The 1876–77 season was the sixth season of competitive football by Queen's Park. This was the first season that Queen's entered both the Scottish Cup and the FA Cup.
Scottish Cup
For the first time, Queen's Park lost a Scottish Cup tie when they were beaten by eventual champions Vale of Leven in the quarter-finals.
DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance30 September 1876First roundSandyfordH7–028 October 1876Second roundCaledonianH5–018 November 1876Third roundArthurlieH7–02 December 1876Fourth roundNorthernH4–030 December 1876Quarter-finalVale of LevenH2–1
FA Cup
Queen's Park entered the FA Cup for the first time since 1872–73. They received a bye through rounds one and two but they withdrew before their round match with Oxford University.
DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceNovember 1876First roundByeDecember 1876Second roundByeDecember 1872Third round Oxford UniversityWalkover
Glasgow Merchants' Charity Cup For the first edition of the end-of-season Glasgow Merchants' Charity Cup, Queen's Park were due to face Vale of Leven in the final. However, the Scottish Cup tie between the teams earlier in the season had ended in controversy as Queen's accused Vale of wearing illegal spikes on their boots. It was hoped the charity cup could be used to heal relations between the clubs but Vale refused to play and were replaced by Rangers.
DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance21 April 1877Semi-final3rd Lanark RVH3–028 May 1877FinalRangersH4–0
Friendlies DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance7 October 1876 Notts CountyH5–14 November 1876 WanderersA6–0Senior, MacKinnon (2), Weir (3)9 December 1876 Cambridge UniversityH3–06 January 1877ClydesdaleA1–0
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