1876–77 Scottish Cup

1876–77 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Final positions
Champions	Vale of Leven
Runner-up	Rangers
	← 1875–76 1877–78 →

The 1876–77 Scottish Cup was the fourth season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Vale of Leven who defeated Glasgow club Rangers 3–2 in a twice-replayed final.

Calendar

Round	First match date	Fixtures			Clubs
Round	First match date	Original	Byes	Replays	Clubs
First Round	23 September 1876	40	1	3	81 → 41
Second Round	21 October 1876	20	1	1	41 → 21
Third Round	11 November 1876	10	1	1	21 → 12
Fourth Round	23 November 1876	6	0	0	12 → 6
Quarter-finals	23 December 1876	3	0	0	6 → 3
Semi-finals	10 March 1877	1	1	0	3 → 2
Final	17 March 1877	1	0	2	2 → 1

2 teams qualified for the Second Round after drawing their First Round replays
23rd Renfrew RV resigned after winning their Round 1 match
2 teams qualified for the Fourth Round after drawing their Third Round replays

First round

Home team	Score	Away team
Arthurlie	3 – 0	Drumpellier
Ayr Thistle	1 – 0	Beith
Barrhead	4 – 0	Hamilton Academical
Blythswood	2 – 1	Possilpark
Busby	2 – 0	Renfrew
Caledonian	2 – 1	Standard
Clydesdale	6 – 0	Craig Park
Crosshill	2 – 1	Hyde Park Loco Works
Cumnock	1 – 2	Portland
Dumbarton	1 – 1	Renton
Dumbreck	3 – 1	Dennistoun
Dunfermline	Walkover	Heart of Midlothian
Eastern	1 – 1	Alexandra Athletic
Edinburgh St. Andrew's	1 – 0	Grasshoppers
Edinburgh Swifts	2 – 1	Lenzie
Edinburgh Thistle	5 – 0	Hanover
Girvan	3 – 2	Kilmarnock Dean
Govan	Walkover	Western
Hamilton Adacemical	2 – 0	Thornhill
Kilbirnie	5 – 0	Maybole Carrick
1st Lanark RV	0 – 1	South Western
Lancefield	2 – 0	Parkgrove
Lennox	3 – 0	Alclutha
Levern Hurlet	0 – 1	Airdrie F.C.
Mauchline	5 – 0	Winton
Northern	12 – 0	Telegraphists
Partick	3 – 1	Havelock
Queen's Park	7 – 0	Sandyford
Queen of the South Wanderers	Walkover	Ardrossan
Rangers	4 – 1	Queen's Park Juniors
23rd Renfrew RV	2 – 0	Thornliebank
Renton Thistle	0 – 0	Vale of Leven Rovers
Kilmarnock St. Andrew's	Walkover	Ayr Eglinton
Star of Leven	4 – 0	10th Dumbarton RV
St. Clements	1 – 0	3rd Edinburgh RV
Stonelaw	3 – 0	Shotts
3rd Lanark RV	6 – 0	Ramblers
Towerhill	2 – 1	Rovers
Vale of Leven	1 – 0	Helensburgh
West End	2 – 0	4th Renfrew RV

Kilmarnock received a bye
23rd Renfrew RV resigned after winning their match
Source mentions Hamilton Academical at two games

Replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Alexandra Athletic	1 – 0	Eastern
Renton	0 – 2	Dumbarton
Vale of Leven Rovers	1 – 1	Renton Thistle

Both clubs in drawn replay qualify for Second Round

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team
Barrhead	4 – 0	Airdrie
Caledonian	0 – 7	Queen's Park
Clydesdale	0 – 0	3rd Lanark RV
Dumbreck	2 – 0	South Western
Edinburgh Swifts	1 – 0	Edinburgh Thistle
Girvan	4 – 0	Queen of the South Wanderers
Hamilton Academical	2 – 1	Dunfermline
Kilbirnie	0 – 1	Ayr Thistle
Kilmarnock	1 – 2	Mauchline
Lancefield	2 – 0	Crosshill
Lennox	5 – 1	Renton Thistle
Northern	4 – 0	Alexandra Athletic
Partick	5 – 1	Blythswood
Portland	2 – 0	Kilmarnock St. Andrew's
Rangers	8 – 0	Towerhill
Star of Leven	0 – 4	Dumbarton
St. Clement's	1 – 1	Edinburgh St. Andrew's
Stonelaw	0 – 4	Arthurlie
Vale of Leven	7 – 0	Vale of Leven Rovers
West End	1 – 0	Govan

Busby received a bye
Due to a disputed goal, Edinburgh St. Andrew's withdrew and St. Clement's progressed to the Third Round

Replay

Home team	Score	Away team
3rd Lanark RV	4 – 0	Clydesdale

Third round

Home team	Score	Away team
Ayr Thistle	1 – 0	Dumbreck
Edinburgh Swifts	1 – 1	West End
Hamilton Academical	0 – 0	Busby
Lancefield	3 – 0	Girvan
Lennox	1 – 0	Dumbarton
Mauchline	7 – 0	Portland
Northern	2 – 1	St. Clement's
Partick	2 – 0	Barrhead
Queen's Park	7 – 0	Arthurlie
Vale of Leven	0 – 0	3rd Lanark RV

Rangers received a bye
Source gives no record of a replay between Edinburgh Swifts and West End, though the former is present in Round 4

Replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Busby	0 – 0	Hamilton Academical

Both clubs progress to Fourth round

Fourth round

Home team	Score	Away team
Ayr Thistle	Walkover	Partick
Lancefield	2 – 0	Hamilton Academical
Lennox	4 – 0	Edinburgh Swifts
Queen's Park	4 – 0	Northern
Rangers	3 – 0	Mauchline
Vale of Leven	4 – 0	Busby

Quarter-finals

Home team	Score	Away team
Ayr Thistle	1 – 0	Lancefield
Rangers	3 – 0	Lennox
Queen's Park	1 – 2	Vale of Leven

Semi-finals

13 January 1877

Vale of Leven	9 – 0	Ayr Thistle

Kinning Park, Glasgow

Rangers received a bye to the final

Final

17 March 1877

Vale of Leven	1 – 1	Rangers
Paton 10'		McDougall 65'(og)

Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow

Attendance: 12 000

Referee: James Kerr (Hamilton)

Replay

7 April 1877

Vale of Leven	1 – 1 OT	Rangers
McDougall 70'		Dunlop 20'

Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow

Attendance: 14 000

Referee: James Kerr (Hamilton)

2nd Replay

13 April 1877

Vale of Leven	3 – 2	Rangers
Watson 15'(og) Baird 70' Paton 88'		W. McNeil 47' Campbell 50'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 7 500

Referee: James Kerr (Hamilton)

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Calendar

First round

Replay

Second round

Replay

Third round

Replay

Fourth round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Replay

2nd Replay

See also

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