Football tournament season
Scottish Cup The Scottish Cup trophy
Country Scotland Teams 139 Defending champions Queen's Park Champions Hibernian(first title) Runner-up Dumbarton Matches played 139 Goals scored 855 (6.15 per match)
The 1886–87 Scottish Cup was the 14th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Hibernian won the competition for the first time after they beat Dumbarton 2–1 in the final.[ 1]
Calendar
Round
First match date
Fixtures
Clubs
Original
Byes
Replays
First Round
11 September 1886
67
5
6
139 → 72
Second Round
2 October 1886
34
4
6
72 → 39
Third Round
23 October 1886
18
3
1
39 → 21
Fourth Round
6 November 1886
5
11
0
21 → 16
Fifth Round
27 November 1886
8
0
3
16 → 8
Quarter-finals
25 December 1886
4
0
2
8 → 4
Semi-finals
22 January 1887
2
0
0
4 → 2
Final
12 February 1887
1
0
0
2 → 1
Two teams qualified for the third round after drawing their second round replay.
Teams
Of the 139 teams, all bar one entered the competition in the first round. Dykehead were admitted into the competition after the first round draw and entered in the second round.
First round
Matches
Glasgow and District
Pollokshields Athletic v St Andrew's
Rangers v Govan Athletic
Battlefield v Cowlairs
Partick Thistle v Queen's Park
Thistle v Blairvaddick
Carrick v Westbourne
Linthouse v Southern Athletic
Northern v 3rd Lanark RV
Kelvinside Athletic v Whitefield
Clyde v St Peter's
Renfrewshire district
Lochwinnoch v Morton
Johnstone v Cartvale
Greenock Rangers v 1st Renfrew RV
Thornliebank v Neilston
Renfrew v Abercorn
Port Glasgow Athletic v Johnstone Harp
St Mirren v Arthurlie
Woodvale v Pollokshaws
Ayrshire district
Ayr v Hurlford
Dalry v Ayr Rovers
Annbank v Kilbirnie
Monkcastle v Lanemark
Kilmarnock v Cumnock
Lugar Boswell v Maybole
Dunbartonshire district
Dumbarton Athletic v Duntocher
Vale of Leven v Kirkintilloch Athletic
Vale of Leven Wanderers v Jamestown
Yoker v Dumbarton Union
Dumbarton v Vale of Leven Hibernians
Kirkintilloch Central v Bonhill
Renton v Kirkintilloch Harp
Dunbritton v Lenzie
Edinburghshire district
St Bernard's v Bo'ness
Bellstane Birds v Broxburn Thistle
West Calder v Armadale
Hibernian v Durhamstown Rangers
Edina v Heart of Midlothian
Broxburn Shamrock v Mossend Swifts
Newcastleton v Norton Park
Stirlingshire district
Grahamston v Laurieston
East Stirlingshire v Camelon
Longcroft Thistle v Vale of Bannock
Campsie v Dunipace
King's Park v Falkirk
Slamannan v Avondale
Fife district
Cowdenbeath received a bye to the second round.
Dunfermline Athletic v Alloa Athletic
Burntisland Thistle v Dunfermline
Lanarkshire district
Cambuslang Hibernian received a bye to the second round.
Tollcross v Royal Albert
Rutherglen v Drumpellier
Airdrieonians v Airdriehill
Clydesdale v Albion Rovers
Cambuslang v Motherwell
Shettleston v Carfin Shamrock
Hamilton Academical v Wishaw Swifts
Perthshire district
Caledonian Rangers and Moffat received a bye to the second round.
St Johnstone v Erin Rovers
Dunblane v Crieff
Coupar Angus v Fair City Athletic
Oban v Blairgowrie Our Boys
Northern Counties
Strathmore (Arbroath) v Strathmore (Dundee)
Lindertis v Dundee Harp
Arbroath v Orion
Wanderers v Broughty
Dundee Our Boys v Forfar Athletic
Aberdeen v Dundee East End
Southern Counties
Moffat received a bye to the second round.
Queen of the South Wanderers v Nithsdale
Vale of Nith v Vale of Annan
5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV v Thornhill
Replays
Glasgow and District
St Andrew's v Pollokshields Athletic
Renfrewshire district
Abercorn v Renfrew
Edinburghshire district
Broxburn Thistle v Bellstane Birds
Stirlingshire district
Vale of Bannock v Longcroft Thistle
Lanarkshire district
Carfin Shamrock v Shettleston
Perthshire district
Erin Rovers v St Johnstone
Notes
^ A -A protest by St Andrew's was upheld and a replay was ordered.
^ B -Greenock Rangers were awarded the tie after 1st Renfrew RV fielded two non-registered players.
^ C -Originally due to be played on 11 September, the match was postponed due to inclement weather and St Mirren and Arthurlie instead played a friendly.
^ D -Match abandoned after 75 minutes after Duntocher gave up.
^ E -Jamestown were awarded the tie after Vale of Leven Wanderers fielded a non-registered player.
^ F -Tollcross were awarded the tie after Royal Albert fielded a non-registered player.
Sources:[ 6]
Second round
Matches
Glasgow and District
Rangers v Westbourne
Linthouse v 3rd Lanark RV
Thistle v St Andrew's
Queen's Park v Whitefield
Clyde v Cowlairs
Edinburghshire district
St Bernard's received a bye to the third round.
Broxburn Thistle v Heart of Midlothian
Newcastleton v Armadale
Mossend Swifts v Hibernian
Stirlingshire district
Slamannan v Campsie
Laurieston v Falkirk
East Stirlingshire v Vale of Bannock
Renfrewshire district
Abercorn v Greenock Rangers
Johnstone v Pollokshaws
St Mirren v Port Glasgow Athletic
Thornliebank v Morton
Ayrshire district
Lugar Boswell v Dalry
Kilmarnock v Lanemark
Hurlford v Kilbirnie
Dunbartonshire district
Renton v Dumbarton Athletic
Lenzie v Vale of Leven
Bonhill v Jamestown
Dumbarton v Yoker
Fife district
Alloa Athletic received a bye to the third round.
Burntisland Thistle v Cowdenbeath
Lanarkshire district
Tollcross received a bye to the third round.
Airdrieonians v Carfin Shamrock
Rutherglen v Cambuslang
Albion Rovers v Dykehead
Cambuslang Hibernian v Hamilton Academical
Perthshire district
Coupar Angus received a bye to the third round.
Caledonian Rangers v Erin Rovers
Dunblane v Oban
Northern Counties
Dundee East End v Broughty
Strathmore (Arbroath) v Dundee Harp
Forfar Athletic v Arbroath
Southern Counties
Moffat v 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV
Queen of the South Wanderers v Vale of Nith
Replays
Edinburghshire district
Hibernian v Mossend Swifts
Ayrshire district
Lugar Boswell v Dalry
Fife district
Cowdenbeath v Burntisland Thistle
Lanarkshire district
Cambuslang v Rutherglen
Perthshire district
Erin Rovers v Caledonian Rangers
Northern Counties
Dundee Harp v Strathmore (Arbroath)
Notes
^ G -A protest by Dalry was upheld and a replay was ordered after the referee was "held to be incompetent".
^ H -Carfin Shamrock were awarded the tie after Airdrieonians fielded a non-registered player.
^ I -Both teams qualified for the second round.
Sources:[ 6]
Third round
Matches
Carfin Shamrock received a bye to the fourth round.
Cambuslang Hibernian v Jamestown
East Stirlingshire v Clyde
Falkirk v Queen's Park
3rd Lanark RV v Renton
Vale of Leven v Campsie
Rangers v Cambuslang
Albion Rovers v Thistle
Dumbarton v Tollcross
Edinburghshire and Fife district
St Bernard's v Armadale
Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian
Cowdenbeath v Alloa Athletic
Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district
Morton received a bye to the fourth round.
Johnstone v Hurlford
Abercorn v Port Glasgow Athletic
Kilmarnock v Lugar Boswell
Perthshire and Northern Counties
Arbroath received a bye to the fourth round.
Erin Rovers v Coupar Angus
Dundee East End v Dunblane
Strathmore (Arbroath) v Dundee Harp
Southern Counties
Queen of the South Wanderers v 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV
Replay
Perthshire and Northern Counties
Dundee East End v Dunblane
Sources:[ 6]
Fourth round
On the motion of Mr McCulloch of Dundee Harp, the Scottish FA decided to ensure that the fourth round would be the last round requiring byes and that there would be only five ties, all involving one of the five clubs that had received byes thus far.[ 16] [ 17]
Matches
Morton v Carfin Shamrock
Albion Rovers v Cambuslang
Queen of the South Wanderers v Arbroath
St Bernard's v Erin Rovers
Cowdenbeath v Cambuslang Hibernian
Sources:[ 6]
Fifth round
Matches
Vale of Leven v Cambuslang Hibernian
Hibernian v Queen of the South Wanderers
Clyde v 3rd Lanark RV
Queen's Park v Cambuslang
Hurlford v Morton
Kilmarnock v Dunblane
Port Glasgow Athletic v St Bernard's
Dumbarton v Dundee Harp
Replays
3rd Lanark RV v Clyde
Cambuslang v Queen's Park
Notes
^ J -As Dundee Harp could not afford to make the trip to Dumbarton, the club scratched from the competition, and invited Dumbarton to East End Park to play a friendly instead, which ended 2–2. However, Harp advertised the match as a Cup tie and many media outlets reported it as such.
[ 21] Sources:[ 6]
Quarter-finals
Matches
Port Glasgow Athletic v Vale of Leven
Kilmarnock v Queen's Park
3rd Lanark RV v Hibernian
Hurlford v Dumbarton
Replay
Dumbarton v Hurlford
Second replay
Dumbarton v Hurlford
Notes
^ K -A protest by Dumbarton was upheld and a replay was ordered.
Sources:[ 6]
Semi-finals
Matches
Hibernian v Vale of Leven
Queen's Park v Dumbarton
Sources:[ 6]
Final
References
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