1886–87 in Scottish football
| Season | 1886–87 | |
|---|---|---|
| ||
| 1886–87 in Scottish football | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Scottish Cup winners | |
| Hibernian | |
| Junior Cup winners | |
| Fairfield Govan | |
| Scotland national team | |
| 1887 BHC |
The 1886–87 season was the 14th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw the inaugural playing of the Scottish Junior Cup.
Honours
[edit]Cup honours
[edit]National
[edit]| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Cup | Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Dumbarton |
| Scottish Junior Cup | Fairfield Govan | 3 – 1[a] | Edinburgh Woodburn |
County
[edit]| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayrshire Cup | Hurlford | 4 – 1 | Kilbirnie |
| Buteshire Cup | Cumbrae | 2 – 0 | Bute Rangers |
| Dumbartonshire Cup | Renton | 5 – 0[a] | Vale of Leven |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 3 – 0 | Hearts |
| Fife Cup | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 1[a] | Burntisland Thistle |
| Forfarshire Cup | Dundee Harp | 4 – 2 | Strathmore |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Airdrieonians | 5 – 0 | Drumpellier |
| Linlithgowshire Cup | Armadale | 2 – 0[a] | Durhamtown Rangers |
| Perthshire Cup | Coupar Angus | 2 – 1 | Fair City Athletic |
| Renfrewshire Cup | Abercorn | 5 – 1 | Arthurlie |
| Stirlingshire Cup | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 0 | Falkirk |
Teams in F.A. Cup
[edit]| Season | Club | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886–87 | Cowlairs | 1st round |  Darwen Old Wanderers
|
4 – 1 |
| 2nd | Rossendale
|
10 – 2 | ||
| 3rd round | Rangers | 2 – 3 | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 1st round | Darwen
|
1 – 7 | |
| Partick Thistle | 1st round | |||
| 2nd round | ||||
| 3rd round | ||||
| 4th round | ||||
| 5th round | ||||
| Queen's Park | 1st round | Preston North End
|
0 – 3 | |
| Rangers | 1st round | |||
| 2nd round | ||||
| 3rd round | ||||
| 4th round | ||||
| 5th round | ||||
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Renton | 1st round | Accrington
|
1 – 0 | |
| 2nd round | Blackburn Rovers
|
2 – 2 | ||
| 2nd round Replay | 2 – 0 | |||
| 3rd round | Preston North End
|
0 – 2 | ||
| Third Lanark | 1st round | Higher Walton
|
5 – 0 | |
| 2nd round | Bolton Wanderers
|
2 – 3 |
Scotland national team
[edit]| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[b] | Competition | Scotland scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 February 1887 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  Ireland
|
4 – 1 | British Home Championship | Willie Watt, Tom Jenkinson, William Johnstone, James Low |
| 19 March 1887 | Leamington Road, Blackburn | England
|
3 – 2 | British Home Championship | James McCall, Leitch Keir, James Allan |
| 21 March 1887 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |  Wales
|
2 – 0 | British Home Championship | William Robertson, James Allan |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Scotland (C)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 | England
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 4 |
| 3 | Ireland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 |
| 4 | Wales
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
Source: [1][2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "British Championships 1887". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.