Scottish FA Cup 1878/79
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| Association | Scottish FA |
| First edition | 1873/74 |
| Game mode | Knockout system |
| Title holder | FC Vale of Leven (3rd title) |
| Record winner | FC Vale of Leven FC Queen's Park (3 wins each) |
| Website | scottishfa.co.uk |
The Scottish FA Cup was played for the 6th time in 1878/79 . The most important football cup competition in Scottish club football was directed and hosted by the Scottish Football Association. He began on September 21, 1878, ended with the repetition finals on 26 April 1879 Hampden Park of Glasgow . As the defending champion, FC Vale of Leven started the competition, which had won against Third Lanark in the final last year . In this year's Scottish Cup final, the defending champions from Alexandria met the Glasgow Rangers . The Vales reached the final for the third time in a row. The Rangers took part in the finals for the second time after 1877 . There was a 1-1 draw in the first final game. Due to a supposedly not given goal for the Rangers, the club protested. However, the Rangers did not compete in a repeat final seven days later. The Vales won the trophy for the third time in the club's history.
1 round
The matches were played on September 21st and 28th and on October 5th, 1878. The repeat matches took place on October 5th, 1878. The teams that drew against each other in the respective replay went one round.
Replay games
2nd round
The matches were played on October 12, 19 and 26, 1878. The repeat matches took place on October 26, 1878.
Replay games
| Result | ||
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| Clarkston FC | Where | FC Shotts |
| South Western FC | 8-0 | Petershill FC |
3rd round
The meetings were held on November 2nd, 9th and 16th, 1878.
4th round
The matches were played on November 30, 1878. The replay took place on December 7, 1878.
| Result | ||
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| FC Beith | 9: 1 | Kilmarnock Athletic |
| FC Helensburgh | 2: 1 | Heart of Midlothian |
| Portland FC | 1: 1 | Dumbarton FC |
| FC Queen's Park | 5-0 | FC Mauchline |
| Glasgow Rangers | 3-0 | Alexandra Athletic |
| FC Renfrew | 0: 4 | Third Lanark |
| FC Thistle | 2: 1 * | FC Stonelaw |
| FC Vale of Leven | 11: 1 | Govan Athletic |
| Hibernian Edinburgh | 9-0 | Rob Roy FC |
| FC Partick | bye |
Replay
| Result | ||
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| Dumbarton FC | 6: 1 | Portland FC |
5th round
The meetings took place on March 8, 1879.
| Result | ||
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| Dumbarton FC | 9: 1 | FC Stonelaw |
| Hibernian Edinburgh | 1: 2 | FC Helensburgh |
| FC Queen's Park | 5-0 | Third Lanark |
| Glasgow Rangers | 4-0 | FC Partick |
| FC Vale of Leven | 6: 1 | FC Beith |
6th round
The meetings took place on March 22, 1879.
| Result | ||
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| FC Queen's Park | 0: 1 | Glasgow Rangers |
| FC Vale of Leven | 3: 1 | Dumbarton FC |
| FC Helensburgh | bye |
Semifinals
The meeting was held on March 29, 1879.
| Result | ||
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| FC Helensburgh | 0: 3 | FC Vale of Leven |
| Glasgow Rangers | bye |
final
| FC Vale of Leven | Glasgow Rangers | ||||||
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Robert Parlane - Andrew McIntyre , Alex McLintock , J. McIntyre, John McPherson , John Ferguson , John McFarlane , Peter McGregor, James Baird, John McDougall , John Baird Trainers: John B. Wright |
Alex Vallance , Tom Vallance , George Gillespie , Willie Struthers , James Drinnan , Willie Dunlop , David Hill, Moses McNeil , Peter Campbell , Hugh McIntyre , A. Steel Trainers: nb |
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Repeat finals
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Web links
- official website
- Scottish FA Cup 1878/79 at londonhearts.com