Scottish FA Cup 1887/88
Scottish FA Cup | |
Association | Scottish FA |
First edition | 1873/74 |
Game mode | Knockout system |
Title holder | Renton FC (2nd title) |
Record winner | FC Queen's Park (8 wins) |
Website | scottishfa.co.uk |
The Scottish FA Cup was played for the 15th time in 1887/88 . The most important football cup competition in Scottish club football was directed and hosted by the Scottish Football Association. It began on September 3, 1887 and ended with the finale on February 4, 1888 in Hampden Park, Glasgow. As the defending champion, Hibernian Edinburgh started the competition that had won against FC Dumbarton in the final last year . In this year's final of the Scottish Cup met FC Renton on the FC Cambuslang . Renton reached after 1875 , 1885and in 1886 the final for the fourth time in the club's history. In 1885 the club won the final against FC Vale of Leven . In the other two finals, the team was defeated by the record winner FC Queen's Park . For Cambuslang it was the only participation in the final. In 1897 the association was dissolved. Renton won the final 6-1. It remained the last major title until the club was dissolved in 1922.
1 round
The matches were played on September 3, 1887. The repeat matches took place on September 10, 1887.
Replay games
Result | ||
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Motherwell FC | 2-0 | FC Drumpellier |
Newmilns 2nd ARV | 4: 6 | FC Maybole |
Third Lanark | 1: 4 | Cowlairs FC |
Vale of Leven Hibernian | 2: 2 | Jamestown FC |
Whitefield FC | 2: 1 | Linthouse FC |
2. Replay
Result | ||
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Jamestown FC | 3: 1 | Vale of Leven Hibernian |
2nd round
The matches were played on September 24, 1887. The repeat matches took place on October 1, 1887.
Replay games
Result | ||
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FC Campsie | 2: 2 | FC Falkirk |
Port Glasgow Athletic | 5: 3 | FC Renfrew |
Queen of the South Wanderers | 7: 4 | FC Moffat |
FC St. Bernard's | 4: 1 | Broxburn FC Shamrock |
FC St. Mirren | 4: 1 | Arthurlie FC |
3rd round
The matches were played on October 15, 1887. The repeat matches took place on October 22, 1887.
Replay games
Result | ||
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FC Cambuslang | 4: 2 | East Stirlingshire FC |
FC Carfin Shamrock | 3-0 | FC Falkirk |
Hibernian Edinburgh | 1: 3 | Heart of Midlothian |
FC Kilmarnock | 9: 1 | FC Dykebar |
4th round
The matches were played on November 5, 1887. The repeat matches took place between November 12 and 26, 1887.
Replay games
Result | ||
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FC Kilmarnock | 1: 4 | Partick Thistle |
FC St. Mirren | 2: 2 | Heart of Midlothian |
2. Replay
Result | ||
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Heart of Midlothian | 2: 2 | FC St. Mirren |
3. Replay
Result | ||
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Heart of Midlothian | 2: 4 | FC St. Mirren |
5th round
The meetings were held on November 26th and December 3rd, 1887.
Result | ||
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FC Abercorn | 9-0 | FC St. Bernard's |
FC Arbroath | 5: 1 | Cowlairs FC |
FC Cambuslang | 10-0 | FC Ayr |
Dundee Wanderers | 5: 2 | FC Carfin Shamrock |
Our Boys Dundee | 4: 2 | Albion Rovers |
Partick Thistle | 0: 2 | FC Queen's Park |
FC Thistle | 2: 9 | Vale of Leven Wanderers |
FC St. Mirren | 2: 3 | Renton FC |
6th round
The matches were played on December 17, 1887. The replay took place on December 24, 1887.
Result | ||
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FC Arbroath | 1: 1 | FC Abercorn |
FC Cambuslang | 6-0 | Our Boys Dundee |
FC Queen's Park | 7: 1 | Vale of Leven Wanderers |
Renton FC | 5: 1 | Dundee Wanderers |
Replay
Result | ||
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FC Abercorn | 3: 1 | FC Arbroath |
Semifinals
The matches were played on January 14, 1888. The replay took place on January 21, 1888.
Result | ||
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FC Abercorn | 1: 1 | FC Cambuslang |
Renton FC | 3: 1 | FC Queen's Park |
Replay
Result | ||
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FC Cambuslang | 10: 1 | FC Abercorn |
final
Renton FC | FC Cambuslang | |||||||
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John Lindsay , Andrew Hannah , Archie McCall , Bob Kelso , James Kelly , Donald McKechnie , Neil McCallum , Harry Campbell , Johnny Campbell , John McNee , James McCall Trainer: nb |
James Dunn, William Smith , William Semple , James Gourlay (2) , McKay, Jackson, James Gourlay (1) , Hugh Gourlay , James Plenderleith , James Buchanan , John Buchanan Trainers: nb |
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1-0 John McNee (15th) 2-0 Neil McCallum 3-1 McCall (46th) 4-1 Neil McCallum (69th) 5-1 McCall (75th) 6-1 John McNee |
2-1 Hugh Gourlay (44th) |
Web links
- official website
- Scottish FA Cup 1887/88 at londonhearts.com
- Scottish FA Cup 1887/88 at the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation