| 1881–82 Scottish Cup | |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Num Teams: | 147 |
| Defending Champions: | Queen's Park |
| Winners: | Queen's Park (sixth title) |
| Second: | Dumbarton |
| Matches: | 138 |
| Goals: | 691 |
| Prev Season: | 1880–81 |
| Next Season: | 1882–83 |
The 1881–82 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the ninth season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. A total of 147 teams entered the competition, five more than the previous record set in 1879–80. For the second season in a row, defending champions Queen's Park played Dumbarton in the final. After the original match finished in a 2–2 draw on 18 March 1882, Queen's Park won the trophy for a sixth time with a 4–1 win in the replay 1 April 1882.[1] [2]
As with the previous competitions, the eighth edition of the Scottish Cup took on the format of a traditional knockout tournament.[2] 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]
| Round | First match date | Fixtures | Clubs | |||
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| First Round | 27 August 1881 | 68 | 11 | 5 | 147 → 79 | |
| Second Round | 1 October 1881 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 79 → 45 | |
| Third Round | 22 October 1881 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 45 → 27 | |
| Fourth Round | 12 November 1881 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 27 → 16 | |
| Fifth Round | 3 December 1881 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 → 8 | |
| Quarter-finals | 31 December 1881 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 → 4 | |
| Semi-finals | 18 February 1882 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final | 18 March 1882 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 → 1 | |
Of the 154 teams, all bar one entered the competition in the first round. Dunblane Wanderers were admitted into the competition after the first round draw and entered in the second round.
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Luton received a bye to the second round. Glasgow University received a bye to the third round.
Annbank received a bye to the second round.
Helensburgh Victoria received a bye to the second round.
Airdrieonians received a bye to the second round.
Dunfermline received a bye to the second round. Edinburgh University received a bye to the third round.
Dundee Harp received a bye to the second round.
Queen of the South Wanderers received a bye to the second round.
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Petershill received a bye to the third round.
Johnstone were drawn to receive a bye to the third round and, after initially being omitted from the draw, Cartvale were granted a bye to the third round.
Kilbirnie received a bye to the third round.
Brunswick received a bye to the third round.
Strathmore received a bye to the third round.
Stranraer received a bye to the third round.
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Glasgow University and Queen's Park received a bye to the fourth round.
Thornliebank received a bye to the fourth round.
Thistle received a bye to the fourth round.
Kilmarnock Athletic received a bye to the fourth round.
Milton of Campsie received a bye to the fourth round.
Helensburgh received a bye to the fourth round.
Edinburgh University and Hibernian received a bye to the fourth round.
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Beith, Dumbarton, Shotts, South Western and Vale of Teith received a bye to the fifth round.
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See main article: 1882 Scottish Cup final.