1882–83 Scottish Cup


The 1882–83 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the tenth season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Dumbarton won the cup for the first, and so far only, time when they beat Vale of Leven 2–1 in a replayed final.
Defending champions Queen's Park were knock-out by eventual winners Dumbarton in the quarter-finals.

Calendar

As with the previous competitions, the eighth edition of the Scottish Cup took on the format of a traditional knockout tournament. For the earlier rounds, the names of competing teams were placed into lots according to their districts and drawn into pairs. The home team for each tie was determined by the toss of a coin unless it was mutually agreed or only one of the two clubs drawn against one another had a private ground. In the event of a draw, the team who lost the toss would have the choice of ground for the replay. A similar procedure was used for subsequent rounds however, any club which had received a bye in the previous round would first be drawn against one of the winners of the previous round. The names of winning teams were placed into one lot for later rounds. The choice of venue for the final matches was reserved to the Scottish Football Association.
  • Both Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities were given byes to the third round.
  • Four teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replay.
  • Two teams qualified for the third round after drawing their second round replay.
  • Two teams qualified for the fourth round after drawing their third round second replay.

Teams

Of the 126 teams, all bar one entered the competition in the first round. Aberdeen were admitted into the competition after the first round draw and entered in the second round.
AyrshireForfarshireGlasgow and SuburbsLanarkshireRenfrewshire

  • Aberdeen
  • Angus
  • Arbroath
  • Balgay
  • Dundee East End
  • Dundee Harp
  • Dundee Hibernian
  • Dundee Our Boys
  • Dundee West End
  • Perseverance
  • Strathmore
  • Alexandra Athletic
  • Apsley
  • Battlefield
  • Clyde
  • Cowlairs
  • Glasgow University
  • Granton
  • Jordanhill
  • Luton
  • Mavisbank
  • Northern
  • Partick
  • Partick Thistle
  • Petershill
  • Pilgrims
  • Pollokshields Athletic
  • Possilpark
  • Queen's Park
  • Rangers
  • South Western
  • Thistle
  • Whitefield
  • 1st Lanark RV
  • 3rd Lanark RV
  • Airdrie
  • Airdriehill
  • Airdrieonians
  • Bellshill
  • Cambuslang
  • Clarkston
  • Drumpellier
  • Hamilton Academical
  • Holytown
  • Plains Blue Bell
  • Royal Albert
  • Shotts
  • West Benhar
  • Wishaw
  • Abercorn
  • Arthurlie
  • Bute Rangers
  • Cartvale
  • Clippens
  • Glenpatrick
  • Greenock Southern
  • Johnstone
  • Johnstone Athletic
  • Johnstone Rovers
  • Kilbarchan
  • Ladyburn
  • Lochwinnoch
  • Morton
  • Paisley Athletic
  • Pollok
  • Port Glasgow Athletic
  • Renfrew
  • St Mirren
  • Sir John Maxwell
  • Thornliebank
  • Woodland
  • Woodside
  • Yoker
    • DunbartonshireEdinburghPerthshireSouthern CountiesStirlingshire
  • Alclutha
  • Dumbarton
  • Jamestown
  • Kilmaronock Thistle
  • Renton
  • Vale of Leven
  • Vale of Leven Hibernians
  • Addiewell
  • Brunswick
  • Dunfermline
  • Edinburgh University
  • Heart of Midlothian
  • Hibernian
  • Kinleith
  • St Bernard's
  • West Calder
  • Coupar Angus
  • Dunblane
  • Vale of Athole
  • Vale of Teith
  • Drumlanrig Rangers
  • Dumfries Academicals
  • East End Rovers
  • Lochmaben
  • Moffat
  • Queen of the South Wanderers
  • 1st Dumfries RV
  • 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV
  • Breadalbane
  • Dunipace
  • East Stirlingshire
  • Falkirk
  • King's Park
  • Lenzie
  • Milngavie
  • Southfield
  • Strathblane

    • First round

    Matches

    Glasgow and Suburbs

    Apsley received a bye to the second round. Glasgow University received a bye to the third round.

    Stirlingshire district

    King's Park received a bye to the second round.

    Dunbartonshire district

    Vale of Leven received a bye to the second round.

    Edinburgh district

    Edinburgh University received a bye to the third round.

    Replays

    Perthshire district

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    Second round

    Matches

    Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district

    Falkirk received a bye to the third round.

    Replays

    Renfrewshire district

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    Third round

    Matches

    Glasgow and Lanarkshire district

    Glasgow University received a bye to the fourth round.

    Ayrshire and Renfrewshire district

    Hurlford received a bye to the fourth round.

    Stirlingshire, Dunbartonshire and Edinburgh district

    Edinburgh University and Hibernian received a bye to the fourth round.

    Second replay

    Ayrshire and Renfrewshire district

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    Fourth round

    Replay

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    Fifth Round

    Dumbarton, Kilmarnock Athletic, Partick Thistle, Pollokshields Athletic and 3rd Lanark RV received a bye to the quarter-finals.

    Replays

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    Quarter-finals

    Third replay

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    Semi-finals

    Replays

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