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
RoundFirst match dateFixturesClubsOriginalByesReplaysFirst Round5 September 188565411134 → 70Second Round3 October 1885334970 → 37Third Round24 October 1885171137 → 19Fourth Round14 November 188591219 → 10Fifth Round5 December 188550410 → 5Quarter-finals16 January 18861305 → 4Semi-finals16 January 18862004 → 2Final13 February 18861002 → 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. AyrshireDunbartonshireGlasgow and SuburbsLanarkshireRenfrewshireAnnbank Ayr Ayr Rovers Cumnock Dalry Hurlford Kilmarnock Lanemark Lugar Boswell Mauchline Maybole MonkcastleAlbion Bonhill Dumbarton Dumbarton Athletic Dumbarton Union Dunbritton Helensburgh Jamestown Kirkintilloch Athletic Lenzie Levendale Renton Rock Vale of Leven Vale of Leven Wanderers YokerBattlefield Cambridge Clyde Cowlairs Dennistoun Athletic Eastern Glasgow United YMCA Granton Linthouse Northern Partick Partick Thistle Pilgrims Pollokshields Athletic Queen's Park Rangers St Andrew's St Peter's Shawlands Southern Athletic Thistle Westbourne Whitefield 3rd Lanark RV 10th Lanark RVAirdrieonians Albion Rovers Alpha Cambuslang Cambuslang Hibernian Clydesdale Drumpellier Dykehead Hamilton Academical Royal Albert Rutherglen Shettleston Tollcross West Benhar Wishaw SwiftsAbercorn Arthurlie Cartvale Greenock Northern Greenock Rangers Greenock Southern Johnstone Mearns Athletic Morton Neilston Olympic Paisley Hibernian Port Glasgow Athletic Renfrew St Mirren Thornliebank Woodvale 1st Renfrew RVEdinburghshireFife and PerthshireNorthern CountiesSouthern CountiesStirlingshireBo'ness Broxburn Shamrock Edina Glencairn Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Newcastleton Norton Park St Bernard's West CalderBreadalbane Cowdenbeath Crieff Dunblane Dunfermline Dunfermline Athletic Oban Vale of TeithAberdeen Aberdeen Rovers Angus Arbroath Bon Accord Broughty Coupar Angus Dundee East End Dundee Harp Dundee Our Boys Dundee West End Forfar Athletic Strathmore (Arbroath) Strathmore (Dundee)Moffat Queen of the South Wanderers Thornhill Vale of Nith 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RVAlloa Athletic Avondale Camelon Campsie Campsie Central Dunipace East Stirlingshire Falkirk Grahamston Grasshoppers King's Park
First round
Matches Glasgow and Suburbs Pilgrims received a bye to the second round.
Renfrewshire district
Ayrshire district
Dunbartonshire district
Edinburghshire district
Stirlingshire district Alloa Athletic received a bye to the second round.
Lanarkshire district Dykehead received a bye to the second round.
Northern Counties
Fife and Perthshire district
Southern Counties Queen of the South Wanderers received a bye to the second round.
Replays Glasgow and Suburbs
Renfrewshire district
Ayrshire district
Dunbartonshire district
Edinburghshire district
Stirlingshire district
Northern Counties
Notes
Sources:
Second round
Matches Glasgow and Suburbs Partick Thistle received a bye to the third round.
Renfrewshire district Cartvale received a bye to the third round.
Ayrshire district
Dunbartonshire district
Edinburghshire district West Calder received a bye to the third round.
Stirlingshire district
Lanarkshire district
Northern Counties
Fife and Perthshire
Southern Counties Thornhill received a bye to the third round.
Replays Renfrewshire district
Ayrshire district
Lanarkshire district
Northern Counties
Southern Counties
Second Replays Ayrshire district
Northern Counties
Third replay Ayrshire district
Fourth Replay Ayrshire district
Fifth Replay Ayrshire district
Notes
Sources:
Third round
Matches Glasgow, Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district
Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district
Lanarkshire and Edinburghshire district Cambuslang received a bye to the fourth round.
Northern Counties, Fife and Perthshire district
Southern Counties
Replay Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district
Sources:
Fourth round Port Glasgow Athletic received a bye to the fifth round.
Matches
Replay
Second replay
Notes
Sources:
Fifth round
Matches
Replays
Second replay
Sources:
Quarter-finals Queen's Park, Renton and 3rd Lanark RV received a bye to the semi-finals.
Match
Sources:
Semi-finals
Matches
Sources:
Final
See also 1885–86 in Scottish football
References
External links Season 1885-86 Queen’s Park [results list], The Beautiful Dribbling Game Scottish Cup 1885/86, RSSSF London Hearts Scottish Cup Results 1885–86 Scottish Football Archive 1885–86