Football tournament season
1884–85 Scottish Cup The Scottish Cup trophy
Country Scotland Teams 132 Defending champions Queen's Park Champions Renton(first title) Runner-up Vale of Leven Matches played 147 Goals scored 821 (5.59 per match)
The 1884–85 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the 12th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Renton won the competition for the first tie after they defeated Vale of Leven in a replayed final.
Defending champions Queen's Park lost to Battlefield in the third round.
Round
First match date
Fixtures
Clubs
Original
Byes
Replays
First Round
13 September 1884
63
4
7
130 → 68
Second Round
4 October 1884
31
6
7
68 → 39
Third Round
25 October 1884
19
1
3
39 → 20
Fourth Round
15 November 1884
10
0
3
20 → 11
Fifth Round
6 December 1884
3
5
0
11 → 8
Quarter-finals
27 December 1884
4
0
0
8 → 4
Semi-finals
24 January 1885
2
0
1
4 → 2
Final
21 February 1885
1
0
1
2 → 1
Two teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replay.
Four teams qualified for the third round after drawing their second round replay.
Two teams qualified for the fifth round after drawing their fourth round replay. All 130 teams entered the competition in the first round.
Glasgow and District [ edit ] Dean Park received a bye to the second round.
Whitefield v Thistle
Possilpark v Cyrus
Northern (Glasgow) v Glasgow University YMCA
Clyde v Cowlairs
3rd Lanark RV v Partick Thistle
Partick v Eastern Athletic
Shawlands v Granton
Queen's Park v Pollokshields
Pollokshields Athletic v Pilgrims
Battlefield v Kinning Park Athletic
Rangers v Whitehill
Orchard v Springburn Hibernian
Renfrewshire district [ edit ] Renfrew v Johnstone Rovers
Clippens v Greenock Rovers
Arthurlie v Olympic
St Mirren v Neilston
Thornliebank v Northern (Greenock)
Morton v Abercorn
Cartvale v Greenock Rangers
Paisley Athletic v Southern
Port Glasgow Athletic v 1st Renfrew RV
Johnstone v Lyle Athletic
Kilbarchan v Pollokshaws
Maybole received a bye to the second round.
Cumnock v Mauchline
Dalry v Annbank
Ayr v Lugar Boswell
Kilmarnock Athletic v Stewarton Cunninghame
Kilmarnock v Hurlford
Dunbartonshire district [ edit ] Renton v Vale of Leven Wanderers
Jamestown v Vale of Leven
Dumbarton Rock v Yoker
Lenzie v Dumbarton Athletic
Dumbarton v Levendale
Albion v Dunbritton
Lanarkshire district [ edit ] Clarkston v Hamilton Academical
Airdrie v Shettleston
Tollcross v Westburn
Royal Albert v Cambuslang
Drumpellier v Airdrieonians
Wishaw Swifts v Dykehead
Albion Rovers v Glengowan
Chryston v West Benhar
Airdriehill v Vale of Avon
Stirlingshire district [ edit ] Campsie Central received a bye to the second round.
Stenhousemuir v Tayavalla
Grasshoppers v Dunipace
Alloa Athletic v King's Park
East Stirlingshire v Campsie
Falkirk v Strathblane
Edinburghshire district [ edit ] Heart of Midlothian received a bye to the second round.
Bo'ness v Hibernian
Dunfermline v Newcastleton
St Bernard's v Edina
West Calder v Norton Park
Perthshire district [ edit ] Dunblane v Crieff Juniors
Breadalbane v Vale of Teith
Lindertis v Aberdeen
Angus v Strathmore (Dundee)
Strathmore (Arbroath) v Dundee Our Boys
Arbroath v Dundee Harp
Dundee East End v Coupar Angus
Dundee West End v Perseverance
Thornhill v Queen of the South Wnaderers
Moffat v 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV
Volunteer Athletic v Vale of Nith
Glasgow and District [ edit ] Thistle v Whitefield
Renfrewshire district [ edit ] Neilston v St Mirren
Abercorn v Morton
Hurlford v Kilmarnock
Dunbartonshire district [ edit ] Vale of Leven v Jamestown
Lanarkshire district [ edit ] Dykehead v Wishaw Swifts
Renfrewshire district [ edit ] Abercorn v Morton
Notes
^ A -A protest by Neilston was upheld and a replay was ordered.
^ B -A protest by Hurlford was upheld and a replay was ordered.
^ C -A protest by Dykehead was upheld and a replay was ordered.
^ D -A protest by Abercorn was upheld and a replay was ordered.
^ E -Hurlford were disqualified and Kilmarnock re-instated.
^ F -Both teams qualified for the second round.
Sources:[ 4]
Glasgow and District [ edit ] Partick received a bye to the third round.
Dean Park v Springburn Hibernian
Cowlairs v Pollokshields Athletic
3rd Lanark RV v Rangers
Possilpark v Battlefield
Granton v Northern (Glasgow)
Thistle v Queen's Park
Renfrewshire district [ edit ] Cartvale and Morton received a bye to the third round.
Arthurlie v Abercorn
Southern v Pollokshaws
Thornliebank v Port Glasgow Athletic
Clippens v Renfrew
St Mirren v Johnstone
Maybole v Kilmarnock Athletic
Annbank v Kilmarnock
Ayr v Cumnock
Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district [ edit ] Vale of Leven v Campsie Central
Yoker v Tayavalla
Dumbarton Athletic v King's Park
East Stirlingshire v Renton
Dumbarton v Albion
Grasshoppers v Falkirk
Lanarkshire district [ edit ] Hamilton Academical received a bye to the third round.
West Benhar v Shettleston
Airdrieonians v Cambuslang
Glengowan v Westburn
Wishaw Swifts v Airdriehill
Edinburghshire and Perthshire district [ edit ] St Bernard's received a bye to the third round.
Dunfermline v Heart of Midlothian
Hibernian v Vale of Teith
West Calder v Dunblane
Dundee Our Boys v Dundee West End
Strathmore (Dundee) v Dundee East End
Aberdeen v Arbroath
Vale of Nith received a bye to the third round.
5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV v Queen of the South Wanderers
Glasgow and District [ edit ] Rangers v 3rd Lanark RV
Renfrewshire district [ edit ] Pollokshaws v Southern
Port Glasgow Athletic v Thornliebank
Lanarkshire District [ edit ] Cambuslang v Airdrieonians
West Benhar v Shettleston
Dundee East End v Strathmore (Dundee)
Renfrewshire district [ edit ] Thornliebank v Port Glasgow Athletic
Notes
^ G -A protest by Port Glasgow Athletic was upheld and a replay was ordered.
^ H -A protest by Shettleston was upheld and a replay was ordered.
^ I -Heart of Midlothian were disqualified and Dunfermline re-instated.
^ J -Both teams qualified for the third round.
^ K -Played at a neutral venue.
Sources:[ 4]
[ edit ] Pollokshields Athletic v Dumbarton
Renton v Northern (Glasgow)
Dean Park v Dumbarton Athletic
Vale of Leven v Yoker
3rd Lanark RV v Rangers
Queen's Park v Battlefield
Partick v Falkirk
Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district [ edit ] Annbank received a bye to the fourth round.
Morton v Southern
Arthurlie v Cartvale
St Mirren v Renfrew
Ayr v Kilmarnock Athletic
Thornliebank v Pollokshaws
Edinburghshire and Lanarkshire district [ edit ] Hibernian v Glengowan
West Benhar v St Bernard's
Cambuslang v Hamilton Academical
Wishaw Swifts v Dunfermline
Forfarshire and Perthshire district [ edit ] Dunblane v Arbroath
Dundee Our Boys v Strathmore (Dundee)
Vale of Nith v Queen of the South Wanderers
[ edit ] Dean Park v Dumbarton Athletic
Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district [ edit ] St Mirren v Renfrew
Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district [ edit ] St Mirren v Renfrew
Notes
^ L -A protest by Dean Park over a registration irregularity was upheld and a replay was ordered.
^ M -A protest by Renfrew was upheld and a replay was ordered.
^ N -Match abandoned after 45 minutes. A protest by Renfrew was upheld and a replay was ordered.
Sources:[ 4]
Hibernian v Ayr
Pollokshields Athletic v Battlefield
Dundee Our Boys v West Benhar
Annbank v Queen of the South Wanderers
Arbroath v Rangers
Wishaw Swifts v Morton
Cambuslang v Thornliebank
Dumbarton Athletic v Partick
Arthurlie v Vale of Leven
Renton v St Mirren
West Benhar v Dundee Our Boys
Thornliebank v Cambuslang
Arbroath v Rangers
Notes
^ O -A protest by Rangers about the size of the pitch was initially dismissed but later upheld and a replay was ordered.
^ P -Both teams qualified for the fifth round.
Sources:[ 4]
Battlefield, Renton, Thornliebank, Vale of Leven and the winners of the replayed Arbroath vs Rangers tie received a bye to the quarter-finals.
Dumbarton Athletic v Cambuslang
Annbank v West Benhar
Hibernian v Morton
Sources:[ 4]
Battlefield v Cambuslang
Hibernian v Annbank
Renton v Rangers
Thornliebank v Vale of Leven
Cambuslang v Battlefield
Notes
^ Q -Battlefield did not appear and Cambuslang claimed the tie. However, a replay was ordered to be played and Battlefield would lose home advantage.
Sources:[ 4]
Hibernian v Renton
Vale of Leven v Cambuslang
Cambuslang v Vale of Leven
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