1875–76 Scottish Cup Explained

1875–76 Scottish Cup
Country:Scotland
Num Teams:49
Defending Champions:Queen's Park
Winners:Queen's Park
(third title)
Second:3rd Lanark RV
Matches:59
Goals:137
Prev Season:1874–75
Next Season:1876–77

The 1875–76 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the third season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The number of entrants nearly doubled from the previous season with 49 teams included in the first round draw. The competition began on 2 October 1875 and concluded with the final replay on 18 March 1876. This was the first season that teams would only change ends at half time, the tradition of changing ends after a goal had been scored came to an end.[1] The cup was won for the third time by Queen's Park who defeated fellow Glasgow club 3rd Lanark RV 2–0 in the replayed final.[2]

Format

As with the previous competitions, the third edition of the Scottish Cup took on the format of a traditional knockout tournament.[1] For the earlier rounds, the names of competing teams were placed into lots according to their districts and drawn into pairs. The home team for each tie was determined by the toss of a coin unless it was mutually agreed or only one of the two clubs drawn against one another had a private ground. In the event of a draw, the team who lost the toss would have the choice of ground for the replay. A similar procedure was used for subsequent rounds however, any club which had received a bye in the previous round would first be drawn against one of the winners of the previous round. The names of winning teams were placed into one lot for later rounds. The choice of venue for the final matches was reserved to the Scottish Football Association.[3]

Calendar

1875–76 Scottish Cup calendar
RoundFirst match dateFixturesClubs
width=55Originalwidth=55Byeswidth=55Replays
align=left scop="row"First round2 October 1875241749 → 28
align=left scop="row"Second round30 October 1875140228 → 14
align=left scop="row"Third round27 November 187570014 → 7
align=left scop="row"Quarter-finals18 December 18753107 → 4
align=left scop="row"Semi-finals9 January 18762024 → 2
align=left scop="row"Final11 March 18761012 → 1

Teams

All 49 teams entered the competition in the first round.

First round

Edinburgh district

Edinburgh Thistle received a bye to the second round.

Dunbartonshire district

Dunbartonshire district first round results
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
9 October 1875Lennox2–2DumbartonLevengrove Park, Dumbarton
16 October 1875Alclutha0–1RentonBarloan Toll, Dumbarton
16 October 1875Helensburgh1–0Star of LevenArdenconnel Park, Helensburgh
Vale of Leven Rovers (Alexandria)w/oVale of Leven

Glasgow and Suburbs

Glasgow and Suburbs first round results
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
2 October 1875Partick1–1West EndInchview, Partick
16 October 1875Clydesdale1–0EasternKinning Park, Kinning Park
16 October 18753rd Lanark RV2–0HavelockCathkin Park, Crosshill
16 October 1875Towerhill2–0LancelotMosefield Park, Glasgow
16 October 1875Northern4–0RamblersHyde Park, Glasgow
16 October 1875Queen's Park3–0Alexandra AthleticHampden Park, Crosshill
16 October 1875St Andrew's3–0TelegraphistsGlasgow Green, Glasgow
23 October 1875Caledonian0–0WesternBurnbank Park, Glasgow
Queen's Park Juniorsw/oRenton Thistle
Dumbreckw/oVale of Leven Rovers (Glasgow)
Roversw/oOxford
Glasgow and Suburbs first round replays
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
16 October 1875West End1–1PartickBurnbank Park, Glasgow
30 October 1875Western3–0CaledonianHolyrood Park, Glasgow

Lanarkshire district

Lanarkshire district first round results
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
9 October 1875Arthurlie0–0LevernArthurlie Cross, Barrhead
16 October 1875Rangers7–01st Lanark RVBurnbank Park, Glasgow
16 October 1875Hamilton0–0AirdrieSouth Avenue, Hamilton
16 October 1875Drumpellier0–0BarrheadDrumpellier Cricket Ground, Coatbridge
Lanarkshire district first round replays
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
16 October 1875Levern4–0ArthurlieWellington Park, Hurlet
23 October 1875Barrhead0–1DrumpellierBeacon's Field, Barrhead
23 October 1875Airdrie0–1HamiltonAcademy Park, Airdrie

Ayrshire district

Kilmarnock's 8–0 win over Ayr Eglinton set a new record for both the highest-scoring game and the biggest win in the competition.[4]

Ayrshire district first round results
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
9 October 1875Kilmarnock8–0Ayr EglintonThe Grange, Kilmarnock
16 October 1875Kilbrinie1–0Ayr ThistleStonyholm Park, Kilbirnie
Ardrossanw/oMauchline

Sources:[5]

Second round

Edinburgh district

Edinburgh district second round results
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
30 October 1875Drumpellier2–0Heart of MidlothianDrumpellier Cricket Ground, Coatbridge
6 November 1875Edinburgh Thistle0–0
(abandoned)		3rd Edinburgh RVEast Meadows, Edinburgh

Glasgow and Suburbs

Glasgow and Suburbs second round results
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
30 October 18753rd Lanark RV0–1
(void)		RangersCathkin Park, Crosshill
6 November 1875Clydesdale6–0KilmarnockKinning Park, Kinning Park
6 November 1875Dumbreck2–0St Andrew'sIbroxhill, Govan
6 November 1875Partick2–0TowerhillInchview, Partick
6 November 1875Queen's Park5–0NorthernHampden Park, Crosshill
6 November 1875West End0–6RoversBurnbank Park, Glasgow
6 November 1875Western3–0SandyfordHolyrood Park, Glasgow

Dunbartonshire district

Dunbartonshire district second round results
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
6 November 1875Dumbarton2–1Renton ThistleBroomfauld Park, Dumbarton
13 November 1875Vale of Leven3–0RentonNorth Street Park, Alexandria

Renfrewshire district

Sources:[5]

Third round

Third round results
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
27 November 1875Dumbarton5–1DrumpellierLowmans Road, Dumbarton
27 November 1875Levern0–33rd Lanark RVWellington Park, Hurlet
27 November 1875Mauchline0–6Vale of LevenCathkin Park, Crosshill
27 November 1875Partick0–5DumbreckInchview, Partick
27 November 1875Queen's Park2–0ClydesdaleHampden Park, Crosshill
27 November 1875Rovers4–03rd Edinburgh RVQueen's Park, Glasgow
27 November 1875Western2–0HelensburghHolyrood Park, Glasgow

Sources:[5]

Quarter-finals

Dumbarton received a bye to the semi-finals.

Quarter-final results
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
18 December 1875Queen's Park2–0DumbreckHampden Park, Crosshill
18 December 1875Vale of Leven2–0RoversNorth Street Park, Alexandria
18 December 18753rd Lanark RV5–0WesternCathkin Park, Crosshill

Sources:[5]

Semi-finals

Semi-final results
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
8 January 1876Queen's Park2–1Vale of LevenHampden Park, Crosshill
8 January 18763rd Lanark RV1–1DumbartonCathkin Park, Crosshill

Sources:[5]

Final

See main article: 1876 Scottish Cup final.

Replay

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Potter . David . David W. Potter . Jones . Phil H. . 2016 . The History of the Scottish Cup: The Story of Every Season 1873–2016 . Worthing . Pitch Publishing . 16–17 . 978-1-78531-214-4.
  2. Web site: Scottish Cup Matches . Scottish Football Association . 16 April 2019.
  3. Book: Rules of the Scottish Football Association . Scottish Football Association . 14 October 1875 . 9 October 2019.
  4. Web site: Kilmarnock 8 - 0 Ayr Eglinton, Scottish Cup (09/10/1875) . Fitbastats.com . 16 April 2019.
  5. Book: Mathers, Stewart . 2017 . The Beautiful Dribbling Game: The Scottish F.A. Challenge Cup in the 19th Century . Great Britain . Amazon . 18–22, 253–254 . 978-0-9956998-0-9.

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