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.
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Scottish Cup![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Scottish_cup.jpg/220px-Scottish_cup.jpg) The Scottish Cup trophy |
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Country | Scotland |
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Teams | 134 |
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Defending champions | Renton |
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Champions | Queen's Park (Eighth title) |
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Runner-up | Renton |
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Matches played | 146 |
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Goals scored | 881 (6.03 per match) |
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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.
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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 |
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- Two teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replay.
All 134 teams entered the competition in the first round.
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Matches
Glasgow and Suburbs
Pilgrims received a bye to the second round.
Queen's Park v St Peter's
Cambridge v Southern Athletic
Clyde v Rangers
Whitefield v Dennistoun Athletic
3rd Lanark RV v Shawlands
Thistle v Westbourne
Battlefield v Cowlairs
Partick Thistle v Granton
Northern v Linthouse
Glasgow United YMCA v Eastern Athletic
Pollokshields Athletic v Partick
St Andrew's v 10th Lanark RV
Renfrewshire district
Johnstone v Greenock Rangers
Mearns Athletic v Woodvale
Cartvale v Morton
Renfrew v Greenock Northern
Greenock Southern v Neilston
Port Glasgow Athletic v 1st Renfrew RV
Paisley Hibernian v Thornliebank
Abercorn v St Mirren
Arthurlie v Olympic
Ayrshire district
Ayr v Maybole
Lanemark v Monkcastle
Ayr Rovers v Dalry
Hurlford v Cumnock
Kilmarnock v Annbank
Mauchline v Lugar Boswell
Dunbartonshire district
Lenzie v Bonhill
Albion v Jamestown
Yoker v Dumbarton Union
Kirkintilloch Athletic v Renton
Helensburgh v Dumbarton Athletic
Dumbarton v Vale of Leven Wanderers
Vale of Leven v Dunbritton
Levendale v Rock
Edinburghshire district
Hibernian v Edina
Broxburn Shamrock v Bo'ness
Norton Park v Glencairn
Heart of Midlothian v St Bernard's
West Calder v Newcastleton
Stirlingshire district
Alloa Athletic received a bye to the second round.
East Stirlingshire v Campsie
Camelon v Falkirk
King's Park v Avondale
Grasshoppers v Grahamston
Dunipace v Campsie Central
Lanarkshire district
Dykehead received a bye to the second round.
Alpha v Cambuslang Hibernian
Clydesdale v Tollcross
Rutherglen v Wishaw Swifts
Shettleston v Cambuslang
Albion Rovers v Drumpellier
Airdrieonians v Royal Albert
Hamilton Academical v West Benhar
Northern Counties
Forfar Athletic v Angus
Arbroath v Bon Accord
Dundee Harp v Aberdeen Rovers
Strathmore (Arbroath) v Aberdeen
Dundee West End v Broughty
Dundee East End v Strathmore (Dundee)
Dundee Our Boys v Coupar Angus
Fife and Perthshire district
Vale of Teith v Oban
Crieff v Dunfermline Athletic
Cowdenbeath v Breadalbane
Dunblane v Dunfermline
Southern Counties
Queen of the South Wanderers received a bye to the second round.
5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV v Vale of Nith
Thornhill v Moffat
Replays
Glasgow and Suburbs
Southern Athletic v Cambridge
Renfrewshire district
Thornliebank v Paisley Hibernian
Ayrshire district
Monkcastle v Lanemark
Dunbartonshire district
Bonhill v Lenzie
Jamestown v Albion
Dumbarton Union v Yoker
Helensburgh v Dumbarton Athletic
Edinburghshire district
Bo'ness v Broxburn Shamrock
Heart of Midlothian v St Bernard's
Stirlingshire district
Grahamston v Grasshoppers
Northern Counties
Broughty v Dundee West End
Strathmore (Dundee) v Dundee East End
- Notes
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A-A protest by Southern Athletic was upheld and a replay was ordered.
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B-A protest by Monkcastle was upheld and a replay was ordered.
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C-A protest by Dumbarton Union was upheld and a replay was ordered.
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D-A protest by Dumbarton Athletic over the height of the goal posts was upheld and a replay was ordered.
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E-A protest by St Bernard's was upheld and a replay was ordered.
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F-Both teams qualified for the second round.
Sources:[9]
Matches
Glasgow and Suburbs
Partick Thistle received a bye to the third round.
Queen's Park v Pilgrims
Cowlairs v Pollokshields Athletic
Clyde v Thistle
St Andrew's v Cambridge
Northern v Whitefield
Glasgow United YMCA v 3rd Lanark RV
Renfrewshire district
Cartvale received a bye to the third round.
Renfrew v Abercorn
Johnstone v Thornliebank
Arthurlie v Woodvale
Port Glasgow Athletic v Neilston
Ayrshire district
Monkcastle v Ayr
Dalry v Lugar Boswell
Kilmarnock v Hurlford
Dunbartonshire district
Dumbarton v Dumbarton Union
Dumbarton Athletic v Renton
Vale of Leven v Bonhill
Dumbarton Rock v Albion
Edinburghshire district
West Calder received a bye to the third round.
Bo'ness v Norton Park
Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian
Stirlingshire district
Grasshoppers v East Stirlingshire
King's Park v Dunipace
Falkirk v Alloa Athletic
Lanarkshire district
Albion Rovers v Wishaw Swifts
Airdrieonians v Cambuslang Hibernian
Dykehead v Tollcross
Hamilton Academical v Cambuslang
Northern Counties
Dundee West End v Strathmore (Arbroath)
Arbroath v Forfar Athletic
Dundee Harp v Dundee Our Boys
Dundee East End v Broughty
Fife and Perthshire
Dunblane v Dunfermline Athletic
Vale of Teith v Cowdenbeath
Southern Counties
Thornhill received a bye to the third round.
5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV v Queen of the South Wanderers
Replays
Renfrewshire district
Neilston v Port Glasgow Athletic
Ayrshire district
Kilmarnock v Hurlford
Lanarkshire district
Wishaw Swifts v Albion Rovers
Northern Counties
Broughty v Dundee East End
Southern Counties
Queen of the South Wanderers v 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV
Second Replays
Ayrshire district
Kilmarnock v Hurlford
Northern Counties
Broughty v Dundee East End
Third replay
Ayrshire district
Kilmarnock v Hurlford
Fourth Replay
Ayrshire district
Hurlford v Kilmarnock
Fifth Replay
Ayrshire district
Kilmarnock v Hurlford
- Notes
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G-A protest by Kilmarnock was upheld and a replay was ordered.
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H-Dykehead were disqualified and Tollcross re-instated.
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I-A protest by Queen of the South Wanderers was upheld and a replay was ordered.
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J-A protest by Broughty was upheld and a further replay was ordered.
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K-Kilmarnock failed to appear and a further replay was ordered.
Sources:[9]
Matches
Glasgow, Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district
Alloa Athletic v Partick Thistle
Cowlairs v Northern
East Stirlingshire v Queen's Park
Dumbarton v Thistle
Albion v Renton
3rd Lanark RV v St Andrew's
Vale of Leven v King's Park
Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district
Cartvale v Port Glasgow Athletic
Dalry v Ayr
Thornliebank v Abercorn
Arthurlie v Hurlford
Lanarkshire and Edinburghshire district
Cambuslang received a bye to the fourth round.
Wishaw Swifts v West Calder
Hibernian v Bo'ness
Airdrieonians v Tollcross
Northern Counties, Fife and Perthshire district
Strathmore (Arbroath) v Dunblane
Arbroath v Dundee East End
Dundee Harp v Vale of Teith
Southern Counties
Queen of the South Wanderers v Thornhill
Replay
Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district
Port Glasgow v Cartvale
Sources:[9]
Port Glasgow Athletic received a bye to the fifth round.
Matches
Dumbarton v Partick Thistle
Cambuslang v Wishaw Swifts
Hibernian v Arbroath
Renton v Cowlairs
Queen's Park v Airdrieonians
3rd Lanark RV v Ayr
Abercorn v Strathmore (Arbroath)
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
- Notes
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L-A protest by Ayr was upheld and a replay was ordered.
Sources:[9]
Matches
Renton v Vale of Leven
Arthurlie v Queen's Park
Abercorn v Cambuslang
Dumbarton v Hibernian
3rd Lanark RV v Port Glasgow Athletic
Replays
Vale of Leven v Renton
Hibernian v Dumbarton
Port Glasgow Athletic v 3rd Lanark RV
Second replay
3rd Lanark RV v Port Glasgow Athletic
Sources:[9]
Queen's Park, Renton and 3rd Lanark RV received a bye to the semi-finals.
Match
Hibernian v Cambuslang
Sources:[9]
Matches
3rd Lanark RV v Queen's Park
Hibernian v Renton
Sources:[9]
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"Undecided Cup tie - Union (Dumbarton) v Yoker". Lennox Herald: 2. 3 October 1885.
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