Scottish FA Cup 1886/87
Scottish FA Cup | |
Association | Scottish FA |
First edition | 1873/74 |
Game mode | Knockout system |
Title holder | Hibernian Edinburgh (1st title) |
Record winner | FC Queen's Park (8 wins) |
Website | scottishfa.co.uk |
The Scottish FA Cup was played for the 14th time in 1886/87 . The most important football cup competition in Scottish club football was directed and hosted by the Scottish Football Association. It began on September 11, 1886 and ended with the finale on February 12, 1887 in Hampden Park, Glasgow. As the defending champion and record winner, FC Queen's Park started the competition that had won against FC Renton in the final last year . In this year's final of the Scottish Cup met Hibernian on FC Dumbarton . The Hibs from the Scottish capital Edinburgh reached the final for the first time in the club's history. For Dumbarton it was the second participation in the final in the Scottish Cup after 1881 and 1882 . Both finals were lost to Queen's Park FC. Hibernian won the final 2-1 and took the title.
1 round
The matches were played on September 11th and 18th, 1886. The repeat matches took place on September 18th and 25th, 1886.
Replay games
2nd round
The matches were played on October 2, 1886. The repeat matches took place on October 9 and 16, 1886.
Replay games
Result | ||
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FC Cambuslang | 6: 1 | FC Rutherglen |
Dundee Harp FC | 3: 3 | Strathmore FC |
Erin Rovers | 6: 1 | Caledonian Rangers |
Hibernian Edinburgh | 3-0 | Mossend Swifts FC |
Cowdenbeath FC | 3: 1 | Burntisland Thistle |
FC Lugar Boswell | 6: 1 | Dalry FC |
3rd round
The matches were played on October 23, 1886. The replay was supposed to take place on October 30, 1886, but was decided by walkover .
Replay
Result | ||
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Dunblane FC | Where | East End Dundee |
4th round
The encounters took place on November 6th and 13th, 1886.
5th round
The matches were played on November 27th and December 4th, 1886. The repeat matches took place on December 11th, 1886.
Replay games
Result | ||
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FC Cambuslang | 4: 5 | FC Queen's Park |
Dumbarton FC | Where | Dundee Harp FC |
Third Lanark | 4: 2 | Clyde FC |
6th round
The matches were played on December 25, 1886. The repeat matches took place on January 8 and 22, 1887.
Result | ||
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Hurlford United | 0-0 | Dumbarton FC |
FC Kilmarnock | 0: 5 | FC Queen's Park |
Port Glasgow Athletic | 1: 3 | FC Vale of Leven |
Third Lanark | 1: 2 | Hibernian Edinburgh |
Replay
Result | ||
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Dumbarton FC | * | 1: 2Hurlford United |
2. Replay
Result | ||
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Dumbarton FC | 3: 1 | Hurlford United |
Semifinals
The encounters took place on January 22nd and 29th, 1887.
Result | ||
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Hibernian Edinburgh | 3: 1 | FC Vale of Leven |
FC Queen's Park | 1: 2 | Dumbarton FC |
final
Hibernian Edinburgh | Dumbarton FC | |||||||
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Phil Clarke , Fagan, Willie Groves , Paddy Lafferty , James Lundie , James McGhee , Peter McGinn , James McLaren , James Montgomery , George Smith , John Tobin Trainers: nb |
Ralph Aitken , Robert Brown , Fergus, Jock Hutcheson , Jamieson, Leitch Keir , John Madden , James McAulay , Thomas McMillan , Peter Miller , Robertson Trainers: nb |
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nb | nb |
Web links
- Official website ( Memento of December 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- Scottish FA Cup 1886/87 at londonhearts.com
- Scottish FA Cup 1886/87 at the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation