The 1881–82
Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the ninth season of Scotland's most prestigious
football knockout competition. A total of 147 teams entered the competition, five more than the previous record set in
1879–80. For the second season in a row, defending champions
Queen's Park played
Dumbarton in the final. After the original match finished in a 2–2 draw on 18 March 1882, Queen's Park won the trophy for a sixth time with a 4–1 win in the replay 1 April 1882.[1][2]
As with the previous competitions, the eighth edition of the Scottish Cup took on the format of a traditional knockout tournament.[2] 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]
Round
First match date
Fixtures
Clubs
Original
Byes
Replays
First Round
27 August 1881
68
11
5
147 → 79
Second Round
1 October 1881
35
9
5
79 → 45
Third Round
22 October 1881
18
9
7
45 → 27
Fourth Round
12 November 1881
11
5
2
27 → 16
Fifth Round
3 December 1881
8
0
2
16 → 8
Quarter-finals
31 December 1881
4
0
1
8 → 4
Semi-finals
18 February 1882
2
0
0
4 → 2
Final
18 March 1882
1
0
1
2 → 1
Both Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities were given byes to the third round.
Two teams qualified for the third round after drawing their second round replay.
Teams
Of the 154 teams, all bar one entered the competition in the first round.
Dunblane Wanderers were admitted into the competition after the first round draw and entered in the second round.
A-There is no record of a club called Largs that existed in the 1880s. It is believed they were entered erroneously alongside a number of clubs which had disbanded before the first round draw as a result of confusion with Largs Athletic.
First round
Matches
Glasgow and Suburbs
Luton received a bye to the second round. Glasgow University received a bye to the third round.
Johnstone were drawn to receive a bye to the third round and, after initially being omitted from the draw, Cartvale were granted a bye to the third round.
K-Abandoned after 70 minutes when Kilbirnie left the field in protest over a disputed goal. The result was allowed to stand and Kilmarnock advanced to the fourth round.
L-Abandoned after 83 minutes when Queen of the South Wanderers left the field in protest over a disputed goal. The result was allowed to stand and Stranraer advanced to the fourth round.
M-A protest by Petershill that the enclosure was "not properly kept" and that horses broke in and stopped play was upheld and a second replay was ordered.
N-Abandoned at half time when Partick left the field in protest over a disputed goal. The result was allowed to stand and South Western advanced to the fourth round.
^
abcdPotter, David; Jones, Phil H. (2016). The History of the Scottish Cup: The Story of Every Season 1873–2016. Worthing: Pitch Publishing. pp. 29–31.
ISBN978-1-78531-214-4.
^
abcdefgMathers, Stewart (2017). The Beautiful Dribbling Game: The Scottish F.A. Challenge Cup in the 19th Century. Great Britain: Amazon. pp. 69–82, 273–278.
ISBN978-0-9956998-0-9.
The 1881–82
Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the ninth season of Scotland's most prestigious
football knockout competition. A total of 147 teams entered the competition, five more than the previous record set in
1879–80. For the second season in a row, defending champions
Queen's Park played
Dumbarton in the final. After the original match finished in a 2–2 draw on 18 March 1882, Queen's Park won the trophy for a sixth time with a 4–1 win in the replay 1 April 1882.[1][2]
As with the previous competitions, the eighth edition of the Scottish Cup took on the format of a traditional knockout tournament.[2] 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]
Round
First match date
Fixtures
Clubs
Original
Byes
Replays
First Round
27 August 1881
68
11
5
147 → 79
Second Round
1 October 1881
35
9
5
79 → 45
Third Round
22 October 1881
18
9
7
45 → 27
Fourth Round
12 November 1881
11
5
2
27 → 16
Fifth Round
3 December 1881
8
0
2
16 → 8
Quarter-finals
31 December 1881
4
0
1
8 → 4
Semi-finals
18 February 1882
2
0
0
4 → 2
Final
18 March 1882
1
0
1
2 → 1
Both Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities were given byes to the third round.
Two teams qualified for the third round after drawing their second round replay.
Teams
Of the 154 teams, all bar one entered the competition in the first round.
Dunblane Wanderers were admitted into the competition after the first round draw and entered in the second round.
A-There is no record of a club called Largs that existed in the 1880s. It is believed they were entered erroneously alongside a number of clubs which had disbanded before the first round draw as a result of confusion with Largs Athletic.
First round
Matches
Glasgow and Suburbs
Luton received a bye to the second round. Glasgow University received a bye to the third round.
Johnstone were drawn to receive a bye to the third round and, after initially being omitted from the draw, Cartvale were granted a bye to the third round.
K-Abandoned after 70 minutes when Kilbirnie left the field in protest over a disputed goal. The result was allowed to stand and Kilmarnock advanced to the fourth round.
L-Abandoned after 83 minutes when Queen of the South Wanderers left the field in protest over a disputed goal. The result was allowed to stand and Stranraer advanced to the fourth round.
M-A protest by Petershill that the enclosure was "not properly kept" and that horses broke in and stopped play was upheld and a second replay was ordered.
N-Abandoned at half time when Partick left the field in protest over a disputed goal. The result was allowed to stand and South Western advanced to the fourth round.
^
abcdPotter, David; Jones, Phil H. (2016). The History of the Scottish Cup: The Story of Every Season 1873–2016. Worthing: Pitch Publishing. pp. 29–31.
ISBN978-1-78531-214-4.
^
abcdefgMathers, Stewart (2017). The Beautiful Dribbling Game: The Scottish F.A. Challenge Cup in the 19th Century. Great Britain: Amazon. pp. 69–82, 273–278.
ISBN978-0-9956998-0-9.