1888–89 in Scottish football

Football in Scotland

Season

1888–89

1888–89 in Scottish football

Scottish Cup winners
Third Lanark
Junior Cup winners
Burnbank Swifts
Scotland national team
1889 BHC

The 1888–89 season was the 16th season of competitive football in Scotland.

Honours

Cup honours

National

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup	Third Lanark	2 – 1	Celtic
Scottish Junior Cup	Burnbank Swifts	4 – 1	West Benhar Violet

County

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup	Aberdeen	4 – 3	Orion
Ayrshire Cup	Hurlford	2 – 0	Ayr
Buteshire Cup	Bute Rangers	3 – 1^[a]	Bute Thistle
Dumbartonshire Cup	Dumbarton	6 – 2	Dumbarton Athletic
East of Scotland Shield	Hearts	5 – 2	Leith Athletic
Fife Cup	Cowdenbeath	4 –2	Lassodie
Forfarshire Cup	Arbroath	2 – 1	Dundee East End
Glasgow Cup	Queen's Park	8 – 0	Partick Thistle
Lanarkshire Cup	Royal Albert	2 – 1^[a]	Uddingston
Linlithgowshire Cup	Bo'ness	1 – 0	Armadale
North of Scotland Cup	Crown	3 – 1	Inverness Rovers
Perthshire Cup	Dunblane	6 – 5	Fair City Athletic
Renfrewshire Cup	Abercorn	3 – 2	St Mirren
Stirlingshire Cup	East Stirlingshire	7 – 0	Slamannan

Glasgow Exhibition Cup

The tournament was held to coincide with the International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry. Held during the early season, the one-off competition was held at the Exhibition Grounds.^[1]

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Glasgow Exhibition Cup	Cowlairs	2 – 0	Celtic

Scotland national team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[b]
9 March 1889	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow	Ireland	7 – 0
13 April 1889	Kennington Oval, London	England	3 – 2
15 April 1889	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	Wales	0 – 0

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Scotland	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	5
England	3	2	0	1	12	5	+7	4
Wales	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	3
Ireland	3	0	0	3	2	16	−14	0

Source: ^[2]^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.

Notes

^ ^a ^b Replay needed.
^ Scotland's score is shown first.

References

^ "Special 'One Off' Tournaments". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
^ "British Championships 1889". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive
Scottish Junior Football Association

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