1881 Scottish Cup final

Replay
Date	9 April 1881
Venue	Kinning Park sports ground, Kinning Park
Attendance	10,000
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1881 Scottish Cup final
Event	1880–81 Scottish Cup
	Replay ordered after Dumbarton protested over spectators encroaching onto the pitch
Date	26 March 1881
Venue	Kinning Park sports ground, Kinning Park
Attendance	15,000

The 1881 Scottish Cup final was the eighth final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 1880–81 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The original match was played at Kinning Park sports ground in the burgh of Kinning Park (today part of Glasgow) on 26 March 1881 and was watched by a crowd of 15,000 spectators. The final was contested by defending champions Queen's Park and Dumbarton.^[1]

The result of the original match - a 2–1 win for Queen's Park - was declared void after Dumbarton protested about spectators on the pitch during the game and a replay was ordered. Queen's Park had also threatened to withdraw from the SFA. The gates had to be closed during the replay.^[2]

The replay took place at the same venue on 9 April 1881 in front of 10,000 spectators.^[3] Queen's Park won the competition for the fifth time after they beat Dumbarton 3–1 in a match which saw Dr John Smith score the first Scottish Cup final hat-trick.^[4]

Background

Defending champions Queen's Park had reached the final on four previous occasions and had gone on to lift the trophy each time. Of those four finals, only the 1876 final required a replay. Prior to the final, Queen's Park's total of four Scottish Cup wins was a record and the most goals scored by a single player in a Scottish Cup final match was two by Queen's Park's Thomas Highet in the 1876 replay.

Dumbarton were one of only three teams to have competed in each of the first eight editions of the Scottish Cup not to have reached the final before, the others being Alexandra Athletic and Kilmarnock. They had previously reached the semi-finals on three occasions: in 1874–75 when they lost to Renton after a replay; 1875–76 when they lost to 3rd Lanark RV after a second replay and 1879–80 when they lost to eventual winners Queen's Park.

The previous season's semi-final, which Queen's Park won 1–0,^[5] was the only previous meeting between the teams.

Route to the final

Queen's Park

Round	Opposition	Score
First round	John Elder	7–0
Second round	Possilpark	5–0
Third round	Pilgrims	8–1
Fourth round	Beith	11–2
Fifth round	Mauchline	2–0
Quarter-final	Campsie Central	10–1
Semi-final	bye

Dumbarton

Round	Opposition	Score
First round	Helensburgh Victoria	7–0
Second round	Jamestown	2–1
Third round	Falkirk	7–1
Fourth round	Glasgow University	9–0
Fifth round	St Mirren	5–1
Quarter-final	Rangers	3–1
Semi-final	Vale of Leven	2–0

Match details

Original

26 March 1881

15:00

Queen's Park	2–1 (Void)	Dumbarton
	Report

Kinning Park sports ground, Kinning Park

Attendance: 15,000

Queen's Park:
GK		Archie Rowan^[a]
FB		Andrew Watson
FB		Andrew Holm
HB		Charles Campbell^[a]
HB		David Davidson
FW		John Kay
FW		Henry McNeil (c)
FW		George Ker
FW		John Smith
FW		William Anderson
FW		Eadie Fraser

For the replay, David Allan replaced McNeil.

Dumbarton:
GK		John Kennedy
FB		Jock Hutcheson
FB		Michael Paton
HB		Peter Miller
HB		J. Anderson
FW		James Meikleham
FW		Robert S. Brown
FW		Joe Lindsay
FW		James McAuley
FW		Andrew Kennedy
FW		William McKinnon

Team unchanged for replay.

^ ^a ^b The Queen's Park players were known for using pseudonyms at the time. Rowan listed himself as "A. McCallum" while Campbell used "C. Elliott", as was the case for the replay.^[6]

Replay

9 April 1881

15:00

Queen's Park	3–1	Dumbarton
Smith (3)	Report	Meikleham

Kinning Park sports ground, Kinning Park

Attendance: 10,000

External links

References

^ "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
^ Graham, Alexander D. I. (1999). A statistical history of football in Scotland. Isle of Skye: Skye Soccer Books. p. 7.
^ "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
^ "The elite players who scored cup final hat-tricks". The Scotsman. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
^ "Queen's Park 1 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (17/01/1880)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
^ Season 1880/81, Frank McCrossan, Queen's Park Football Club - An Early History

[alias-7] The Queen's Park players were known for using pseudonyms at the time. Rowan listed himself as "A. McCallum" while Campbell used "C. Elliott", as was the case for the replay.^[6]

[1] "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

[Graham-2] Graham, Alexander D. I. (1999). A statistical history of football in Scotland. Isle of Skye: Skye Soccer Books. p. 7.

[3] "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

[elite-4] "The elite players who scored cup final hat-tricks". The Scotsman. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

[5] "Queen's Park 1 - 0 Dumbarton, Scottish Cup (17/01/1880)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

[6] Season 1880/81, Frank McCrossan, Queen's Park Football Club - An Early History

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