# 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

| Round | First match date | Fixtures | Fixtures | Fixtures | Clubs |
| Round | First match date | Original | Byes | Replays | Clubs |
| First Round | 5 September 1885 | 65 | 4 | 11 | 134 → 70 |
| Second Round | 3 October 1885 | 33 | 4 | 9 | 70 → 37 |
| Third Round | 24 October 1885 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 37 → 19 |
| Fourth Round | 14 November 1885 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 19 → 10 |
| Fifth Round | 5 December 1885 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 → 5 |
| Quarter-finals | 16 January 1886 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 16 January 1886 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 13 February 1886 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 → 1 |
* 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 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 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
##### Notes

* ^ A-A protest by Southern Athletic was upheld and a replay was ordered.
* ^ B-A protest by Monkcastle was upheld and a replay was ordered.
* ^ C-A protest by Dumbarton Union was upheld and a replay was ordered.
* ^ D-A protest by Dumbarton Athletic over the height of the goal posts was upheld and a replay was ordered.
* ^ E-A protest by St Bernard's was upheld and a replay was ordered.
* ^ F-Both teams qualified for the second round.
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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
##### Notes

* ^ G-A protest by Kilmarnock was upheld and a replay was ordered.
* ^ H-Dykehead were disqualified and Tollcross re-instated.
* ^ I-A protest by Queen of the South Wanderers was upheld and a replay was ordered.
* ^ J-A protest by Broughty was upheld and a further replay was ordered.
* ^ K-Kilmarnock failed to appear and a further replay was ordered.
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## Third round
### Matches
#### Lanarkshire and Edinburghshire district

Cambuslang received a bye to the fourth round.

#### Southern Counties
### Replay
#### Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district

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## Fourth round

Port Glasgow Athletic received a bye to the fifth round.

### Second replay
#### Notes

* ^ L-A protest by Ayr was upheld and a replay was ordered.
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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
### Matches

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