The 1875–76 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the third edition of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The number of entrants nearly doubled from the previous season with 49 teams included in the first round draw. The competition began on 2 October 1875 and concluded with the final replay on 18 March 1876. This was the first season that teams would change ends only at half time, the tradition of changing ends after a goal had been scored came to an end.

The cup was won for the third time by Queen's Park who defeated fellow Glasgow club 3rd Lanark RV 2–0 in the replayed final.

Format

As with the previous competitions, the third edition of the Scottish Cup took on the format of a traditional knockout tournament. For the earlier rounds, the names of competing teams were placed into lots according to their districts and drawn into pairs. The home team for each tie was determined by the toss of a coin unless it was mutually agreed or only one of the two clubs drawn against one another had a private ground. In the event of a draw, the team who lost the toss would have the choice of ground for the replay. A similar procedure was used for subsequent rounds however, any club which had received a bye in the previous round would first be drawn against one of the winners of the previous round. The names of winning teams were placed into one lot for later rounds. The choice of venue for the final matches was reserved to the Scottish Football Association.

Calendar

+1875–76 Scottish Cup calendarRoundFirst match dateFixturesClubsOriginalByesReplaysFirst round2 October 1875241749 → 28Second round30 October 1875140228 → 14Third round27 November 187570014 → 7Quarter-finals18 December 18753107 → 4Semi-finals9 January 18762024 → 2Final11 March 18761012 → 1

Six teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replays

Teams All 49 teams entered the competition in the first round. +Competing teams arranged by districtAyrshireDunbartonshireEdinburghGlasgow and SuburbsLanarkshireRenfrewshireArdrossan Ayr Eglinton Ayr Thistle Kilbirnie Kilmarnock MauchlineAlclutha Dumbarton Helensburgh Lennox Renton Star of Leven Vale of Leven Vale of Leven Rovers (Alexandria)Edinburgh Thistle Heart of Midlothian 3rd Edinburgh RVAlexandra Athletic Caledonian Clydesdale Dumbreck Eastern Havelock Lancelot NorthernOxford Partick Queen's Park Queen's Park Juniors Ramblers Renton Thistle RoversSt Andrew's Telegraphists Towerhill Vale of Leven Rovers (Glasgow) West End Western 3rd Lanark RVAirdrie Arthurlie Barrhead Drumpellier Hamilton Levern Rangers 1st Lanark RVSandyford 23rd Renfrew RV

First round Edinburgh district Edinburgh Thistle received a bye to the second round. +Edinburgh district first round resultDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue16 October 1875Heart of Midlothian0–03rd Edinburgh RVThe Meadows, Edinburgh

+Edinburgh district first round replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue23 October 18753rd Edinburgh RV0–0Heart of MidlothianThe Meadows, Edinburgh

Dunbartonshire district +Dunbartonshire district first round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue9 October 1875Lennox2–2DumbartonLevengrove Park, Dumbarton16 October 1875Alclutha0–1RentonBarloan Toll, Dumbarton16 October 1875Helensburgh1–0Star of LevenArdenconnel Park, HelensburghVale of Leven Rovers (Alexandria)w/oVale of Leven

+Dunbartonshire district first round replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue16 October 1875Dumbarton1–0LennoxLowmans Road, Dumbarton

Glasgow and Suburbs +Glasgow and Suburbs first round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue2 October 1875Partick1–1West EndInchview, Partick16 October 1875Clydesdale1–0EasternKinning Park, Kinning Park16 October 18753rd Lanark RV2–0HavelockCathkin Park, Crosshill16 October 1875Towerhill2–0LancelotMosefield Park, Glasgow16 October 1875Northern4–0RamblersHyde Park, Glasgow16 October 1875Queen's Park3–0Alexandra AthleticHampden Park, Crosshill16 October 1875St Andrew's3–0TelegraphistsGlasgow Green, Glasgow23 October 1875Caledonian0–0WesternBurnbank Park, GlasgowQueen's Park Juniorsw/oRenton ThistleDumbreckw/oVale of Leven Rovers (Glasgow)Roversw/oOxford

+Glasgow and Suburbs first round replaysDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue16 October 1875West End1–1PartickBurnbank Park, Glasgow30 October 1875Western3–0CaledonianHolyrood Park, Glasgow

Renfrewshire district +Renfrewshire district first round resultDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue9 October 187523 Renfrew RV0–0SandyfordMuirend Park, Cathcart

+Renfrewshire district first round replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue16 October 1875Sandyford0–023 Renfrew RVKelvinbank Park, Govan

Lanarkshire district +Lanarkshire district first round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue9 October 1875Arthurlie0–0LevernArthurlie Cross, Barrhead16 October 1875Rangers7–01st Lanark RVBurnbank Park, Glasgow16 October 1875Hamilton0–0AirdrieSouth Avenue, Hamilton16 October 1875Drumpellier0–0BarrheadDrumpellier Cricket Ground, Coatbridge

+Lanarkshire district first round replaysDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue16 October 1875Levern4–0ArthurlieWellington Park, Hurlet23 October 1875Barrhead0–1DrumpellierBeacon's Field, Barrhead23 October 1875Airdrie0–1HamiltonAcademy Park, Airdrie

Ayrshire district Kilmarnock's 8–0 win over Ayr Eglinton set a new record for both the highest-scoring game and the biggest win in the competition. +Ayrshire district first round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue9 October 1875Kilmarnock8–0Ayr EglintonThe Grange, Kilmarnock16 October 1875Kilbrinie1–0Ayr ThistleStonyholm Park, KilbirnieArdrossanw/oMauchline

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Second round Lanarkshire district +Lanarkshire district second round resultDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue13 November 1875Levern3–0HamiltonWellington Park, Hurlet

Edinburgh district +Edinburgh district second round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue30 October 1875Drumpellier2–0Heart of MidlothianDrumpellier Cricket Ground, Coatbridge6 November 1875Edinburgh Thistle0–0(abandoned)3rd Edinburgh RVEast Meadows, Edinburgh

+Edinburgh district second round replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue13 November 18753rd Edinburgh RV1–0Edinburgh ThistleEast Meadows, Edinburgh

Ayrshire district +Ayrshire district second round resultDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue6 November 1875Kilbirnie0–0MauchlineStonyholm Park, Kilbirnie

+Ayrshire district second round replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueMauchlinew/oKilbirnie

Glasgow and Suburbs +Glasgow and Suburbs second round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue30 October 18753rd Lanark RV0–1(void)RangersCathkin Park, Crosshill6 November 1875Clydesdale6–0KilmarnockKinning Park, Kinning Park6 November 1875Dumbreck2–0St Andrew'sIbroxhill, Govan6 November 1875Partick2–0TowerhillInchview, Partick6 November 1875Queen's Park5–0NorthernHampden Park, Crosshill6 November 1875West End0–6RoversBurnbank Park, Glasgow6 November 1875Western3–0SandyfordHolyrood Park, Glasgow

+Glasgow and Suburbs second round replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue13 November 1875Rangers1–23rd Lanark RVBurnbank Park, Glasgow

Dunbartonshire district +Dunbartonshire district second round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue6 November 1875Dumbarton2–1Renton ThistleBroomfauld Park, Dumbarton13 November 1875Vale of Leven3–0RentonNorth Street Park, Alexandria

Renfrewshire district +Renfrewshire district second round resultDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue13 November 1875Helensburgh1–023rd Renfrew RVArdenconnel Park, Helensburgh

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Third round +Third round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue27 November 1875Dumbarton5–1DrumpellierLowmans Road, Dumbarton27 November 1875Levern0–33rd Lanark RVWellington Park, Hurlet27 November 1875Mauchline0–6Vale of LevenCathkin Park, Crosshill27 November 1875Partick0–5DumbreckInchview, Partick27 November 1875Queen's Park2–0ClydesdaleHampden Park, Crosshill27 November 1875Rovers4–03rd Edinburgh RVQueen's Park, Glasgow27 November 1875Western2–0HelensburghHolyrood Park, Glasgow

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Quarter-finals Dumbarton received a bye to the semi-finals.

+Quarter-final resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue18 December 1875Queen's Park2–0DumbreckHampden Park, Crosshill18 December 1875Vale of Leven2–0RoversNorth Street Park, Alexandria18 December 18753rd Lanark RV5–0WesternCathkin Park, Crosshill

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Semi-finals +Semi-final resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue8 January 1876Queen's Park2–1Vale of LevenHampden Park, Crosshill8 January 18763rd Lanark RV1–1DumbartonCathkin Park, Crosshill

+Semi-final replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue15 January 1876Dumbarton1–13rd Lanark RVLowmans Road, Dumbarton

+Semi-final second replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue22 January 18763rd Lanark RV3–0DumbartonCathkin Park, Crosshill

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Final

Replay

See also 1875–76 in Scottish football

Notes

References

External links Season 1875-76 Queen's Park [results list], The Beautiful Dribbling Game Scottish Cup 1875/76, RSSSF