SCOTTISH FA CUP 1879-80

 

 

Winners: Queen's Park

Runners-up: Thornliebank

Holders from previous season: Vale of Leven

 

M
First round
Walkover3rd Lanark Rifle Volunteers   UnionScratched
20 September 187917th Renfrew Rifle Volunteers4-1Levern 
Walkover19th Lanark Rifle Volunteers   WellparkScratched
20 September 1879Airdrie1-0East Kilbride 
WalkoverAilsa   BurnsideScratched
20 September 1879Alexandra Athletic4-0Albatross 
20 September 1879Arbroath5-1Dundee Our Boys 
WalkoverAthole   BlythswoodScatched
27 September 1879Arthurlie3-0Busby 
20 September 1879Ayr0-6Kilmarnock Athletic 
20 September 1879Barrhead0-5Renfrew 
6 September 1879Beith2-2Kilbirnie 
20 September 1879Brunswick5-0Swifts 
WalkoverCambuslang   UddingstonScratched
20 September 1879Campsie Glen4-1Thistle AthleticMatch declared void
20 September 1879Cartvale5-2Wellington Park 
20 September 1879Clarkston2-1Stonelaw 
WalkoverClyde   1st Lanark Rifle VolunteersScratched
20 September 1879Cree Rovers0-2Stranraer 
WalkoverCumnock   IrvineScratched
20 September 1879Dumbarton4-3Vale of Leven 
20 September 1879Dunfermline2-0Edinburgh Thistle 
20 September 1879Excelsior2-1Clydebank 
20 September 1879Falkirk4-2Grasshoppers 
20 September 1879Govan2-1Caledonian 
20 September 1879Hamilton Academical2-0Glengowan 
WalkoverHarmonic   StonefieldScratched
WalkoverHavelock   4th Renfrew Rifle VolunteersScratched
WalkoverHeart of Midlothian   3rd Edinburgh Rifle VolunteersScratched
20 September 1879Helensburgh4-2Alcutha 
20 September 1879Hibernian5-1Hanover 
27 September 1879Hurlford2-0Catrine 
20 September 1879Jamestown2-1Star of Leven 
WalkoverJohn Elder   DerbyScratched
WalkoverJohnstone Athletic   Port GlasgowScratched
20 September 1879Jordanhill2-1Kelvinbank 
20 September 1879Kennishead2-1Glenkilloch 
WalkoverKilmarnock   Ayr AcademicalsScratched
WalkoverKilmarnock Portland   LanemarkScratched
WalkoverLennox   Renton ThistleScratched
20 September 1879Mauchline3-1Dean 
WalkoverMaybole Carrick   GirvanScratched
27 September 1879Maybole Ladywell2-0Auchinleck Boswell 
20 September 1879Milton of Campsie3-1King's Park 
20 September 1879Netherlee0-0Morton 
WalkoverNewmains   AvondaleScratched
20 September 1879Northern3-0Thistle 
20 September 1879Oxford2-2Pollokshields Athletic 
WalkoverParkgrove   ClydesdaleScratched
27 September 1879Partick2-0Petershill 
WalkoverPossil Bluebell   TelegraphistsScratched
20 September 1879Possilpark0-0City 
WalkoverQueen of the South Wanderers   AnnanScratched
20 September 1879Rangers0-0Queen's Park 
WalkoverRenfrew Ramblers   23rd Renfrew Rifle VolunteersScratched
20 September 1879Renton2-2Kilmarnock Thistle 
27 September 1879Rob Roy2-1Coupar Angus 
WalkoverRosslyn   BlackfriarsScratched
27 September 1879Shotts2-1Drumpelier 
WalkoverSouth Western   WhiteinchScratched
27 September 1879Strathblane1-0Lenzie 
20 September 1879Thornliebank4-0Yoker 
WalkoverUpper Clydesdale   Mount VernonScratched
WalkoverVale of Teith   Clifton & StrathfillanScratched
27 September 1879Whitefield7-0Govanhill 
ByeBarrhead Rangers     
ByeBellshill     
ByeCartside     
ByeDennistoun     
ByeEdinburgh University     
ByeGlasgow University     
ByeHigh School     
ByeKirkintilloch Athletic     
ByePlains Bluebell     
ByeSt Clement's     
ByeStewarton Cunninghame     
ByeStrathmore     
ByeTarbolton Burntonians     
Jamestown were disqualified following their third round match against Lennox. Their opponents from the first and second round (Star of Leven and Kirkintilloch Athletic) were reinstated and played a second round match to determine who would play Lennox in the third round. 
Replays
4 October 1879Campsie Glen4-0Thistle AthleticBoth teams advanced to next round
27 September 1879Kilbirnie2-2Beith 
27 September 1879Kilmarnock Thistle0-8Renton 
27 September 1879Morton7-4Netherlee 
27 September 1879Pollokshields Athletic4-0Oxford 
27 September 1879Possilpark3-1City 
27 September 1879Queen's Park5-1Rangers 
Second round
11 October 18793rd Lanark Rifle Volunteers0-0Possil Bluebell 
18 October 1879Ailsa3-1Rosslyn 
11 October 1879Alexandra Athletic5-0Harmonic 
11 October 1879Arthurlie8-3Morton 
11 October 1879Barrhead Rangers2-1Renfrew Ramblers 
11 October 1879Cambuslang4-1Airdrie 
11 October 1879Clyde2-1Govan 
WalkoverCumnock   Tarbolton BurntoniansScratched
11 October 1879Dumbarton7-0Helensburgh 
11 October 1879Excelsior2-1Bellshill 
11 October 1879Hamilton Academical3-0Upper Clydesdale 
18 October 1879Heart of Midlothian4-2BrunswickMatch declared void
11 October 1879Hibernian4-0Dunfermline 
11 October 1879John Elder1-0JordanhillMatch declared void
11 October 1879Johnstone Athletic6-0Cartvale 
18 October 1879Kennishead5-0Cartside 
4 October 1879Kilmarnock Athletic1-1Kilbirnie 
18 October 1879Kilmarnock Portland2-1Beith 
11 October 1879Kirkintilloch Athletic0-1Jamestown 
15 November 1879Kirkintilloch Athletic5-2Star of Leven 
11 October 1879Mauchline6-2Kilmarnock 
11 October 1879Maybole Carrick1-8Hurlford 
11 October 1879Maybole Ladywell6-1Stewarton Cunninghame 
11 October 1879Milton of Campsie0-4Campsie Glen 
11 October 1879Northern3-1Whitefield 
11 October 1879Partick3-1Havelock 
11 October 1879Plains Bluebell2-0Newmains 
11 October 1879Pollokshields Athletic5-1Dennistoun 
18 October 1879Possilpark4-1High School 
11 October 1879Queen of the South Wanderers6-0Stranraer 
11 October 1879Queen's Park14-119th Lanark Rifle Volunteers 
11 October 1879Renton1-1Lennox 
18 October 1879Rob Roy3-0Vale of Teith 
11 October 1879Shotts0-2Clarkston 
11 October 1879South Western9-0Athole 
11 October 1879Strathblane1-0Falkirk 
WalkoverStrathmore   St Clement'sScratched
11 October 1879Thornliebank6-117th Renfrew Rifle Volunteers 
ByeArbroath     
ByeEdinburgh University     
ByeGlasgow University     
ByeParkgrove     
ByeRenfrew     
Replays
1 November 18793rd Lanark Rifle Volunteers1-0Possil Bluebell 
20 October 1879Heart of Midlothian2-1Brunswick 
25 October 1879Jordanhill1-2John Elder 
18 October 1879Kilbirnie1-0Kilmarnock Athletic 
18 October 1879Lennox1-1RentonBoth teams advanced to next round
Third round
8 November 18793rd Lanark Rifle Volunteers1-1Glasgow University 
15 November 1879Arbroath6-1Strathmore 
1 November 1879Arthurlie1-2Renfrew 
15 November 1879Cambuslang4-2Clarkston 
15 November 1879Clyde6-1Ailsa 
1 November 1879Dumbarton5-0Renton 
8 November 1879Hamilton Academical7-1Excelsior 
15 November 1879Hibernian2-1Heart of Midlothian 
8 November 1879Hurlford1-0Cumnock 
1 November 1879Jamestown5-1LennoxMatch declared void
1 November 1879Johnstone Athletic3-1Kennishead 
WalkoverKilbirnie   Maybole LadywellScratched
22 November 1879Kirkintilloch Athletic6-2Lennox 
1 November 1879Mauchline0-0Kilmarnock Portland 
1 November 1879Parkgrove6-2Alexandra Athletic 
WalkoverPlains Bluebell   Queen of the South WanderersScratched
1 November 1879Pollokshields Athletic2-1Northern 
1 November 1879Queen's Park5-1Partick 
8 November 1879Rob Roy1-0Edinburgh University 
1 November 1879South Western2-1John Elder 
1 November 1879Strathblane2-1Campsie Glen 
1 November 1879Thornliebank1-0Barrhead Rangers 
Replays
15 November 18793rd Lanark Rifle Volunteers6-0Glasgow University 
8 November 1879Kilmarnock Portland0-1Mauchline 
Fourth round
29 November 18793rd Lanark Rifle Volunteers5-1Kilmarnock Athletic 
29 November 1879Cambuslang3-0Plains Bluebell 
22 November 1879Dumbarton11-0Clyde 
22 November 1879Hibernian2-2Parkgrove 
22 November 1879Johnstone Athletic2-4Rob Roy 
22 November 1879Kilbirnie1-1Hurlford 
29 November 1879Mauchline2-0Hamilton Academical 
22 November 1879Queen's Park10-1Strathblane 
22 November 1879Renfrew1-2Pollokshields Athletic 
22 November 1879South Western4-0Arbroath 
22 November 1879Thornliebank12-0Possilpark 
Replay
29 November 1879Hurlford1-1KilbirnieBoth teams advanced to next round
29 November 1879Parkgrove2-2HibernianBoth teams advanced to next round
Fifth round
20 December 1879Dumbarton6-2Kilbirnie 
20 December 1879Mauchline0-2Hibernian 
20 December 1879Pollokshields Athletic4-0Cambuslang 
20 December 1879Queen's Park15-1Hurlford 
20 December 1879South Western1-1Parkgrove 
20 December 1879Thornliebank12-0Rob Roy 
Bye3rd Lanark Rifle Volunteers     
Replay
27 December 1879South Western3-2Parkgrove 
Quarter-final
3 January 18803rd Lanark Rifle Volunteers1-1Thornliebank 
3 January 1880Dumbarton6-2Hibernian 
3 January 1880Pollokshields Athletic6-1South Western 
ByeQueen's Park     
Replay
10 January 18803rd Lanark Rifle Volunteers1-2Thornliebank 
Semi-final
17 January 1880Queen's Park1-0Dumbarton 
17 January 1880Thornliebank2-1Pollokshields Athletic 
Final
21 February 1880Queen's Park3-0ThornliebankPlayed at Cathkin Park, Glasgow
4,000     Referee: D Hamilton