1887–88 Scottish Cup

Football tournament season

Scottish Cup
Tournament details
The Scottish Cup trophy
Country	Scotland
Teams	145
Defending champions	Hibernian
Final positions
Champions	Renton (second title)
Runner-up	Cambuslang
Tournament statistics
Matches played	158
Goals scored	1,026 (6.49 per match)
← 1886–87 1888–89 →

The 1887–88 Scottish Cup was the 15th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Renton won the competition for the second time after they beat Cambuslang 6–1 in the final.^[1] The result set a new record as the largest margin of victory in a Scottish Cup Final - a record that was equalled by Celtic in 1972 but has never been bettered.

Calendar

Round	First match date	Fixtures			Clubs
Round	First match date	Original	Byes	Replays	Clubs
First Round	27 August 1887	70	5	6	145 → 75
Second Round	24 September 1887	34	6	5	75 → 42
Third Round	15 October 1887	20	2	4	42 → 22
Fourth Round	5 November 1887	6	10	4	22 → 16
Fifth Round	26 November 1887	8	0	0	16 → 8
Quarter-finals	17 December 1887	4	0	1	8 → 4
Semi-finals	14 January 1888	2	0	1	4 → 2
Final	4 February 1888	1	0	0	2 → 1

Teams

All 145 teams entered the competition in the first round.

Dunbartonshire	Edinburghshire	Glasgow and Suburbs	Lanarkshire	Northern Counties	Renfrewshire
Bonhill Dumbarton Dumbarton Athletic Dumbarton Union Dunbritton Jamestown Kirkintilloch Athletic Kirkintilloch Central Kirkintilloch Harp Methlan Park Renton Vale of Leven Vale of Leven Hibernians Vale of Leven Wanderers	Armadale Athenian Bellstane Birds Bo'ness Broxburn Shamrock Broxburn Thistle Erin Rovers (Bathgate) Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Leith Athletic Mossend Swifts Norton Park St Bernard's West Calder	Battlefield Carrick Clyde Cowlairs Kelvinside Athletic Glasgow University Govan Athletic Linthouse Northern Partick Thistle Pollokshields Athletic Queen's Park Rangers St Andrew's Shettleston^[A] Southern Athletic Thistle United Abstainers Westbourne Whitefield 3rd Lanark RV	Airdriehill Airdrieonians Albion Rovers Cambuslang Cambuslang Hibernian Carfin Shamrock Clydesdale Drumpellier Dykehead Hamilton Academical Hamilton Hibernian Motherwell Plains Royal Albert Rutherglen Tollcross Uddingston	Aberdeen Aberdeen Rovers Arbroath Broughty Dundee East End Dundee Harp Forfar Athletic Lindertis Lochee Montrose Orion Our Boys (Dundee) Strathmore (Arbroath) Strathmore (Dundee) Wanderers	Abercorn Arthurlie Dykebar Greenock Rangers Johnstone Harp Kilbarchan Lochwinnoch Morton Neilston Paisley Athletic Pollokshaws Port Glasgow Athletic Renfrew St Mirren Thornliebank 1st Renfrew RV
Argyll	Ayrshire	Fife	Perthshire	Southern Counties	Stirlingshire
Lochgilphead Oban	Annbank Ayr Ayr Thistle Dalry Hurlford Kilbirnie Kilmarnock Lanemark Lugar Boswell Mauchline Maybole Monkcastle 2nd Ayrshire RV	Alloa Athletic Burntisland Thistle Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Dunfermline Athletic Lassodie	Caledonian Rangers Coupar Angus Crieff Dunblane Erin Rovers (Perth) Fair City Athletic Our Boys (Blairgowrie) St Johnstone	Moffat Newcastleton Nithsdale Queen of the South Wanderers Thornhill Vale o' Nith 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV	Camelon Campsie East Stirlingshire Falkirk Grahamston Grangemouth Kilsyth Wanderers King's Park Laurieston Redding Athletic Slamannan Vale of Bannock

Notes

^
A-Shettleston were included in Lanarkshire district for the first round but, following an appeal, they were reinstated in the second round as part of Glasgow and Suburbs.

First round

Matches

Glasgow and Suburbs

Glasgow University and Southern Athletic received a bye to the second round.

Partick Thistle v Westbourne

3 September 1887	Partick Thistle	10–0	Westbourne	Partick
				Stadium: Inchview

Pollokshields Athletic v United Abstainers

3 September 1887	Pollokshields Athletic	4–1	United Abstainers	Pollokshields
				Stadium: Pollok Park

Rangers v Battlefield

3 September 1887	Rangers	4–1	Battlefield	Govan
	Lawrie White (x2) Brand	^[2]		Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 3,500

Kelvinside Athletic v St Andrew's

3 September 1887	Kelvinside Athletic	6–3	St Andrew's	Glasgow
				Stadium: Kelburne Street

Northern v Govan Athletic

3 September 1887	Northern	5–1	Govan Athletic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hyde Park

Linthouse v Whitefield

3 September 1887	Linthouse	3–3	Whitefield	Govan
				Stadium: Langlands Park

3rd Lanark RV v Cowlairs

3 September 1887	3rd Lanark RV	1–2 (Void)^[B]	Cowlairs	Crosshill
				Stadium: Cathkin Park

Clyde v Queen's Park

3 September 1887	Clyde	0–7	Queen's Park	Glasgow
		^[3]		Stadium: Barrowfield Park Attendance: 5,000

Carrick v Thistle

3 September 1887	Carrick	0–10	Thistle	Possilpark
				Stadium: Saracen Park

Renfrewshire district

Port Glasgow Athletic v Greenock Rangers

27 August 1887	Port Glasgow Athletic	11–0	Greenock Rangers	Port Glasgow
	McMillan (x3) McLaren Neil	^[4]		Stadium: Clune Park

Lochwinnoch v Pollokshaws

3 September 1887	Lochwinnoch	5–1	Pollokshaws	Lochwinnoch
				Stadium: Field Park

Kilbarchan v Arthurlie

3 September 1887	Kilbarchan	0–4	Arthurlie	Kilbarchan
				Stadium: Whitlands

Dykebar v Morton

3 September 1887	Dykebar	5–2	Morton	Paisley
				Stadium: Thistle Park

1st Renfrew RV v Renfrew

3 September 1887	1st Renfrew RV	1–8	Renfrew	Greenock
				Stadium: Academy Park

Abercorn v Johnstone Harp

3 September 1887	Abercorn	9–0	Johnstone Harp	Paisley
				Stadium: Blackstoun Park

Thornliebank v St Mirren

3 September 1887	Thornliebank	1–2	St Mirren	Thornliebank
				Stadium: Deacon's Bank Park

Paisley Athletic v Neilston

Paisley Athletic

w/o

Neilston

Edinburghshire district

Hibernian v Broxburn Thistle

3 September 1887	Hibernian	5–0	Broxburn Thistle	Edinburgh
	McLaren Smith McGhee Dunbar Clarke	^[5]		Stadium: Hibernian Park

Erin Rovers (Bathgate) v Bellstane Birds

3 September 1887	Erin Rovers (Bathgate)	5–0	Bellstane Birds	Bathgate
				Stadium: Boghead Park

Broxburn Shamrock v Mossend Swifts

3 September 1887	Broxburn Shamrock	0–4^[C]	Mossend Swifts	Broxburn
				Stadium: Shamrock Park

West Calder v Athenian

3 September 1887	West Calder	9–0	Athenian	West Calder
				Stadium: Burngrange Park

Heart of Midlothian v Norton Park

3 September 1887	Heart of Midlothian	4–1	Norton Park	Edinburgh
	Patterson Carruthers MacKay Jenkinson	^[6]		Stadium: Tynecastle Park

Bo'ness v Leith Athletic

3 September 1887	Bo'ness	4–1	Leith Athletic	Bo'ness
				Stadium: Newtown Park

St Bernard's v Armadale

3 September 1887	St Bernard's	3–2	Armadale	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Powderhall

Ayrshire district

Mauchline received a bye to the second round.

Maybole v 2nd Ayrshire RV

3 September 1887	Maybole	3–3	2nd Ayrshire RV	Maybole
				Stadium: Gardenrose Farm

Lugar Boswell v Dalry

3 September 1887	Lugar Boswell	9–0	Dalry	Lugar
				Stadium: Rosebank Park

Kilmarnock v Ayr Thistle

3 September 1887	Kilmarnock	8–2	Ayr Thistle	Kilmarnock
	Taylor (x2) McPherson (x2)	^[7]		Stadium: Rugby Park

Ayr v Monkcastle

Ayr

w/o

Monkcastle

Hurlford v Annbank

Hurlford

w/o

Annbank

Kilbirnie v Lanemark

Kilbirnie

w/o

Lanemark

Dunbartonshire district

Dumbarton v Dunbritton

1 September 1887	Dumbarton	10–0	Dunbritton	Dumbarton
		^[8]		Stadium: Boghead Park Attendance: 3,500

Jamestown v Vale of Leven Hibernians

3 September 1887	Jamestown	3–2 (Void)^[D]	Vale of Leven Hibernians	Jamestown
				Stadium: Balloch Road

Dumbarton Union v Renton

3 September 1887	Dumbarton Union	0–6	Renton	Dumbarton
				Stadium: Woodyard Park

Bonhill v Dumbarton Athletic

3 September 1887	Bonhill	1–6	Dumbarton Athletic	Bonhill
				Stadium: Croft Loan

Kirkintilloch Athletic v Kirkintilloch Central

3 September 1887	Kirkintilloch Athletic	5–1	Kirkintilloch Central	Kirkintilloch
				Stadium: Townhead Park

Vale of Leven Wanderers v Methlan Park

3 September 1887	Vale of Leven Wanderers	7–2	Methlan Park	Alexandria
				Stadium: Balloch Road

Vale of Leven v Kirkintilloch Harp

Vale of Leven

w/o

Kirkintilloch Harp

Lanarkshire district

Cambuslang Hibernian v Hamilton Hibernian

3 September 1887	Cambuslang Hibernian	6–4	Hamilton Hibernian	Cambuslang
				Stadium: Westburn Park

Albion Rovers v Airdriehill

3 September 1887	Albion Rovers	12–0	Airdriehill	Coatbridge
				Stadium: Meadow Park

Rutherglen v Clydesdale

3 September 1887	Rutherglen	4–1	Clydesdale	Rutherglen
				Stadium: Phoenix Park

Carfin Shamrock v Shettleston^[E]

3 September 1887	Carfin Shamrock	4–0	Shettleston^[E]	Carfin
				Stadium: Byres Knowe Park

Uddingston v Royal Albert

3 September 1887	Uddingston	2–5	Royal Albert	Uddingston
				Stadium: Meadowbank

Drumpellier v Motherwell

3 September 1887	Drumpellier	2–3	Motherwell	Coatbridge
				Stadium: Blair Lodge Park

Airdrieonians v Dykehead

3 September 1887	Airdrieonians	8–0	Dykehead	Airdrie
				Stadium: Mavisbank Park

Plains v Tollcross

Plains

w/o

Tollcross

Hamilton Academical v Cambuslang

Hamilton Academical

w/o

Cambuslang

Stirlingshire district

Falkirk v Kilsyth Wanderers

3 September 1887	Falkirk	4–1	Kilsyth Wanderers	Falkirk
				Stadium: Brockville Park

King's Park v Camelon

3 September 1887	King's Park	1–5	Camelon	Stirling
				Stadium: Forthbank Park

Grahamston v Redding Athletic

3 September 1887

Grahamston

4–3^[C]

Redding Athletic

Grahamston

Grangemouth v East Stirlingshire

3 September 1887	Grangemouth	2–5	East Stirlingshire	Grangemouth
				Stadium: Muirhead Park

Vale of Bannock v Campsie

3 September 1887	Vale of Bannock	3–4	Campsie	Bannockburn
				Stadium: Muir Park

Slamannan v Laurieston

3 September 1887	Slamannan	5–4	Laurieston	Slamannan
				Stadium: West Limerigg Park

Fife district

Alloa Athletic v Cowdenbeath

3 September 1887	Alloa Athletic	6–2	Cowdenbeath	Alloa
		^[9]		Stadium: Gaberston Park Attendance: 1,000

Burntisland Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic

3 September 1887	Burntisland Thistle	4–2^[C]	Dunfermline Athletic	Burntisland
				Stadium: Lammerslaw Park

Dunfermline v Lassodie

3 September 1887	Dunfermline	3–2^[C]	Lassodie	Dunfermline
				Stadium: Ladysmill

Northern Counties

Aberdeen Rovers received a bye to the second round.

Strathmore (Dundee) v Forfar Athletic

3 September 1887	Strathmore (Dundee)	6–3	Forfar Athletic	Dundee
				Stadium: Logie Park

Wanderers v Lochee

3 September 1887	Wanderers	7–0	Lochee	Dundee
				Stadium: Morgan Park

Broughty v Montrose

3 September 1887	Broughty	5–7	Montrose	Broughty Ferry
				Stadium: Forthill Park

Strathmore (Arbroath) v Dundee East End

3 September 1887	Strathmore (Arbroath)	1–13	Dundee East End	Arbroath
				Stadium: Damley Park

Lindertis v Dundee Harp

3 September 1887	Lindertis	1–2^[C]	Dundee Harp	Kirriemuir
				Stadium: Knowehead

Arbroath v Orion

3 September 1887	Arbroath	18–0	Orion	Arbroath
				Stadium: Gayfield Park

Aberdeen v Dundee Our Boys

3 September 1887	Aberdeen	4–9	Dundee Our Boys	Aberdeen
				Stadium: Recreation Grounds

Perthshire district

Erin Rovers (Perth) v St Johnstone

3 September 1887	Erin Rovers (Perth)	3–9	St Johnstone	Perth
				Stadium: St Catherine's Park

Caledonian Rangers v Crieff

3 September 1887	Caledonian Rangers	1–7	Crieff	Perth
				Stadium: Dovecotland

Dunblane v Fair City Athletic

3 September 1887	Dunblane	2–3	Fair City Athletic	Dunblane
				Stadium: Duckburn Park

Coupar Angus v Blairgowrie Our Boys

3 September 1887	Coupar Angus	9–2	Blairgowrie Our Boys	Coupar Angus
				Stadium: Station Park

Argyll district

Lochgilphead v Oban

3 September 1887	Lochgilphead	1–9	Oban	Lochgilphead
				Stadium: Bank Park

Southern Counties

Nithsdale received a bye to the second round.

Queen of the South Wanderers v Vale of Nith

3 September 1887	Queen of the South Wanderers	6–0	Vale of Nith	Dumfries
				Stadium: Cresswell Park

Moffat v Newcastleton

3 September 1887	Moffat	7–1	Newcastleton	Moffat
				Stadium: Ballplay Road

5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV v Thornhill

3 September 1887	5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV	5–0	Thornhill	Dumfries
				Stadium: Palmerston Park

Replays

Glasgow and Suburbs

Whitefield v Linthouse

10 September 1887	Whitefield	2–1	Linthouse	Govan
				Stadium: Whitefield Park

3rd Lanark RV v Cowlairs

17 September 1887	3rd Lanark RV	1–4	Cowlairs	Crosshill
				Stadium: Cathkin Park

Ayrshire district

2nd Ayrshire RV v Maybole

10 September 1887	2nd Ayrshire RV	4–6	Maybole	Newmilns
				Stadium: Hillhead Park

Dunbartonshire district

Vale of Leven Hibernians v Jamestown

17 September 1887	Vale of Leven Hibernians	2–2	Jamestown	Alexandria
				Stadium: Hill Street

Second replay

Dunbartonshire district

Jamestown v Vale of Leven Hibernians

24 September 1887	Jamestown	3–1	Vale of Leven Hibernians	Jamestown
				Stadium: Balloch Road

Notes

^
B-A protest by 3rd Lanark RV that Calderwood of Cowlairs was guilty of professionalism was upheld. Calderwood was banned from football for two years and a replay was ordered.
^
C-Burntisland Thistle, Dundee Harp, Dunfermline, Grahamston and Mossend Swifts were disqualified for non-registration of players and Broxburn Shamrock, Lindertis, Lassodie, Redding Athletic and Dunfermline Athletic were subsequently re-instated.
^
D-A protest by Vale of Leven Hibernians was upheld and a replay was ordered.
^
E-A protest by Shettleston that they had wrongly been included in the Lanarkshire district rather than in Glasgow and Suburbs as their ground was within the municipal counties of Glasgow was upheld. They were reinstated in the second round in Glasgow and Suburbs.^[10]

Sources:^[11]

Second round

Matches

Glasgow and Suburbs

Cowlairs v Southern Athletic

24 September 1887	Cowlairs	9–1	Southern Athletic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Gourlay Park

Partick Thistle v Rangers

24 September 1887	Partick Thistle	2–1	Rangers	Partick
		^[12]	Brand	Stadium: Inchview Attendance: 5,000

Queen's Park v Kelvinside Athletic

24 September 1887	Queen's Park	9–0	Kelvinside Athletic	Crosshill
				Stadium: Hampden Park

Thistle v Glasgow University

24 September 1887	Thistle	6–0	Glasgow University	Glasgow
				Stadium: Beechwood Park

Whitefield v Pollokshields Athletic

24 September 1887	Whitefield	2–0	Pollokshields Athletic	Govan
				Stadium: Whitefield Park

Northern v Shettleston

24 September 1887	Northern	6–3	Shettleston	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hyde Park

Renfrewshire district

Abercorn v Neilston

24 September 1887	Abercorn	6–0	Neilston	Paisley
				Stadium: Blackstoun Park

Arthurlie v St Mirren

24 September 1887	Arthurlie	3–3	St Mirren	Barrhead
		^[13]		Stadium: Dunterlie Park Attendance: 4,000

Lochwinnoch v Dykebar

24 September 1887	Lochwinnoch	2–5	Dykebar	Lochwinnoch
				Stadium: Field Park

Renfrew v Port Glasgow Athletic

24 September 1887	Renfrew	3–3	Port Glasgow Athletic	Renfrew
		^[14]	Graham McMillan Hunter	Stadium: Glebe Street

Edinburghshire district

Heart of Midlothian received a bye to the third round.

Erin Rovers (Bathgate) v Hibernian

24 September 1887	Erin Rovers (Bathgate)	0–6	Hibernian	Bathgate
		^[15]	Smith Groves (x2) Clarke (x2)	Stadium: Dedethill Attendance: 1,000

Bo'ness v West Calder

24 September 1887	Bo'ness	5–1	West Calder	Bo'ness
				Stadium: Newtown Park

St Bernard's v Broxburn Shamrock

24 September 1887	St Bernard's	1–1	Broxburn Shamrock	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Powderhall

Dunbartonshire district

Vale of Leven Wanderers received a bye to the third round.

Dumbarton v Vale of Leven

24 September 1887	Dumbarton	1–5	Vale of Leven	Dumbarton
	Aitken	^[16]	McLaren Cowan	Stadium: Boghead Park

Renton v Dumbarton Athletic

24 September 1887	Renton	4–2	Dumbarton Athletic	Renton
				Stadium: Tontine Park

Jamestown v Kirkintilloch Athletic

1 October 1887	Jamestown	7–1	Kirkintilloch Athletic	Jamestown
		^[17]		Stadium: Balloch Road

Ayrshire district

Kilmarnock received a bye to the third round.

Kilbirnie v Mauchline

24 September 1887	Kilbirnie	3–0	Mauchline	Kilbirnie
				Stadium: Milton Park

Maybole v Ayr

24 September 1887	Maybole	0–13	Ayr	Maybole
				Stadium: Gardenrose Farm

Hurlford v Lugar Boswell

24 September 1887	Hurlford	9–1	Lugar Boswell	Hurlford
				Stadium: Corsehill Park

Lanarkshire district

Plains received a bye to the third round.

Carfin Shamrock v Motherwell

24 September 1887	Carfin Shamrock	3–1	Motherwell	Carfin
				Stadium: Byreknowes Park

Rutherglen v Albion Rovers

24 September 1887	Rutherglen	3–6	Albion Rovers	Rutherglen
				Stadium: Lochgair Park

Cambuslang v Royal Albert

24 September 1887	Cambuslang	2–0	Royal Albert	Cambuslang
				Stadium: Westburn Park

Airdrieonians v Cambuslang Hibernian

24 September 1887	Airdrieonians	3–0	Cambuslang Hibernian	Airdrie
				Stadium: Mavisbank Park

Stirlingshire district

Falkirk v Campsie

24 September 1887	Falkirk	2–2	Campsie	Falkirk
				Stadium: Brockville Park

Redding Athletic v Camelon

24 September 1887

Redding Athletic

0–17

Camelon

Redding

Slamannan v East Stirlingshire

24 September 1887	Slamannan	1–6	East Stirlingshire	Slamannan
				Stadium: Barnsmuir

Fife district

Lassodie received a bye to the third round.

Alloa Athletic v Dunfermline Athletic

24 September 1887	Alloa Athletic	0–1	Dunfermline Athletic	Alloa
				Stadium: Gaberston Park

Northern Counties

Wanderers v Aberdeen Rovers

24 September 1887	Wanderers	10–0	Aberdeen Rovers	Dundee
				Stadium: Morgan Park

Lindertis v Dundee East End

24 September 1887	Lindertis	3–2	Dundee East End	Kirriemuir
				Stadium: Knowehead

Dundee Our Boys v Montrose

24 September 1887	Dundee Our Boys	5–3	Montrose	Dundee
				Stadium: West Craigie Park

Arbroath v Strathmore (Dundee)

24 September 1887	Arbroath	3–1	Strathmore (Dundee)	Arbroath
				Stadium: Gayfield Park

Perthshire and Argyll district

Oban received a bye to the third round.

Fair City Athletic v St Johnstone

24 September 1887	Fair City Athletic	3–0	St Johnstone	Perth
				Stadium: Balhousie Park

Coupar Angus v Crieff

Coupar Angus

w/o

Crieff

Southern Counties

Moffat v Queen of the South Wanderers

24 September 1887	Moffat	4–4	Queen of the South Wanderers	Moffat
				Stadium: Ballplay Road

Nithsdale v 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV

24 September 1887	Nithsdale	2–9	5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV	Dumfries
				Stadium: Milldamhead

Replays

Renfrewshire district

St Mirren v Arthurlie

1 October 1887	St Mirren	4–1	Arthurlie	Paisley
	Brown (x3) Scrimmage	^[18]		Stadium: Westmarch Attendance: 5,000

Port Glasgow Athletic v Renfrew

1 October 1887	Port Glasgow Athletic	5–3	Renfrew	Port Glasgow
	McFarlane McMillan (x2) Hunter (x2)	^[19]		Stadium: Clune Park

Edinburghshire district

Broxburn Shamrock v St Bernard's

1 October 1887	Broxburn Shamrock	1–4	St Bernard's	Broxburn
				Stadium: Shamrock Park

Stirlingshire district

Campsie v Falkirk

1 October 1887	Campsie	2–2^[F]	Falkirk	Milton of Campsie
				Stadium: Lennox Park

Southern Counties

Queen of the South Wanderers v Moffat

1 October 1887	Queen of the South Wanderers	7–4	Moffat	Dumfries
				Stadium: Cresswell Park

Notes

^
F-Both teams qualified for the third round.

Sources:^[11]

Third round

Matches

Glasgow, Dunbartonshire, Stirlingshire and Lanarkshire district

Partick Thistle received a bye to the fourth round.

Falkirk v Carfin Shamrock

15 October 1887	Falkirk	2–2	Carfin Shamrock	Falkirk
				Stadium: Brockville Park

Vale of Leven Wanderers v Plains

15 October 1887	Vale of Leven Wanderers	9–0	Plains	Alexandria
				Stadium: Balloch Road

Queen's Park v Jamestown

15 October 1887	Queen's Park	3–0	Jamestown	Crosshill
				Stadium: Hampden Park

Camelon v Renton

15 October 1887	Camelon	0–8	Renton	Camelon
				Stadium: Victoria Park

Cowlairs v Campsie

15 October 1887	Cowlairs	8–1	Campsie	Glasgow
				Stadium: Gourlay Park

Vale of Leven v Airdrieonians

15 October 1887	Vale of Leven	3–0	Airdrieonians	Alexandria
				Stadium: North Street Park

Thistle v Whitefield

15 October 1887	Thistle	2–0	Whitefield	Glasgow
				Stadium: Beechwood Park

East Stirlingshire v Cambuslang

15 October 1887	East Stirlingshire	0–0	Cambuslang	Bainsford
				Stadium: Merchiston Park

Northern v Albion Rovers

15 October 1887	Northern	3–4	Albion Rovers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hyde Park

Edinburghshire and Fife district

Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian

15 October 1887	Heart of Midlothian	1–1	Hibernian	Edinburgh
	Wood	^[20]^[21]	Scrimmage	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 6,000

Lassodie v Bo'ness

15 October 1887	Lassodie	1–3	Bo'ness	Lassodie
				Stadium: Green Bank Park

St Bernard's v Dunfermline Athletic

St Bernard's

w/o

Dunfermline Athletic

Ayrshire and Renfrewshire

Kilbirnie v Abercorn

15 October 1887	Kilbirnie	1–3	Abercorn	Kilbirnie
				Stadium: Milton Park

Hurlford v St Mirren

15 October 1887	Hurlford	2–4	St Mirren	Hurlford
				Stadium: Corsehill Park

Ayr v Port Glasgow Athletic

15 October 1887	Ayr	4–0	Port Glasgow Athletic	Ayr
				Stadium: Beresford Park

Dykebar v Kilmarnock

15 October 1887	Dykebar	2–2	Kilmarnock	Paisley
		^[22]	Smith McGuinness	Stadium: Thistle Park Attendance: 3,000

Perthshire and Northern Counties

Lindertis received a bye to the fourth round.

Oban v Arbroath

15 October 1887	Oban	1–5	Arbroath	Oban
				Stadium: Dalintart Park

Wanderers v Coupar Angus

15 October 1887	Wanderers	8–0	Coupar Angus	Dundee
				Stadium: Morgan Park

Fair City Athletic v Dundee Our Boys

15 October 1887	Fair City Athletic	0–5	Dundee Our Boys	Perth
				Stadium: Balhousie Park

Southern Counties

5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV v Queen of the South Wanderers

15 October 1887	5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV	2–6	Queen of the South Wanderers	Dumfries
				Stadium: Palmerston Park

Replays

Glasgow, Dunbartonshire, Stirlingshire and Lanarkshire district

Carfin Shamrock v Falkirk

22 October 1887	Carfin Shamrock	3–0	Falkirk	Carfin
				Stadium: Byreknowes Park

Cambuslang v East Stirlingshire

22 October 1887	Cambuslang	4–2	East Stirlingshire	Cambuslang
				Stadium: Westburn Park

Edinburghshire and Fife district

Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian

22 October 1887	Hibernian	1–3	Heart of Midlothian	Edinburgh
	Gallagher	^[23]^[24]	Lindsay 17', 90' Common 49'	Stadium: Hibernian Park Attendance: 8,500

Ayrshire and Renfrewshire district

Kilmarnock v Dykebar

22 October 1887	Kilmarnock	9–1	Dykebar	Kilmarnock
	Taylor (x2) Higgins (x3) McGuinness	^[25]		Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 3,000

Sources:^[11]

Fourth round

Abercorn, Albion Rovers, Arbroath, Cambuslang, Carfin Shamrock, Cowlairs, Dundee Our Boys, Queen's Park, St Bernard's and Thistle received a bye to the fifth round.

Matches

Ayr v Vale of Leven

5 November 1887	Ayr	3–2	Vale of Leven	Ayr
				Stadium: Beresford Park

Partick Thistle v Kilmarnock

5 November 1887	Partick Thistle	2–2	Kilmarnock	Partick
		^[26]	McPherson (x2)	Stadium: Inchview

Lindertis v Renton

5 November 1887	Lindertis	1–13	Renton	Kirriemuir
				Stadium: Knowehead

Heart of Midlothian v St Mirren

5 November 1887	Heart of Midlothian	1–1	St Mirren	Edinburgh
	Common 40'	^[27]^[28]	McHardie 83'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 5,000

Vale of Leven Wanderers v Bo'ness

5 November 1887	Vale of Leven Wanderers	2–0	Bo'ness	Alexandria
				Stadium: Balloch Road

Wanderers v Queen of the South Wanderers

5 November 1887	Wanderers	4–3	Queen of the South Wanderers	Dundee
				Stadium: Morgan Park

Replays

Kilmarnock v Partick Thistle

12 November 1887	Kilmarnock	1–4	Partick Thistle	Kilmarnock
	McGuinness	^[29]		Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 5,000

St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian

12 November 1887	St Mirren	2–2	Heart of Midlothian	Paisley
	Brandon 30' Scrimmage 90'	^[30]^[31]	Brackenridge 40' Jenkinson	Stadium: Westmarch Attendance: 6,000

Second replay

Heart of Midlothian v St Mirren

19 November 1887	Heart of Midlothian	2–2	St Mirren	Bainsford
	Brackenridge (x2)	^[32]^[33]	Johnstone Fairlie	Stadium: Merchiston Park Attendance: 4,000

Third replay

Heart of Midlothian v St Mirren

26 November 1887	Heart of Midlothian	2–4	St Mirren	Glasgow
	Brackenridge (x2)	^[34]^[35]	Brown Brandon Scrimmage	Stadium: Cathkin Park Attendance: 2,000

Sources:^[11]

Fifth round

Matches

Dundee Our Boys v Albion Rovers

26 November 1887	Dundee Our Boys	4–2^[G]	Albion Rovers	Dundee
				Stadium: West Craigie Park

Partick Thistle v Queen's Park

26 November 1887	Partick Thistle	0–2	Queen's Park	Partick
				Stadium: Inchview

Arbroath v Cowlairs

26 November 1887	Arbroath	5–1	Cowlairs	Arbroath
				Stadium: Gayfield Park

Abercorn v St Bernard's

26 November 1887	Abercorn	9–0	St Bernard's	Paisley
				Stadium: Blackstoun Park

Cambuslang v Ayr

26 November 1887	Cambuslang	10–0	Ayr	Cambuslang
				Stadium: Westburn Park

Thistle v Vale of Leven Wanderers

26 November 1887	Thistle	2–9	Vale of Leven Wanderers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Beechwood Park

Wanderers v Carfin Shamrock

26 November 1887	Wanderers	5–2	Carfin Shamrock	Dundee
				Stadium: Morgan Park

St Mirren v Renton

3 December 1887	St Mirren	2–3	Renton	Paisley
	Fairlie Brandon	^[36]		Stadium: Westmarch Attendance: 8,000

Notes

^
G-Match abandoned after 85 minutes after Albion Rovers refused to continue playing. The result was allowed to stand

Sources:^[11]

Quarter-final

Matches

Abercorn v Arbroath

17 December 1887	Abercorn	3–1	Arbroath	Paisley
				Stadium: Blackstoun Park

Renton v Wanderers

17 December 1887	Renton	5–1	Wanderers	Renton
				Stadium: Tontine Park

Cambuslang v Dundee Our Boys

17 December 1887	Cambuslang	6–0	Dundee Our Boys	Cambuslang
				Stadium: Westburn Park

Queen's Park v Vale of Leven Wanderers

17 December 1887	Queen's Park	7–1	Vale of Leven Wanderers	Crosshill
				Stadium: Hampden Park

Sources:^[11]

Semi-finals

Matches

Renton v Queen's Park

14 January 1888	Renton	3–1	Queen's Park	Renton
				Stadium: Tontine Park

Abercorn v Cambuslang

14 January 1888	Abercorn	1–1	Cambuslang	Paisley
				Stadium: Blackstoun Park

Replay

Cambuslang v Abercorn

21 January 1888	Cambuslang	10–1	Abercorn	Cambuslang
				Stadium: Whitefield Park

Sources:^[11]

Final

4 February 1888

15:00

Renton	6–1	Cambuslang
	^[1]^[37]

Hampden Park, Crosshill

Attendance: 10,000

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^ Scottish Cup Final Tie Renton V. Cambuslang, The Glasgow Herald, 6 February 1888

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