1886 Scottish Cup final

1886 Scottish Cup final
Event	1885–86 Scottish Cup
Date	13 February 1886
Venue	Cathkin Park, Crosshill
Referee	J. E. McKillop (Cartvale)
Attendance	7,000
	← 1885 1887 →

The 1886 Scottish Cup final was the 13th final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 1885–86 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match was played at Cathkin Park in Crosshill (today part of Glasgow) on 13 February 1886, and was watched by a crowd of "between 7,000 and 8,000",^[1] "between 8,000 and 9,000",^[2] or "not less than 9,000",^[3] or 10,000^[4] spectators. The final was contested by defending champions Renton and seven-time winners Queen's Park.^[5]

This was the first Scottish Cup final since 1880 to be decided without the need for a replay (excluding the 1884 final which went unplayed).

Background

Queen's Park had reached the final on seven previous occasions and had gone on to win the competition on each occasion. This was the fifth time in seven seasons which Queen's Park had reached the final.

Defending champions Renton had only previously reached the final twice before, lifting the trophy in 1885, 10 years after they finished as runners-up.

Renton and Queen's Park had played twice before in the Scottish Cup, although they hadn't been drawn together for over a decade. Renton hadn't scored a goal against Queen's Park before the 1886 final with the Glasgow side winning 3–0 in the 1875 final and 2–0 in the 1874 semi-finals.

Route to the final

Queen's Park

Round	Opposition	Score
First round	St Peter's	16–0
Second round	Pilgrims	1–0
Third round	East Stirlingshire	3–0
Fourth round	Airdrieonians	1–0
Fifth round	Arthurlie	2–1
Quarter-final	bye
Semi-final	3rd Lanark RV	3–0

Renton

Round	Opposition	Score
First round	Kirkintilloch Athletic	15–0
Second round	Dumbarton Athletic	7–2
Third round	Albion	1–0
Fourth round	Cowlairs	4–0
Fifth round	Vale of Leven	2–2
Fifth round replay	Vale of Leven	3–0
Quarter-final	bye
Semi-final	Hibernian	2–0

Report

The first quarter of the game was played in heavy rain.^[1] Queen's Park, who had the benefit of a wind behind them in the first half,^[2] took the lead early on when Somerville turned home a Hamilton shot that had been blocked by Hannah.^{[note 1]} Renton came close to an equalizer shortly before half-time when Gillespie caught a shot from McCall and was nearly driven over the line in the resulting maul.

A quarter of an hour into the second half, following Renton pressure, Kelso drove a free-kick through a crowd of players to make the score 1-1; as direct free-kicks did not exist, Queen's Park protested the goal, but the referee deemed that there had been a touch on the way through.^[6] A short while afterwards, Christie injured his foot, and was a passenger for the rest of the match, having to leave the pitch for a while;^[1] Renton pressed home with a man advantage, but could not score, and, following a break after 70 minutes, Harrower scored from a Hamilton cross. Near the end Queen's Park made it three from a 'scrimmage',^[3] which was credited to Somerville,^{[note 2]} after a move involving Hamilton and Harrower.^[1]

Match details

13 February 1886

15:00

Queen's Park	3–1	Renton
Somerville 10', 85' Harrower 70'	Report	Kelso 60'

Cathkin Park

Attendance: 7,000-10,000

Referee: J. E. McKillop (Cartvale)

QUEEN'S PARK:
GK		George Gillespie
FB		Walter Arnott
FB		Andrew Watson
HB		Charles Campbell
HB		John J. Gow
LW		Robert Christie
LW		David Allan
FW		George Somerville
FW		William Harrower
RW		Alexander Hamilton
RW		John Lambie

RENTON:
GK		John Lindsay
FB		Andrew Hannah
FB		Archie McCall
HB		Bob Kelso
HB		Donald McKechnie
RW		Alexander Barbour
RW		James Kelly
FW		Alec Grant
FW		J. McIntyre
LW		James McCall
LW		J. Thomson

Aftermath

Renton gained a measure of revenge at the end of the season, beating Queen's Park 5–2 in the semi-final of the Glasgow Charity Cup, a prestige tournament for four invited clubs; Renton beat local rivals Vale of Leven in the final.^[7]

Notes

^ This is the report from two newspapers; the Lennox Herald credits the goal to Lambie, the Glasgow Herald to Hamilton.
^ The Lennox Herald credits the goal to Christie, the Glasgow Herald to Somerville

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Scottish Challenge Cup". Glasgow Herald: 10. 15 February 1886.
^ ^a ^b "Queen's Park v Renton". Lothian Courier: 4. 20 February 1886.
^ ^a ^b "Queen's Park v Renton". Courier and Argus: 3. 16 February 1886.
^ "By The Way". Paisley Daily Express: 2. 15 February 1886.
^ "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ "Scottish Association Cup (Final Tie)". Lennox Herald: 3. 20 February 1886.
^ "Glasgow Charity Cup - Final Tie". Lennox Herald: 6. 22 May 1886.

External links

London Hearts Scottish Football Reports 13 February 1886

[Goal_1-6] This is the report from two newspapers; the Lennox Herald credits the goal to Lambie, the Glasgow Herald to Hamilton.

[Goal_3-8] The Lennox Herald credits the goal to Christie, the Glasgow Herald to Somerville

[Glasgow_Herald_15-2-1886-1] "The Scottish Challenge Cup". Glasgow Herald: 10. 15 February 1886.

[Lothian_Courier_20-2-1886-2] "Queen's Park v Renton". Lothian Courier: 4. 20 February 1886.

[Courier_and_Argus_16-2-1886-3] "Queen's Park v Renton". Courier and Argus: 3. 16 February 1886.

[4] "By The Way". Paisley Daily Express: 2. 15 February 1886.

[5] "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

[7] "Scottish Association Cup (Final Tie)". Lennox Herald: 3. 20 February 1886.

[9] "Glasgow Charity Cup - Final Tie". Lennox Herald: 6. 22 May 1886.

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