# 1891–92 Scottish Cup

The 1891–92 Scottish Cup was the 19th edition of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition.
Heart of Midlothian unsuccessfully defended its 1891 title in the Quarter-final on 6 February 1892 in neutral ground Hampden Park, Glasgow losing to Renton, 2–3.
The Celtic successful pursuit of its 1892 Cup on 12 March 1892 in Ibrox Park, Govan against Queen's Park, 1–0 with its 40,000 attendees was interrupted when the match declared void due to repeated crowd encroachment.
Celtic successfully sealed the pursuit of the 1892 Cup in the Final replay on 9 April 1892 in Ibrox Park, Govan defeating Queen's Park, 5–1. 30,000 attended.
The first qualifying process was begun in this Cup.

## Calendar

| Round | First match date | Fixtures | Clubs |
| First round | 28 November 1891 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Second round | 19 December 1891 | 8 | 16 → 80 |
| Quarter-finals | 23 January 1892 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 6 February 1892 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 12 March 1892 | 1 | 2 → 1 |

## Teams

Competing teams :
| Clubs exempt from preliminary rounds | Clubs qualified via preliminary rounds |
| Abercorn Cambuslang Celtic Clyde Dundee Our Boys Dumbarton Heart of Midlothian Kilmarnock Leith Athletic Northern Queen's Park Rangers Renton St Mirren Vale of Leven 3rd Lanark RV | Aberdeen Arbroath Annbank Ayr Battlefield Bathgate Rovers Bridge of Allan Broxburn Shamrock Cowlairs Dunblane East Stirlingshire Kilmarnock Athletic Linthouse Mid-Annandale Monkcastle St Bernard's Thistle |

## First round

First round results :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 28 November 1891 | Dumbarton | 4–0 | Thistle | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
| 28 November 1891 | East Stirlingshire | 1–6 | Kilmarnock | Merchiston Park, Bainsford |
| 28 November 1891 | St Mirren | 2–4 | Celtic | Westmarch, Paisley |
| 28 November 1891 | Broxburn Shamrock | 7–2 | Northern | Pyothall Road, Broxburn |
| 28 November 1891 | Leith Athletic | 5–0 | Dunblane | Beechwood Park, Edinburgh |
| 28 November 1891 | Heart of Midlothian | 3–1 (abandoned) | Clyde | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh |
| 28 November 1891 | Kilmarnock Athletic | 7–2 | Bridge of Allan | Holm Quarry, Kilmarnock |
| 28 November 1891 | Annbank | 2–1 | Battlefield | Pebble Park, Annbank |
| 28 November 1891 | Linthouse | 0–6 | Bathgate Rovers | Langlands Park, Govan |
| 28 November 1891 | Abercorn | 2–3 | Queen's Park | Underwood Park, Paisley |
| 28 November 1891 | 3rd Lanark RV | 3–0 | Vale of Leven | Cathkin Park, Glasgow |
| 28 November 1891 | Rangers | 5–1 | St Bernard's | Ibrox Park, Govan |
| 28 November 1891 | Monkcastle | 3–4 | Arbroath | Forthbank Park, Stirling |
| 28 November 1891 | Renton | 7–4 | Ayr | Tontine Park, Renton |
| 5 December 1891 | Aberdeen | 2–6 | Mid-Annandale | Forthbank Park, Stirling |
| 12 December 1891 | Cowlairs | 3–1 | Cambuslang | Gourlay Park, Glasgow |
First round replay :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 5 December 1891 | Heart of Midlothian | 8–0 | Clyde | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh |
Source:

## Second round

Second round results :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 19 December 1891 | 3rd Lanark RV | 1–3 | Dumbarton | Cathkin Park, Glasgow |
| 19 December 1891 | Broxburn Shamrock | 4–5 | Heart of Midlothian | Pyothall Road, Broxburn |
| 19 December 1891 | Cowlairs | 11–2 | Mid-Annandale | Gourlay Park, Glasgow |
| 19 December 1891 | Annbank | 2–1 | Leith Athletic | Pebble Park, Annbank |
| 19 December 1891 | Queen's Park | 6–0 | Bathgate Rovers | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
| 19 December 1891 | Rangers | 0–0 | Kilmarnock | Ibrox Park, Govan |
| 19 December 1891 | Arbroath | 0–3 | Renton | Carolina Port, Dundee |
| 19 December 1891 | Celtic | 3–0 | Kilmarnock Athletic | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
Second round replay :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 26 December 1891 | Kilmarnock | 1–1 | Rangers | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock |
Second round second replay :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 23 January 1892 | Kilmarnock | 2–3 | Rangers | Westmarch, Paisley |
Source:

## Quarter-final

Quarter-final results :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 23 January 1892 | Celtic | 4–1 | Cowlairs | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
| 23 January 1892 | Renton | 4–4 | Heart of Midlothian | Tontine Park, Renton |
| 23 January 1892 | Dumbarton | 2–2 | Queen's Park | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
| 30 January 1892 | Rangers | 2–0 | Annbank | Ibrox Park, Govan |
Quarter-final replays :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 30 January 1892 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–2 | Renton | Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh |
| 30 January 1892 | Queen's Park | 4–1 | Dumbarton | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
Quarter-final second replay :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 6 February 1892 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–3 | Renton | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
Source:

## Semi-finals

Semi-final results :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 6 February 1892 | Celtic | 5–3 | Rangers | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
| 13 February 1892 | Renton | 1–1 | Queen's Park | Tontine Park, Renton |
Semi-final replay :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 27 February 1892 | Queen's Park | 3–0 | Renton | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
Source:

## Final

Match declared void due to repeated crowd encroachment.

### Teams

Celtic: :
| GK | Joseph Cullen |
| RB | Jerry Reynolds |
| LB | Dan Doyle |
| RH | Willie Maley |
| CH | James Kelly |
| LH | Peter Dowds |
| OR | Neil McCallum |
| IR | Alex Brady |
| CF | Jake Madden |
| IL | Sandy McMahon |
| OL | John Campbell |
| Replay: | Paddy Gallacher replaced Madden and moved to midfield, with Dowds moving up front. |
Queen's Park: :
| GK | Andrew Baird |
| RB | Donald Sillars |
| LB | Bob Smellie |
| RH | John Gillespie |
| CH | Tom Robertson |
| LH | David Stewart |
| OR | William Gulliland |
| IR | Tom Waddell |
| CF | James Hamilton |
| IL | William Lambie |
| OL | William Sellar |
| Replay: | John Lambie replaced Smellie and moved to the attack, with Sellar moving to the defence. |
* ↑ The FitbaStats website states that Madden played in the second match and Matthew Flannagan played instead of Dowds, but other reports contradict this (and Flannagan did not join the club until the following month).
* ↑ There is uncertainty over the identity of the 11th player for Queen's Park. The Scotsman asserts it was Scottish international John Lambie who came into the team, although he was living in England and not registered with the club at the time. The Glasgow Herald report states that 'Gillespie' came into the side, but John Gillespie was already in the line-up in place of the injured Walter Arnott. The Queen's Park archive website has a second 'J Gillespie' in the match report, but has a "Scott, H." in its players list making his only appearance for the club. The Herald report also mentions "Scott" in quote marks, indicating the likelihood of the name being a pseudonym, and the Scottish Referee confirms this was "an old and favourite player" without naming him.