1876–77_Scottish_Cup

1876–77 Scottish Cup
	The Scottish Cup trophy
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Teams	81
Defending champions	Queen's Park
Final positions
Champions	Vale of Leven; (first title)
Runner-up	Rangers
Tournament statistics
Matches played	88
Goals scored	280 (3.18 per match)
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1876–77 Scottish Cup

Football tournament season

The 1876–77 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the fourth season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Entries to the competition again increased with a total of 81 clubs involved in the first round draw. This resulted in an earlier start to the competition than in previous seasons with the first matches played on 23 September 1876. The cup was won for the first time by Dunbartonshire club Vale of Leven who defeated Rangers 3–2 in a twice-replayed final.^[1]

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This was the first final which did not involve defending champions Queen's Park who lost 2–1 to Vale of Leven in the quarter-finals and the first time the cup was won by a team from outside Glasgow.^[2]

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[3] [N 1]
Western scratched and Govan advanced to the second round.

[4] [N 2]
A protest by Alexandra Athletic was upheld and a replay was ordered.

[5] [N 3]
Both teams advanced to the second round.

[Kirkcaldy-6] [N 4]
Played at an unknown neutral venue in Kirkcaldy.

[7] [N 5]
Heart of Midlothian scratched and Dunfermline advanced to the second round.

[9] [N 6]
Match played at a neutral venue.^[3]

[10] [N 7]
Ardrossan scratched and Queen of the South Wanderers advanced to the second round.

[11] [N 8]
Played as 2 halves of 30 minutes.

[12] [N 9]
Match played at a neutral venue.

[14] [N 10]
A protest by St Andrew's was upheld and a replay was ordered.

[15] [N 11]
St Andrew's scratched and St Clement's advanced to the third round.

[16] [N 12]
Match played at a neutral venue.

[17] [N 13]
Played at an unknown neutral venue in Ayr.

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West End were disqualified and Swifts advanced to the fourth round.

[19] [N 15]
Both teams advanced to the fourth round.

[20] [N 16]
Partick were disqualified and Ayr Thistle advanced to the quarter-finals.

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"Dean (Kilmarnock) v Girvan". Kilmarnock Standard: 3. 7 October 1876.

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Mathers, Stewart (2017). The Beautiful Dribbling Game: The Scottish F.A. Challenge Cup in the 19th Century. Great Britain: Amazon. pp. 23–27, 255–257. ISBN 978-0-9956998-0-9.

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Round	First match date	Fixtures			Clubs
Round	First match date	Original	Byes	Replays	Clubs
First round	23 September 1876	40	1	3	81 → 41
Second round	21 October 1876	20	1	1	41 → 21
Third round	11 November 1876	10	1	1	21 → 12
Fourth round	23 November 1876	6	0	0	12 → 6
Quarter-finals	23 December 1876	3	0	0	6 → 3
Semi-finals	10 March 1877	1	1	0	3 → 2
Final	17 March 1877	1	0	2	2 → 1

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
23 September 1876	Partick	3–1	Havelock	Inchview, Partick
30 September 1876	Towerhill	2–1	Rovers	Mosefield Park, Glasgow
30 September 1876	Hyde Park Locomotive Works	1–2	Crosshill	Vale Park, Glasgow
30 September 1876	Parkgrove	0–2	Lancefield	Clifford Park, Govan
30 September 1876	Northern	12–0	Telegraphists	Hyde Park, Glasgow
30 September 1876	West End	2–0	4th Renfrew RV	Avenne Park, Glasgow
30 September 1876	Caledonian	2–1	Standard	Kelvinbridge Cricket Ground, Glasgow
30 September 1876	3rd Lanark RV	6–0	Ramblers	Cathkin Park, Crosshill
30 September 1876	Dumbreck	3–1	Dennistoun	Ibroxhill, Govan
30 September 1876	Queen's Park	7–0	Sandyford	Hampden Park, Crosshill
30 September 1876	Rangers	4–1	Queen's Park Juniors	Kinning Park, Kinning Park
30 September 1876	1st Lanark RV	0–1	South Western	Burnbank Park, Glasgow
30 September 1876	Alexandra Athletic	1–1	Eastern	Kennyhill Park, Glasgow
30 September 1876	Possilpark	1–2	Blythswood	Saracen Park, Possilpark
7 October 1876	Clydesdale	6–0	Craig Park	Titwood, Pollokshields
	Govan	w/o^{[note 1]}	Western

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
30 September 1876	Busby	2–0	Renfrew	Field Park, Busby
30 September 1876	23rd Renfrew RV	1–1	Thornliebank	Muirend Park, Cathcart

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
30 September 1876	Renton Thistle	0–0	Vale of Leven Rovers (Alexandria)	Southend Park, Renton
30 September 1876	Vale of Leven	1–0	Helensburgh	North Street Park, Alexandria
30 September 1876	Dumbarton	1–1	Renton	Townend, Dumbarton
30 September 1876	Star of Leven	4–0	10th Dumbarton RV	Bridge Street, Alexandria
7 October 1876	Lennox	3–0	Alclutha	Levengrove Park, Dumbarton

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
7 October 1876	Vale of Leven Rovers (Alexandria)	1–1^{[note 3]}	Renton Thistle	Public Park, Alexandria
7 October 1876	Renton	0–2	Dumbarton	Public Park, Renton

1876–77_Scottish_Cup

1876–77 Scottish Cup

Calendar

Teams

First round

Glasgow and District

Renfrewshire district

Dunbartonshire district

Edinburgh district

Ayrshire district

Lanarkshire district

Second round

Glasgow and District

Dunbartonshire district

Edinburgh district

Lanarkshire district

Renfrewshire district

Ayrshire district

Third round

Fourth round

Quarter-finals

Semi-final

Final

Replay

Second replay

See also

Notes

References

External links

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Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
30 September 1876	Edinburgh Thistle	5–0	Hanover	East Meadows, Edinburgh
30 September 1876	St Andrew's (Edinburgh)	1–0	Grasshoppers	East Meadows, Edinburgh
30 September 1876	Lenzie	1–2	Swifts	Lenzie Football Field, Lenzie
30 September 1876	St Clement's	1–0	3rd Edinburgh	Neutral venue, Kirkcaldy^{[note 4]}
	Dunfermline	w/o^{[note 5]}	Heart of Midlothian

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
23 September 1876	Kilbirnie	5–0	Maybole Carrick	Stonyholm Park, Kilbirnie
30 September 1876	St Andrew's (Kilmarnock)	1–1	Ayr Eglinton	Grange Park, Kilmarnock
30 September 1876	Ayr Thistle	1–0	Beith	Robbsland Park, Ayr
30 September 1876	Mauchline	5–0	Winton	Connel Park, Mauchline
30 September 1876	Girvan	3–2	Dean	Eglinton Park, Ayr^{[note 6]}
30 September 1876	Cumnock	1–2	Kilmarnock Portland	Greenmill Holm, Cumnock
	Queen of the South Wanderers	w/o^{[note 7]}	Ardrossan

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
30 September 1876	Arthurlie	3–0	Drumpellier	Arthurlie Cross, Barrhead
30 September 1876	Levern	0–1	Airdrie	Wellington Park, Hurlet
30 September 1876	Hamilton	2–0	Thornhill	South Avenue, Hamilton
30 September 1876	Stonelaw	3–0	Shotts	Burnside Park, Rutherglen
7 October 1876	Hamilton Academical	0–4	Barrhead	Bent Farm, Hamilton

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
21 October 1876	Towerhill	0–8	Rangers	Mosefield Park, Glasgow
21 October 1876	West End	2–2	Govan	Avenne Park, Glasgow
21 October 1876	3rd Lanark RV	0–0	Clydesdale	Cathkin Park, Crosshill
21 October 1876	Partick	5–1	Blythswood	Inchview, Partick
21 October 1876	Crosshill	0–0	Lancefield	Kilmaining Park, Cathcart
21 October 1876	Northern	4–0	Alexandra Athletic	Hyde Park, Glasgow
28 October 1876	South Western	0–2	Dumbreck	Copeland Park, Govan
28 October 1876	Caledonian	0–7	Queen's Park	Kelvinbridge Cricket Ground, Glasgow

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
21 October 1876	St Andrew's (Edinburgh)	1–2 (void)^{[note 10]}	St Clement's	Neutral venue, Kirkcaldy^{[note 4]}
21 October 1876	Swifts	1–0	Edinburgh Thistle	Roseburn Park, Edinburgh
21 October 1876	Dunfermline	1–2	Hamilton	Towngreen, Dunfermline

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
21 October 1876	Kilmarnock	1–2	Mauchline	Holm Quarry, Kilmarnock
21 October 1876	Kilmarnock Portland	2–0	St Andrew's (Kilmarnock)	Nursery Park, Kilmarnock
21 October 1876	Kilbirnie	0–1	Ayr Thistle	Stonyholm Park, Kilbirnie
28 October 1876	Girvan	4–0	Queen of the South Wanderers	Race Park, Newton Stewart^{[note 12]}

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
2 December 1876	Queen's Park	4–0	Northern	Hampden Park, Crosshill
2 December 1876	Vale of Leven	4–0	Busby	North Street Park, Alexandria
2 December 1876	Lancefield	2–0	Hamilton	Brighton Park, Govan
2 December 1876	Swifts	0–4	Lennox	Roseburn Park, Edinburgh
9 December 1876	Mauchline	0–3	Rangers	Connel Park, Mauchline
9 December 1876	Ayr Thistle	1–1^{[note 16]}	Partick	Robbsland Park, Ayr