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1876–77 Scottish Cup

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1876–77 Scottish Cup
The Scottish Cup trophy
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Teams81
Defending championsQueen's Park
Final positions
ChampionsVale of Leven
(first title)
Runner-upRangers
Tournament statistics
Matches played88
Goals scored280 (3.18 per match)

The 1876–77 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the fourth season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Entries to the competition again increased with a total of 81 clubs involved in the first round draw. This resulted in an earlier start to the competition than in previous seasons with the first matches played on 23 September 1876. The cup was won for the first time by Dunbartonshire club Vale of Leven who defeated Rangers 3–2 in a twice-replayed final.[1]

This was the first final which did not involve defending champions Queen's Park who lost 2–1 to Vale of Leven in the quarter-finals and the first time the cup was won by a team from outside Glasgow.[2]

Calendar

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See also: Scottish Cup format
1876–77 Scottish Cup calendar
Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
Original Byes Replays
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 first round match
  • 2 teams qualified for the fourth round after drawing their third round replays

Teams

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All 81 teams entered the competition in the first round.

Competing teams arranged by district
Ayrshire Dunbartonshire Edinburgh Glasgow and District Lanarkshire Renfrewshire

First round

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Glasgow and District

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Glasgow and District first round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
23 September 1876 Partick 3–1 Havelock Inchview, Partick
30 September 1876 Towerhill 2–1 Rovers Mosefield Park, Glasgow
30 September 1876 Hyde Park Locomotive Works 1–2 Crosshill Vale Park, Glasgow
30 September 1876 Parkgrove 0–2 Lancefield Clifford Park, Govan
30 September 1876 Northern 12–0 Telegraphists Hyde Park, Glasgow
30 September 1876 West End 2–0 4th Renfrew RV Avenne Park, Glasgow
30 September 1876 Caledonian 2–1 Standard Kelvinbridge Cricket Ground, Glasgow
30 September 1876 3rd Lanark RV 6–0 Ramblers Cathkin Park, Crosshill
30 September 1876 Dumbreck 3–1 Dennistoun Ibroxhill, Govan
30 September 1876 Queen's Park 7–0 Sandyford Hampden Park, Crosshill
30 September 1876 Rangers 4–1 Queen's Park Juniors Kinning Park, Kinning Park
30 September 1876 1st Lanark RV 0–1 South Western Burnbank Park, Glasgow
30 September 1876 Alexandra Athletic 1–1 Eastern Kennyhill Park, Glasgow
30 September 1876 Possilpark 1–2 Blythswood Saracen Park, Possilpark
7 October 1876 Clydesdale 6–0 Craig Park Titwood, Pollokshields
Govan w/o[note 1] Western
Glasgow and District first round replay
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
7 October 1876 Eastern 2–0
(void)[note 2] 		Alexandra Athletic Barrowfield Park, Glasgow
Glasgow and District first round second replay
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
15 October 1876 Alexandra Athletic 1–0 Eastern Kennyhill Park, Glasgow

Renfrewshire district

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Renfrewshire district first round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
30 September 1876 Busby 2–0 Renfrew Field Park, Busby
30 September 1876 23rd Renfrew RV 1–1 Thornliebank Muirend Park, Cathcart
Renfrewshire district first round replay
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
7 October 1876 Thornliebank 0–2 23rd Renfrew RV Cowglen, Thornliebank

Dunbartonshire district

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Dunbartonshire district first round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
30 September 1876 Renton Thistle 0–0 Vale of Leven Rovers (Alexandria) Southend Park, Renton
30 September 1876 Vale of Leven 1–0 Helensburgh North Street Park, Alexandria
30 September 1876 Dumbarton 1–1 Renton Townend, Dumbarton
30 September 1876 Star of Leven 4–0 10th Dumbarton RV Bridge Street, Alexandria
7 October 1876 Lennox 3–0 Alclutha Levengrove Park, Dumbarton
Dunbartonshire district first round replays
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
7 October 1876 Vale of Leven Rovers (Alexandria) 1–1[note 3] Renton Thistle Public Park, Alexandria
7 October 1876 Renton 0–2 Dumbarton Public Park, Renton

Edinburgh district

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Edinburgh district first round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
30 September 1876 Edinburgh Thistle 5–0 Hanover East Meadows, Edinburgh
30 September 1876 St Andrew's (Edinburgh) 1–0 Grasshoppers East Meadows, Edinburgh
30 September 1876 Lenzie 1–2 Swifts Lenzie Football Field, Lenzie
30 September 1876 St Clement's 1–0 3rd Edinburgh Neutral venue, Kirkcaldy[note 4]
Dunfermline w/o[note 5] Heart of Midlothian

Ayrshire district

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Kilmarnock received a bye to the second round.

Ayrshire district first round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
23 September 1876 Kilbirnie 5–0 Maybole Carrick Stonyholm Park, Kilbirnie
30 September 1876 St Andrew's (Kilmarnock) 1–1 Ayr Eglinton Grange Park, Kilmarnock
30 September 1876 Ayr Thistle 1–0 Beith Robbsland Park, Ayr
30 September 1876 Mauchline 5–0 Winton Connel Park, Mauchline
30 September 1876 Girvan 3–2 Dean Eglinton Park, Ayr[note 6]
30 September 1876 Cumnock 1–2 Kilmarnock Portland Greenmill Holm, Cumnock
Queen of the South Wanderers w/o[note 7] Ardrossan
Ayrshire district first round replay
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
7 October 1876 Ayr Eglinton 0–1[note 8] St Andrew's (Kilmarnock) Robbsland Park, Ayr[note 9]

Lanarkshire district

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Lanarkshire district first round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
30 September 1876 Arthurlie 3–0 Drumpellier Arthurlie Cross, Barrhead
30 September 1876 Levern 0–1 Airdrie Wellington Park, Hurlet
30 September 1876 Hamilton 2–0 Thornhill South Avenue, Hamilton
30 September 1876 Stonelaw 3–0 Shotts Burnside Park, Rutherglen
7 October 1876 Hamilton Academical 0–4 Barrhead Bent Farm, Hamilton

Sources:[4]

Second round

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Glasgow and District

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Glasgow and District second round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
21 October 1876 Towerhill 0–8 Rangers Mosefield Park, Glasgow
21 October 1876 West End 2–2 Govan Avenne Park, Glasgow
21 October 1876 3rd Lanark RV 0–0 Clydesdale Cathkin Park, Crosshill
21 October 1876 Partick 5–1 Blythswood Inchview, Partick
21 October 1876 Crosshill 0–0 Lancefield Kilmaining Park, Cathcart
21 October 1876 Northern 4–0 Alexandra Athletic Hyde Park, Glasgow
28 October 1876 South Western 0–2 Dumbreck Copeland Park, Govan
28 October 1876 Caledonian 0–7 Queen's Park Kelvinbridge Cricket Ground, Glasgow
Glasgow and District second round replays
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
28 October 1876 Govan 0–1 West End Fairfield Park, Govan
28 October 1876 Clydesdale 0–4 3rd Lanark RV Titwood, Pollokshields
28 October 1876 Lancefield 2–0 Crosshill Brighton Park, Govan

Dunbartonshire district

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Dunbartonshire district second round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
21 October 1876 Vale of Leven 7–0 Vale of Leven Rovers North Street Park, Alexandria
21 October 1876 Star of Leven 0–4 Dumbarton Bridge Street, Alexandria
28 October 1876 Lennox 5–1 Renton Thistle Levengrove Park, Dumbarton

Edinburgh district

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Edinburgh district second round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
21 October 1876 St Andrew's (Edinburgh) 1–2
(void)[note 10] 		St Clement's Neutral venue, Kirkcaldy[note 4]
21 October 1876 Swifts 1–0 Edinburgh Thistle Roseburn Park, Edinburgh
21 October 1876 Dunfermline 1–2 Hamilton Towngreen, Dunfermline
Edinburgh district second round replay
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
St Clement's w/o[note 11] St Andrew's (Edinburgh)

Lanarkshire district

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Lanarkshire district second round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
21 October 1876 Barrhead 4–0 Airdrie Beacon's Field, Barrhead
21 October 1876 Stonelaw 0–4 Arthurlie Burnside Park, Rutherglen

Renfrewshire district

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Renfrewshire district second round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
21 October 1876 Busby 1–0 23rd Renfrew RV Field Park, Busby

Ayrshire district

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Ayrshire district second round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
21 October 1876 Kilmarnock 1–2 Mauchline Holm Quarry, Kilmarnock
21 October 1876 Kilmarnock Portland 2–0 St Andrew's (Kilmarnock) Nursery Park, Kilmarnock
21 October 1876 Kilbirnie 0–1 Ayr Thistle Stonyholm Park, Kilbirnie
28 October 1876 Girvan 4–0 Queen of the South Wanderers Race Park, Newton Stewart[note 12]

Sources:[4]

Third round

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Rangers received a bye to the fourth round.

Third round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
11 November 1876 Mauchline 7–0 Kilmarnock Portland Connel Park, Mauchline
11 November 1876 Hamilton 0–0 Busby South Avenue, Hamilton
11 November 1876 Girvan 0–3 Lancefield Neutral venue, Ayr[note 13]
11 November 1876 St Clement's 1–2 Northern Magdalen Green, Dundee
18 November 1876 Vale of Leven 1–0 3rd Lanark RV North Street Park, Alexandria
18 November 1876 Queen's Park 7–0 Arthurlie Hampden Park, Crosshill
18 November 1876 Lennox 1–0 Dumbarton Levengrove Park, Dumbarton
18 November 1876 Swifts 1–1[note 14] West End Roseburn Park, Edinburgh
18 November 1876 Partick 2–0 Barrhead Inchview, Partick
Third round replay
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
18 November 1876 Busby 0–0[note 15] Hamilton Field Park, Busby

Fourth round

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Fourth round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
2 December 1876 Queen's Park 4–0 Northern Hampden Park, Crosshill
2 December 1876 Vale of Leven 4–0 Busby North Street Park, Alexandria
2 December 1876 Lancefield 2–0 Hamilton Brighton Park, Govan
2 December 1876 Swifts 0–4 Lennox Roseburn Park, Edinburgh
9 December 1876 Mauchline 0–3 Rangers Connel Park, Mauchline
9 December 1876 Ayr Thistle 1–1[note 16] Partick Robbsland Park, Ayr

Sources:[4]

Quarter-finals

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Quarter-final results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
23 December 1876 Lancefield 2–2 Ayr Thistle Brighton Park, Govan
30 December 1876 Queen's Park 1–2 Vale of Leven Hampden Park, Crosshill
30 December 1876 Lennox 0–3 Rangers Levengrove Park, Dumbarton
Quarter-final replay
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
30 December 1876 Ayr Thistle 1–0 Lancefield Robbsland Park, Ayr

Sources:[4]

Semi-final

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Rangers received a bye to the final.

Semi-final results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
13 January 1877 Vale of Leven 9–0 Ayr Thistle Kinning Park, Kinning Park

Sources:[4]

Final

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Main article: 1877 Scottish Cup final
Vale of Leven1–1Rangers
Paton 10' [5][6][7] McDougall 65' (o.g.)
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: James Kerr (Hamilton)

Replay

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Vale of Leven1–1 (a.e.t.)Rangers
McDougall 70' [8][9][10] Dunlop 20'
Hamilton Crescent, Partick
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: James Kerr (Hamilton)

Second replay

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Vale of Leven3–2Rangers
 [1][11][12]
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: James Kerr (Hamilton)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Western scratched and Govan advanced to the second round.
  2. ^ A protest by Alexandra Athletic was upheld and a replay was ordered.
  3. ^ Both teams advanced to the second round.
  4. ^ a b Played at an unknown neutral venue in Kirkcaldy.
  5. ^ Heart of Midlothian scratched and Dunfermline advanced to the second round.
  6. ^ Match played at a neutral venue.[3]
  7. ^ Ardrossan scratched and Queen of the South Wanderers advanced to the second round.
  8. ^ Played as 2 halves of 30 minutes.
  9. ^ Match played at a neutral venue.
  10. ^ A protest by St Andrew's was upheld and a replay was ordered.
  11. ^ St Andrew's scratched and St Clement's advanced to the third round.
  12. ^ Match played at a neutral venue.
  13. ^ Played at an unknown neutral venue in Ayr.
  14. ^ West End were disqualified and Swifts advanced to the fourth round.
  15. ^ Both teams advanced to the fourth round.
  16. ^ Partick were disqualified and Ayr Thistle advanced to the quarter-finals.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. ^ Potter, David; Jones, Phil H. (2016). The History of the Scottish Cup: The Story of Every Season 1873–2016. Worthing: Pitch Publishing. pp. 18–19. ISBN 978-1-78531-214-4.
  3. ^ "Dean (Kilmarnock) v Girvan". Kilmarnock Standard: 3. 7 October 1876.
  4. ^ a b c d e Mathers, Stewart (2017). The Beautiful Dribbling Game: The Scottish F.A. Challenge Cup in the 19th Century. Great Britain: Amazon. pp. 23–27, 255–257. ISBN 978-0-9956998-0-9.
  5. ^ "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Vale of Leven 1 - 1 Rangers, Scottish Cup (17/03/1877)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Rangers 1 - 1 Vale of Leven, Scottish Cup (17/03/1877)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Vale of Leven 1 - 1 Rangers, Scottish Cup (07/04/1877)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Rangers 1 - 1 Vale of Leven, Scottish Cup (07/04/1877)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Vale of Leven 3 - 2 Rangers, Scottish Cup (14/04/1877)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Rangers 2 - 3 Vale of Leven, Scottish Cup (14/04/1877)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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