1891–92 Scottish Cup

1891–92 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Teams	32
Defending champions	Heart of Midlothian
Final positions
Champions	Celtic
Runner-up	Queen's Park
	← 1890–91 1892–93 →

The 1891–92 Scottish Cup was the 19th edition of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition.

Heart of Midlothian unsuccessfully defended its 1891 title in the Quarter-final on 6 February 1892 in neutral ground Hampden Park, Glasgow losing to Renton, 2–3.

The Celtic successful pursuit of its 1892 Cup on 12 March 1892 in Ibrox Park, Govan against Queen's Park, 1–0 with its 40,000 attendees^[1] was interrupted when the match declared void due to repeated crowd encroachment.^[2]^[3]

Celtic successfully sealed the pursuit of the 1892 Cup in the Final replay on 9 April 1892 in Ibrox Park, Govan defeating Queen's Park, 5–1. 30,000 attended.^[4]^[5]^[6]

The first qualifying process was begun in this Cup.^[7]

Calendar

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	28 November 1891	16	32 → 16
Second round	19 December 1891	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	23 January 1892	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	6 February 1892	2	4 → 2
Final	12 March 1892	1	2 → 1

Teams

Competing teams
Clubs exempt from preliminary rounds	Clubs qualified via preliminary rounds
Abercorn Cambuslang Celtic Clyde ~~Dundee Our Boys~~^{[note 1]} Dumbarton Heart of Midlothian Kilmarnock Leith Athletic Northern Queen's Park Rangers Renton St Mirren Vale of Leven 3rd Lanark RV	Aberdeen Arbroath Annbank Ayr Battlefield Bathgate Rovers Bridge of Allan Broxburn Shamrock Cowlairs Dunblane East Stirlingshire Kilmarnock Athletic Linthouse Mid-Annandale Monkcastle St Bernard's Thistle

Preliminary rounds

First round

First round results
Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
28 November 1891	Dumbarton	4–0	Thistle	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
28 November 1891	East Stirlingshire	1–6	Kilmarnock	Merchiston Park, Bainsford
28 November 1891	St Mirren	2–4	Celtic	Westmarch, Paisley
28 November 1891	Broxburn Shamrock	7–2	Northern	Pyothall Road, Broxburn
28 November 1891	Leith Athletic	5–0	Dunblane	Beechwood Park, Edinburgh
28 November 1891	Heart of Midlothian	3–1 (abandoned)^{[note 2]}	Clyde	Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
28 November 1891	Kilmarnock Athletic	7–2	Bridge of Allan	Holm Quarry, Kilmarnock
28 November 1891	Annbank	2–1	Battlefield	Pebble Park, Annbank
28 November 1891	Linthouse	0–6	Bathgate Rovers	Langlands Park, Govan
28 November 1891	Abercorn	2–3	Queen's Park	Underwood Park, Paisley
28 November 1891	3rd Lanark RV	3–0	Vale of Leven	Cathkin Park, Glasgow
28 November 1891	Rangers	5–1	St Bernard's	Ibrox Park, Govan
28 November 1891	Monkcastle	3–4	Arbroath	Forthbank Park, Stirling^{[note 3]}
28 November 1891	Renton	7–4	Ayr	Tontine Park, Renton
5 December 1891	Aberdeen	2–6	Mid-Annandale	Forthbank Park, Stirling^{[note 3]}
12 December 1891	Cowlairs	3–1	Cambuslang	Springvale Park, Glasgow

First round replay
Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
5 December 1891	Heart of Midlothian	8–0	Clyde	Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

Source:^[9]

Second round

Second round results
Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
19 December 1891	3rd Lanark RV	1–3	Dumbarton	Cathkin Park, Glasgow
19 December 1891	Broxburn Shamrock	4–5	Heart of Midlothian	Pyothall Road, Broxburn
19 December 1891	Cowlairs	11–2	Mid-Annandale	Springvale Park, Glasgow
19 December 1891	Annbank	2–1	Leith Athletic	Pebble Park, Annbank
19 December 1891	Queen's Park	6–0	Bathgate Rovers	Hampden Park, Glasgow
19 December 1891	Rangers	0–0	Kilmarnock	Ibrox Park, Govan
19 December 1891	Arbroath	0–3	Renton	Carolina Port, Dundee^{[note 3]}
19 December 1891	Celtic	3–0	Kilmarnock Athletic	Celtic Park, Glasgow

Second round replay
Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
26 December 1891	Kilmarnock	1–1	Rangers	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock

Second round second replay
Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
23 January 1892	Kilmarnock	2–3	Rangers	Westmarch, Paisley^{[note 3]}

Source:^[9]

Quarter-final

Quarter-final results
Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
23 January 1892	Celtic	4–1	Cowlairs	Springvale Park, Glasgow
23 January 1892	Renton	4–4	Heart of Midlothian	Tontine Park, Renton
23 January 1892	Dumbarton	2–2	Queen's Park	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
30 January 1892	Rangers	2–0	Annbank	Ibrox Park, Govan

Quarter-final replays
Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
30 January 1892	Heart of Midlothian	2–2	Renton	Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh
30 January 1892	Queen's Park	4–1	Dumbarton	Hampden Park, Glasgow

Quarter-final second replay
Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
6 February 1892	Heart of Midlothian	2–3	Renton	Hampden Park, Glasgow^{[note 3]}

Source:^[9]

Semi-finals

Semi-final results
Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
6 February 1892	Celtic	5–3	Rangers	Celtic Park, Glasgow
13 February 1892	Renton	1–1	Queen's Park	Tontine Park, Renton

Semi-final replay
Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue
27 February 1892	Queen's Park	3–0	Renton	Hampden Park, Glasgow

Source:^[9]

Final

12 March 1892

Celtic	1–0	Queen's Park
Campbell 60'

Ibrox Park, Govan

Attendance: 40,000^[10]

Referee: G. Sneddon

Match declared void due to repeated crowd encroachment.^[11]^[12]

Final replay

9 April 1892

Celtic	5–1	Queen's Park
McMahon 90' Campbell Kelly		Waddell 20'

Ibrox Park, Govan

Attendance: 30,000^[4]^[5]^[6]

Referee: G. Sneddon

Teams


Celtic:
GK		Joseph Cullen
RB		Jerry Reynolds
LB		Dan Doyle
RH		Willie Maley
CH		James Kelly
LH		Peter Dowds
OR		Neil McCallum
IR		Alex Brady
CF		Jake Madden
IL		Sandy McMahon
OL		John Campbell
Replay:		Paddy Gallacher replaced Madden and moved to midfield, with Dowds moving up front.^[a]


Queen's Park:
GK		Andrew Baird
RB		Donald Sillars
LB		Bob Smellie
RH		John Gillespie
CH		Tom Robertson
LH		David Stewart
OR		William Gulliland
IR		Tom Waddell
CF		James Hamilton
IL		William Lambie
OL		William Sellar
Replay:		John Lambie^[b] replaced Smellie and moved to the attack, with Sellar moving to the defence.

^ The FitbaStats website states that Madden played in the second match and Matthew Flannagan played instead of Dowds,^[5] but other reports contradict this^[4]^[13] (and Flannagan did not join the club until the following month).
^ There is uncertainty over the identity of the 11th player for Queen's Park. The Scotsman^[13] asserts it was Scottish international John Lambie who came into the team, although he was living in England and not registered with the club at the time. The Glasgow Herald report states that 'Gillespie' came into the side, but John Gillespie was already in the line-up in place of the injured Walter Arnott.^[4] The Queen's Park archive website has a second 'J Gillespie' in the match report,^[6] but has a "Scott, H." in its players list making his only appearance for the club.^[14] The Herald report also mentions "Scott" in quote marks, indicating the likelihood of the name being a pseudonym, and the Scottish Referee confirms this was "an old and favourite player" without naming him.^[15]

Notes

^ Dundee Our Boys were voted to receive an exemption but requested to take part in the preliminary rounds. The request was granted^[8] and they were eliminated in the first preliminary round.^[9]
^ The Heart of Midlothian vs. Clyde match was abandoned after 85 minutes due to darkness and was subsequently replayed.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Match played at a neutral venue.

References

^ Scottish Cup Final 1892 [Celtic team], FitbaStats
^ Scottish Cup – Final Tie, Glasgow Herald, 14 March 1892] (via The Celtic Wiki)
^ The Scottish Final. | The Game. The Scottish Referee, 14 March 1892, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Scottish Cup – Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 11 April 1892] (via The Celtic Wiki)
^ ^a ^b ^c Scottish Cup Final Replay 1892 [Celtic team], FitbaStats
^ ^a ^b ^c Queen's Park v Celtic [Queen's Park team], QPFC.com
^ "Scottish Football Association". Linlithgowshire Gazette: 8. 27 August 1892.
^ "Scottish Football Association". Dundee Evening Telegraph: 4. 19 August 1891.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Mathers, Stewart (2017). The Beautiful Dribbling Game: The Scottish F.A. Challenge Cup in the 19th Century. Great Britain: Amazon. pp. 181–191, 320–324. ISBN 978-0-9956998-0-9.
^ Scottish Cup Final 1892 [Celtic team], FitbaStats
^ Scottish Cup – Final Tie, Glasgow Herald, 14 March 1892] (via The Celtic Wiki)
^ The Scottish Final. | The Game. The Scottish Referee, 14 March 1892, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
^ ^a ^b Football. Scottish Cup-Final Tie. (scan #5), The Scotsman, via London Hearts Supporters Club]
^ Name: Scott, H., QPFC.com
^ Celts to the Front. | Downfall of the Queen's Park. The Scottish Referee, 11 April 1892, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club

External links

Season 1891-92 Celtic [results list], The Beautiful Dribbling Game
Scottish Cup 1891/92, RSSSF

[17] The FitbaStats website states that Madden played in the second match and Matthew Flannagan played instead of Dowds,^[5] but other reports contradict this^[4]^[13] (and Flannagan did not join the club until the following month).

[20] There is uncertainty over the identity of the 11th player for Queen's Park. The Scotsman^[13] asserts it was Scottish international John Lambie who came into the team, although he was living in England and not registered with the club at the time. The Glasgow Herald report states that 'Gillespie' came into the side, but John Gillespie was already in the line-up in place of the injured Walter Arnott.^[4] The Queen's Park archive website has a second 'J Gillespie' in the match report,^[6] but has a "Scott, H." in its players list making his only appearance for the club.^[14] The Herald report also mentions "Scott" in quote marks, indicating the likelihood of the name being a pseudonym, and the Scottish Referee confirms this was "an old and favourite player" without naming him.^[15]

[10] Dundee Our Boys were voted to receive an exemption but requested to take part in the preliminary rounds. The request was granted^[8] and they were eliminated in the first preliminary round.^[9]

[11] The Heart of Midlothian vs. Clyde match was abandoned after 85 minutes due to darkness and was subsequently replayed.

[neutral-12] Match played at a neutral venue.

[1] Scottish Cup Final 1892 [Celtic team], FitbaStats

[2] Scottish Cup – Final Tie, Glasgow Herald, 14 March 1892] (via The Celtic Wiki)

[3] The Scottish Final. | The Game. The Scottish Referee, 14 March 1892, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club

[cwikiscans-4] Scottish Cup – Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 11 April 1892] (via The Celtic Wiki)

[fscfc-5] Scottish Cup Final Replay 1892 [Celtic team], FitbaStats

[qpfcteam-6] Queen's Park v Celtic [Queen's Park team], QPFC.com

[7] "Scottish Football Association". Linlithgowshire Gazette: 8. 27 August 1892.

[8] "Scottish Football Association". Dundee Evening Telegraph: 4. 19 August 1891.

[Mathers-9] Mathers, Stewart (2017). The Beautiful Dribbling Game: The Scottish F.A. Challenge Cup in the 19th Century. Great Britain: Amazon. pp. 181–191, 320–324. ISBN 978-0-9956998-0-9.

[13] Scottish Cup Final 1892 [Celtic team], FitbaStats

[14] Scottish Cup – Final Tie, Glasgow Herald, 14 March 1892] (via The Celtic Wiki)

[15] The Scottish Final. | The Game. The Scottish Referee, 14 March 1892, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club

[lhscot-16] Football. Scottish Cup-Final Tie. (scan #5), The Scotsman, via London Hearts Supporters Club]

[18] Name: Scott, H., QPFC.com

[19] Celts to the Front. | Downfall of the Queen's Park. The Scottish Referee, 11 April 1892, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club

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