# 1875–76 Scottish Cup

The 1875–76 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the third edition of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The number of entrants nearly doubled from the previous season with 49 teams included in the first round draw. The competition began on 2 October 1875 and concluded with the final replay on 18 March 1876. This was the first season that teams would change ends only at half time, the tradition of changing ends after a goal had been scored came to an end.
The cup was won for the third time by Queen's Park who defeated fellow Glasgow club 3rd Lanark RV 2–0 in the replayed final.

## Format

As with the previous competitions, the third 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.

### Calendar

1875–76 Scottish Cup calendar :
| Round | First match date | Fixtures | Fixtures | Fixtures | Clubs |
| Round | First match date | Original | Byes | Replays | Clubs |
| First round | 2 October 1875 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 49 → 28 |
| Second round | 30 October 1875 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 28 → 14 |
| Third round | 27 November 1875 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 → 7 |
| Quarter-finals | 18 December 1875 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 9 January 1876 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 11 March 1876 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
* Six teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replays

## Teams

All 49 teams entered the competition in the first round.
Competing teams arranged by district :
| Ayrshire | Dunbartonshire | Edinburgh | Glasgow and Suburbs | Glasgow and Suburbs | Glasgow and Suburbs | Lanarkshire | Renfrewshire |
| Ardrossan Ayr Eglinton Ayr Thistle Kilbirnie Kilmarnock Mauchline | Alclutha Dumbarton Helensburgh Lennox Renton Star of Leven Vale of Leven Vale of Leven Rovers (Alexandria) | Edinburgh Thistle Heart of Midlothian 3rd Edinburgh RV | Alexandra Athletic Caledonian Clydesdale Dumbreck Eastern Havelock Lancelot Northern | Oxford Partick Queen's Park Queen's Park Juniors Ramblers Renton Thistle Rovers | St Andrew's Telegraphists Towerhill Vale of Leven Rovers (Glasgow) West End Western 3rd Lanark RV | Airdrie Arthurlie Barrhead Drumpellier Hamilton Levern Rangers 1st Lanark RV | Sandyford 23rd Renfrew RV |

## First round
### Edinburgh district

Edinburgh Thistle received a bye to the second round.
Edinburgh district first round result :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 16 October 1875 | Heart of Midlothian | 0–0 | 3rd Edinburgh RV | The Meadows, Edinburgh |
Edinburgh district first round replay :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 23 October 1875 | 3rd Edinburgh RV | 0–0 | Heart of Midlothian | The Meadows, Edinburgh |

### Dunbartonshire district

Dunbartonshire district first round results :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 9 October 1875 | Lennox | 2–2 | Dumbarton | Levengrove Park, Dumbarton |
| 16 October 1875 | Alclutha | 0–1 | Renton | Barloan Toll, Dumbarton |
| 16 October 1875 | Helensburgh | 1–0 | Star of Leven | Ardenconnel Park, Helensburgh |
| | Vale of Leven Rovers (Alexandria) | w/o | Vale of Leven | |
Dunbartonshire district first round replay :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 16 October 1875 | Dumbarton | 1–0 | Lennox | Lowmans Road, Dumbarton |

### Glasgow and Suburbs

Glasgow and Suburbs first round results :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 2 October 1875 | Partick | 1–1 | West End | Inchview, Partick |
| 16 October 1875 | Clydesdale | 1–0 | Eastern | Kinning Park, Kinning Park |
| 16 October 1875 | 3rd Lanark RV | 2–0 | Havelock | Cathkin Park, Crosshill |
| 16 October 1875 | Towerhill | 2–0 | Lancelot | Mosefield Park, Glasgow |
| 16 October 1875 | Northern | 4–0 | Ramblers | Hyde Park, Glasgow |
| 16 October 1875 | Queen's Park | 3–0 | Alexandra Athletic | Hampden Park, Crosshill |
| 16 October 1875 | St Andrew's | 3–0 | Telegraphists | Glasgow Green, Glasgow |
| 23 October 1875 | Caledonian | 0–0 | Western | Burnbank Park, Glasgow |
| | Queen's Park Juniors | w/o | Renton Thistle | |
| | Dumbreck | w/o | Vale of Leven Rovers (Glasgow) | |
| | Rovers | w/o | Oxford | |
Glasgow and Suburbs first round replays :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 16 October 1875 | West End | 1–1 | Partick | Burnbank Park, Glasgow |
| 30 October 1875 | Western | 3–0 | Caledonian | Holyrood Park, Glasgow |

### Renfrewshire district

Renfrewshire district first round result :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 9 October 1875 | 23 Renfrew RV | 0–0 | Sandyford | Muirend Park, Cathcart |
Renfrewshire district first round replay :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 16 October 1875 | Sandyford | 0–0 | 23 Renfrew RV | Kelvinbank Park, Govan |

### Lanarkshire district

Lanarkshire district first round results :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 9 October 1875 | Arthurlie | 0–0 | Levern | Arthurlie Cross, Barrhead |
| 16 October 1875 | Rangers | 7–0 | 1st Lanark RV | Burnbank Park, Glasgow |
| 16 October 1875 | Hamilton | 0–0 | Airdrie | South Avenue, Hamilton |
| 16 October 1875 | Drumpellier | 0–0 | Barrhead | Drumpellier Cricket Ground, Coatbridge |
Lanarkshire district first round replays :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 16 October 1875 | Levern | 4–0 | Arthurlie | Wellington Park, Hurlet |
| 23 October 1875 | Barrhead | 0–1 | Drumpellier | Beacon's Field, Barrhead |
| 23 October 1875 | Airdrie | 0–1 | Hamilton | Academy Park, Airdrie |

### Ayrshire district

Kilmarnock's 8–0 win over Ayr Eglinton set a new record for both the highest-scoring game and the biggest win in the competition.
Ayrshire district first round results :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 9 October 1875 | Kilmarnock | 8–0 | Ayr Eglinton | The Grange, Kilmarnock |
| 16 October 1875 | Kilbrinie | 1–0 | Ayr Thistle | Stonyholm Park, Kilbirnie |
| | Ardrossan | w/o | Mauchline | |
Sources:

## Second round
### Lanarkshire district

Lanarkshire district second round result :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 13 November 1875 | Levern | 3–0 | Hamilton | Wellington Park, Hurlet |

### Edinburgh district

Edinburgh district second round results :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 30 October 1875 | Drumpellier | 2–0 | Heart of Midlothian | Drumpellier Cricket Ground, Coatbridge |
| 6 November 1875 | Edinburgh Thistle | 0–0 (abandoned) | 3rd Edinburgh RV | East Meadows, Edinburgh |
Edinburgh district second round replay :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 13 November 1875 | 3rd Edinburgh RV | 1–0 | Edinburgh Thistle | East Meadows, Edinburgh |

### Ayrshire district

Ayrshire district second round result :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 6 November 1875 | Kilbirnie | 0–0 | Mauchline | Stonyholm Park, Kilbirnie |
Ayrshire district second round replay :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| | Mauchline | w/o | Kilbirnie | |

### Glasgow and Suburbs

Glasgow and Suburbs second round results :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 30 October 1875 | 3rd Lanark RV | 0–1 (void) | Rangers | Cathkin Park, Crosshill |
| 6 November 1875 | Clydesdale | 6–0 | Kilmarnock | Kinning Park, Kinning Park |
| 6 November 1875 | Dumbreck | 2–0 | St Andrew's | Ibroxhill, Govan |
| 6 November 1875 | Partick | 2–0 | Towerhill | Inchview, Partick |
| 6 November 1875 | Queen's Park | 5–0 | Northern | Hampden Park, Crosshill |
| 6 November 1875 | West End | 0–6 | Rovers | Burnbank Park, Glasgow |
| 6 November 1875 | Western | 3–0 | Sandyford | Holyrood Park, Glasgow |
Glasgow and Suburbs second round replay :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 13 November 1875 | Rangers | 1–2 | 3rd Lanark RV | Burnbank Park, Glasgow |

### Dunbartonshire district

Dunbartonshire district second round results :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 6 November 1875 | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Renton Thistle | Broomfauld Park, Dumbarton |
| 13 November 1875 | Vale of Leven | 3–0 | Renton | North Street Park, Alexandria |

### Renfrewshire district

Renfrewshire district second round result :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 13 November 1875 | Helensburgh | 1–0 | 23rd Renfrew RV | Ardenconnel Park, Helensburgh |
Sources:

## Third round

Third round results :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 27 November 1875 | Dumbarton | 5–1 | Drumpellier | Lowmans Road, Dumbarton |
| 27 November 1875 | Levern | 0–3 | 3rd Lanark RV | Wellington Park, Hurlet |
| 27 November 1875 | Mauchline | 0–6 | Vale of Leven | Cathkin Park, Crosshill |
| 27 November 1875 | Partick | 0–5 | Dumbreck | Inchview, Partick |
| 27 November 1875 | Queen's Park | 2–0 | Clydesdale | Hampden Park, Crosshill |
| 27 November 1875 | Rovers | 4–0 | 3rd Edinburgh RV | Queen's Park, Glasgow |
| 27 November 1875 | Western | 2–0 | Helensburgh | Holyrood Park, Glasgow |
Sources:

## Quarter-finals

Dumbarton received a bye to the semi-finals.
Quarter-final results :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 18 December 1875 | Queen's Park | 2–0 | Dumbreck | Hampden Park, Crosshill |
| 18 December 1875 | Vale of Leven | 2–0 | Rovers | North Street Park, Alexandria |
| 18 December 1875 | 3rd Lanark RV | 5–0 | Western | Cathkin Park, Crosshill |
Sources:

## Semi-finals

Semi-final results :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 8 January 1876 | Queen's Park | 2–1 | Vale of Leven | Hampden Park, Crosshill |
| 8 January 1876 | 3rd Lanark RV | 1–1 | Dumbarton | Cathkin Park, Crosshill |
Semi-final replay :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 15 January 1876 | Dumbarton | 1–1 | 3rd Lanark RV | Lowmans Road, Dumbarton |
Semi-final second replay :
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue |
| 22 January 1876 | 3rd Lanark RV | 3–0 | Dumbarton | Cathkin Park, Crosshill |
Sources: