The 1884–85 season was the 12th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw three further additions to the list of regional competitions with the inaugural playing of the Dumbartonshire Cup, the Linlithgowshire Cup and the Perthshire Cup.
Honours
Cup honours National CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish CupRenton3 – 1Vale of Leven
County
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAyrshire CupKilmarnock2 – 0Hurlford Buteshire Cup Bute Rangers 1 – 0 BrandanesDumbartonshire CupDumbarton3 – 0Vale of LevenEast of Scotland ShieldHibernian3 – 2Edinburgh UniversityFife CupCowdenbeath4 – 0Dunfermline AthleticForfarshire CupDundee Harp15 – 1StrathmoreLanarkshire CupCambuslang5 – 3West BenharLinlithgowshire CupMossend Swifts3 – 2ArmadalePerthshire CupDunblane4 – 3Vale of TeithRenfrewshire CupPort Glasgow Athletic2 – 1MortonStirlingshire CupCamelon2 – 1Campsie
Other CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upGlasgow Charity CupQueen's Park1 – 0Dumbarton
Scotland national team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorers14 March 1885Hampden Park, Glasgow8 – 2British Home ChampionshipAlex Higgins (3), Alexander Barbour, W. Lamont, Willie Turner, John Marshall, Robert Calderwood21 March 1885Kennington Oval, London1 – 1British Home ChampionshipJoseph Lindsay23 March 1885Racecourse Ground, Wrexham8 – 1British Home ChampionshipJoseph Lindsay (3), Robert Calderwood (2), William Anderson (2), David Allan
Notes
References
External links Scottish Football Historical Archive