# 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.
| Round | First match date | Fixtures | Fixtures | Fixtures | Clubs |
| Round | First match date | Original | Byes | Replays | Clubs |
| First Round | 9 September 1882 | 59 | 7 | 7 | 125 → 67 |
| Second Round | 30 September 1882 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 67 → 36 |
| Third Round | 21 October 1882 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 36 → 22 |
| Fourth Round | 11 November 1882 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 22 → 11 |
| Fifth Round | 2 December 1882 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 23 December 1882 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 24 February 1883 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 31 March 1883 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
* 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.
| Ayrshire | Forfarshire | Glasgow and Suburbs | Lanarkshire | Renfrewshire |
| Annbank Ayr Beith Beith Thistle Cumnock Hurlford Kilbirnie Kilmarnock Kilmarnock Athletic Kilmarnock Portland Largs Athletic Lugar Boswell Mauchline Maybole Rankinston Mountaineers Stewarton Cunninghame | 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 |
| Dunbartonshire | Edinburgh | Perthshire | Southern Counties | Stirlingshire |
| 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.

#### Southern Counties
### Replays
#### Perthshire district
##### Notes

* ^ A-A protest by Clarkston that the ground was not of regulation size was upheld and a replay was ordered.
* ^ B-A protest by Coupar Angus was upheld and a replay was ordered.
* ^ C-Both teams qualified for the second round.
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## Second round
### Matches
#### Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district

Falkirk received a bye to the third round.

#### Southern Counties
### Replays
#### Renfrewshire district
##### Notes

* ^ D-A protest by Clyde was upheld and a replay was ordered.
* ^ E-First meeting of Morton and St Mirren.
* ^ F-A protest by Port Glasgow Athletic was upheld and a replay was ordered.
* ^ G-A protest by Arthurlie was upheld and a replay was ordered.
* ^ H-Both teams qualified for the third round.
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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.

#### Dumfriesshire district
### Replays
#### Stirlingshire, Dunbartonshire and Edinburgh district
### Second replay
#### Ayrshire and Renfrewshire district
##### Notes

* ^ I-A protest by Thornliebank was upheld and a replay was ordered.
* ^ J-Both teams qualified for the fourth round.
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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
#### Notes

* ^ K-A protest by Hibernian was upheld and a replay was ordered.
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## Quarter-finals
### Third replay
#### Notes

* ^ L-A protest by Kilmarnock Athletic was upheld and a replay was ordered.
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## Semi-finals
### Replays
#### Notes

* ^ M-A protest by Pollokshields Athletic was upheld and a replay was ordered.
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