The 1877β78
Scottish Cup β officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup β was the fifth season of Scotland's most prestigious
football knockout competition. For the first time, over 100 teams took part in the competition which began with the first round on 22 September 1877. The cup was won by
Vale of Leven for a second time after they defeated
Glasgow club
3rd Lanark RV 1β0 in the final on 30 March 1878.[1]
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.[2][3]
Round
First match date
Fixtures
Clubs
Original
Byes
Replays
First round
22 September 1877
55
4
3
116 β 61
Second round
20 October 1877
28
5
5
61 β 34
Third round
10 November 1877
16
2
2
34 β 19
Fourth round
1 December 1877
9
1
3
19 β 12
Fifth round
22 December 1877
6
0
0
12 β 6
Quarter-finals
12 January 1878
3
0
0
6 β 3
Semi-finals
9 March 1878
1
1
2
3 β 2
Final
30 March 1878
1
0
0
2 β 1
2 teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replay.
2 teams qualified for the third round after drawing their second round replay.
2 teams qualified for the fourth round after drawing their third round replay.
Barrhead were disqualified after winning their fourth round match against Partick, due to discrepancies in their third round match against Renfrew. Both Renfrew and Partick were reinstated.
Teams
All 116 teams entered the competition in the first round.
D-Barrhead advanced to the fourth round but were disqualified following their match against Partick. Renfrew were subsequently reinstated in the fifth round.
G-The result between Thornliebank and Hibernian was considered as a draw by the
Scottish Football Association after Thornliebank protested against one of Hibernian's goals.
^
abPotter, David; Jones, Phil H. (2016). The History of the Scottish Cup: The Story of Every Season 1873β2016. Worthing: Pitch Publishing. pp. 21β22.
ISBN978-1-78531-214-4.
^Scottish F.A. Cup 1873β2017: The Complete Results. Cleethorpes: Soccer Books. 2017. pp. 9β12.
ISBN978-1-86223-366-9.
^
abcdefgMathers, Stewart (2017). The Beautiful Dribbling Game: The Scottish F.A. Challenge Cup in the 19th Century. Great Britain: Amazon. pp. 28β36, 257β260.
ISBN978-0-9956998-0-9.
The 1877β78
Scottish Cup β officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup β was the fifth season of Scotland's most prestigious
football knockout competition. For the first time, over 100 teams took part in the competition which began with the first round on 22 September 1877. The cup was won by
Vale of Leven for a second time after they defeated
Glasgow club
3rd Lanark RV 1β0 in the final on 30 March 1878.[1]
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.[2][3]
Round
First match date
Fixtures
Clubs
Original
Byes
Replays
First round
22 September 1877
55
4
3
116 β 61
Second round
20 October 1877
28
5
5
61 β 34
Third round
10 November 1877
16
2
2
34 β 19
Fourth round
1 December 1877
9
1
3
19 β 12
Fifth round
22 December 1877
6
0
0
12 β 6
Quarter-finals
12 January 1878
3
0
0
6 β 3
Semi-finals
9 March 1878
1
1
2
3 β 2
Final
30 March 1878
1
0
0
2 β 1
2 teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replay.
2 teams qualified for the third round after drawing their second round replay.
2 teams qualified for the fourth round after drawing their third round replay.
Barrhead were disqualified after winning their fourth round match against Partick, due to discrepancies in their third round match against Renfrew. Both Renfrew and Partick were reinstated.
Teams
All 116 teams entered the competition in the first round.
D-Barrhead advanced to the fourth round but were disqualified following their match against Partick. Renfrew were subsequently reinstated in the fifth round.
G-The result between Thornliebank and Hibernian was considered as a draw by the
Scottish Football Association after Thornliebank protested against one of Hibernian's goals.
^
abPotter, David; Jones, Phil H. (2016). The History of the Scottish Cup: The Story of Every Season 1873β2016. Worthing: Pitch Publishing. pp. 21β22.
ISBN978-1-78531-214-4.
^Scottish F.A. Cup 1873β2017: The Complete Results. Cleethorpes: Soccer Books. 2017. pp. 9β12.
ISBN978-1-86223-366-9.
^
abcdefgMathers, Stewart (2017). The Beautiful Dribbling Game: The Scottish F.A. Challenge Cup in the 19th Century. Great Britain: Amazon. pp. 28β36, 257β260.
ISBN978-0-9956998-0-9.