1889–90 Scottish Cup

Football tournament season

The 1889–90 Scottish Cup was the 17th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Queen's Park defeated rivals Vale of Leven 2–1 in a replayed final.^[1][2]

Calendar

Teams

All 158 teams entered the competition in the first round.

First round

Matches

Ayrshire district

Lanemark received a bye to the second round.

Dalry v Kilbirnie

Maybole v Ayr Athletic

Mauchline v Newmilns

Stevenston Thistle v Kilmarnock Athletic

Ayr v Beith

Stewarton Cunninghame v Hurlford

Irvine v Lugar Boswell

Kilmarnock v Annbank

Dunbartonshire district

Kirkintilloch Athletic received a bye to the second round.

Bowling v Renton

Vale of Leven v Dumbarton

Jamestown v Methlan Park

Duntocher Harp v Smithstone Hibs

Old Kilpatrick v Dumbarton Union

Clydebank v Vale of Leven Wanderers

East of Scotland

Edinburgh University received a bye to the second round.

West Calder v Broxburn

Bathgate Rovers v Champfleurie

Mossend Swifts v Bo'ness

Bellstane Birds v Norton Park

St Bernard's v Heart of Midlothian

Leith Athletic v Adventurers

Armadale v Hibernian

Fife district

Dunfermline received a bye to the second round.

Lassodie v Burntisland Thistle

Raith Rovers v Dunfermline Athletic

Cowdenbeath v Kirkcaldy Wanderers

Renfrewshire district

Abercorn v Lochwinnoch

Arthurlie v St Mirren

1st Renfrew RV v Pollokshaws Harp

Bute Rangers v Kilbarchan

Pollokshaws v Dykebar

Morton v Carlton

Port Glasgow Athletic v Neilston

Renfrew v Greenock Abstainers

Thornliebank v Johnstone Harp

Glasgow and District

Clyde received a bye to the second round.

Rangers v United Abstainers

3rd Lanark RV v Partick Thistle

Shettleston v Battlefield

Whitefield v Northern

Linthouse v Fairfield

Glasgow Hibernian v Thistle

Celtic v Queen's Park

Carrington v Maryhill

Cowlairs v Victoria

Kelvinside Athletic v Southern Athletic

Temperance Athletic v Summerton Athletic

Lanarkshire district

Hamilton Academical v Wishaw Thistle

Rutherglen v Uddingston

Carfin Shamrock v Albion Rovers

Royal Albert v Whifflet Shamrock

Airdriehill v Motherwell

Clydesdale v Cambuslang

Cambuslang St Bride's v Airdrieonians

Forfarshire district

Montrose v Forfar Athletic

Dundee Our Boys v Strathmore

Lindertis v Wanderers

Arbroath v Dundee Harp

Lochee v Brechin

Broughty v Dundee East End

Northern Counties

Orion v Victoria United

Portland Lybster v Aberdeen

Stirlingshire district

Camelon received a bye to the second round.

Kilsyth Wanderers v Stenhousemuir

Gairdoch v East Stirlingshire

Vale of Bannock v Campsie

Falkirk v Tillicoultry

Slamannan v Grangemouth

Alva v King's Park

Alloa Athletic v Denny

Dunipace v Laurieston

Perthshire district

Fair City Athletic v Coupar Angus

Blairgowrie Our Boys v St Johnstone

Dunblane v Caledonian Rangers

Vale of Atholl v Crieff

Argyll district

Lochgilphead received a bye to the second round.

Oban v Oban Rangers

Southern Counties

Lochgilphead received a bye to the second round.

Newton Stewart Athletic v Queen of the South Wanderers

Moffat v Dumfries

Mid-Annandale v 5th Kirkcudbrightshire

Replays

Ayrshire district

Kilbirnie v Dalry

Ayr Athletic v Maybole

Lugar Boswell v Irvine

Dunbartonshire district

Dumbarton v Vale of Leven

East of Scotland

Champfleurie v Bathgate Rovers

Glasgow and District

Queen's Park v Celtic

Notes

1. A-Clydebank forfeited the tie on the basis that it was four players short, but won a resulting friendly 3–1.^[12]
2. B-Match abandoned after 75 minutes. The result was allowed to stand.
3. C-Both teams advanced to the second round.

Sources:^[13][14]

Second round

Ayr Athletic, Champfleurie, Edinburgh University, Kilsyth Wanderers, Pollokshaws and Wishaw Thistle received a bye to the third round.

Matches

Abercorn v Thornliebank

Aberdeen v Orion

Airdrieonians v Uddingston

Battlefield v Thistle

Bellstane Birds v Heart of Midlothian

Broxburn v Leith Athletic

Camelon v Grangemouth

Campsie v Alloa Athletic

Carfin Shamrock v Motherwell

Clyde v Northern

Cowlairs v Linthouse

Dumbarton Union v Kirkintilloch Athletic

Dumfries Harp v Queen of the South Wanderers

Dundee Harp v Dundee Our Boys

Duntocher Harp v Vale of Leven Wanderers

Falkirk v King's Park

Hibernian v Mossend Swifts

Kelvinside Athletic v Rangers

Kilbirnie v Newmilns

Lanemark v Hurlford

Lassodie v Cowdenbeath

Laurieston v East Stirlingshire

Lochee v Forfar Athletic

Lugar Boswell v Ayr

Moffat v 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV

Port Glasgow Athletic v Greenock Abstainers

Queen's Park v Summerton Athletic

Renton v Dumbarton

Royal Albert v Cambuslang

St Johnstone v Fair City Athletic

St Mirren v Kilbarchan

Stevenston Thistle v Annbank

Vale of Atholl v Dunblane

Vale of Leven v Methlan Park

Wanderers v Dundee East End

1st Renfrew RV v Morton

3rd Lanark RV v Maryhill

Dunfermline Athletic v Dunfermline

Oban v Lochgilphead

Replays

Cambuslang v Royal Albert

Fair City Athletic v St Johnstone

Grangemouth v Camelon

Leith Athletic v Broxburn

Linthouse v Cowlairs

Cowdenbeath v Lassodie

Sources:^[13][14]

Third round

Cowdenbeath received a bye to the fourth round.

Matches

Abercorn v Stevenston Thistle

Aberdeen v Forfar Athletic

Alloa Athletic v Oban

Champfluerie v Heart of Midlothian

Dumbarton v 3rd Lanark RV

Dumbarton Union v Cambuslang

Dunblane v Fair City Athletic

Dundee Our Boys v Dundee East End

Dunfermline Athletic v Hibernian

Edinburgh University v Leith Athletic

Falkirk v East Stirlingshire

Grangemouth v Kilsyth Wanderers

Lanemark v Ayr Athletic

Moffat v Queen of the South Wanderers

Morton v Ayr

Northern v Carfin Shamrock

Port Glasgow Athletic v Kilbirnie

Queen's Park v Vale of Leven Wanderers

Rangers v Vale of Leven

St Mirren v Pollokshaws

Thistle v Airdrieonians

Wishaw Thistle v Linthouse

Replays

Airdrieonians v Thistle

Hibernian v Dunfermline Athletic

Kilsyth Wanderers v Grangemouth

Queen of the South Wanderers v Moffat

Vale of Leven v Rangers

3rd Lanark RV v Dumbarton

Cambuslang v Dumbarton Union

Northern v Carfin Shamrock

Notes

1. C-Both teams advanced to the fourth round.

Sources:^[13][14]

Fourth round

Matches

Aberdeen v Queen's Park

Airdrieonians v Abercorn

Ayr v Leith Athletic

Dunblane v Cowdenbeath

Dundee East End v Cambuslang

Grangemouth v Vale of Leven

Heart of Midlothian v Alloa Athletic

Kilbirnie v East Stirlingshire

Lanemark v St Mirren

Moffat v Carfin Shamrock

Queen of the South Wanderers v Hibernian

3rd Lanark v Linthouse

Replays

Leith Athletic v Ayr

Dundee East End v Cambuslang

Sources:^[13][14]

Fifth round

Hibernian, Kilbirnie, Leith Athletic and 3rd Lanark RV received a bye to the quarter-finals.

Matches

Cowdenbeath v Abercorn

Moffat v Dundee East End

Queen's Park v St Mirren

Vale of Leven v Heart of Midlothian

Replay

Dundee East End v Moffat

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Original

15 February 1890^[85][86]

15:00

Ibrox Park, Govan

Attendance: 11,000

Replay

22 February 1890^[88][89]

15:00

Ibrox Park, Govan

Attendance: 13,000

Teams

• Teams were unchanged for the replay.

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External links

• Season 1889-90 Queen’s Park [results list], The Beautiful Dribbling Game
• Scottish Cup 1889/90, RSSSF