Summerton Athletic advanced to the second round.Summerton Athletic +Glasgow and Lanarkshire district first round replaysDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue13 September 1890Glasgow Hibernian5–1Kelvinside AthleticHibernian Park, Glasgow20 September 1890Northern7–1ClydesdaleHyde Park, Glasgow Renfrewshire, Ayrshire and Buteshire district Beith received a bye to the second round. +Renfrewshire, Ayrshire and Buteshire district first round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue6 September 1890Morton7–2Ayr AthleticCappielow, Greenock6 September 1890Neilston7–3Bute RangersNether Kirton Park, Neilston6 September 1890Stevenston Thistle9–2Stewarton CunninghameWarner Park, Stevenston6 September 1890Kilmarnock4–4AnnbankRugby Park, Kilmarnock6 September 1890Maybole3–4HurlfordGardenrose Farm, Maybole6 September 1890Saltcoats Victoria4–3LochwinnochBrewery Park, Saltcoats6 September 1890Cathcart5–3Pollokshaws HarpEglinton Park, Cathcart6 September 1890Dalry5–2PollokshawsBlairland Park, Dalry6 September 1890Mauchline1–3Kilmarnock AthleticConnel Park, Mauchline6 September 1890Arthurlie2–5St MirrenDunterlie Park, Barrhead6 September 1890Ayr Parkhouse6–1KilbirnieBeresford Park, Ayr6 September 1890Greenock Abstainers0–13NewmilnsLadyburn, Greenock6 September 1890Port Glasgow Athletic0–2MonkcastleClune Park, Port Glasgow6 September 1890Abercorn8–0IrvineUnderwood Park, PaisleyCarltonw/onote Lugar Boswell scratched and Carlton advanced to the second round.Lugar BoswellLanemarkw/onote Dykebar scratched and Lanemark advanced to the second round.DykebarAyrw/onote Kilbarchan scratched and Ayr advanced to the second round.Kilbarchan +Renfrewshire, Ayrshire and Buteshire district first round replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue13 September 1890Annbank6–2KilmarnockPebble Park, Annbank Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district +Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district first round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue6 September 1890Denny0–4AlvaHill Park, Denny6 September 1890Campsie4–1LauriestonAlum Works Park, Lennoxtown6 September 1890Slamannan6–2GairdochCastleburn Park, Slamannan6 September 1890Dumbarton8–2Smithston HibsBoghead Park, Dumbarton6 September 1890Kirkintilloch Athletic2–2ClydebankTownhead Park, Kirkintilloch6 September 1890Old Kilpatrick1–6JamestownHigh Lusset Park, Old Kilpatrick6 September 1890Clackmannan9–0Milton of CampsieChapelhill Park, Clackmannan6 September 1890Campsie Hibernians3–6Clydebank AthleticAlum Rock Park, Lennoxtown6 September 1890Tillicoultry1–6Dalmuir ThistleOchilview Park, Tillicoultry6 September 1890Camelon4–3Alloa AthleticVictoria Park, Camelon6 September 1890Kilsyth Wanderers2–1RentonGarrel Garden, Kilsyth6 September 1890Union12–1GrasshoppersSt James' Park, Dumbarton6 September 1890Methlan Park1–0King's ParkUpper Woodyard Park, Dumbarton6 September 1890Bridge of Allan7–2Southfield RangersConeyhill Park, Bridge of Allan6 September 1890East Stirlingshire8–2GrangemouthMerchiston Park, BainsfordDunipacew/onote Dunipace scratched and Vale of Leven Wanderers advanced to the second round.Vale of Leven WanderersStenhousemuirw/onote Stenhousemuir scratched and Vale of Leven advanced to the second round.Vale of LevenVale of Bannockw/onote Vale of Bannock scratched and Falkirk advanced to the second round.Falkirk +Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district first round replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue13 September 1890Clydebank4–3Kirkintilloch AthleticHamilton Park, Clydebank East of Scotland and Fife district Bellstane Birds received a bye to the second round and Edinburgh University received a bye to the third round. +East of Scotland and Fife district first round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue6 September 1890Bathgate Rovers3–2Dunfermline AthleticBoghead Park, Bathgate6 September 1890Kirkcaldy Wanderers3–4HibernianNewtown Park, Kirkcaldy6 September 1890Heart of Midlothian7–2Raith RoversTynecastle Park, Edinburgh6 September 1890Burntisland Thistle4–2Bonnyrigg Rose AthleticLammerlaws Park, Burntisland6 September 1890Cowdenbeath10–1Linlithgow AthleticNorth End Park, Cowdenbeath6 September 1890St Bernard's7–0(void)note St Bernard's were disqualified and Adventurers advanced to the second round.AdventurersPowderhall, Edinburgh6 September 1890Leith Athletic3–2ArmadaleBank Park, Leith6 September 1890Penicuik Athletic5–3ChampfleurieKirkhill Park, PenicuikMossend Swiftsw/onote Lassodie scratched and Mossend Swifts advanced to the second round.LassodieBo'nessw/onote Blairadam scratched and Bo'ness advanced to the second round.BlairadamBroxburnw/onote West Calder scratched and Broxburn advanced to the second round.West Calder Forfarshire district +Forfarshire district first round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue6 September 1890Forfar Athletic2–7Dundee Our BoysStation Park, Forfar6 September 1890Wanderers3–3ArbroathMorgan Park, Dundee6 September 1890Montrose7–1BroughtyLinks Park, Montrose6 September 1890Brechin3–4KirriemuirMontrose Street Park, BrechinDundee Harpw/onote Lochee scratched and Dundee Harp advanced to the second round.LocheeStrathmorew/onote Strathmore scratched and Dundee East End advanced to the second round.Dundee East End +Forfarshire district first round replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue13 September 1890Arbroath4–1WanderersGayfield Park, Arbroath Perthshire district +Perthshire district first round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue6 September 1890St Johnstone2–2(abandoned)note Abandoned following a dispute over St Johnstone's second goal. Coupar Angus were subsequently disqualified and St Johnstone advanced to the second round.Coupar AngusRecreation Grounds, Perth6 September 1890Fair City Athletic7–3DunblaneBalhousie Park, PerthCrieffw/onote Vale of Atholl scratched and Crieff advanced to the second round.Vale of Atholl Aberdeenshire district +Aberdeenshire district first round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue6 September 1890Caledonian2–1Victoria UnitedHolburn Grounds, Aberdeen6 September 1890Orion1–5AberdeenCentral Park, Aberdeen Northern Counties Portland Lybster received a bye to the second round. +Northern Counties first round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue6 September 1890Inverness Thistle2–4Inverness CaledonianKingsmills Park, Inverness Southern Counties +Southern Counties first round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue6 September 1890Annan2–8Dumfries WanderersGreenknowe, Annan6 September 1890Mid-Annandale16–1Rising ThistleLivingstone Place Park, Lockerbie6 September 1890Douglas Rovers0–55th Kirkcudbright RVBalmoral Park, Castle Douglas6 September 1890Dumfries9–0Newton StewartRecreation Grounds, DumfriesStranraerw/onote Moffat scratched and Stranraer advanced to the second round.Moffat Argyll district +Argyll district first round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue6 September 1890Inveraray4–1LochgilpheadWinterton, Inveraray6 September 1890Oban3–0Oban RangersDalintart Park, Oban Second round East of Scotland, Fife, Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district +East of Scotland, Fife, Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district second round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue27 September 1890Broxburn5–3ClackmannanAlbion Park, Broxburn27 September 1890Camelon2–1AlvaVictoria Park, Camelon27 September 1890Bridge of Allan1–5Vale of LevenConeyhill Park, Bridge of Allan27 September 1890Clydebank Athletic3–5Kilsyth WanderersWhitecrook Park, Clydebank27 September 1890Dalmuir Thistle5–7CowdenbeathCastle Park, Dalmuir27 September 1890Campsie4–4East StirlingshireAlum Works Park, Lennoxtown27 September 1890Jamestown2–5Mossend SwiftsBalloch Road, Jamestown27 September 1890Slamannan5–2(protested)note A protest by Clydebank was upheld and a replay was ordered.ClydebankCastleburn Park, Slamannan27 September 1890Hibernian1–9DumbartonHibernian Park, Edinburgh27 September 1890Leith Athletic7–2FalkirkBank Park, Leith27 September 1890Penicuick Athletic3–4Methlan ParkKirkhill Park, Penicuik27 September 1890Bathgate Rovers6–2UnionBoghead Park, Bathgate11 October 1890Bo'ness7–0Bellstane BirdsNewtown Park, Bo'nessHeart of Midlothianw/onote Burntisland Thistle scratched and Heart of Midlothian advanced to the third round.Burntisland ThistleAdventurersw/onote Vale of Leven Wanderers were disqualified and Adventurers advanced to the third round.Vale of Leven Wanderers +East of Scotland, Fife, Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district second round replaysDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue4 October 1890East Stirlingshire3–1CampsieMerchiston Park, Bainsford11 October 1890Clydebank5–2SlamannanHamilton Park, Clydebank Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire and Ayrshire +Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district second round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue27 September 1890Beith2–4CambuslangKnockbuckle, Beith27 September 1890Celtic2–2Carfin ShamrockCeltic Park, Glasgow27 September 1890Fairfield2–5Royal AlbertArgyle Park, Govan27 September 1890St Mirren5–1Albion RoversWestmarch, Paisley27 September 1890Queen's Park5–1NorthernHampden Park, Crosshill27 September 1890Newmilns2–2UddingstonWest End Park, Newmilns27 September 1890Burnbank Swifts2–1(protested)note A protest by Stevenston Thistle was upheld and a replay was ordered.Stevenston ThistleVictoria Park, Hamilton27 September 1890Linthouse7–2MaryhillLanglands Park, Govan27 September 1890Morton3–2NeilstonCappielow, Greenock27 September 1890Clyde4–3HurlfordBarrowfield Park, Glasgow27 September 1890Rutherglen1–3AyrLochgair, Rutherglen27 September 1890Wishaw Thistle4–1Glasgow HibernianRecreation Park, Wishaw27 September 1890Saltcoats Victoria3–2LanemarkBrewery Park, Saltcoats27 September 18903rd Lanark RV8–1Kilmarnock AthleticCathkin Park, Crosshill27 September 1890Ayr Parkhouse1–2Summerton AthleticBeresford Park, Ayr27 September 1890Monkcastle4–2DalryClaremont Park, Kilwinning27 September 1890Airdrieonians3–1AnnbankMavisbank Park, Airdrie27 September 1890Abercorn12–0CathcartUnderwood Park, PaisleyCarltonw/onote Carlton scratched and Glengowan advanced to the third round.Glengowan +Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district second round replaysDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue4 October 1890Carfin Shamrock1–3CelticByres Knowe Park, Carfin4 October 1890Uddingston5–1NewmilnsMeadowbank, Uddingston11 October 1890Burnbank Swifts3–0Stevenston ThistleVictoria Park, Hamilton Forfarshire and Perthshire district Dundee Our Boys received a bye to the third round. +Forfarshire and Perthshire district second round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue27 September 1890Crieff0–11Fair City AthleticBurnside Park, Crieff27 September 1890Kirriemuir0–3MontroseNewton Park, Kirriemuir27 September 1890Dundee East End4–2St JohnstoneClepington Park, Dundee27 September 1890Dundee Harp1–5ArbroathEast Dock Street, Dundee Aberdeenshire district +Aberdeenshire district second round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue27 September 1890Aberdeen8–0CaledonianChanonry Grounds, Aberdeen Northern Counties +Northern Counties second round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueInverness Caledonianw/onote Portland Lybster scratched and Inverness Caledonian advanced to the third round.Portland Lybster Southern Counties Stranraer received a bye to the third round. +Southern Counties second round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue27 September 18905th Kirkcudbright RV9–1(abandoned)note Match abandoned after Mid-Annandale walked off in protest. The result was allowed to stand.Mid-AnnandalePalmerston Park, Dumfries27 September 1890Dumfries Wanderers6–5DumfriesCresswell Park, Dumfries Argyll district +Argyll district second round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue27 September 1890Inverary4–2ObanWinterton, Inveraray Third round Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Renfrewshire and Argyll district +Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Renfrewshire and Argyll district third round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue18 October 1890Airdrieonians8–0GlengowanMavisbank Park, Airdrie18 October 1890Linthouse3–4AbercornLanglands Park, Govan18 October 1890Monkcastle1–7Burnbank SwiftsClaremont Park, Kilwinning18 October 1890Queen's Park6–0UddingstonHampden Park, Crosshill18 October 18903rd Lanark RV8–1Summerton AthleticCathkin Park, Crosshill18 October 1890Morton10–0InverarayCappielow, Greenock18 October 1890Royal Albert6–2Saltcoats VictoriaRaploch Park, Larkhall18 October 1890Wishaw Thistle2–6CelticRecreation Park, Wishaw18 October 1890Cambuslang1–2St MirrenWhitefield Park, Cambuslang18 October 1890Clyde3–4AyrBarrowfield Park, Glasgow East of Scotland, Stirlingshire, Dunbartonshire and Fife district +East of Scotland, Stirlingshire, Dunbartonshire and Fife district third round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue18 October 1890Edinburgh University3–2CowdenbeathCraiglockart, Edinburgh18 October 1890Dumbarton6–0ClydebankBoghead Park, Dumbarton18 October 1890Kilsyth Wanderers1–8Vale of LevenGarrel Garden, Kilsyth18 October 1890Heart of Midlothian3–0Methlan ParkMeggatland, Edinburghnote Match played at Meggatland instead of Tynecastle Park, Heart of Midlothian's registered home ground, to coincide with the Edinburgh International Exhibition.18 October 1890Leith Athletic12–0AdventurersBank Park, Leith18 October 1890Bathgate Rovers6–0BroxburnBoghead Park, Bathgate18 October 1890East Stirlingshire3–3CamelonMerchiston Park, Bainsford18 October 1890Bo'ness1–1Mossend SwiftsNewtown Park, Bo'ness +East of Scotland, Stirlingshire, Dunbartonshire and Fife district third round replaysDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue25 October 1890Camelon6–10East StirlingshireVictoria Park, Camelon25 October 1890Mossend Swifts9–1Bo'nessMossend Park, West Calder Forfarshire and Perthshire district Arbroath received a bye to the fourth round. +Forfarshire and Perthshire district third round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue18 October 1890Dundee Our Boys4–0Dundee East EndWest Craigie Park, Dundee18 October 1890Montrose4–1Fair City AthleticLinks Park, Montrose Northern Counties +Northern Counties third round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue18 October 1890Inverness Caledonian6–2AberdeenCaledonian Park, Inverness Southern Counties 5th Kirkcudbright RV received a bye to the fourth round. +Southern Counties third round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueDumfries Wanderersw/onote Stranraer scratched and Dumfries Wanderers advanced to the fourth round.Stranraer Fourth round +Fourth round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue8 November 1890Edinburgh University0–7Queen's ParkTynecastle Park, Edinburgh8 November 18905th Kirkcudbright RV6–2ArbroathPalmerston Park, Dumfries8 November 1890Montrose0–33rd Lanark RVLinks Park, Montrose8 November 1890Dundee Our Boys1–3CelticWest Craigie Park, Dundee8 November 1890Ayr3–4Heart of MidlothianSomerset Park, Ayr8 November 1890Airdrieonians1–2St MirrenMavisbank Park, Airdrie8 November 1890Abercorn8–0Bathgate RoversUnderwood Park, Paisley8 November 1890Dumbarton7–3Mossend SwiftsBoghead Park, Dumbarton8 November 1890Morton6–4Dumfries WanderersCappielow, Greenock8 November 1890Royal Albert1–0Burnbank SwiftsRaploch Park, Larkhall8 November 1890Leith Athletic3–1Vale of LevenBank Park, Leith8 November 1890East Stirlingshire2–0Inverness CaledonianMerchiston Park, Bainsford Fifth round Abercorn, East Stirlingshire, Leith Athletic and 3rd Lanark RV received a bye to the quarter-finals. +Fifth round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue29 November 1890Heart of Midlothian5–1MortonTynecastle Park, Edinburgh29 November 1890Celtic2–2Royal AlbertCeltic Park, Glasgow6 December 1890Dumbarton8–05th Kirkcudbright RVBoghead Park, Dumbarton6 December 1890St Mirren2–3Queen's ParkWestmarch, Paisley +Fifth round replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue6 December 1890Royal Albert0–4(abandoned)note The Royal Albert vs Celtic match was abandoned due to crowd trouble and a replay was ordered.CelticRaploch Park, Larkhall +Fifth round second replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue13 December 1890Celtic2–0Royal AlbertIbrox Park, Govannote Played at a neutral venue. Quarter-final +Quarter-final resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue20 December 1890Leith Athletic2–3AbercornBank Park, Leith20 December 1890Dumbarton3–0CelticBoghead Park, Dumbarton20 December 1890East Stirlingshire1–3Heart of MidlothianMerchiston Park, Bainsford10 January 18913rd Lanark RV1–1Queen's ParkCathkin Park, Crosshill +Quarter-final replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue17 January 1891Queen's Park2–23rd Lanark RVHampden Park, Crosshill +Quarter-final second replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue24 January 1891Queen's Park1–43rd Lanark RVHampden Park, Crosshill Semi-finals +Semi-final resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue17 January 1891Dumbarton3–1AbercornBoghead Park, Dumbarton31 January 18913rd Lanark RV1–4Heart of MidlothianCathkin Park, Crosshill Final 1891 Scottish Cup final 7 February 1891 Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Dumbarton Hampden Park See also 1890–91 in Scottish football Notes note References External links Season 1890-91 Heart of Midlothian [results list], The Beautiful Dribbling Game Scottish Cup 1890/91, RSSSF London Hearts 1890-91 Association football Scotland Category:Scottish Cup seasons Cup