1888–89 Scottish Cup


The 1888–89 Scottish Cup was the 16th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. 3rd Lanark RV beat Glasgow rivals Celtic 2–1 in a replayed final. The original match was won 3–0 by 3rd Lanark RV but the SFA ordered a replay due to the playing conditions.

Teams

All 166 teams entered the competition in the first round.
AyrshireEdinburghshireGlasgowRenfrewshireLanarkshireStirlingshire

  • Adventurers
  • Armadale
  • Bellstane Birds
  • Bo'ness
  • Broxburn
  • Broxburn Shamrock
  • Champfleurie
  • Erin Rovers (Bathgate)
  • Heart of Midlothian
  • Hibernian
  • Leith Athletic
  • Leith Harp
  • Linlithgow Athletic
  • Mossend Swifts
  • Norton Park
  • St Bernard's
  • West Calder
  • Battlefield
  • Celtic
  • Clyde
  • Cowlairs
  • Glasgow University
  • Govan Athletic
  • Kelvinside Athletic
  • Linthouse
  • Maryhill
  • Northern
  • Partick Thistle
  • Pollokshields Athletic
  • Queen's Park
  • Rangers
  • Shettleston
  • Southern Athletic
  • Temperance Athletic
  • Thistle
  • United Abstainers Athletic
  • Whitefield
  • 3rd Lanark RV
  • Abercorn
  • Arthurlie
  • Carlton
  • Dykebar
  • Greenock Rangers
  • Johnstone Harp
  • Kilbarchan
  • Lochwinnoch
  • Morton
  • Neilston
  • Paisley Athletic
  • Pollokshaws
  • Pollokshaws Harp
  • Port Glasgow Athletic
  • Renfrew
  • St Mirren
  • Thornliebank
  • Woodvale
  • [1st Renfrew F.C. (1875)|Renfrew RV F.C.|1st Renfrew RV]
  • Airdrieonians
  • Albion Rovers
  • Bellshill
  • Cambuslang
  • [Cambuslang Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian F.C.|Cambuslang Hibernian]
  • Carfin Shamrock
  • Clydesdale
  • Coatbridge
  • Hamilton Academical
  • Motherwell
  • Royal Albert
  • Rutherglen
  • Uddingston
  • Whifflet Shamrock
  • Wishaw Thistle
  • Alloa Athletic
  • Alva
  • Camelon
  • Campsie
  • Dunipace
  • East Stirlingshire
  • Falkirk
  • Gairdoch
  • Grangemouth
  • [Kilsyth Johnstone Wanderers F.C.|Wanderers F.C.|Kilsyth Wanderers]
  • King's Park
  • Laurieston
  • Redding Athletic
  • Slamannan
  • Stenhousemuir
  • Vale of Bannock
    • ArgyllDunbartonshireFifeNorthern CountiesPerthshireSouthern Counties
  • Balaclava Rangers
  • Campbeltown Athletic
  • Lochgilphead
  • Oban
  • Bowling
  • Clydebank
  • Dumbarton
  • Dumbarton Athletic
  • Dumbarton Union
  • Jamestown
  • Kirkintilloch Athletic
  • Kirkintilloch Central
  • Methlan Park
  • Renton
  • Vale of Leven
  • Vale of Leven Hibernian
  • Vale of Leven Wanderers
  • Cowdenbeath
  • Dunfermline
  • Dunfermline Athletic
  • Kirkcaldy Wanderers
  • Lassodie
  • Townhill
  • Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen Rovers
  • Arbroath
  • Brechin
  • Broughty
  • Dundee East End
  • Dundee Harp
  • Dundee Our Boys
  • Forfar Athletic
  • Lindertis
  • Lochee
  • Montrose
  • Orion
  • Strathmore
  • Wanderers
  • Bridgend Athletic
  • Caledonian Rangers
  • Coupar Angus
  • Crieff
  • Dunblane
  • Erin Rovers (Perth)
  • Fair City Athletic
  • Our Boys (Blairgowrie)
  • St Johnstone
  • Vale of Atholl
  • Mid-Annandale
  • Moffat
  • Newton Stewart Athletic
  • Nithsdale
  • Queen of the South Wanderers
  • Thornhill
  • Vale of Nith
  • 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV

    • First round

    Matches

    Renfrewshire district

    1st Renfrew RV received a bye to the second round.

    Dunbartonshire district

    Vale of Leven received a bye to the second round.

    Edinburghshire district

    Broxburn received a bye to the second round.

    Lanarkshire district

    Uddingston received a bye to the second round.

    Northern Counties

    Broughty received a bye to the second round.

    Glasgow and District

    Glasgow University received a bye to the second round.

    Second replay

    Edinburghshire district

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    Second round

    Matches

    Ayrshire district

    Irvine received a bye to the third round.

    Lanarkshire district

    Cambuslang Hibernian received a bye to the third round.

    Glasgow and District

    Glasgow University received a bye to the third round.

    Edinburghshire district

    Armadale received a bye to the third round.

    Fife district

    Kirkaldy Wanderers received a bye to the third round.

    Dunbartonshire district

    Dumbarton received a bye to the third round.

    Perthshire district

    Dunblane received a bye to the third round.

    Second replay

    Ayrshire district

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    Third round

    Matches

    Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire district

    Methlan Park received a bye to the fourth round.

    East of Scotland and Fife

    Dunfermline Athletic received a bye to the fourth round.

    Stirlingshire and Argyll district

    Oban received a bye to the fourth round.

    Northern Counties

    Fair City Athletic received a bye to the fourth round.

    Replays

    Northern Counties

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    Fourth round

    Replay

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    Fifth round

    Campsie, Dumbarton Athletic and East Stirlingshire each received a bye to the quarter-finals.

    Third replay

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    Quarter-finals

    Second replay

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    Semi-finals

    Matches

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