1888–89 Scottish Cup Explained

Scottish Cup
Country:Scotland
Num Teams:166
Defending Champions:Renton
Winners:3rd Lanark RV
(first title)
Second:Celtic
Matches:171
Goals:1125
Prev Season:1887–88
Next Season:1889–90

The 1888–89 Scottish Cup was the 16th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. 3rd Lanark RV beat Glasgow rivals Celtic (making their Cup début) 2–1 in a replayed final.[1] The original match was won 3–0 by 3rd Lanark RV but the SFA ordered a replay due to the playing conditions.

Calendar

RoundFirst match dateFixturesClubs
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First Round1 September 18887966166 → 85
Second Round22 September 1888397585 → 46
Third Round13 October 1888214446 → 26
Fourth Round3 November 1888130126 → 13
Fifth Round24 November 188853513 → 8
Quarter-finals15 December 18884028 → 4
Semi-finals12 January 18892004 → 2
Final2 February 18891012 → 1

Teams

All 166 teams entered the competition in the first round.

AyrshireEdinburghshireGlasgowRenfrewshireLanarkshireStirlingshire
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ArgyllDunbartonshireFifeNorthern CountiesPerthshireSouthern Counties
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First round

Matches

Renfrewshire district

1st Renfrew RV received a bye to the second round.

Dunbartonshire district

Vale of Leven received a bye to the second round.

Edinburghshire district

Broxburn received a bye to the second round.

Lanarkshire district

Uddingston received a bye to the second round.

Northern Counties

Broughty received a bye to the second round.

Glasgow and District

Glasgow University received a bye to the second round.

Replays

Southern Counties

Second replay

Edinburghshire district

Notes

Sources:[2]

Second round

Matches

Ayrshire district

Irvine received a bye to the third round.

Lanarkshire district

Cambuslang Hibernian received a bye to the third round.

Glasgow and District

Glasgow University received a bye to the third round.

Edinburghshire district

Armadale received a bye to the third round.

Fife district

Kirkaldy Wanderers received a bye to the third round.

Dunbartonshire district

Dumbarton received a bye to the third round.

Perthshire district

Dunblane received a bye to the third round.

Southern Counties

Replays

Stirlingshire district

Second replay

Ayrshire district

Notes

Sources:[2]

Third round

Matches

Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire district

Methlan Park received a bye to the fourth round.

East of Scotland and Fife

Dunfermline Athletic received a bye to the fourth round.

Stirlingshire and Argyll district

Oban received a bye to the fourth round.

Northern Counties

Fair City Athletic received a bye to the fourth round.

Replays

Northern Counties

Notes

Sources:[2]

Fourth round

Replay

Sources:[2]

Fifth round

Campsie, Dumbarton Athletic and East Stirlingshire each received a bye to the quarter-finals.

Third replay

Notes

Sources:[2]

Quarter-finals

Second replay

Sources:[2]

Semi-finals

Matches

Sources:[2]

Final

Replay

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scottish Cup Matches . Scottish Football Association . 19 August 2019.
  2. Book: Mathers, Stewart . 2017 . The Beautiful Dribbling Game: The Scottish F.A. Challenge Cup in the 19th Century . Great Britain . Amazon . 148–160, 300–305 . 978-0-9956998-0-9.