1884–85 Scottish Cup


The 1884–85 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the 12th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Renton won the competition for the first tie after they defeated Vale of Leven in a replayed final.
Defending champions Queen's Park lost to Battlefield in the third round.

Calendar

  • Two teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replay.
  • Four teams qualified for the third round after drawing their second round replay.
  • Two teams qualified for the fifth round after drawing their fourth round replay.

Teams

All 130 teams entered the competition in the first round.
AyrshireDunbartonshireGlasgow and DistrictLanarkshireRenfrewshire

  • Albion
  • Dumbarton
  • Dumbarton Athletic
  • Dunbritton
  • Jamestown
  • Lenzie
  • Levendale
  • Renton
  • Rock
  • Vale of Leven
  • Vale of Leven Wanderers
  • Yoker
  • Battlefield
  • Clyde
  • Cowlairs
  • Cyrus
  • Dean Park
  • Eastern Athletic
  • Granton
  • Glasgow United YMCA
  • Kinning Park Athletic
  • Northern (Glasgow)
  • Orchard
  • Partick
  • Partick Thistle
  • Pilgrims
  • Pollokshields
  • Pollokshields Athletic
  • Possilpark
  • Queen's Park
  • Rangers
  • Shawlands
  • Springburn Hibernian
  • Thistle
  • Whitefield
  • Whitehill
  • 3rd Lanark RV
  • Airdrie
  • Airdriehill
  • Airdrieonians
  • Albion Rovers
  • Cambuslang
  • Chryston
  • Clarkston
  • Drumpellier
  • Dykehead
  • Glengowan
  • Hamilton Academical
  • Royal Albert
  • Shettleston
  • Tollcross
  • Vale of Avon
  • West Benhar
  • Westburn
  • Wishaw Swifts
  • Abercorn
  • Arthurlie
  • Cartvale
  • Clippens
  • [Greenock Rangers F.C.|Rangers F.C.|Greenock Rangers]
  • Greenock Rovers
  • Johnstone
  • Johnstone Rovers
  • Kilbarchan
  • Lyle Athletic
  • [Greenock Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton F.C.|Morton]
  • Neilston
  • Northern (Greenock)
  • Olympic
  • Paisley Athletic
  • Pollokshaws
  • Port Glasgow Athletic
  • Renfrew
  • Southern
  • St Mirren
  • Thornliebank
  • 1st Renfrew RV
    • EdinburghshireNorthern CountiesPerthshireStirlingshireSouthern Counties
  • Bo'ness
  • Dunfermline
  • Edina
  • Heart of Midlothian
  • Hibernian
  • Newcastleton
  • Norton Park
  • St Bernard's
  • West Calder
  • Aberdeen
  • Angus
  • Arbroath
  • Coupar Angus
  • Dundee East End
  • Dundee Harp
  • Dundee Our Boys
  • Dundee West End
  • Lindertis
  • Perseverance
  • Strathmore (Arbroath)
  • Strathmore (Dundee)
  • Breadalbane
  • Crieff Juniors
  • Dunblane
  • Vale of Teith
  • Alloa Athletic
  • Campsie
  • Campsie Central
  • Dunipace
  • East Stirlingshire
  • Falkirk
  • Grasshoppers
  • King's Park
  • Stenhousemuir
  • Strathblane
  • Tayavalla
  • Moffat
  • Queen of the South Wanderers
  • Thornhill
  • Vale of Nith
  • Volunteer Athletic
  • 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV

    • First round

    Matches

    Glasgow and District

    Dean Park received a bye to the second round.

    Ayrshire district

    Maybole received a bye to the second round.

    Stirlingshire district

    Campsie Central received a bye to the second round.

    Edinburghshire district

    Heart of Midlothian received a bye to the second round.

    Second replay

    Renfrewshire district

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    Second round

    Matches

    Glasgow and District

    Partick received a bye to the third round.

    Renfrewshire district

    Cartvale and Morton received a bye to the third round.

    Lanarkshire district

    Hamilton Academical received a bye to the third round.

    Edinburghshire and Perthshire district

    St Bernard's received a bye to the third round.

    Southern Counties

    Vale of Nith received a bye to the third round.

    Second replay

    Renfrewshire district

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    Third round

    Matches

    Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district

    Annbank received a bye to the fourth round.

    Second replay

    Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district

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    Fourth round

    Replays

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    Fifth round

    Battlefield, Renton, Thornliebank, Vale of Leven and the winners of the replayed Arbroath vs Rangers tie received a bye to the quarter-finals.

    Matches

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    Quarter-finals

    Replay

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