1874–75 Scottish Cup

The 1874–75 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the second season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Teams from Edinburgh, Renfrewshire and Lanarkshire entered the competition for the first time and with 12 new teams entering the competition, a total of 25 were included in the first round draw.[1] The competition began on 10 October 1874 and concluded with the final on 10 April 1875. The cup was won for the second time by Queen's Park who defeated Dunbartonshire club Renton 3–0 in the final.[2]

1874–75 Scottish Cup
The Scottish Cup trophy
CountryScotland
Teams25
Defending championsQueen's Park
ChampionsQueen's Park
(second title)
Runners-upRenton
Matches played27
Goals scored56 (2.07 per match)

Format
See also: Scottish Cup format

As with the inaugural competition, the second edition of the Scottish Cup took on the format of a traditional knockout tournament, however, an odd number of teams entering the competition necessitated the introduction of byes for the first time.[1]

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.[3]

Calendar

The exact dates of some matches are unknown as newspaper coverage of football in the late 19th century was not as comprehensive as it would become.[1][4]

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
Original Byes Replays
First round October 1874 12 1 1 25 → 13
Second round November 1874 6 1 1 13 → 7
Quarter-finals 19 December 1874 3 1 0 7 → 4
Semi-finals 20 March 1875 2 0 3 4 → 2
Final 10 April 1875 1 0 0 2 → 1

Teams

All 25 teams entered the competition in the first round.

Ayrshire Dunbartonshire Edinburgh Glasgow Lanarkshire Renfrewshire
  • Hamilton

First round

Glasgow team Standard were the first team in the competition's history to receive a bye and advanced straight to the second round.[1][4] The first round got underway on 10 October 1874 when Rangers and Oxford made their Scottish Cup debuts. Goals from McNeil and Gibb gave Rangers a 2–0 home win at Flesher's Haugh to see them through.[5] Dumbarton, Kilmarnock and Helensburgh - who were also making their debut in the competition - all recorded their first wins in the competition a week later. On the same day, Eastern secured their passage to the second with a 3–0 win over 23rd Renfrew RV and 3rd Lanark RV's tie with Barrhead went to a replay following a goalless draw at Cathkin Park.[1][4][6] The remaining matches were played on 24 October 1874, however the exact date of West End's 3–0 win over Star of Leven is unknown. Holders Queen's Park defeated Western, Dumbreck won 5–1 against Alexandra Athletic, Clydesdale drew with Vale of Leven and 3rd Lanark RV defeated Barrhead in a replay.[4] Blythswood and Hamilton scratched their ties with Renton and Rovers respectively and Vale of Leven resigned before their replay with Clydesdale.[4][7]

Matches
10 October 1874 Rangers 2–0OxfordGlasgow
 [5] Stadium: Flesher's Haugh
17 October 1874 Dumbarton 3–0ArthurlieDumbarton
[8][9] Stadium: Boghead Park
17 October 1874 Eastern 3–023rd Renfrew RVGlasgow
17 October 1874 Helensburgh 3–03rd Edinburgh RVHelensburgh
17 October 1874 Kilmarnock 4–0Vale of Leven RoversKilmarnock
  • Sturrock
  • Brown
  • Wallace
[10] Stadium: The Grange[11]
17 October 1874 3rd Lanark RV0–0BarrheadGlasgow
[6] Stadium: Cathkin Park
24 October 1874 Clydesdale0–0Vale of LevenGlasgow
[12] Stadium: Kinning Park
24 October 1874 Dumbreck 5–1Alexandra AthleticGlasgow
24 October 1874 Western0–1 Queen's Park Glasgow
[13] Stadium: Regent's Park
Unknown[A] West End 3–0Star of LevenGlasgow
Renton w/oBlythswood
Rovers w/oHamilton

Replays
24 October 1874 3rd Lanark RV 1–0BarrheadGlasgow
[14] Stadium: Cathkin Park
Clydesdale w/oVale of Leven
Notes
  1. ^
    A-The exact date of the West End vs. Star of Leven match is unknown, however it was played sometime between 10 and 24 October 1874.[4][15]

Sources:[7][15][16][4]

Second round

With 13 teams remaining in the competition, Rovers received a bye to the quarter-finals.[1][4] Queen's Park's 7–0 win over West End was the highest-scoring game in the 1874–75 competition and equalled the record for the biggest win they themselves had set in the previous season.[17] Renton and Clydesdale overcame Helensburgh and Dumbreck respectively while Kilmarnock lost 3–0 at home to Eastern.[4][11] Dumbarton and 3rd Lanark RV also advanced to the quarter-finals after overcoming Rangers and Standard in a replay following goalless draws in their original matches.[4]

Matches
21 November 1874 Kilmarnock0–3 Eastern Kilmarnock
[18] Stadium: The Grange[11]
21 November 1874 Queen's Park 7–0West EndGlasgow
[17] Stadium: Hampden Park
21 November 1874 Standard0–03rd Lanark RVGlasgow
[19] Stadium: Mossdale Park
28 November 1874 Rangers0–0DumbartonGlasgow
[20][21] Stadium: Flesher's Haugh
Unknown[B] Clydesdale 2–0DumbreckGlasgow
Unknown[B] Renton 2–0HelensburghRenton

Replays
28 November 1874 3rd Lanark RV 2–0StandardGlasgow
[22] Stadium: Cathkin Park
12 December 1874 Dumbarton 1–0RangersDumbarton
Lang [23][24][25] Stadium: Boghead Park
Notes
  1. ^
    B-The exact dates of the Clydesdale vs. Dumbreck and Renton vs. Helensburgh matches are unknown, however they were played sometime between 21 and 28 November 1874.[4][15]

Sources:[7][15][16][4]

Quarter-finals

Only two matches were played in the quarter-finals after Rovers scratched their tie with Queen's Park and Clydesdale received a bye to the semi-finals.[1][4] Both matches finished 1–0 to the home teams as Dumbarton defeated 3rd Lanark RV on 19 December 1874 and Renton saw off Eastern one week later.[4]

Matches
19 December 1874 Dumbarton 1–03rd Lanark RVDumbarton
[26][27][28] Stadium: Boghead Park
26 December 1874 Renton 1–0EasternRenton
Queen's Park w/oRovers

Sources:[7][15][16][4]

Semi-finals

The two semi-finals produced a total of three replays between them. Renton managed to see off Dumbarton away from home a week after a 1–1 draw in the original fixture on 27 March 1875.[1][4] The other semi-final saw old rivals Queen's Park and Clydesdale face off in a replay of the previous season's final. A goalless draw at Kinning Park was followed by a 2–2 draw at Hampden Park before Queen's edged the second replay 1–0 away from home.[1][4]

Matches
20 March 1875 Clydesdale0–0Queen's ParkGlasgow
[29] Stadium: Kinning Park
27 March 1875 Renton1–1DumbartonRenton
[30][31] Galbraith Stadium: Tontine Park

Replays
27 March 1875 Queen's Park2–2ClydesdaleGlasgow
[32] Stadium: Hampden Park
3 April 1875 Dumbarton0–1 Renton Dumbarton
[33][34] Stadium: Boghead Park

Second Replay
3 April 1875 Clydesdale0–1 Queen's Park Glasgow
[35] Stadium: Kinning Park

Sources:[7][15][16][4]

Final
Main article: 1875 Scottish Cup Final

After 26 matches played and 53 goals scored, the tournament culminated in the 1875 Scottish Cup Final on 10 April 1875.[2] The match, played at the original Hampden Park in Crosshill, Glasgow, was watched by 7,000 spectators and refereed by A. Campbell of Clydesdale.[1][4] As Hampden Park was the home of finalists Queen's Park, the match was one of a select few cup finals in Scotland that were not played on neutral territory.[1][36]

All three goals came in the final 15 minutes of the match courtesy of Scotland internationals Angus MacKinnon, Thomas Highet and Billy MacKinnon. Queen's Park won 3–0 to claim the trophy for the second consecutive season.[1][4]

Queen's Park3–0Renton
 [1][2][37]
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: A. Campbell (Clydesdale)

See also

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