1899–1900 Scottish Cup Explained

Scottish Cup
Year:1899–1900
Country:Scotland
Defending Champions:Celtic
Winners:Celtic
Second:Queen's Park
Prev Season:1898–99
Next Season:1900–01

The 1899–1900 Scottish Cup was the 27th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by holders Celtic when they beat Queen's Park in the final at the newly built Ibrox Park by a 4–3 scoreline to claim the trophy for a third time overall; it is the last major final to date for Queen's Park who were cup winners ten times in the 19th century.[1]

Calendar

Round First match date Fixtures width=100Clubs
align=left First round align=left 13 January 1900 16 32 → 16
align=left Second round align=left 27 January 1900 8 16 → 8
align=left Quarter-finals align=left 10 February 1900 4 8 → 4
align=left Semi-finals align=left 10 March 1900 2 4 → 2
align=left Final align=left 14 May 1900 1 2 → 1

First round

width=140Home teamwidth=80Scorewidth=140Away team
Abercorn (2)5 – 2Ayr Parkhouse (NL)
Airdrieonians (2)0 – 1Clyde (1)
Celtic (1)7 – 1Bo'ness (NL)
Dundee (1)8 – 0Douglas Wanderers (NL)
Forfar Athletic (NL)3 – 4Motherwell (2)
Forres Mechanics (NL)1 – 1Orion (NL)
Galston (NL)1 – 2Partick Thistle (2)
Hamilton Academical (2)2 – 3Hibernian (1)
Heart of Midlothian (1)0 – 0St Mirren (1)
Kilmarnock (1)2 – 0East Stirlingshire (NL)
Maybole (NL)4 – 2Wishaw (NL)
Port Glasgow Athletic (2)7 – 1Falkirk (NL)
Queen's Park (NL)3 – 0Leith Athletic (2)
Rangers (1)4 – 2Greenock Morton (2)
St Bernard's (1)1 – 0Arbroath (NL)
Third Lanark (1)5 – 1Raith Rovers (NL)

First round replay

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Orion4 – 1Forres Mechanics
St Mirren0 – 3Heart of Midlothian

Second round

width=140Home teamwidth=80Scorewidth=140Away team
Dundee3 –3Clyde
Heart of Midlothian1 – 1Hibernian
Kilmarnock10 – 1Orion
Partick Thistle2 – 1St Bernard's
Port Glasgow Athletic1 – 5Celtic
5 – 1Abercorn
Rangers12 – 0Maybole
Third Lanark2 – 1Motherwell

Second round replay

width=140Home teamwidth=80Scorewidth=140Away team
Clyde0 – 3Dundee
Hibernian1 – 2Heart of Midlothian

Quarter-final

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Celtic4 – 0Kilmarnock
Partick Thistle1 – 6Rangers
Queen's Park1 – 0Dundee
Third Lanark1 – 2Heart of Midlothian

Semi-finals

width=140Home teamwidth=80Scorewidth=140Away team
Queen's Park2 – 1Heart of Midlothian
Rangers2 – 2Celtic

Semi-final replay

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Celtic4 – 0Rangers

Final

Teams

Celtic:
GK Dan McArthur
RB David Storrier
LB Barney Battles
RH Davie Russell
CH Harry Marshall
LH Willie Orr
OR Johnny Hodge
IR John Campbell
CF John Divers
IL Sandy McMahon
OL Jack Bell
Queen's Park:
GK David Gourlay
RB David Stewart
LB Archie Swann
RH James Irons
CH Alex Christie
LHJames Templeton
OR William Stewart
IR David Wilson
CF Robert McColl
IL Tom Kennedy
OL Norman Hay

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: James Templeton Football Stats No Club Age 137 1899-1900 Soccer Base. www.soccerbase.com. 13 March 2017.