Scottish FA Cup 1877/78

Scottish FA Cup
Association	Scottish FA
First edition	1873/74
Teams	116
Game mode	Knockout system
Title holder	FC Vale of Leven (2nd title)
Record winner	FC Queen's Park (3 wins)
Website	scottishfa.co.uk

The Scottish FA Cup was played for the 5th time in 1877/78 . The most important football cup competition in Scottish club football was directed and hosted by the Scottish Football Association. He began on September 22, 1877, and ended with the final on 30 March 1878 Hampden Park of Glasgow . As defending champions, FC Vale of Leven started the competition that had won against Glasgow Rangers in the final last year . In this year's Scottish Cup final, the defending champion from Alexandria met Third Lanark . It was the second participation in the final for both clubs. The Vales won the final 1-0 with a goal from John McDougall , securing their second cup victory. From 1878 the referee used a whistle .

1 round

The matches were played between September 22, 1877 and October 6, 1877. The repeat matches took place between October 6 and 13, 1877. The teams that drew against each other in the respective replay went one round.

	Result
Alexandria FC	0: 2	FC Milngavie
Alexandra Athletic	2-0	Lancefield FC
Arthurlie FC	3-0	FC Busby
Ayr Academicals	4: 1	Vale of Calder FC
Ayr Thistle	Where	FC St. Andrew's
Barrhead FC	7-0	Greenock Morton
FC Beith	1-0	FC Catrine
Blackfriars FC	Where	Hyde Park Loco Works
FC Clifton & Strathfillan	2: 1	FC Shaugraun
Clyde FC	0: 1	Third Lanark
Clydesdale FC	3-0	FC Dennistoun
FC Derby	Where	FC Dumbreck
Dumbarton FC	4-0	Waverly FC
10th Dumbarton Rifle Volunteers	1-0	FC Star of Leven
3rd Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers	0-0	Edinburgh Swifts
FC Glenkilloch	2-0	Wellington Park FC
FC Govan	6-0	FC Albatross
Hanover FC	1-0	Edinburgh Thistle
FC Havelock	6-0	Craig Park FC
Heart of Midlothian	0-0	Hibernian Edinburgh
Jordanhill FC	1-0	Queen's Park Juniors FC
FC Kelvinbank	3: 2	Petershill FC
FC Kilbirnie	6-0	FC Dean
FC Kilmarnock	5: 1	Hurlford FC
C & FC Kilmarnock	4-0	Maybole Thistle
1st Lanark Rifle Volunteers	1-0	Blythswood FC
FC Lennox	2-0	FC Helensburgh
FC Lenzie	2-0	FC Ailsa
FC Mauchline	6-0	FC Girvan
FC Maybole Carrick	3-0	Tarbolton FC
Northern FC	3-0	Pollokshields Athletic
Oxford FC	0: 1	Sandyford FC
Parkgrove FC	Where	Winton FC
FC Partick	2-0	FC Union
Portland FC	1-0	FC Cumnock
Queen South Wanderers	6-0	FC Stranraer
FC Queen's Park	1-0	Whiteinch FC
FC Ramblers	0: 1	Stonefield FC
Glasgow Rangers	13: 0	FC Possilpark
FC Renfrew	2-0	Pollokshaws FC
23rd Renfrew Rifle Volunteers	1-0	FC Levern Hurlet
Renton FC	Where	Vale of Leven Rovers
Renton Thistle	2-0	FC Alclutha
Glasgow Rovers	0-0	John Elder FC
Shaftesbury FC	2: 3	Rosslyn FC
South Western FC	8-0	Our Boys Dundee
St. Clement's FC	Where	Dunfermline FC
Strathclyde FC	5: 1	West End FC
FC Telegraphists	1-0	4th Renfrew Rifle Volunteers
FC Thornliebank	1-0	FC Port Glasgow
FC Vale of Leven	Where	Kilmarnock Thistle
FC Stonelaw	?:?	unknown
Uddingston FC	?:?	unknown
FC Drumpellier	?:?	unknown
FC Glengowan	?:?	unknown
Hamilton FC	?:?	unknown
Caledonian FC	bye
17th Renfrew Rifle Volunteers	bye
FC Grasshoppers	bye
Dunmore FC	bye

Replay games

	Result
Edinburgh Swifts	2: 1	3rd Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers
Hibernian Edinburgh	2: 1	Heart of Midlothian
Glasgow Rovers	2: 2	John Elder FC

2nd round

The matches were played on October 20 and 27, 1877. The repeat matches took place on November 3, 1877. The teams that drew against each other in the respective replay went one round.

	Result
Arthurlie FC	1-0	17th Renfrew Rifle Volunteers
Ayr Academicals	1-0	FC Kilmarnock
Ayr Thistle	0-0	FC Kilbirnie
FC Beith	1-0	Portland FC
Blackfriars FC	2: 2	Glasgow Rovers
Caledonian FC	1-0	Rosslyn FC
Clydesdale FC	0: 2	FC Queen's Park
Dumbarton FC	0-0	FC Vale of Leven
FC Glengowan	3: 1	FC Stonelaw
FC Govan	1-0	John Elder FC
FC Grasshoppers	3-0	FC Clifton & Strathfillan
Hanover FC	1: 1	Hibernian Edinburgh
Jordanhill FC	2: 1	FC Lenzie
1st Lanark Rifle Volunteers	4-0	FC Telegraphists
FC Lennox	9-0	FC Milngavie
FC Mauchline	1-0	C & FC Kilmarnock
FC Maybole Carrick	2-0	Queen South Wanderers
Parkgrove FC	2: 1	FC Kelvinbank
FC Partick	8: 1	Strathclyde FC
Glasgow Rangers	8-0	Alexandra Athletic
FC Renfrew	2: 1	FC Glenkilloch
Renton FC	3-0	10th Dumbarton Rifle Volunteers
Sandyford FC	2: 1	Northern FC
South Western FC	2: 2	FC Havelock
St. Clement's FC	3-0	Dunmore FC
Third Lanark	11: 0	FC Derby
FC Thornliebank	1-0	23rd Renfrew Rifle Volunteers
Uddingston FC	3-0	Hamilton FC
Renton Thistle	bye
Edinburgh Swifts	bye
FC Drumpellier	bye
Stonefield FC	bye
Barrhead FC	bye

Replay games

	Result
FC Havelock	0: 2	South Western FC
Hibernian Edinburgh	3-0	Hanover FC
FC Kilbirnie	3: 1	Ayr Thistle
Glasgow Rovers	0-0	Blackfriars FC
FC Vale of Leven	4: 1	Dumbarton FC

3rd round

The matches were played on November 10th and 17th, 1877. The repeated matches took place on November 17th and 24th, 1877. The teams that drew against each other in the respective replay went one round.

	Result
Arthurlie FC	0-0	FC Thornliebank
Barrhead FC	2: 1	FC Renfrew
FC Beith	3-0	FC Maybole
FC Drumpellier	2: 2	FC Glengowan
FC Govan	5: 2	Stonefield FC
Hibernian Edinburgh	2-0	Edinburgh Swifts
Jordanhill FC	4-0	FC Grasshoppers
FC Mauchline	3: 1	Ayr Academicals
Parkgrove FC	3: 2	Sandyford FC
FC Partick	3-0	Caledonian FC
Glasgow Rangers	13: 0	Uddingston FC
Renton FC	2-0	Renton Thistle
Glasgow Rovers	1-0	Blackfriars FC
South Western FC	4-0	1st Lanark Rifle Volunteers
Third Lanark	1-0	FC Queen's Park
FC Vale of Leven	3-0	FC Lennox
St. Clement's FC	bye
FC Kilbirnie	bye

Replay games

	Result
FC Glengowan	0-0	FC Drumpellier
FC Thornliebank	2-0	Arthurlie FC

4th round

The matches were played on December 1st and 8th, 1877. The repeated matches took place on December 8th and 15th, 1877. The teams that drew against each other in the respective replay went one round.

	Result
Barrhead FC	*0: 0 *	FC Partick
FC Beith	Where	St. Clement's FC
FC Kilbirnie	1: 2	FC Mauchline
Parkgrove FC	3: 1	FC Drumpellier
Glasgow Rangers	0-0	FC Vale of Leven
Renton FC	4-0	Glasgow Rovers
South Western FC	5-0	FC Glengowan
Third Lanark	7-0	FC Govan
FC Thornliebank	1: 2	Hibernian Edinburgh

^* The game was canceled and later repeated.

Replay games

	Result
Barrhead FC	*1: 0 *	FC Partick
Hibernian Edinburgh	2: 2	FC Thornliebank
FC Vale of Leven	5-0	Glasgow Rangers

^*Barrhead FC was retroactively excluded from the 3rd round from the competition. The two defeated clubs FC Renfrew (3rd round) and FC Partick (4th round) took part again from the 5th round.

5th round

The matches were played between December 22, 1877 and January 5, 1878. The repeat matches took place in December 1877 or January 1878.

	Result
Parkgrove FC	2: 1	FC Partick
FC Renfrew	0: 2	FC Mauchline
Renton FC	2: 1	FC Thornliebank
South Western FC	3: 1	Hibernian Edinburgh
Third Lanark	4-0	FC Beith
FC Vale of Leven	10-0	Jordanhill FC

6th round

The encounters took place on January 12th and 19th, 1878.

	Result
Renton FC	3: 1	FC Mauchline
Third Lanark	2: 1	South Western FC
FC Vale of Leven	5-0	Parkgrove FC

Semifinals

The matches were played on March 2, 1878. The repeat matches took place on March 9 and 16, 1878.

	Result
FC Vale of Leven	bye
Renton FC	*1: 3 *	Third Lanark

^* The game was canceled and not counted.

Replay

	Result
Renton FC	1: 1 a.d.	Third Lanark

2. Replay

	Result
Third Lanark	1-0	Renton FC

final

FC Vale of Leven		Third Lanark
	final March 30, 1878 in Glasgow ( Hampden Park ) Result: 1: 0 (0: 0) Spectators: 5,000 Referee: Robert Gardner
	Robert Parlane - Andrew McIntyre , Alex McLintock , W. Jamieson, John McPherson , John Ferguson , John McFarlane , John McGregor , James Baird, John McDougall , John Baird Trainers: John B. Wright	John Wallace - John Hunter , William Somers , Sandy Kennedy , John McKenzie, John Kay , J. McCririck, James Lang , W. Peden, Archie Hunter , William Miller Trainers: nb
	1-0 John McDougall (65th)

Web links

• official website
• Scottish FA Cup 1877/78 at londonhearts.com
• Scottish FA Cup 1877/78 at the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation