The 1881–82 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the ninth season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. A total of 147 teams entered the competition, five more than the previous record set in 1879–80. For the second season in a row, defending champions Queen's Park played Dumbarton in the final. After the original match finished in a 2–2 draw on 18 March 1882, Queen's Park won the trophy for a sixth time with a 4–1 win in the replay 1 April 1882.
Calendar
As with the previous competitions, the eighth edition of the Scottish Cup took on the format of a traditional knockout tournament. For the earlier rounds, the names of competing teams were placed into lots according to their districts and drawn into pairs. The home team for each tie was determined by the toss of a coin unless it was mutually agreed or only one of the two clubs drawn against one another had a private ground. In the event of a draw, the team who lost the toss would have the choice of ground for the replay. A similar procedure was used for subsequent rounds however, any club which had received a bye in the previous round would first be drawn against one of the winners of the previous round. The names of winning teams were placed into one lot for later rounds. The choice of venue for the final matches was reserved to the Scottish Football Association.
RoundFirst match dateFixturesClubsOriginalByesReplaysFirst Round27 August 188168115147 → 79Second Round1 October 1881359579 → 45Third Round22 October 1881189745 → 27Fourth Round12 November 1881115227 → 16Fifth Round3 December 188180216 → 8Quarter-finals31 December 18814018 → 4Semi-finals18 February 18822004 → 2Final18 March 18821012 → 1
Both Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities were given byes to the third round. Two teams qualified for the third round after drawing their second round replay.
Teams Of the 154 teams, all bar one entered the competition in the first round. Dunblane Wanderers were admitted into the competition after the first round draw and entered in the second round. AyrshireDunbartonshireGlasgow and SuburbsLanarkshireRenfrewshireAnnbank Auchinleck Boswell Ayr Beith Catrine Coylton Coila Cumnock Dean Girvan Hurlford Irvine Kilbirnie Kilmarnock Kilmarnock Athletic Kilmarnock Portland Lanemark Largs Largs Athletic Lugar Boswell Mauchline Maybole Rankinston Stewarton CunninghameAlclutha Dumbarton Helensburgh Jamestown Kilmaronock Thistle Kirkintilloch Athletic Lennox Renton Star of Leven Vale of Leven VictoriaAlexandra Athletic Annfield Athole Battlefield Caledonian City Clyde Clydesdale Cowlairs Dennistoun Eastern Athletic Glasgow University Govan Harmonic Ingram John Elder Jordanhill Kelvinbank Kinning Park AthleticLuton Mavisbank Northern Oxford Partick Partick Thistle Petershill Pilgrims Pollokshields Athletic Possil Bluebell Possilpark Queen's Park Rangers Shawlands Athletic South Western Whitefield Windsor 1st Lanark RV 3rd Lanark RVAirdrie Airdriehill Airdrieonians Bellshill Cambuslang Clarkston Drumpellier Glengowan Hamilton Academical Lanark Plains Blue Bell Royal Albert Shotts Stonelaw Thistle Tollcross Athletic Uddingston Upper Clydesdale West BenharAbercorn Arthurlie Barrhead Cartside Cartvale Glenkilloch Johnstone Johnstone Athletic Johnstone Rovers Kennishead Kilbarchan Ladyburn Levern Morton Netherlee Paisley Athletic Pollok Port Glasgow Athletic Renfrew St Mirren Southern Thornliebank Wellington Park YokerDumfriesshireEdinburghForfarshireStirlingshirePerthshireWigtownshireMoffat Queen of the South Wanderers 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RVAddiewell Brunswick Dunfermline Edinburgh University Hanover Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kinleith St Bernard's West CalderArbroath Dundee Harp Dundee Our Boys St Clement's StrathmoreBridge of Allan Campsie Athletic Campsie Central Dunipace Falkirk Grasshoppers King's Park Lenzie Milton of Campsie Southfield Strathblane Thistle AthleticAberfeldy Blairgowrie Dunblane Wanderers Coupar Angus Dunkeld Rob Roy Vale of TeithCree Rovers Stranraer
Notes
First round Matches Glasgow and Suburbs Luton received a bye to the second round. Glasgow University received a bye to the third round.
Renfrewshire district
Ayrshire district Annbank received a bye to the second round.
Dunbartonshire district Helensburgh Victoria received a bye to the second round.
Stirlingshire district
Lanarkshire district Airdrieonians received a bye to the second round.
Edinburgh district Dunfermline received a bye to the second round. Edinburgh University received a bye to the third round.
Perthshire district
Forfarshire district Dundee Harp received a bye to the second round.
Wigtownshire district
Dumfriesshire district Queen of the South Wanderers received a bye to the second round.
Replays Glasgow and Suburbs
Renfrewshire district
Ayrshire district
Stirlingshire district
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Second round Matches Glasgow and Suburbs Petershill received a bye to the third round.
Renfrewshire district Johnstone were drawn to receive a bye to the third round and, after initially being omitted from the draw, Cartvale were granted a bye to the third round.
Ayrshire district Kilbirnie received a bye to the third round.
Lanarkshire district
Stirlingshire district
Dunbartonshire district
Edinburgh district Brunswick received a bye to the third round.
Perthshire district
Forfarshire district Strathmore received a bye to the third round.
Dumfriesshire district
Wigtownshire district Stranraer received a bye to the third round.
Replays Glasgow and Suburbs
Ayrshire district
Lanarkshire District
Stirlingshire district
Forfarshire district
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Third round Matches Glasgow and Suburbs Glasgow University and Queen's Park received a bye to the fourth round.
Renfrewshire district Thornliebank received a bye to the fourth round.
Lanarkshire district Thistle received a bye to the fourth round.
Ayrshire district Kilmarnock Athletic received a bye to the fourth round.
Stirlingshire district Milton of Campsie received a bye to the fourth round.
Dunbartonshire district Helensburgh received a bye to the fourth round.
Edinburgh district Edinburgh University and Hibernian received a bye to the fourth round.
Perthshire district
Forfarshire district
Dumfriesshire district
Replays Glasgow and Suburbs
Renfrewshire district
Lanarkshire district
Ayrshire district
Second replays Glasgow and Suburbs
Renfrewshire district
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Fourth round Beith, Dumbarton, Shotts, South Western and Vale of Teith received a bye to the fifth round.
Matches
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Fifth round
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Replays
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Quarter-finals
Matches
Replay
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Semi-finals
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Final
Original match
Replay
See also 1881–82 in Scottish football
References
External links Season 1881-82 Queen’s Park [results list], The Beautiful Dribbling Game