Football tournament season
Scottish Cup The Scottish Cup trophy
Country Scotland Teams 166 Defending champions Renton Champions 3rd Lanark RV(first title) Runner-up Celtic Matches played 171 Goals scored 1,125 (6.58 per match)
The 1888–89 Scottish Cup was the 16th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. 3rd Lanark RV beat Glasgow rivals Celtic (making their Cup début) 2–1 in a replayed final.[ 1] The original match was won 3–0 by 3rd Lanark RV but the SFA ordered a replay due to the playing conditions.
Round
First match date
Fixtures
Clubs
Original
Byes
Replays
First Round
1 September 1888
79
6
6
166 → 85
Second Round
22 September 1888
39
7
5
85 → 46
Third Round
13 October 1888
21
4
4
46 → 26
Fourth Round
3 November 1888
13
0
1
26 → 13
Fifth Round
24 November 1888
5
3
5
13 → 8
Quarter-finals
15 December 1888
4
0
2
8 → 4
Semi-finals
12 January 1889
2
0
0
4 → 2
Final
2 February 1889
1
0
1
2 → 1
All 166 teams entered the competition in the first round.
Lugar Boswell v Kilmarnock
Stewarton Cunninghame v Rosebank
Hurlford v Ayr
Lanemark v Stevenston Thistle
Kilbirnie v Dalry
Beith v Irvine
Annbank v Darnconner Britannia
Ayr Thistle v 2nd Ayrshire RV
Maybole v Kilmarnock Thistle
Renfrewshire district [ edit ]
1st Renfrew RV received a bye to the second round.
Pollokshaws v Carlton
Johnstone Harp v Woodvale
Lochwinnoch v Dykebar
Neilston v St Mirren
Renfrew v Arthurlie
Port Glasgow Athletic v Morton
Kilbarchan v Abercorn
Paisley Athletic v Thornliebank
Greenock Rangers v Pollokshaws Harp
Dunbartonshire district [ edit ]
Vale of Leven received a bye to the second round.
Renton v Bowling
Dumbarton v Kirkintilloch Central
Jamestown v Vale of Leven Hibernian
Clydebank v Vale of Leven Wanderers
Methlan Park v Kirkintilloch Athletic
Dumbarton Athletic v Dumbarton Union
Edinburghshire district [ edit ]
Broxburn received a bye to the second round.
Mossend Swifts v Hibernian
Armadale v Champfleurie
Bellstane Birds v Norton Park
St Bernard's v Leith Athletic
Linlithgow Athletic v Adventurers
Broxburn Shamrock v West Calder
Erin Rovers (Bathgate) v Leith Harp
Bo'ness v Heart of Midlothian
Cowdenbeath v Lassodie
Kirkcaldy Wanderers v Townhill
Dunfermline Athletic v Dunfermline
Lanarkshire district [ edit ]
Uddingston received a bye to the second round.
Carfin Shamrock v Whifflet Shamrock
Clydesdale v Rutherglen
Wishaw Thistle v Cambuslang
Hamilton Academical v Airdrieonians
Cambuslang Hibernian v Coatbridge
Motherwell v Royal Albert
Albion Rovers v Bellshill
Stirlingshire district [ edit ]
Slamannan v Grangemouth
Vale of Bannock v Laurieston
King's Park v Alloa Athletic
Alva v Kilsyth Wanderers
East Stirlingshire v Stenhousemuir
Campsie v Camelon
Falkirk v Dunipace
Redding Athletic v Gairdoch
Broughty received a bye to the second round.
Dundee Our Boys v Dundee East End
Brechin v Montrose
Aberdeen v Arbroath
Forfar Athletic v Lindertis
Dundee Harp v Strathmore
Orion v Lochee
Wanderers v Aberdeen Rovers
Perthshire district [ edit ]
Dunblane v St Johnstone
Crieff v Vale of Atholl
Erin Rovers (Perth) v Blairgowrie Our Boys
Bridgend Athletic v Coupar Angus
Fair City Athletic v Caledonian Rangers
Lochgilphead v Balaclava Rangers
Oban v Campbeltown Athletic
Queen of the South Wanderers v 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV
Newton Stewart Athletic v Nithsdale
Thornhill v Vale of Nith
Mid-Annandale v Moffat
Glasgow and District [ edit ]
Glasgow University received a bye to the second round.
Rangers v Partick Thistle
Linthouse v Clyde
Kelvinside Athletic v Govan Athletic
Thistle v Maryhill
Celtic v Shettleston
Battlefield v Southern Athletic
United Abstainers Athletic v Pollokshields Athletic
Cowlairs v Temperance Athletic
Northern v Queen's Park
3rd Lanark RV v Whitefield
Renfrewshire district [ edit ]
Arthurlie v Renfrew
Edinburghshire district [ edit ]
Broxburn Shamrock v West Calder
Lanarkshire district [ edit ]
Rutherglen v Clydesdale
Royal Albert v Motherwell
Vale of Nith v Thornhill
Edinburghshire district [ edit ]
West Calder v Broxburn Shamrock
Notes
^ A -Match declared void after the referee failed to appear.
^ B -Match abandoned after 80 minutes. A replay was ordered.
^ C -Shamrock Park was unusable so Broxburn Shamrock had made arrangements to play their replayed tie with West Calder at Uphall. However, West Calder refused to play the tie away from Broxburn and protested to the SFA. It was decided to play the tie over at West Calder.
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^ D -Both teams qualified for the second round.
Sources:[ 12]
Irvine received a bye to the third round.
Lanemark v Stewarton Cunninghame
2nd Ayrshire RV v Maybole
Kilmarnock v Kilbirnie
Annbank v Hurlford
Renfrewshire district [ edit ]
Woodvale v 1st Renfrew RV
Morton v Abercorn
Dykebar v St Mirren
Pollokshaws Harp v Thornliebank
Arthurlie v Pollokshaws
Lanarkshire district [ edit ]
Cambuslang Hibernian received a bye to the third round.
Uddingston v Clydesdale
Albion Rovers v Rutherglen
Cambuslang v Carfin Shamrock
Motherwell v Hamilton Academical
Glasgow and District [ edit ]
Glasgow University received a bye to the third round.
3rd Lanark RV v Kelvinside Athletic
Battlefield v United Abstainers Athletic
Celtic v Cowlairs
Queen's Park v Thistle
Clyde v Rangers
Edinburghshire district [ edit ]
Armadale received a bye to the third round.
Broxburn v Adventurers
Heart of Midlothian v Erin Rovers (Bathgate)
West Calder v Mossend Swifts
St Bernard's v Norton Park
Kirkaldy Wanderers received a bye to the third round.
Cowdenbeath v Dunfermline Athletic
Dunbartonshire district [ edit ]
Dumbarton received a bye to the third round.
Dumbarton Athletic v Vale of Leven
Vale of Leven Wanderers v Renton
Vale of Leven Hibernian v Methlan Park
Stirlingshire district [ edit ]
Slamannan v King's Park
Alva v Campsie
East Stirlingshire v Vale of Bannock
Falkirk v Gairdoch
Broughty v Dundee Harp
Forfar Athletic v Wanderers
Arbroath v Montrose
Dundee Our Boys v Lochee
Oban v Lochgilphead
Perthshire district [ edit ]
Dunblane received a bye to the third round.
Coupar Angus v Erin Rovers (Perth)
Fair City Athletic v Crieff
Vale of Nith v Mid-Annandale
Queen of the South Wanderers v Newton Stewart Athletic
Maybole v 2nd Ayrshire RV
Hurlford v Annbank
Renfrewshire district [ edit ]
1st Renfrew RV v Woodvale
Glasgow and District [ edit ]
Rangers v Clyde
Stirlingshire district [ edit ]
King's Park v Slamannan
Annbank v Hurlford
Notes
^ E -A protest by Hurlford was upheld and a replay was ordered.
^ F -Played at Thornliebank as Woodvale had lost its ground. 1st Renfrew RV protested that this was against the rules. The protest was upheld and a replay was ordered.
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Sources:[ 12]
Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire district[ edit ]
Methlan Park received a bye to the fourth round.
Motherwell v Dumbarton
Cambuslang Hibernian v Clyde
Renton v Cambuslang
Battlefield v Dumbarton Athletic
Celtic v Albion Rovers
3rd Lanark RV v Queen's Park
Uddingston v Glasgow University
East of Scotland and Fife [ edit ]
Dunfermline Athletic received a bye to the fourth round.
Kirkcaldy Wanderers v St Bernard's
Broxburn v Heart of Midlothian
Mossend Swifts v Armadale
Stirlingshire and Argyll district [ edit ]
Oban received a bye to the fourth round.
Falkirk v Campsie
East Stirlingshire v King's Park
Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district [ edit ]
Lanemark v Maybole
Thornliebank v Abercorn
Arthurlie v St Mirren
1st Renfrew RV v Kilbirnie
Hurlford v Irvine
Queen of the South Wanderers v Vale of Nith
Fair City Athletic received a bye to the fourth round.
Dunblane v Erin Rovers (Perth)
Forfar Athletic v Arbroath
Dundee Our Boys v Dundee Harp
Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire district[ edit ]
3rd Lanark RV v Queen's Park
East of Scotland and Fife [ edit ]
Heart of Midlothian v Broxburn
Stirlingshire and Argyll district [ edit ]
Campsie v Falkirk
Erin Rovers (Perth) v Dunblane
Notes
^ G -A protest by Queen's Park was upheld and a replay was ordered.
^ H -Both teams qualified for the fourth round.
Sources:[ 12]
Campsie v Heart of Midlothian
Abercorn v Dundee Our Boys
3rd Lanark RV v Hurlford
Fair City Athletic v Arbroath
St Bernard's v Celtic
Oban v Clyde
Queen of the South Wanderers v Falkirk
Uddingston v Mossend Swifts
Lanemark v Renton
Dunblane v East Stirlingshire
Kilbirnie v St Mirren
Dumbarton v Methlan Park
Dumbarton Athletic v Dunfermline Athletic
East Stirlingshire v Dunblane
Sources:[ 12]
Campsie, Dumbarton Athletic and East Stirlingshire each received a bye to the quarter-finals.
Arbroath v Renton
3rd Lanark RV v Abercorn
St Mirren v Queen of the South Wanderers
Celtic v Clyde
Dumbarton v Mossend Swifts
Renton v Arbroath
3rd Lanark RV v Abercorn
Celtic v Clyde
Abercorn v 3rd Lanark RV
Abercorn v 3rd Lanark RV
Notes
^ I -A protest by Abercorn was upheld and a replay was ordered.
^ J -A protest by Celtic was upheld and a replay was ordered.
Sources:[ 12]
Dumbarton Athletic v Renton
Dumbarton v St Mirren
East Stirlingshire v Celtic
3rd Lanark RV v Campsie
St Mirren v Dumbarton
Dumbarton v St Mirren
Sources:[ 12]
Dumbarton v Celtic
3rd Lanark RV v Renton
Sources:[ 12]
Cartoon illustrating the 1889 Scottish Cup Final (The Scottish Referee, Monday 4 February 1889)
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^ "Broxburn 2 - 2 Heart of Midlothian, Scottish Cup (13/10/1888)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 September 2019 .
^ "Heart of Midlothian 2 - 0 Broxburn, Scottish Cup (20/10/1888)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 8 September 2019 .
^ "Campsie 3 - 1 Heart of Midlothian, Scottish Cup (03/11/1888)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019 .
^ "St Bernard's 1 - 4 Celtic, Scottish Cup (03/11/1888)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019 .
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^ "Celtic 9 - 2 Clyde, Scottish Cup (08/12/1888)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019 .
^ "Dumbarton 2-2 St Mirren, Saturday, December 15th, 1888" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 15 September 2023 .
^ "Celtic 2 - 1 East Stirlingshire, Scottish Cup (15/12/1888)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019 .
^ "St Mirren 2-2 Dumbarton, Saturday, December 22nd, 1888" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 15 September 2023 .
^ "Dumbarton 3-1 St Mirren, Saturday, December 29th, 1888" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 15 September 2023 .
^ "Dumbarton 1-4 Celtic, Saturday, January 12th, 1889" . The Sons Archive. Retrieved 15 September 2023 .
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^ "Third Lanark 3 - 0 Celtic, Scottish Cup (02/02/1889)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 10 September 2019 .
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^ "Third Lanark 2 - 1 Celtic, Scottish Cup (09/02/1889)" . Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 10 September 2019 .
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