1874 Scottish Cup final

1874 Scottish Cup Final
Event	1873–74 Scottish Cup
Date	21 March 1874
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
	1875 →

The 1874 Scottish Cup Final was the inaugural season of Scottish football's most prestigious knockout association football competition, the Scottish Cup. The match took place at Hampden Park on 21 March 1874 and was contested by Queen's Park and Clydesdale.^[1]

Both clubs entered the competition in the first round. Queen's Park won all of their four matches before the final at first attempt whilst Clydesdale need two replays to see off 3rd Lanark RV in the quarter-finals.

Queen's Park won the match 2–0 with goals from Billy MacKinnon and Robert Leckie.

Route to the final

Round	Opposition	Score
First round	Dumbreck	7–0
Quarter-final	Eastern	1–0
Semi-final	Renton	2–0

Queen's Park

Queen's Park entered the competition in the first round and defeated Dumbreck with an emphatic 7–0 victory. In the quarter-finals the club faced Eastern, producing a 1–0 win to progress to the first semi-final. The club eliminated Renton in a 2–0 win to complete a hat-trick of clean sheets in the tournament. The club qualified for the final of the first ever Scottish Cup.

Clydesdale

Round	Opposition	Score
First round	Granville	6–0
Quarter-final	3rd Lanark RV	1–1
Quarter-final replay	3rd Lanark RV	0–0
Quarter-final second replay	3rd Lanark RV	2–0
Semi-final	Blythswood	4–0

Along with Queen's Park, Clydesdale produced an emphatic victory in the first round, defeating Granville 6–0. In the next round the club faced 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers where the first two matches ended in draws forcing replays. The original fixture ended 1–1 then the first replay 0–0. In the second replay of the fixture Clydesdale overcame their opponents 2–0 to progress the semi-final stage. The club faced Blythswood and won 4–0 to progress to the first Scottish Cup final.

Match details

21 March 1874

15:00^[1]

Queen's Park	2–0	Clydesdale
MacKinnon Leckie

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: James McIntyre

References

^ ^a ^b Scottish Cup - Fixtures And Results - Queen's Park F.C. v Clydesdale F.C., Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 14 July 2012.

[SFA_Final-1] Scottish Cup - Fixtures And Results - Queen's Park F.C. v Clydesdale F.C., Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 14 July 2012.

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