1876–77 Scottish Cup


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.
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.

Calendar

  • 2 teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replays
  • 23rd Renfrew RV resigned after winning their first round match
  • 2 teams qualified for the fourth round after drawing their third round replays

Teams

All 81 teams entered the competition in the first round.

First round

Glasgow and District

DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
7 October 1876Eastern2–0
Alexandra AthleticBarrowfield Park, Glasgow

DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
15 October 1876Alexandra Athletic1–0EasternKennyhill Park, Glasgow

Renfrewshire district

DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
7 October 1876Thornliebank0–223rd Renfrew RVCowglen, Thornliebank

Dunbartonshire district

DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
7 October 1876Vale of Leven Rovers 1–1Renton ThistlePublic Park, Alexandria
7 October 1876Renton0–2DumbartonPublic Park, Renton

Ayrshire district

Kilmarnock received a bye to the second round.
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
23 September 1876Kilbirnie5–0Maybole CarrickStonyholm Park, Kilbirnie
30 September 1876St Andrew's 1–1Ayr EglintonGrange Park, Kilmarnock
30 September 1876Ayr Thistle1–0BeithRobbsland Park, Ayr
30 September 1876Mauchline5–0WintonConnel Park, Mauchline
30 September 1876Girvan3–2DeanEglinton Park, Ayr
30 September 1876Cumnock1–2Kilmarnock PortlandGreenmill Holm, Cumnock
Queen of the South Wanderersw/oArdrossan

DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
7 October 1876Ayr Eglinton0–1St Andrew's Robbsland Park, Ayr

Lanarkshire district

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Second round

Glasgow and District

DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
28 October 1876Govan0–1West EndFairfield Park, Govan
28 October 1876Clydesdale0–43rd Lanark RVTitwood, Pollokshields
28 October 1876Lancefield2–0CrosshillBrighton Park, Govan

Edinburgh district

DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
St Clement'sw/oSt Andrew's

Ayrshire district

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Third round

Rangers received a bye to the fourth round.
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
11 November 1876Mauchline7–0Kilmarnock PortlandConnel Park, Mauchline
11 November 1876Hamilton0–0BusbySouth Avenue, Hamilton
11 November 1876Girvan0–3LancefieldNeutral venue, Ayr
11 November 1876St Clement's1–2NorthernMagdalen Green, Dundee
18 November 1876Vale of Leven1–03rd Lanark RVNorth Street Park, Alexandria
18 November 1876Queen's Park7–0ArthurlieHampden Park, Crosshill
18 November 1876Lennox1–0DumbartonLevengrove Park, Dumbarton
18 November 1876Swifts1–1West EndRoseburn Park, Edinburgh
18 November 1876Partick2–0BarrheadInchview, Partick

DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
18 November 1876Busby0–0HamiltonField Park, Busby

Fourth round

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Quarter-finals

DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
30 December 1876Ayr Thistle1–0LancefieldRobbsland Park, Ayr

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Semi-final

Rangers received a bye to the final.
DateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue
13 January 1877Vale of Leven9–0Ayr ThistleKinning Park, Kinning Park

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