Football tournament season
1877–78 Scottish Cup The Scottish Cup trophy
Country Scotland Teams 116 Defending champions Vale of Leven Champions Vale of Leven(second title) Runner-up 3rd Lanark RV Matches played 134 Goals scored 422 (3.15 per match)
The 1877–78 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the fifth season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. For the first time, over 100 teams took part in the competition which began with the first round on 22 September 1877. The cup was won by Vale of Leven for a second time after they defeated Glasgow club 3rd Lanark RV 1–0 in the final on 30 March 1878.[ 1]
Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian were drawn to face each other in the first round in what would be the first competitive Edinburgh derby . Hibernian won 2–1 after a replay.[ 2]
Calendar
The exact dates of some matches are unknown as newspaper coverage of football in the late 19th century was not as comprehensive as it would become.[ 2] [ 3]
Round
First match date
Fixtures
Clubs
Original
Byes
Replays
First round
22 September 1877
55
4
3
116 → 61
Second round
20 October 1877
28
5
5
61 → 34
Third round
10 November 1877
16
2
2
34 → 19
Fourth round
1 December 1877
9
1
3
19 → 12
Fifth round
22 December 1877
6
0
0
12 → 6
Quarter-finals
12 January 1878
3
0
0
6 → 3
Semi-finals
9 March 1878
1
1
2
3 → 2
Final
30 March 1878
1
0
0
2 → 1
2 teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replay.
2 teams qualified for the third round after drawing their second round replay.
2 teams qualified for the fourth round after drawing their third round replay.
Barrhead were disqualified after winning their fourth round match against Partick, due to discrepancies in their third round match against Renfrew. Both Renfrew and Partick were reinstated.
Teams
All 116 teams entered the competition in the first round.
First round
Caledonian, Dunmore, Grasshoppers, and 17th Renfrew RV received a bye to the second round.
Matches
Jordanhill v Queen's Park Juniors
Newmains v Uddingston
Oxford v Sandyford
Partick v Union
Alexandria v Milngavie
Alexandra Athletic v Lancefield
Arthurlie v Busby
Ayr Academicals v Vale of Calder
Beith v Catrine
Clifton & Strathfillan v Shaugraun
Clyde v 3rd Lanark RV
Clydesdale v Dennistoun
Dumbarton v Waverley
Glenkilloch v Wellington Park
Govan v Albatross
Hanover v Edinburgh Thistle
Havelock v Craig Park
Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian
Kelvinbank v Petershill
Kilbirnie v Dean
Kilmarnock v Hurlford
Kilmarnock Cricket and Football Club v Maybole Thistle
Kilmarnock Portland v Cumnock
Lenzie v Ailsa
Mauchline v Girvan
Maybole Carrick v Tarbolton Burntonians
Northern v Pollokshields Athletic
Queen's Park v Whiteinch
Ramblers v Stonefield
Renfrew v Pollokshaws Athletic
Rovers v John Elder
South Western v Dundee Our Boys
Stonelaw v Airdrie
Strathclyde v West End
Telegraphists v 4th Renfrew RV
Thornliebank v Port Glasgow
1st Lanark RV v Blythswood
3rd Edinburgh RV v Swifts
10th Dumbarton RV v Star of Leven
23rd Renfrew RV v Levern
Barrhead v Morton
Hamilton v Avondale
Lennox v Helensburgh
Queen of the South Wanderers v Stranraer
Rangers v Possilpark
Renton Thistle v Alclutha
Shaftesbury v Rosslyn
Shotts v Drumpellier
Mount Vernon v Glengowan
Ayr Thistle v St Andrew's
Blackfriars v Hyde Park Locomotive Works
Derby v Dumbreck
Parkgrove v Winton
Renton v Vale of Leven Rovers
St Clement's v Dunfermline
Vale of Leven v Kilmarnock Thistle
Replays
Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian
Pollokshaws Athletic v Renfrew
Rovers v John Elder
Tarbolton Burntonians v Maybole Carrick
Swifts v 3rd Edinburgh RV
Airdrie v Stonelaw
Notes
^
^ B -Both teams advanced to the second round.
Sources:[ 19] [ 3]
Second round
Barrhead, Drumpellier, Renton Thistle, Stonefield and Swifts received a bye to the third round.
Matches
Arthurlie v 17th Renfrew RV
Ayr Academicals v Kilmarnock
Ayr Thistle v Kilbirnie
Blackfriars v Rovers
Caledonian v Rosslyn
Clydesdale v Queen's Park
Dumbarton v Vale of Leven
Glengowan v Stonelaw
Govan v John Elder
Hanover v Hibernian
Jordanhill v Lenzie
Lennox v Milngavie
Parkgrove v Kelvinbank
Partick v Strathclyde
Renton v 10th Dumbarton RV
Sandyford v Northern
South Western v Havelock
Uddingston v Hamilton
1st Lanark RV v Telegraphists
Beith v Kilmarnock Portland
Mauchline v Kilmarnock Cricket and Football Club
Maybole Carrick v Queen of the South Wanderers
Rangers v Alexandra Athletic
Renfrew v Glenkilloch
St Clement's v Dunmore
3rd Lanark RV v Derby
Grasshoppers v Clifton & Strathfillan
Thornliebank v 23rd Renfrew RV
Replays
Havelock v South Western
Hibernian v Hanover
Kilbirnie v Ayr Thistle
Rovers v Blackfriars
Vale of Leven v Dumbarton
Notes
^ C -Sources also list score as 4–0 to Renfrew.
^ D -Both teams advanced to the third round.
Sources:[ 19] [ 3]
Third round
Kilbirnie and St. Clement's received a bye to the fourth round.
Matches
Blackfriars v Rovers
Arthurlie v Thornliebank
Barrhead v Renfrew
Beith v Maybole Carrick
Drumpellier v Glengowan
Govan v Stonefield
Hibernian v Swifts
Jordanhill v Grasshoppers
Mauchline v Ayr Academicals
Parkgrove v Sandyford
Rangers v Uddingston
South Western v 1st Lanark RV
Vale of Leven v Lennox
3rd Lanark RV v Queen's Park
Partick v Caledonian
Renton v Renton Thistle
Replays
Rovers v Blackfriars
Thornliebank v Arthurlie
Glengowan v Drumpellier
Notes
^ E -Both teams advanced to the fourth round.
Sources:[ 19] [ 3]
Fourth round
Jordanhill received a bye to the fifth round.
Matches
Barrhead v Partick
Kilbirnie v Mauchline
Parkgrove v Drumpellier
Rangers v Vale of Leven
South Western v Glengowan
Thornliebank v Hibernian
3rd Lanark RV v Govan
Renton v Rovers
Beith v St Clement's
Replays
Barrhead v Partick
Hibernian v Thornliebank
Vale of Leven v Rangers
Notes
^ F -The result between Thornliebank and Hibernian was considered as a draw by the
Scottish Football Association after Thornliebank protested one of Hibernian's goals.
^ G -Barrhead were disqualified for discrepincies in their third round match against Renfrew. Both Partick and Renfrew were reinstated.
^ H -Both teams advanced to the fifth round.
Sources:[ 19] [ 3]
Fifth round
Matches
Vale of Leven v Jordanhill
Parkgrove v Partick
Renton v Thornliebank
South Western v Hibernian
Renfrew v Mauchline
3rd Lanark RV v Beith
Replay
Partick v Parkgrove
Sources:[ 19] [ 3]
Quarter-finals
Matches
Renton v Mauchline
3rd Lanark RV v South Western
Vale of Leven v Parkgrove
Replays
South Western v 3rd Lanark RV
Sources:[ 19] [ 3]
Semi-finals
Vale of Leven received a bye to the final.
Match
Renton v 3rd Lanark RV
Replay
Renton v 3rd Lanark RV
Second Replay
3rd Lanark RV v Renton
Sources:[ 19] [ 3]
Final
See also
References
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