Football tournament season
Scottish Cup Country Scotland Teams 134 Defending champions Renton Champions Queen's Park(Eighth title) Runner-up Renton Matches played 146 Goals scored 881 (6.03 per match)
The 1885–86 Scottish Cup was the 13th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Queen's Park won the competition for the eighth time after they beat defending champions Renton 3–1 in the final.
Arbroath set a world record in the first round when they defeated Bon Accord 36–0 on 12 September 1885. The score remains a record in British senior football and globally for a match that was not fixed or thrown. Coincidentally, on the same day, Dundee Harp recorded an equally one-sided victory as they beat Aberdeen Rovers 35–0.
Calendar
Round
First match date
Fixtures
Clubs
Original
Byes
Replays
First Round
5 September 1885
65
4
11
134 → 70
Second Round
3 October 1885
33
4
9
70 → 37
Third Round
24 October 1885
17
1
1
37 → 19
Fourth Round
14 November 1885
9
1
2
19 → 10
Fifth Round
5 December 1885
5
0
4
10 → 5
Quarter-finals
16 January 1886
1
3
0
5 → 4
Semi-finals
16 January 1886
2
0
0
4 → 2
Final
13 February 1886
1
0
0
2 → 1
Two teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replay.
Teams
All 134 teams entered the competition in the first round.
First round
Alloa Athletic, Dykehead, Pilgrims and Queen of the South Wanderers received a bye to the second round.
Matches
Hibernian v Edina
Albion v Jamestown
Albion Rovers v Drumpellier
Alpha v Cambuslang Hibernian
Arbroath v Bon Accord
Ayr v Maybole
Ayr Rovers v Dalry
Battlefield v Cowlairs
Broxburn Shamrock v Bo'ness
Cambridge v Southern Athletic
Camelon v Falkirk
Cartvale v Morton
Clyde v Rangers
Clydesdale v Tollcross
Coupar Angus v Dundee Our Boys
Crieff v Dunfermline Athletic
Dundee East End v Strathmore (Dundee)
Dundee Harp v Aberdeen Rovers
Dundee West End v Broughty
Dunipace v Campsie Central
East Stirlingshire v Campsie
Forfar Athletic v Angus
Granton v Partick Thistle
Grasshoppers v Grahamston
Greenock Southern v Neilston
Heart of Midlothian v St Bernard's
Hurlford v Cumnock
Johnstone v Greenock Rangers
Kilmarnock v Annbank
King's Park v Armadale
Kirkintilloch Athletic v Renton
Lenzie v Bonhill
Mauchline v Lugar Boswell
Northern v Linthouse
Norton Park v Glencairn
Paisley Hibernian v Thornliebank
Port Glasgow Athletic v 1st Renfrew RV
Queen's Park v St Peter's
Renfrew v Greenock Northern
Shettleston v Cambuslang
Strathmore (Arbroath) v Aberdeen
Thistle v Westbourne
Vale of Teith v Oban
Whitefield v Dennistoun Athletic
Wishaw Swifts v Rutherglen
Woodvale v Mearns Athletic
Yoker v Dumbarton Union
3rd Lanark RV v Shawlands
5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV v Vale of Nith
Abercorn v St Mirren
Dumbarton v Vale of Leven Wanderers
Lanemark v Monkcastle
Airdrieonians v Royal Albert
Helensburgh v Dumbarton Athletic
Arthurlie v Olympic
Cowdenbeath v Breadalbane
Dumbarton Rock v Leverndale
Dunblane v Dunfermline
Glasgow University YMCA v Eastern Athletic
Hamilton Academical v West Benhar
Pollokshields Athletic v Partick
St Andrew's v 10th Lanark RV
Thornhill v Moffat
Vale of Leven v Dunbritton
West Calder v Newcastleton
Replays
Bo'ness v Broxburn Shamrock
Bonhill v Lenzie
Broughty v Dundee West End
Grahamston v Grasshoppers
Jamestown v Albion
Strathmore (Dundee) v Dundee East End
Thornliebank v Paisley Hibernian
Dumbarton Union v Yoker
Heart of Midlothian v St Bernard's
Monkcastle v Lanemark
Southern Athletic v Cambridge
Notes
^ A -Both teams qualified for the second round.
Second round
Cartvale, Partick Thistle, Thornhill and West Calder received a bye to the third round.
Matches
Airdrieonians v Cambuslang Hibernian
Albion Rovers v Wishaw Swifts
Arbroath v Forfar Athletic
Arthurlie v Woodvale
Bo'ness v Norton Park
Clyde v Thistle
Cowlairs v Pollokshields Athletic
Dalry v Lugar Boswell
Dumbarton v Dumbarton Union
Dumbarton Athletic v Renton
Dunblane v Dunfermline Athletic
Dundee East End v Broughty
Dundee Harp v Dundee Our Boys
Dundee West End v Strathmore (Arbroath)
Dykehead v Tollcross
Falkirk v Alloa Athletic
Glasgow University YMCA v 3rd Lanark RV
Grasshoppers v East Stirlingshire
Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian
Johnstone v Thornliebank
Kilmarnock v Hurlford
King's Park v Dunipace
Monkcastle v Ayr
Neilston v Port Glasgow Athletic
Northern v Whitefield
Queen's Park v Pilgrims
Renfrew v Abercorn
St Andrew's v Cambridge
Vale of Leven v Bonhill
5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV v Queen of the South Wanderers
Albion v Dumbarton Rock
Cambuslang v Hamilton Academical
Vale of Teith v Cowdenbeath
Replays
Broughty v Dundee East End
Port Glasgow Athletic v Neilston
Wishaw Swifts v Albion Rovers
Kilmarnock v Hurlford
Queen of the South Wanderers v 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV
Second Replays
Dundee East End v Broughty
Kilmarnock v Hurlford
Third Replay
Hurlford v Kilmarnock
Fourth Replay
Kilmarnock v Hurlford
Notes
^ B -Dykehead were disqualified and Tollcross re-instated.
Third round
Cambuslang received a bye to the fourth round.
Matches
Airdrieonians v Tollcross
Albion v Renton
Alloa Athletic v Partick Thistle
Arbroath v Dundee East End
Cartvale v Port Glasgow Athletic
Cowlairs v Northern
Dalry v Ayr
Dumbarton v Thistle
Dundee Harp v Vale of Teith
East Stirlingshire v Queen's Park
Hibernian v Bo'ness
Strathmore (Arbroath) v Dunblane
Thornhill v Queen of the South Wanderers
Thornliebank v Abercorn
Wishaw Swifts v West Calder
3rd Lanark RV v St Andrew's
Arthurlie v Hurlford
Vale of Leven v King's Park
Replay
Port Glasgow v Cartvale
Fourth round
Port Glasgow Athletic received a bye to the fifth round.
Matches
Abercorn v Strathmore (Arbroath)
Cambuslang v Wishaw Swifts
Dumbarton v Partick Thistle
Hibernian v Arbroath
Queen's Park v Airdrieonians
Renton v Cowlairs
3rd Lanark RV v Ayr
Vale of Leven v Dundee Harp
Queen of the South Wanderers v Arthurlie
Replay
Ayr v 3rd Lanark RV
Second replay
3rd Lanark RV v Ayr
Fifth round
Matches
Abercorn v Cambuslang
Arthurlie v Queen's Park
Dumbarton v Hibernian
Renton v Vale of Leven
3rd Lanark RV v Port Glasgow Athletic
Replays
Hibernian v Dumbarton
Renton v Vale of Leven
3rd Lanark RV v Port Glasgow
Second replay
3rd Lanark RV v Port Glasgow
Quarter-final
Queen's Park, Renton and 3rd Lanark RV received a bye to the semi-finals.
Match
Hibernian v Cambuslang
Semi-finals
Matches
3rd Lanark RV v Queen's Park
Hibernian v Renton
Final
See also
References
External links
Domestic cups Non-Scottish competitions Related to national team Club seasons
Domestic cups International competitions