The 1887–88 Scottish Cup was the 15th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Renton won the competition for the second time after they beat Cambuslang 6–1 in the final.[ 1] The result set a new record as the largest margin of victory in a Scottish Cup Final - a record that was equalled by Celtic in 1972 but has never been bettered.
Scottish Cup The Scottish Cup trophy
Country Scotland Teams 145 Defending champions Hibernian Champions Renton(second title) Runner-up Cambuslang Matches played 158 Goals scored 1,026 (6.49 per match)
Round
First match date
Fixtures
Clubs
Original
Byes
Replays
First Round
27 August 1887
70
5
6
145 → 75
Second Round
24 September 1887
34
6
5
75 → 42
Third Round
15 October 1887
20
2
4
42 → 22
Fourth Round
5 November 1887
6
10
4
22 → 16
Fifth Round
26 November 1887
8
0
0
16 → 8
Quarter-finals
17 December 1887
4
0
1
8 → 4
Semi-finals
14 January 1888
2
0
1
4 → 2
Final
4 February 1888
1
0
0
2 → 1
All 145 teams entered the competition in the first round.
Notes
^ A -Shettleston were included in Lanarkshire district for the first round but, following an appeal, they were reinstated in the second round as part of Glasgow and Suburbs.
Glasgow University and Southern Athletic received a bye to the second round.
Partick Thistle v Westbourne
Pollokshields Athletic v United Abstainers
Rangers v Battlefield
Kelvinside Athletic v St Andrew's
Northern v Govan Athletic
Linthouse v Whitefield
3rd Lanark RV v Cowlairs
Clyde v Queen's Park
Carrick v Thistle
Renfrewshire district
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Port Glasgow Athletic v Greenock Rangers
Lochwinnoch v Pollokshaws
Kilbarchan v Arthurlie
Dykebar v Morton
1st Renfrew RV v Renfrew
Abercorn v Johnstone Harp
Thornliebank v St Mirren
Paisley Athletic v Neilston
Edinburghshire district
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Hibernian v Broxburn Thistle
Erin Rovers (Bathgate) v Bellstane Birds
Broxburn Shamrock v Mossend Swifts
West Calder v Athenian
Heart of Midlothian v Norton Park
Bo'ness v Leith Athletic
St Bernard's v Armadale
Mauchline received a bye to the second round.
Maybole v 2nd Ayrshire RV
Lugar Boswell v Dalry
Kilmarnock v Ayr Thistle
Ayr v Monkcastle
Hurlford v Annbank
Kilbirnie v Lanemark
Dunbartonshire district
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Dumbarton v Dunbritton
Jamestown v Vale of Leven Hibernians
Dumbarton Union v Renton
Bonhill v Dumbarton Athletic
Kirkintilloch Athletic v Kirkintilloch Central
Vale of Leven Wanderers v Methlan Park
Vale of Leven v Kirkintilloch Harp
Lanarkshire district
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Cambuslang Hibernian v Hamilton Hibernian
Albion Rovers v Airdriehill
Rutherglen v Clydesdale
Carfin Shamrock v Shettleston [E]
Uddingston v Royal Albert
Drumpellier v Motherwell
Airdrieonians v Dykehead
Plains v Tollcross
Hamilton Academical v Cambuslang
Stirlingshire district
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Falkirk v Kilsyth Wanderers
King's Park v Camelon
Grahamston v Redding Athletic
Grangemouth v East Stirlingshire
Vale of Bannock v Campsie
Slamannan v Laurieston
Alloa Athletic v Cowdenbeath
Burntisland Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline v Lassodie
Aberdeen Rovers received a bye to the second round.
Strathmore (Dundee) v Forfar Athletic
Wanderers v Lochee
Broughty v Montrose
Strathmore (Arbroath) v Dundee East End
Lindertis v Dundee Harp
Arbroath v Orion
Aberdeen v Dundee Our Boys
Erin Rovers (Perth) v St Johnstone
Caledonian Rangers v Crieff
Dunblane v Fair City Athletic
Coupar Angus v Blairgowrie Our Boys
Lochgilphead v Oban
Nithsdale received a bye to the second round.
Queen of the South Wanderers v Vale of Nith
Moffat v Newcastleton
5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV v Thornhill
Whitefield v Linthouse
3rd Lanark RV v Cowlairs
2nd Ayrshire RV v Maybole
Dunbartonshire district
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Vale of Leven Hibernians v Jamestown
Dunbartonshire district
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Jamestown v Vale of Leven Hibernians
Notes
^ B -A protest by 3rd Lanark RV that Calderwood of Cowlairs was guilty of professionalism was upheld. Calderwood was banned from football for two years and a replay was ordered.
^ C -Burntisland Thistle, Dundee Harp, Dunfermline, Grahamston and Mossend Swifts were disqualified for non-registration of players and Broxburn Shamrock, Lindertis, Lassodie, Redding Athletic and Dunfermline Athletic were subsequently re-instated.
^ D -A protest by Vale of Leven Hibernians was upheld and a replay was ordered.
^ E -A protest by Shettleston that they had wrongly been included in the Lanarkshire district rather than in Glasgow and Suburbs as their ground was within the municipal counties of Glasgow was upheld. They were reinstated in the second round in Glasgow and Suburbs.
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Sources:[ 11]
Cowlairs v Southern Athletic
Partick Thistle v Rangers
Queen's Park v Kelvinside Athletic
Thistle v Glasgow University
Whitefield v Pollokshields Athletic
Northern v Shettleston
Renfrewshire district
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Abercorn v Neilston
Arthurlie v St Mirren
Lochwinnoch v Dykebar
Renfrew v Port Glasgow Athletic
Edinburghshire district
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Heart of Midlothian received a bye to the third round.
Erin Rovers (Bathgate) v Hibernian
Bo'ness v West Calder
St Bernard's v Broxburn Shamrock
Dunbartonshire district
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Vale of Leven Wanderers received a bye to the third round.
Dumbarton v Vale of Leven
Renton v Dumbarton Athletic
Jamestown v Kirkintilloch Athletic
Kilmarnock received a bye to the third round.
Kilbirnie v Mauchline
Maybole v Ayr
Hurlford v Lugar Boswell
Lanarkshire district
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Plains received a bye to the third round.
Carfin Shamrock v Motherwell
Rutherglen v Albion Rovers
Cambuslang v Royal Albert
Airdrieonians v Cambuslang Hibernian
Stirlingshire district
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Falkirk v Campsie
Redding Athletic v Camelon
Slamannan v East Stirlingshire
Lassodie received a bye to the third round.
Alloa Athletic v Dunfermline Athletic
Wanderers v Aberdeen Rovers
Lindertis v Dundee East End
Dundee Our Boys v Montrose
Arbroath v Strathmore (Dundee)
Perthshire and Argyll district
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Oban received a bye to the third round.
Fair City Athletic v St Johnstone
Coupar Angus v Crieff
Moffat v Queen of the South Wanderers
Nithsdale v 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV
Renfrewshire district
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St Mirren v Arthurlie
Port Glasgow Athletic v Renfrew
Edinburghshire district
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Broxburn Shamrock v St Bernard's
Stirlingshire district
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Campsie v Falkirk
Queen of the South Wanderers v Moffat
Notes
^ F -Both teams qualified for the third round.
Sources:[ 11]
Glasgow, Dunbartonshire, Stirlingshire and Lanarkshire district
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Partick Thistle received a bye to the fourth round.
Falkirk v Carfin Shamrock
Vale of Leven Wanderers v Plains
Queen's Park v Jamestown
Camelon v Renton
Cowlairs v Campsie
Vale of Leven v Airdrieonians
Thistle v Whitefield
East Stirlingshire v Cambuslang
Northern v Albion Rovers
Edinburghshire and Fife district
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Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian
Lassodie v Bo'ness
St Bernard's v Dunfermline Athletic
Ayrshire and Renfrewshire
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Kilbirnie v Abercorn
Hurlford v St Mirren
Ayr v Port Glasgow Athletic
Dykebar v Kilmarnock
Perthshire and Northern Counties
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Lindertis received a bye to the fourth round.
Oban v Arbroath
Wanderers v Coupar Angus
Fair City Athletic v Dundee Our Boys
5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV v Queen of the South Wanderers
Glasgow, Dunbartonshire, Stirlingshire and Lanarkshire district
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Carfin Shamrock v Falkirk
Cambuslang v East Stirlingshire
Edinburghshire and Fife district
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Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian
Ayrshire and Renfrewshire district
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Kilmarnock v Dykebar
Sources:[ 11]
Abercorn, Albion Rovers, Arbroath, Cambuslang, Carfin Shamrock, Cowlairs, Dundee Our Boys, Queen's Park, St Bernard's and Thistle received a bye to the fifth round.
Ayr v Vale of Leven
Partick Thistle v Kilmarnock
Lindertis v Renton
Heart of Midlothian v St Mirren
Vale of Leven Wanderers v Bo'ness
Wanderers v Queen of the South Wanderers
Kilmarnock v Partick Thistle
St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian
Heart of Midlothian v St Mirren
Heart of Midlothian v St Mirren
Sources:[ 11]
Dundee Our Boys v Albion Rovers
Partick Thistle v Queen's Park
Arbroath v Cowlairs
Abercorn v St Bernard's
Cambuslang v Ayr
Thistle v Vale of Leven Wanderers
Wanderers v Carfin Shamrock
St Mirren v Renton
Notes
^ G -Match abandoned after 85 minutes after Albion Rovers refused to continue playing. The result was allowed to stand
Sources:[ 11]
Abercorn v Arbroath
Renton v Wanderers
Cambuslang v Dundee Our Boys
Queen's Park v Vale of Leven Wanderers
Sources:[ 11]
Renton v Queen's Park
Abercorn v Cambuslang
Cambuslang v Abercorn
Sources:[ 11]
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^ Scottish Cup Final Tie Renton V. Cambuslang , The Glasgow Herald, 6 February 1888