1885–86 Scottish Cup

The 1885–86 Scottish Cup was the 13th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Queen's Park won the competition for the eighth time after they beat defending champions Renton 3–1 in the final.
Arbroath set a world record in the first round when they defeated Bon Accord 36–0 on 12 September 1885. The score remains a record in British senior football and globally for a match that was not fixed or thrown. Coincidentally, on the same day, Dundee Harp recorded an equally one-sided victory as they beat Aberdeen Rovers 35–0.

Calendar

Two teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replay.

Teams

All 134 teams entered the competition in the first round.

Ayrshire	Dunbartonshire	Glasgow and Suburbs	Lanarkshire	Renfrewshire
Annbank Ayr Ayr Rovers Cumnock Dalry Hurlford Kilmarnock Lanemark [Lugar Boswell Thistle F.C.\|Thistle F.C.\|Lugar Boswell] Mauchline Maybole Monkcastle	Albion Bonhill Dumbarton Dumbarton Athletic Dumbarton Union Dunbritton Helensburgh Jamestown Kirkintilloch Athletic Lenzie Levendale Renton Rock Vale of Leven Vale of Leven Wanderers Yoker	Battlefield Cambridge Clyde Cowlairs Dennistoun Athletic Eastern Glasgow United YMCA Granton Linthouse Northern Partick Partick Thistle Pilgrims Pollokshields Athletic Queen's Park Rangers St Andrew's St Peter's Shawlands Southern Athletic Thistle Westbourne Whitefield 3rd Lanark RV 10th Lanark RV	Airdrieonians Albion Rovers Alpha Cambuslang Cambuslang Hibernian Clydesdale Drumpellier Dykehead Hamilton Academical Royal Albert Rutherglen Shettleston Tollcross West Benhar Wishaw Swifts	Abercorn Arthurlie Cartvale [Greenock Northern F.C.\|Northern F.C.\|Greenock Northern] Greenock Rangers Greenock Southern Johnstone Mearns Athletic Morton Neilston Olympic Paisley Hibernian Port Glasgow Athletic Renfrew St Mirren Thornliebank Woodvale 1st Renfrew RV
Edinburghshire	Fife and Perthshire	Northern Counties	Southern Counties	Stirlingshire
Bo'ness Broxburn Shamrock Edina Glencairn Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Newcastleton Norton Park St Bernard's West Calder	Breadalbane Cowdenbeath Crieff Dunblane Dunfermline Dunfermline Athletic Oban Vale of Teith	Aberdeen Aberdeen Rovers Angus Arbroath Bon Accord Broughty Coupar Angus Dundee East End Dundee Harp Dundee Our Boys Dundee West End Forfar Athletic Strathmore (Arbroath) Strathmore (Dundee)	Moffat Queen of the South Wanderers Thornhill Vale of Nith 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV	Alloa Athletic Avondale Camelon Campsie Campsie Central Dunipace East Stirlingshire Falkirk Grahamston Grasshoppers King's Park

First round

Matches

Glasgow and Suburbs

Pilgrims received a bye to the second round.

Stirlingshire district

Alloa Athletic received a bye to the second round.

Lanarkshire district

Dykehead received a bye to the second round.

Southern Counties

Queen of the South Wanderers received a bye to the second round.

Replays

Northern Counties

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Second round

Matches

Glasgow and Suburbs

Partick Thistle received a bye to the third round.

Renfrewshire district

Cartvale received a bye to the third round.

Edinburghshire district

West Calder received a bye to the third round.

Southern Counties

Thornhill received a bye to the third round.

Fifth Replay

Ayrshire district

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Third round

Matches

Lanarkshire and Edinburghshire district

Cambuslang received a bye to the fourth round.

Replay

Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district

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Fourth round

Port Glasgow Athletic received a bye to the fifth round.

Second replay

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Fifth round

Second replay

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Quarter-finals

Queen's Park, Renton and 3rd Lanark RV received a bye to the semi-finals.

Match

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Semi-finals

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