Football tournament season
1882–83 Scottish Cup Country Scotland Teams 125 Defending champions Queen's Park Champions Dumbarton(first title) Runner-up Vale of Leven Matches played 148 Goals scored 834 (5.64 per match)
The 1882–83 Scottish Cup was the 10th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Dumbarton won the cup for the first, and so far only, time when they beat Vale of Leven 2–1 in a replayed final.
Defending champions Queen's Park were knock-out by eventual winners Dumbarton in the quarter-finals.
Calendar
Round
First match date
Fixtures
Clubs
Original
Byes
Replays
First Round
9 September 1882
59
7
7
125 → 67
Second Round
30 September 1882
32
3
6
67 → 36
Third Round
21 October 1882
16
4
4
36 → 22
Fourth Round
11 November 1882
11
0
1
22 → 11
Fifth Round
2 December 1882
3
5
2
11 → 8
Quarter-finals
23 December 1882
4
0
4
8 → 4
Semi-finals
24 February 1883
2
0
2
4 → 2
Final
31 March 1883
1
0
1
2 → 1
Both Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities were given byes to the third round.
Four teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replay.
Two teams qualified for the third round after drawing their second round replay.
Two teams qualified for the fourth round after drawing their third round second replay.
Teams
All 125 teams entered the competition in the first round.
First round
Apsley, Aberdeen, King's Park, Queen of the South Wanderers and Vale of Leven received a bye to the second round. Glasgow University and Edinburgh University received a bye to the third round.
Matches
Abercorn v Ladyburn
Airdrie v Plains Bluebell
Airdrieonians v Royal Albert
Angus v Balgay
Arthurlie v Bute Rangers
Battlefield v Partick Thistle
Beith v Beith Thistle
Clippens v Glenpatrick
Clyde v Luton
Cowlairs v Whitefield
Heart of Midlothian v St Bernard's
Jamestown v Vale of Leven Hibernians
Johnstone v Paisley Athletic
Jordanhill v Rangers
Kilmarnock Portland v Hurlford
Lugar Boswell v Kilbirnie
Pollokshields Athletic v Alexandra Athletic
Possilpark v Pilgrims
Queen's Park v Thistle
South Western v 3rd Lanark RV
St Mirren v Yoker
Woodland v Sir John Maxwell
1st Lanark RV v Northern
Airdriehill v Shotts
Coupar Angus v Dunblane
Drumpellier v Clarkston
Dunipace v Falkirk
Hamilton Academical v Cambuslang
Hibernian v Brunswick
Johnstone Athletic v Cartvale
Kilmarnock v Mauchline
Moffat v Dumfries Rovers
Partick v Petershill
Pollok v Renfrew
Thornliebank v Greenock Southern
Vale of Athole v Vale of Teith
Woodside v Kilbarchan
5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV v Drumlanrig Rangers
Arbroath v Dundee East End
Annbank v Largs Athletic
Ayr v Stewarton Cunninghame
Dundee Harp v Perseverance
Dundee Our Boys v Dundee Hibernian
Dundee West End v Strathmore
Kilmarnock Athletic v Cumnock
Mavisbank v Granton
Milngavie v East Stirlingshire
Morton v Johnstone Rovers
Port Glasgow Athletic v Lochwinnoch
Renton v Alclutha
Strathblane v Lenzie
West Benhar v Bellshill
Wishaw v Holytown
Addiewell v Dunfermline
Dumbarton v Kilmarnock Thistle
Maybole v Rankinston Mountaineers
Southfield v Breadalbane
West Calder v Kinleith
1st Dumfries RV v Dumfries Academical
Replays
Hurlford v Kilmarnock Portland
Royal Albert v Airdrionians
St Bernard's v Heart of Midlothian
Sir John Maxwell v Woodland
Coupar Angus v Dunblane
Drumpellier v Clarkston
Strathmore v Dundee West End
Notes
^ A -Both teams qualified for the second round.
^ B -Strathmore were disqualified.
Second round
Falkirk received a bye to the third round.
Matches
Abercorn v Pollok
Cambuslang v Airdrieonians
Cartvale v Arthurlie
Cowlairs v Apsley
Dumbarton v King's Park
Dunblane v Arbroath
Dundee Harp v Aberdeen
Dundee Our Boys v Balgay
Morton v St Mirren
Kilbarchan v Johnstone
Kilmarnock v Hurlford
Kilmarnock Athletic v Annbank
Lugar Boswell v Beith
Maybole v Ayr
Northern v Polloksheilds Athletic
Partick v Pilgrims
Partick Thistle v Mavisbank
Queen's Park v Rangers
Royal Albert v Clarkston
Sir John Maxwell v Port Glasgow Athletic
Southfield v Renton
Thornliebank v Glenpatrick
Vale of Leven v Milngavie
Vale of Teith v Dundee West End
Wishaw v Airdrie
3rd Lanark RV v Clyde
5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV v Moffat
Addiewell v Heart of Midlothian
Jamestown v Strathblane
Queen of the South Wanderers v 1st Dumfries RV
West Benhar v Shotts
West Calder v Hibernian
Replays
Cartvale v Arthurlie
Dundee Harp v Aberdeen
Pollok v Abercorn
Polloksheilds Athletic v Northern
Sir John Mawell v Port Glasgow Athletic
3rd Lanark RV v Clyde
Notes
Third round
Edinburgh University, Glasgow University, Hibernian and Hurlford received a bye to the fourth round.
Matches
Arthurlie v Thornliebank
Cambuslang v Partick Thistle
Dumbarton v Jamestown
Falkirk v Renton
Lugar Boswell v Pollok
Partick v Cowlairs
Pollokshields Athletic v West Benhar
Port Glasgow Athletic v Kilmarnock Athletic
Queen's Park v Clarkston
3rd Lanark RV v Airdrie
Vale of Leven v Heart of Midlothian
Abercorn v Maybole
Dunblane v Dundee Harp
Johnstone v Morton
Queen of the South Wanderers v 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV
Vale of Teith v Dundee Our Boys
Replays
Arthurlie v Thornliebank
Partick Thistle v Cambuslang
Renton v Falkirk
Second replay
Thornliebank v Arthurlie
Notes
^ E -Both teams qualified for the fourth round.
Fourth round
Matches
Dunblane v 3rd Lanark RV
Hibernian v Partick
Johnstone v Pollokshields Athletic
Kilmarnock Athletic v Abercorn
Queen's Park v Cambuslang
Renton v Lugar Boswell
Thornliebank v Dumbarton
Vale of Teith v Hurlford
Arthurlie v Queen of the South Wanderers
Vale of Leven v Edinburgh University
Partick Thistle v Glasgow University
Replay
Partick v Hibernian
Fifth Round
Dumbarton, Kilmarnock Athletic, Partick Thistle, Pollokshields Athletic and 3rd Lanark RV received a bye to the quarter-finals.
Matches
Hibernian v Arthurlie
Lugar Boswell v Vale of Leven
Queen's Park v Hurlford
Replays
Arthurlie v Hibernian
Vale of Leven v Lugar Boswell
Quarter-finals
Matches
3rd Lanark RV v Pollokshields Athletic
Arthurlie v Kilmarnock Athletic
Dumbarton v Queen's Park
Partick Thistle v Vale of Leven
Replays
Pollokshields Athletic v 3rd Lanark RV
Kilmarnock Athletic v Arthurlie
Second replay
Arthurlie v Kilmarnock Athletic
Third replay
Kilmarnock Athletic v Arthurlie
Semi-finals
Matches
Pollokshields Athletic v Dumbarton
Vale of Leven v Kilmarnock Athletic
Replays
Dumbarton v Pollokshields Athletic
Kilmarnock Athletic v Vale of Leven
Final
Replay
See also
References
External links
Domestic cups Non-Scottish competitions Related to national team Club seasons