1893–94 Scottish Cup

1893–94 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Defending championsQueen's Park
Final positions
ChampionsRangers
Runner-upCeltic

The 1893–94 Scottish Cup was the 21st season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers when they beat Celtic 3–1 in the final. It was the first Scottish Cup final between the two Glasgow clubs, whose dominance of the domestic game and 'old firm' rivalry were yet to be established – indeed this was the first time Rangers lifted the trophy in their third appearance at that stage (and their first since the 1870s); for Celtic it was a third defeat in four finals, all within the past six years.[1]

Calendar

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First round 25 November 1893 16 32 → 16
Second round 16 December 1893 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals 13 January 1894 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 3 February 1894 2 4 → 2
Final 10 February 1894 1 2 → 1

Teams

Competing teams
Clubs exempt from preliminary rounds Clubs qualified via preliminary rounds

Preliminary rounds

Main article: 1893–94 Scottish Cup preliminary rounds

First round

First round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
25 November 1893 3rd Lanark RV 9–3 Inverness Thistle Cathkin Park, Glasgow
25 November 1893 Grangemouth 1–7 Renton Caledonian Park, Grangemouth
25 November 1893 Cambuslang 3–2 East Stirlingshire Whitefield Park, Cambuslang
25 November 1893 St Mirren 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Westmarch, Paisley
25 November 1893 Abercorn 2–1 5th Kirkcudbright RV Underwood Park, Paisley
25 November 1893 Kilmarnock 1–3 St Bernard's Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
25 November 1893 Albion Rovers 6–0 Black Watch Meadow Park, Coatbridge
25 November 1893 King's Park 2–5 Clyde Forthbank Park, Stirling
25 November 1893 Linthouse 1–5 Queen's Park Langlands Park, Govan
25 November 1893 Thistle 1–3 Battlefield Braehead Park, Glasgow
25 November 1893 Rangers 8–0 Cowlairs Ibrox Park, Govan
25 November 1893 Orion 2–11 Leith Athletic Cattofield, Aberdeen
25 November 1893 Celtic 6–0 Hurlford Celtic Park, Glasgow
25 November 1893 Vale of Leven 1–2 Dumbarton Millburn Park, Alexandria
25 November 1893 Broxburn Shamrock 3–8 Arbroath Shamrock Park, Broxburn
25 November 1893 Port Glasgow Athletic 7–5 Airdrieonians Clune Park, Port Glasgow

Source:[2]

Second round

Second round results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
16 December 1893 Clyde 6–0 Cambuslang Barrowfield Park, Glasgow
16 December 1893 Arbroath 0–3 Queen's Park Gayfield Park, Arbroath
16 December 1893 Battlefield 3–3 Abercorn Mossfield Park, Glasgow
16 December 1893 Rangers 2–0 Leith Athletic Ibrox Park, Govan
16 December 1893 Dumbarton 1–3 St Bernard's Boghead Park, Dumbarton
16 December 1893 Renton 2–2
(protested)[note 1] 		Port Glasgow Athletic Tontine Park, Renton
16 December 1893 3rd Lanark RV 3–2 St Mirren Cathkin Park, Glasgow
16 December 1893 Celtic 7–0 Albion Rovers Celtic Park, Glasgow
Second round replays
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
23 December 1893 Abercorn 3–0 Battlefield Underwood Park, Paisley
23 December 1893 Renton 1–3 Port Glasgow Athletic Tontine Park, Renton

Source:[2]

Quarter-final

Quarter-final results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
13 January 1894 3rd Lanark RV 2–1 Port Glasgow Cathkin Park, Glasgow
13 January 1894 Abercorn 3–3 Queen's Park Underwood Park, Paisley
13 January 1894 Clyde 0–5 Rangers Barrowfield Park, Glasgow
13 January 1894 Celtic 8–1 St Bernard's Celtic Park, Glasgow
Quarter-final replay
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
20 January 1894 Queen's Park 3–3 Abercorn Hampden Park, Glasgow
Quarter-final second replay
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
27 January 1894 Abercorn 0–2 Queen's Park Ibrox Park, Govan[note 2]

Source:[2]

Semi-finals

Semi-final results
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
3 February 1894 Rangers 1–1 Queen's Park Ibrox Park, Govan
3 February 1894 3rd Lanark RV 3–5 Celtic Cathkin Park, Glasgow
Semi-final replay
Date Home team Score Away team Venue
10 February 1894 Queen's Park 1–3 Rangers Hampden Park, Glasgow

Source:[2]

Final

Rangers3–1Celtic
 Maley
Attendance: 17,000[3][4]
Referee: J. Marshall

Teams

Celtic:
GK Joseph Cullen
RB Jerry Reynolds
LB Dan Doyle
RH Willie Maley
CH James Kelly
LH John Curran
OR Jake Madden
IR James Blessington
CF Joe Cassidy
IL Sandy McMahon
OL John Campbell
Rangers:
GK David Haddow
RB Nicol Smith
LB Jock Drummond
RH Robert Marshall
CH Andrew McCreadie
LH David Mitchell
OR James Steel
IR Hugh McCreadie
CF John Gray
IL John McPherson
OL John Barker

Notes

  1. ^ A protest by Renton was upheld and a replay was ordered.
  2. ^ Match played at a neutral venue.

References

  1. ^ Association. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie. The Scotsman, 19 February 1894, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
  2. ^ a b c d Mathers, Stewart (2017). The Beautiful Dribbling Game: The Scottish F.A. Challenge Cup in the 19th Century. Great Britain: Amazon. pp. 208–209, 333. ISBN 978-0-9956998-0-9.
  3. ^ Scottish Cup Final 1894 [Celtic team], FitbaStats
  4. ^ Scottish Cup Final 1894 [Rangers team], FitbaStats