The 1884–85 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the 12th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Renton won the competition for the first tie after they defeated Vale of Leven in a replayed final.
Defending champions Queen's Park lost to Battlefield in the third round.
Calendar
RoundFirst match dateFixturesClubsOriginalByesReplaysFirst Round13 September 18846347130 → 68Second Round4 October 1884316768 → 39Third Round25 October 1884191339 → 20Fourth Round15 November 1884100320 → 11Fifth Round6 December 188435011 → 8Quarter-finals27 December 18844008 → 4Semi-finals24 January 18852014 → 2Final21 February 18851012 → 1
Two teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replay. Four teams qualified for the third round after drawing their second round replay. Two teams qualified for the fifth round after drawing their fourth round replay.
Teams All 130 teams entered the competition in the first round. AyrshireDunbartonshireGlasgow and DistrictLanarkshireRenfrewshireAnnbank Ayr Cumnock Dalry Hurlford Kilmarnock Kilmarnock Athletic Lugar Boswell Mauchline Maybole Stewarton CunninghameAlbion Dumbarton Dumbarton Athletic Dunbritton Jamestown Lenzie Levendale Renton Rock Vale of Leven Vale of Leven Wanderers YokerBattlefield Clyde Cowlairs Cyrus Dean Park Eastern Athletic Granton Glasgow United YMCA Kinning Park Athletic Northern (Glasgow) Orchard Partick Partick Thistle Pilgrims Pollokshields Pollokshields Athletic Possilpark Queen's Park Rangers Shawlands Springburn Hibernian Thistle Whitefield Whitehill 3rd Lanark RVAirdrie Airdriehill Airdrieonians Albion Rovers Cambuslang Chryston Clarkston Drumpellier Dykehead Glengowan Hamilton Academical Royal Albert Shettleston Tollcross Vale of Avon West Benhar Westburn Wishaw SwiftsAbercorn Arthurlie Cartvale Clippens Greenock Rangers Greenock Rovers Johnstone Johnstone Rovers Kilbarchan Lyle Athletic Morton Neilston Northern (Greenock) Olympic Paisley Athletic Pollokshaws Port Glasgow Athletic Renfrew Southern St Mirren Thornliebank 1st Renfrew RVEdinburghshireNorthern CountiesPerthshireStirlingshireSouthern CountiesBo'ness Dunfermline Edina Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Newcastleton Norton Park St Bernard's West CalderAberdeen Angus Arbroath Coupar Angus Dundee East End Dundee Harp Dundee Our Boys Dundee West End Lindertis Perseverance Strathmore (Arbroath) Strathmore (Dundee)Breadalbane Crieff Juniors Dunblane Vale of TeithAlloa Athletic Campsie Campsie Central Dunipace East Stirlingshire Falkirk Grasshoppers King's Park Stenhousemuir Strathblane TayavallaMoffat Queen of the South Wanderers Thornhill Vale of Nith Volunteer Athletic 5th Kirkcudbrightshire RV
First round
Matches Glasgow and District Dean Park received a bye to the second round.
Renfrewshire district
Ayrshire district Maybole received a bye to the second round.
Dunbartonshire district
Lanarkshire district
Stirlingshire district Campsie Central received a bye to the second round.
Edinburghshire district Heart of Midlothian received a bye to the second round.
Perthshire district
Northern Counties
Southern Counties
Replays Glasgow and District
Renfrewshire district
Ayrshire district
Dunbartonshire district
Lanarkshire district
Second replay Renfrewshire district
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Second round
Matches Glasgow and District Partick received a bye to the third round.
Renfrewshire district Cartvale and Morton received a bye to the third round.
Ayrshire district
Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district
Lanarkshire district Hamilton Academical received a bye to the third round.
Edinburghshire and Perthshire district St Bernard's received a bye to the third round.
Northern Counties
Southern Counties Vale of Nith received a bye to the third round.
Replays Glasgow and District
Renfrewshire district
Lanarkshire District
Northern Counties
Second replay Renfrewshire district
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Third round
Matches Glasgow, Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district
Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district Annbank received a bye to the fourth round.
Edinburghshire and Lanarkshire district
Forfarshire and Perthshire district
Southern Counties
Replays Glasgow, Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district
Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district
Second replay Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district
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Fourth round
Matches
Replays
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Fifth round Battlefield, Renton, Thornliebank, Vale of Leven and the winners of the replayed Arbroath vs Rangers tie received a bye to the quarter-finals.
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Quarter-finals
Matches
Replay
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Semi-finals
Matches
Replay
Final
Replay
References
External links Season 1884-85 Renton [results list], The Beautiful Dribbling Game Scottish Cup 1884/85, RSSSF London Hearts Scottish Cup Results 1884–85 Scottish Football Archive 1884–85