Football tournament season
Scottish Cup Country Scotland Teams 166 Defending champions Renton Champions 3rd Lanark RV(first title) Runner-up Celtic Matches played 171 Goals scored 1,125 (6.58 per match)
The 1888–89 Scottish Cup was the 16th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. 3rd Lanark RV beat Glasgow rivals Celtic 2–1 in a replayed final.[ 1] The original match was won 3–0 by 3rd Lanark RV but the SFA ordered a replay due to the playing conditions.
Calendar
Round
First match date
Fixtures
Clubs
Original
Byes
Replays
First Round
1 September 1888
79
6
6
166 → 85
Second Round
22 September 1888
39
7
5
85 → 46
Third Round
13 October 1888
21
4
4
46 → 26
Fourth Round
3 November 1888
13
0
1
26 → 13
Fifth Round
24 November 1888
5
3
5
13 → 8
Quarter-finals
15 December 1888
4
0
2
8 → 4
Semi-finals
12 January 1889
2
0
0
4 → 2
Final
2 February 1889
1
0
1
2 → 1
Teams
All 166 teams entered the competition in the first round.
First round
Broughty, Broxburn, Glasgow University, Uddingston, Vale of Leven and 1st Renfrew RV received a bye to the second round.
Matches
Aberdeen v Arbroath
Alva v Kilsyth Wanderers
Annbank v Darconner Britannia
Armadale v Champfleurie
Beith v Irvine
Bo'ness v Heart of Midlothian
Broxburn Shamrock v West Calder
Cambuslang Hibernian v Coatbridge
Campsie v Camelon
Carfin Shamrock v Whifflet Shamrock
Celtic v Shettleston
Clydebank v Vale of Leven Wanderers
Clydesdale v Rutherglen
Coupar Athletic v Bridgend Athletic
Cowdenbeath v Lassodie
Cowlairs v Temperance Athletic
Crieff v Vale of Athole
Dumbarton v Kirkintilloch Central
Dumbarton Athletic v Dumbarton Union
Dunblane v St Johnstone
Dundee Our Boys v Dundee East End
East Stirlingshire v Stenhousemuir
Erin Rovers (Bathgate) v Leith Harp
Erin Rovers (Perth) v Blairgowrie Our Boys
Fair City Athletic v Caledonian Rangers
Falkirk v Dunipace
Forfar Athletic v Lindertis
Hamilton Academical v Airdrieonians
Hurlford v Ayr
Johnstone Harp v Woodvale
Kelvinside Athletic v Govan Athletic
Kilbirnie v Dalry
King's Park v Alloa Athletic
Kirkcaldy Wanderers v Townhill
Lanemark v Stevenston Thistle
Linlithgow Athletic v Adventurers
Linthouse v Clyde
Lochgilphead v Balaclava Rangers
Lochwinnoch v Dykebar
Lugar Boswell v Kilmarnock
Methlan Park v Kirkintilloch Athletic
Montrose v Brechin
Mossend Swifts v Hibernian
Motherwell v Royal Albert
Neilston v St Mirren
Newton Stewart Athletic v Nithsdale
Norton Park v Bellstane Birds
Pollokshaws v Carlton
Port Glasgow Athletic v Morton
Queen of the South Wanderers v 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV
Rangers v Partick Thistle
Renfrew v Arthurlie
Renton v Bowling
Slamannan v Grangemouth
Southern Athletic v Battlefield
St Bernard's v Leith Athletic
Stewarton Cunninghame v Rosebank
Strathmore v Dundee Harp
Thistle v Maryhill
Thornhill v Vale of Nith
United Abstainers Athletic v Pollokshields Athletic
Vale of Bannock v Laurieston
Vale of Leven Hibernian v Jamestown
Whishaw Thistle v Cambuslang
Northern v Queen's Park
Union v Lochee
Abercorn v Kilbarchan
Albion Rovers v Bellshill
Dunfermline Athletic v Dunfermline
Maybole v Kilmarnock Thistle
Mid-Annandale v Moffat
Oban v Campbeltown Athletic
Pollokshaws Harp v Greenock Rangers
Redding Athletic v Gairdoch
Thornliebank v Paisley Athletic
Wanderers v Aberdeen Rovers
2nd Ayrshire RV v Ayr Thistle
3rd Lanark RV v Whitefield
Hamilton Wanderers v Andalusians
Replays
Arthurlie v Renfrew
Royal Albert v Motherwell
Rutherglen v Clydesdale
Thornhill v Vale of Nith
West Calder v Broxburn Shamrock
Second replay
Vale of Nith v Thornhill
Notes
^ A -There is no record that the Hamilton Wanderers v Andalusians match actually took place. Sources suggest that both teams withdrew from the competition.
^ B -Both teams qualified for the second round.
Sources:[ 33]
Second round
Armadale, Cambuslang Hibernian, Dumbarton, Dunblane, Glasgow University, Irvine and Kirkaldy Wanderers received a bye to the third round.
Matches
Albion Rovers v Rutherglen
Alva v Campsie
Arbroath v Montrose
Arthurlie v Pollokshaws
Battlefield v United Abstainers Athletic
Broughty v Dundee Harp
Broxburn v Adventurers
Cambuslang v Carfin Shamrock
Celtic v Cowlairs
Clyde v Rangers
Clydesdale v Uddingston
Coupar Angus v Erin Rovers (Perth)
Cowdenbeath v Dunfermline Athletic
Dumbarton Athletic v Vale of Leven
Dundee Our Boys v Lochee
Dykebar v St Mirren
East Stirlingshire v Vale of Bannock
Fair City Athletic v Crieff
Falkirk v Gairdoch
Forfar Athletic v Wanderers
Heart of Midlothian v Erin Rovers (Bathgate)
Kelvinside Athletic v 3rd Lanark RV
Kilmarnock v Kilbirnie
Lanemark v Stewarton Cunninghame
Morton v Abercorn
Motherwell v Hamilton Academical
Oban v Lochgilphead
Pollokshaws Harp v Thornliebank
Queen of the South Wanderers v Newton Stewart Athletic
Queen's Park v Thistle
Slamannan v King's Park
Vale of Leven Hibernian v Methlan Park
Vale of Leven Wanderers v Renton
Vale of Nith v Mid-Annandale
West Calder v Mossend Swifts
2nd Ayrshire RV v Maybole
Hurlford v Annbank
Norton Park v St Bernard's
1st Renfrew RV v Woodvale
Replays
King's Park v Slamannan
Maybole v 2nd Ayrshire RV
Rangers v Clyde
Hurlford v Annbank
Second replay
Annbank v Hurlford
Sources:[ 33]
Third round
Dunfermline Athletic, Fair City Athletic, Methlan Park and Oban received a bye to the fourth round.
Matches
Arthurlie v St Mirren
Battlefield v Dumbarton Athletic
Broxburn v Heart of Midlothian
Celtic v Albion Rovers
Clyde v Cambuslang Hibernian
Dunblane v Erin Rovers (Perth)
Dundee Our Boys v Dundee Harp
East Stirlingshire v King's Park
Falkirk v Campsie
Forfar Athletic v Arbroath
Kirkcaldy Wanderers v St Bernard's
Lanemark v Maybole
Mossend Swifts v Armadale
Motherwell v Dumbarton
Queen of the South Wanderers v Vale of Nith
Renton v Cambuslang
Thornliebank v Abercorn
1st Renfrew RV v Kilbirnie
3rd Lanark RV v Queen's Park
Hurlford v Irvine
Uddingston v Glasgow University
Replays
Campsie v Falkirk
Erin Rovers (Perth) v Dunblane
Heart of Midlothian v Broxburn
3rd Lanark RV v Queen's Park
Notes
^ C -Both teams qualified for the fourth round.
Sources:[ 33]
Fourth round
Matches
Abercorn v Dundee Our Boys
Campsie v Heart of Midlothian
Dumbarton v Methlan Park
Dunblane v East Stirlingshire
Fair City Athletic v Arbroath
Kilbirnie v St Mirren
Lanemark v Renton
Oban v Clyde
Queen of the South Wanderers v Falkirk
St Bernard's v Celtic
Uddingston v Mossend Swifts
3rd Lanark RV v Hurlford
Dumbarton Athletic v Dunfermline Athletic
Replay
East Stirlingshire v Dunblane
Sources:[ 33]
Fifth round
Campsie, Dumbarton Athletic and East Stirlingshire received a bye to the quarter-finals.
Matches
Arbroath v Renton
Clyde v Celtic
St Mirren v Queen of the South Wanderers
3rd Lanark RV v Abercorn
Dumbarton v Mossend Swifts
Replays
Renton v Arbroath
Celtic v Clyde
3rd Lanark RV v Abercorn
Second replay
Abercorn v 3rd Lanark RV
Third replay
3rd Lanark RV v Abercorn
Sources:[ 33]
Quarter-finals
Matches
Celtic v East Stirlingshire
Dumbarton v St Mirren
Dumbarton Athletic v Renton
3rd Lanark RV v Campsie
Replay
St Mirren v Dumbarton
Second replay
Dumbarton v St Mirren
Sources:[ 33]
Semi-finals
Matches
Dumbarton v Celtic
3rd Lanark RV v Renton
Sources:[ 33]
Final
Original
Replay
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