1878–79 Scottish Cup
| Country | Scotland | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Vale of Leven | ||
| Runners-up | Rangers F.C. | ||
| |||
The 1878-79 Scottish Cup was the 6th playing of the Scottish Cup knockout tournament. Vale of Leven beat Rangers in the final.[1] After a 1-1 draw in the original match, Vale of Leven won the cup by default in a walkover when Rangers refused to attend the replay. This was in protest at a disallowed goal in the original match.
First round
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Barrhead | 2–0 | Wellington Park |
| Jamestown | 3–1 | Lenzie |
| Possil Bluebell | 8–0 | 19th Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers |
| Queen's Park | 8–0 | Kelvinbank |
| Thistle | 2–0 | Possilpark |
| Vale of Leven | 6–0 | Alclutha |
| 1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers | 0–0 | Parkgrove |
| Alexandria | 2–2 | Renton Thistle |
| Arbroath | 3–0 | Our Boys |
| Dumbarton | 8–1 | 10th Dumbartonshire Rifle Volunteers |
| Havelock | 1–7 | 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers |
| Kilmarnock | 0–2 | Kilbirnie |
| Lanemark | 2–2 | Kilmarnock Athletic |
| Lenzie | 3–0 | Milngavie Thistle |
| Rangers | 3–0 | Shaftesbury |
| Union | 1–0 | Rosslyn |
| Upper Clydesdale | 12–0 | Newmains |
| Annan | 0–3 | Queen of the South Wanderers |
| Caledonian | 0–2 | South Western |
| Shotts | 3–0 | Drumpellier |
| Strathblane | 8–1 | Grasshoppers |
| 3rd Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers | 3–1 | Brunswick |
| Airdrie | 7–0 | Avondale |
| Alexandra Athletic | 3–1 | Jordanhill |
| Arthurlie | 4–1 | Cartvale |
| Ayr Academicals | 4–1 | Cumnock |
| Ayr Thistle | 2–0 | Auchinleck |
| Beith | 1–0 | Hurlford |
| Busby | 3–1 | Morton |
| Catrine | w/o | Girvan |
| Clyde | w/o | Blythswood |
| Clydesdale | v | Dennistoun |
| Cree Rovers | w/o | Stranraer |
| Edinburgh Thistle | 2–1 | Hanover |
| Falkirk | 1–0 | Campsie Glen |
| Glengowan | 4–3 | Mount Vernon |
| Govan | 7–0 | Ailsa |
| Hamilton Academical | 3–1 | Uddingston |
| Heart of Midlothian | 3–1 | Swifts |
| Helensburgh | 4–0 | Kilmaronock Thistle |
| Hibernian | 5–2 | Dunfermline |
| John Elder | 7–0 | Blackfriars |
| Levern | 1–1 | 23rd Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers |
| Mauchline | w/o | Maybole Carrick |
| Maybole Ladywell | 3–0 | Tarbolton Bruntonians |
| Oxford | 0–0 | Derby |
| Partick | 2–2 | Northern |
| Petershill | 4–2 | Albatross |
| Portland | 9–0 | Dean |
| Renfrew | 1–1 | 17th Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers |
| Renton | w/o | Star of Leven |
| Rob Roy | 1–0 | Coupar Angus |
| Stonefield | w/o | 4th Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers |
| Stonelaw | 4–0 | East Kilbride |
| Thornliebank | 3–0 | Glenkilloch |
| Vale of Teith | 1–0 | Clifton & Strathfillan |
| Wellpark | w/o | Govanhill |
| Whitefield | 10–0 | Telegraphists |
| Whiteinch | 3–3 | Pollokshields Athletic |
- Clarkston, Burnside, Port Glasgow, St Clement's and Shaugran received byes into the second round. Pollokshaws Athletic withdrew before the competition began.
- Glasgow University and Edinburgh University received byes into the third round.
First round replays
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| 17th Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers | 1–2 | Renfrew |
| Kilmarnock Athletic | 4–0 | Lanemark |
| Parkgrove | 6–2 | 1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers |
| Renton Thistle | 1–1 | Alexandria |
| 23rd Renfrewshire Rifle Volunteers | 0–1 | Levern |
| Oxford | 1–1 | Derby |
| Northern | 0–2 | Partick |
| Pollokshields Athletic | 3–3 | Whiteinch |
Champions
| 1878–79 Scottish Cup |
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| Vale of Leven F.C. Champions (3rd title) |
References
- ↑ http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football.cfm?page=710 Scottish Cup - Previous Winners: 1873/74 - 1999/00
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