Scottish FA Cup 1887/88

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Scottish FA Cup
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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.

Result
1st Renfrew Rifle Volunteers 1: 8 FC Renfrew
5th Dumfries Rifle Volunteers 5-0 Thornhill FC
FC Abercorn 9-0 Johnstown Harp FC
Aberdeen FC 4: 9 Our Boys Dundee
Aberdeen Rovers bye
Airdrieonians FC 8-0 FC Dykehead
Albion Rovers 12: 0 Airdriehill FC
Alloa Athletic 6: 2 Cowdenbeath FC
FC Arbroath 18: 0 FC Orion
FC Ayr Where Monkcastle FC
FC Bo'ness 4: 1 Leith Athletic
FC Bonhill 1: 6 Dumbarton Athletic
Broughty FC 5: 7 Montrose FC
Broxburn FC Shamrock *0: 4 * Mossend Swifts FC
Burntisland Thistle **4: 2 ** Dunfermline Athletic
Caledonian Rangers 1: 7 FC Crieff
FC Cambuslang Where Hamilton Academical
Cambuslang Hibernian 5: 4 Hamilton Hibernian
FC Carfin Shamrock 4-0 Shettleston FC
Carrick FC 10-0 FC Thistle
Clyde FC 0: 7 FC Queen's Park
Clydesdale FC 1: 4 FC Rutherglen
FC Coupar Angus 9: 2 Our Boys Blairgowrie
FC Drumpellier ***2: 3 *** Motherwell FC
Dumbarton FC 10-0 Dunbritton FC
Dunblane FC 2: 3 Fair City Athletic
Dundee Wanderers 7-0 Lochee United
Dunfermline FC **3: 2 ** FC Lassodie
FC Dykebar 5: 2 Greenock Morton
Erin Rovers 5-0 Bellstane Birds
Erin Rovers 3: 9 St. Johnstone FC
FC Falkirk 4: 1 Kilsyth Wanderers
Glasgow University bye
Grahamston FC **4: 3 ** Redding Athletic
Grangemouth FC 2: 5 East Stirlingshire FC
Heart of Midlothian 4: 1 Norton Park FC
Hibernian Edinburgh 5-0 Broxburn Thistle
Hurlford United Where FC Annbank
Jamestown FC ***3: 2 *** Vale of Leven Hibernians
Kelvinside Athletic 6: 3 St Andrews FC
FC Kilbarchan 0: 4 Arthurlie FC
FC Kilbirnie Where FC Lanemark
FC Kilmarnock 8: 2 Ayr Thistle
FC King's Park 1: 5 FC Camelon
Kirkintilloch Athletic 5: 1 Kirkintilloch Central FC
FC Lindertis *1: 2 * Dundee Harp FC
Linthouse FC 3: 3 Whitefield FC
Lochgilphead FC 1: 9 Oban FC
FC Lochwinnoch 5: 1 Pollokshaws FC
FC Lugar Boswell 9-0 Dalry FC
FC Mauchline bye
FC Maybole 3: 3 Newmilns 2nd ARV
FC Moffat 7: 1 Newcastleton FC
Neilston FC Where Paisley Athletic
FC Nithsdale bye
Northern FC 5: 1 Govan Athletic
Partick Thistle 10-0 Westbourne FC
FC Plains Where FC Tollcross
Pollokshields Athletic 4: 1 United Abstainers Athletic
Port Glasgow Athletic 11: 0 Greenock Rangers
Queen of the South Wanderers 6-0 Vale of Nith FC
Glasgow Rangers 4: 1 Battlefield FC
FC Slanannan 5: 4 Laurieston FC
Southern Athleic bye
FC St. Bernard's 3: 2 Armadale FC
Strathmore FC 1:13 East End Dundee
Strathmore FC 6: 3 Forfar Athletic
Third Lanark ***1: 2 *** Cowlairs FC
FC Thornliebank 1: 2 FC St. Mirren
Uddingston FC 2: 5 FC Royal Albert
Union Dumbarton FC 0: 6 Renton FC
FC Vale of Bannock 3: 4 FC Campsie
FC Vale of Leven Where Kirkintilloch FC Harp
Vale of Leven Wanderers 7: 2 Methlan Park FC
West Calder FC 9-0 FC Athenian
* The visiting team was disqualified.
** The home team was disqualified.
*** Both teams were committed to a replay.

Replay games

Result
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
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.

Result
FC Abercorn 6-0 Neilston FC
Airdrieonians FC 3-0 Cambuslang Hibernian
Alloa Athletic 0: 1 Dunfermline Athletic
FC Arbroath 3: 1 Strathmore FC
Arthurlie FC 3: 3 FC St. Mirren
FC Bo'ness 5: 1 West Calder FC
FC Cambuslang 2-0 FC Royal Albert
FC Carfin Shamrock 3: 1 Motherwell FC
FC Coupar Angus Where FC Crieff
Cowlairs FC 9: 1 Southern Athleic
Dumbarton FC 1: 5 FC Vale of Leven
Dundee Wanderers 10-0 Aberdeen Rovers
Erin Rovers 0: 6 Hibernian Edinburgh
Fair City Athletic 3-0 St. Johnstone FC
FC Falkirk 2: 2 FC Campsie
Heart of Midlothian bye
Hurlford United 9: 1 FC Lugar Boswell
Jamestown FC 7: 1 Kirkintilloch Athletic
FC Kilbirnie 3-0 FC Mauchline
FC Kilmarnock bye
FC Lassodie bye
FC Lindertis 3: 2 East End Dundee
FC Lochwinnoch 2: 5 FC Dykebar
FC Maybole 0:13 FC Ayr
FC Moffat 4: 4 Queen of the South Wanderers
FC Nithsdale 2: 9 5th Dumfries Rifle Volunteers
Northern FC 6: 3 Shettleston FC
Oban FC bye
Our Boys Dundee 5: 3 Montrose FC
Partick Thistle 2: 1 Glasgow Rangers
FC Plains bye
FC Queen's Park 9-0 Kelvinside Athletic
Redding Athletic 0:17 FC Camelon
FC Renfrew 3: 3 Port Glasgow Athletic
Renton FC 4: 2 Dumbarton Athletic
FC Rutherglen 3: 6 Albion Rovers
FC Slanannan 1: 6 East Stirlingshire FC
FC St. Bernard's 1: 1 Broxburn FC Shamrock
FC Thistle 6-0 Glasgow University
Vale of Leven Wanderers bye
Whitefield FC 2-0 Pollokshields Athletic

Replay games

Result
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.

Result
5th Dumfries Rifle Volunteers 2: 6 Queen of the South Wanderers
FC Ayr 4-0 Port Glasgow Athletic
FC Camelon 0: 8 Renton FC
Cowlairs FC 9: 1 FC Campsie
Dundee Wanderers 8-0 FC Coupar Angus
FC Dykebar 2: 2 FC Kilmarnock
East Stirlingshire FC 0-0 FC Cambuslang
Fair City Athletic 0: 5 Our Boys Dundee
FC Falkirk 2: 2 FC Carfin Shamrock
Heart of Midlothian 1: 1 Hibernian Edinburgh
Hurlford United 2: 4 FC St. Mirren
FC Kilbirnie 1: 3 FC Abercorn
FC Lassodie 1: 3 FC Bo'ness
FC Lindertis bye
Northern FC 3: 4 Albion Rovers
Oban FC 1: 5 FC Arbroath
Partick Thistle bye
FC Queen's Park 3-0 Jamestown FC
FC St. Bernard's Where Dunfermline Athletic
FC Thistle 2-0 Whitefield FC
FC Vale of Leven 3-0 Airdrieonians FC
Vale of Leven Wanderers 9-0 FC Plains

Replay games

Result
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.

Result
FC Abercorn bye
Albion Rovers bye
FC Arbroath bye
FC Ayr 3: 2 FC Vale of Leven
FC Cambuslang bye
FC Carfin Shamrock bye
Cowlairs FC bye
Dundee Wanderers 4: 3 Queen of the South Wanderers
Heart of Midlothian 1: 1 FC St. Mirren
FC Lindertis 1:13 Renton FC
Our Boys Dundee bye
Partick Thistle 2: 2 FC Kilmarnock
FC Queen's Park bye
FC St. Bernard's bye
FC Thistle bye
Vale of Leven Wanderers 2-0 FC Bo'ness

Replay games

Result
FC Kilmarnock 1: 4 Partick Thistle
FC St. Mirren 2: 2 Heart of Midlothian

2. Replay

Result
Heart of Midlothian 2: 2 FC St. Mirren

3. Replay

Result
Heart of Midlothian 2: 4 FC St. Mirren

5th round

The meetings were held on November 26th and December 3rd, 1887.

Result
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
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
FC Abercorn 3: 1 FC Arbroath

Semifinals

The matches were played on January 14, 1888. The replay took place on January 21, 1888.

Result
FC Abercorn 1: 1 FC Cambuslang
Renton FC 3: 1 FC Queen's Park

Replay

Result
FC Cambuslang 10: 1 FC Abercorn

final

Renton FC FC Cambuslang
Renton FC
final
February 4, 1888 in Glasgow ( Hampden Park )
Result: 6: 1 (2: 1)
Spectators: 15,000
Match report
FC Cambuslang


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
goal1-0 John McNee (15th)
goal2-0 Neil McCallum

goal3-1 McCall (46th)
goal4-1 Neil McCallum (69th)
goal5-1 McCall (75th)
goal6-1 John McNee


goal 2-1 Hugh Gourlay (44th)

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