The preliminary rounds for the 1893–94 Scottish Cup took place between 30 August and 11 November 1893 to decide the 16 teams that would join the 16 exempt clubs in the first round.
A total of 162 teams entered the preliminary rounds which were open to all members of the Scottish FA.
After the completion of the four preliminary rounds which saw 811 goals scored across 131 matches, Airdrieonians, Albion Rovers, Arbroath, Battlefield, Black Watch, Cambuslang, Cowlairs, East Stirlingshire, Grangemouth, Hurlford, Inverness Thistle, Kilmarnock, Orion, Port Glasgow Athletic, Vale of Leven and 5th Kirkcudbright RV advanced to the first round.
Format Alongside the four semi-finalists from the previous season, 12 further teams were voted to be exempt from competing in the preliminary rounds. The names of the remaining clubs were placed into lots according to their districts and drawn into pairs. The home team would be the first team drawn unless only one of the clubs in a pair had a private ground. In the event of a draw, the second team drawn would have the choice of ground for the replay. This process was repeated for the second and third preliminary rounds. All competing clubs were placed into a single lot for the fourth preliminary round.
Calendar +1893–94 Scottish Cup preliminary rounds calendarRoundDateTiesClubsOriginalByesReplaysFirst preliminary round2 September 18937946162 → 83Second preliminary round23 September 1893403783 → 43Third preliminary round14 October 1893195943 → 26Fourth preliminary round4 November 1893106326 → 16
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Teams At a committee meeting on 30 May 1893, the 16 teams to be exempt from the preliminary rounds were decided. By virtue of being semi-finalists in 1892–93, Broxburn Shamrock, Celtic, Queen's Park and St Bernard's were the first to be exempt. Following a vote, Dumbarton, Renton, Rangers, Heart of Midlothian, St Mirren, Thistle, King's Park, Abercorn, Leith Athletic, 3rd Lanark RV, Linthouse and Clyde were given an exemption from the preliminary rounds.
+Competing teams arranged by districtDunbartonshire, Stirlingshire and ClackmannanshireEast of Scotland and FifeForfarshireGlasgow and LanarkshireRenfrewshire and AyrshireAlloa Athletic Alva Bridge of Allan Camelon Campsie Clackmannan Clydebank Dalmuir Thistle Denny Dunipace Duntocher Harp East Stirlingshire Falkirk Gairdoch GrangemouthGrasshoppers Kilsyth Hibernians Kilsyth Wanderers Kirkintilloch Athletic Laurieston Levendale Methlan Park Slamannan Slamannan Rovers Stenhousemuir Union Vale of Bannock Vale of Leven Vale of Leven WanderersAdventurers Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Armadale Bathgate Bo'ness Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Broxburn Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh University Hibernian Kirkcaldy Linlithgow Athletic Lochgelly United Mossend Swifts Muirhouse Rovers Penicuik Athletic Polton Vale Raith Rovers Selkirk Uphall Vale of GalaArbroath Arbroath Wanderers Brechin Dundee Dundee East End Dundee Harp Dundee Our Boys Forfar Athletic Johnstone Wanderers Kirriemuir Lochee United Montrose StrathmoreAirdriehill Airdrieonians Albion Rovers Battlefield Black Watch Burnbank Swifts Cambuslang Carfin Hibernians Carfin Shamrock Carrington Cowlairs Dykehead Fairfield Glasgow Wanderers GlengowanHamilton Academical Hamilton Harp Kelvinside Athletic Maryhill Motherwell Northern Partick Thistle Royal Albert Shettleston Swifts Southern Athletic United Abstainers Whifflet Shamrock Whitefield Wishaw Thistle 4th VB Scottish RiflesAnnbank Arthurlie Ayr Ayr Parkhouse Beith Bridge of Weir Bute Rangers Cartvale Cathcart Volunteers Cronberry Eglinton Cumnock Springbank Dalry Dykebar Galston Girvan Athletic Hurlford Irvine Johnstone KilbarchanKilbirnie Kilmarnock Kilmarnock Athletic Kilwinning Eglinton Lanemark Lochwinnoch Mauchline Monkcastle Morton Neilston Newmilns Paisley Academicals Paisley Celtic Pollokshaws Port Glasgow Athletic Saltcoats Victoria Stevenston Thistle Thornliebank 1st Argyll RV
+Competing teams arranged by districtAberdeenshireArgyllDumfriesshireNorthern CountiesPerthshireAberdeen Fraserburgh Wanderers Hawthorn Orion Peterhead Victoria UnitedDunach Fort William Inveraray Oban RangersAnnan Barholm Rovers Douglas Rovers Moffat Newton Stewart Athletic Queen of the South Wanderers St Cuthbert Wanderers Thistle 5th Kirkcudbright RV 6th Galloway RVClachnacuddin Inverness Caledonian Inverness Thistle Inverness UnionDunblane Fair City Athletic Our Boys St Johnstone Vale of Atholl Vale of Ruthven
First preliminary round Glasgow and Lanarkshire district +Glasgow and Lanarkshire district first preliminary round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue2 September 1893Shettleston Swifts1–34th VB Scottish RiflesCyprus Park, Shettleston2 September 1893Airdriehill0–5MotherwellNew Monkland, Airdrie2 September 1893Northern0–3Wishaw ThistleHyde Park, Glasgow2 September 1893Partick Thistle3–3AirdrieoniansInchview, Partick2 September 1893Cambuslang6–1CarringtonWhitefield Park, Cambuslang2 September 1893Glengowan2–3Burnbank SwiftsDumbreck Park, Caldercruix2 September 1893Glasgow Wanderers0–2DykeheadEglinton Park, Glasgow2 September 1893Cowlairs11–1Carfin HiberniansGourlay Park, GlasgowSouthern Athleticw/oBlack WatchMaryhillw/oRoyal AlbertKelvinside Athleticw/oHamilton AcademicalWhitefieldw/oAlbion RoversHamilton Harpw/oFairfieldCarfin Shamrockw/oWhifflet ShamrockBattlefieldw/oUnited Abstainers
+Glasgow and Lanarkshire district first preliminary round replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue9 September 1893Airdrieonians3–1Partick ThistleBroomfield Park, Airdrie
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Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district +Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district first preliminary round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue2 September 1893Bute Rangers3–4NeilstonMeadowcap Park, Rothesay2 September 1893Hurlford3–3KilbirnieStation Park, Hurlford2 September 1893Lochwinnoch2–5Cronberry EglintonField Park, Lochwinnoch2 September 1893Galston4–0Kilwinning EglintonPortland Park, Galston2 September 1893Beith4–3KilbarchanKnockbuckle Park, Beith2 September 1893Newmilns12–2Cumnock SpringbankWest End Park, Newmilns2 September 1893Ayr4–2Ayr ParkhouseSomerset Park, Ayr2 September 1893Paisley Celtic4–1DykebarCeltic Park, Paisley2 September 1893Girvan AthleticNot playedPollokshawsHamilton Park, Girvan2 September 1893Johnstone3–2Kilmarnock AthleticCartland Bank, Johnstone2 September 1893Lanemark3–3Cathcart VolunteersConnel Park, New Cumnock2 September 1893Cartvale6–01st Argyll RVCartsbridge Park, Busby2 September 1893Kilmarnock5–3MortonRugby Park, Kilmarnock2 September 1893Stevenston Thistle5–3ThornliebankWarner Park, Stevenston2 September 1893Saltcoats Victoria5–3ArthurlieBrewery Park, Saltcoats2 September 1893Irvine5–2DalryCochrane Park, IrvinePort Glasgow Athleticw/oBridge of WeirPaisley Academicalsw/oAnnbankMonkcastlew/oMauchline
+Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district first preliminary round replaysDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue9 September 1893Kilbirnie2–3HurlfordMilton Park, Kilbirnie9 September 1893Cathcart Volunteers3–4LanemarkHazelwood Park, CathcartPollokshawsw/oGirvan Athletic
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East of Scotland and Fife district Broxburn and Edinburgh University received a bye to the second preliminary round. +East of Scotland and Fife district first preliminary round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue2 September 1893Selkirk8–0Vale of GalaLinglie Park, Selkirk2 September 1893Cowdenbeath1–2HibernianNorth End Park, Cowdenbeath2 September 1893Armadale8–1Argyll and Sutherland HighlandersVolunteer Park, Armadale2 September 1893Uphall2–5Polton ValeCrossgreen Park, Uphall2 September 1893Mossend Swifts9–0AdventurersMossend Park, West Calder2 September 1893Bathgate0–0KirkcaldyBoghead Park, Bathgate2 September 1893Muirhouse Rovers6–2Penicuik AthleticQuality Road, Davidson's Mains2 September 1893Raith Rovers8–0Dunfermline AthleticStark's Park, Kirkcaldy2 September 1893Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic4–3Bo'nessDundas Park, BonnyriggLochgelly Unitedw/oLinlithgow Athletic +East of Scotland and Fife district first preliminary round replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue9 September 1893Kirkcaldy3–2BathgateNewtown Park, Kirkcaldy
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Dunbartonshire, Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire district +Dunbartonshire, Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire district first preliminary round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue2 September 1893Kirkintilloch Athletic0–2Slamannan RoversTownhead Park, Kirkintilloch2 September 1893Denny8–0Bridge of AllanHill Park, Denny2 September 1893Kilsyth Hibernians2–3Vale of LevenHaugh Park, Kilsyth2 September 1893Kilsyth Wanderers5–1DunipaceGarrel Garden, Kilsyth2 September 1893Gairdoch3–2StenhousemuirMain Street, Carronshore2 September 1893Dalmuir Thistle2–1SlamannanCastle Park, Dalmuir2 September 1893Grangemouth4–0GrasshoppersCaledonian Park, Grangemouth2 September 1893East Stirlingshire8–1AlvaMerchiston Park, BainsfordDuntocher Harpw/oUnionCampsiew/oCamelonFalkirkw/oClydebankVale of Leven Wanderersw/oClackmannanLauriestonw/oVale of BannockLevendalew/oMethlan Park
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Forfarshire district Despite having merged with Dundee East End to form Dundee, Dundee Our Boys were erroneously included in the draw and received a bye to the second preliminary round. +Fifeshire district first preliminary round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue30 August 1893Brechin4–6Dundee HarpMontrose Street Park, Brechin2 September 1893Forfar Athletic1–6StrathmoreStation Park, Forfar2 September 1893Arbroath7–1Arbroath WanderersGayfield Park, Arbroath2 September 1893Johnstone Wanderers6–2Lochee UnitedClepington Park, Dundee2 September 1893Kirriemuir2–3MontroseNewton Park, KirriemuirDundeew/oDundee East End
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Aberdeenshire district +Aberdeenshire district first preliminary round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue2 September 1893Orion9–1HawthornCattofield, Aberdeen2 September 1893Aberdeen11–1Fraserburgh WanderersChanonry Grounds, Aberdeen2 September 1893Peterhead2–3Victoria UnitedRecreation Park, Peterhead
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Northern Counties +Northern Counties first preliminary round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue2 September 1893Clachnacuddin3–1Inverness UnionGrant Street Park, Inverness2 September 1893Inverness Thistle6–2Inverness CaledonianKingsmills Park, Inverness
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Perthshire district +Perthshire district first preliminary round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue2 September 1893Dunblane4–4St JohnstoneDuckburn Park, Dunblane2 September 1893Fair City Athletic5–0Vale of AthollBalhousie Park, Perth2 September 1893Vale of Ruthven1–7Our BoysSchool Park, Auchterarder +Perthshire district first preliminary round replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue9 September 1893St Johnstone3–5DunblaneRecreation Grounds, Perth
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Argyll district +Argyll district first preliminary round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue2 September 1893Oban Rangers1–4DunachMossfield Park, ObanInverarayw/oFort William
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Dumfriesshire district +Dumfriesshire district first preliminary round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue2 September 1893Newton Stewart Athletic2–3Queen of the South WanderersHolm Park, Newton Stewart2 September 1893Thistle0–95th Kirkcudbright RVInnerfield Park, Lochmaben6th Galloway RVw/oSt Cuthbert WanderersAnnanw/oDouglas RoversMoffatw/oBarholm Rovers
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Second preliminary round Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district