1880 Scottish Cup Final

1880 Scottish Cup Final
Event	1879–80 Scottish Cup
Date	21 February 1880
Venue	Cathkin Park, Crosshill
Referee	D. Hamilton
Attendance	4,000
	← 1879 1881 →

The 1880 Scottish Cup Final was the seventh final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 1879–80 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match was played at Cathkin Park in Crosshill (today part of Glasgow) on 21 February 1880 and was watched by a crowd of 4,000 spectators. The final was contested by three-time former champions Queen's Park and Thornliebank who had never won the cup.^[1]

Background[]

Queen's Park reached the final for the fourth time after winning the competition for three consecutive seasons between 1874 and 1876. Prior to the match, both Queen's Park and Vale of Leven had won the Scottish Cup three times, a record at the time.

No team from Renfrewshire had reached the final before Thornliebank in 1880 – their only appearance in the final. The team's previous best run in the competition came in 1877–78 when they lost to Renton in the fifth round.

The match marked the first and only time Queen's Park and Thornliebank met in a competitive fixture.^[2]

Route to the final[]

Queen's Park[]

Round	Opposition	Score
First round	Rangers	0–0
First round replay	Rangers	5–1
Second round		14–1
Third round	Partick	5–1
Fourth round		10–1
Fifth round		15–1
Quarter-final	bye
Semi-final	Dumbarton	1–0

Thornliebank[]

Round	Opposition	Score
First round		4–0
Second round		6–1
Third round		1–0
Fourth round		12–0
Fifth round		12–0
Quarter-final	3rd Lanark RV	1–1
Quarter-final replay	3rd Lanark RV	2–1
Semi-final	Pollokshields Athletic	2–1

Match details[]

21 February 1880

Queen's Park	3–0	Thornliebank
	Report

Cathkin Park, Crosshill

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: D. Hamilton

QUEEN'S PARK:
GK	J. Graham
FB	William Somers
FB	Robert W. Neill
HB	Charles Campbell
HB	David Davidson
FW	James Richmond
FW	Jerry Weir
FW	Thomas Highet
FW	George Ker
FW	John Kay
FW	Henry McNeil (c)

THORNLIEBANK:
GK	J. Cadden
FB	J. Jamieson
FB	W. Marshall
HB	A. Henderson
HB	Bill McFettridge
FW	A. Clark
FW	A. Brannan
FW	W. Anderson (c)
FW	D. Wham
FW	T. Brannan
FW	A. S. Hutton

External links[]

London Hearts Scottish Football Reports 21 February 1880

References[]

^ "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Queen's Park 3 - 0 Thornliebank, Scottish Cup (21/02/1880)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.

[1] "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[2] "Queen's Park 3 - 0 Thornliebank, Scottish Cup (21/02/1880)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 31 March 2019.

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