1885–86 in Scottish football

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1885–86 in Scottish football
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Scottish Cup winners
Queen's Park
British Home Championship winners
Scotland/England

The 1885–86 season was the 13th season of competitive football in Scotland.

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1885–86 Scottish Cup
Winner Score Runner-up
Queen's Park 3–1 Renton

County honours[]

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Ayrshire Cup Kilmarnock 2–1 Ayr
Dumbartonshire Cup Vale of Leven 2–1*
East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 5–1 St Bernard's
Fife Cup Alloa Ath 4–0* Cowdenbeath
Forfarshire Cup Dundee Harp 5–3 Arbroath
Lanarkshire Cup Airdrie 5–1 Cambuslang
Linlithgowshire Cup Armadale 2–1
Perthshire Cup 3–2 Coupar Angus
Renfrewshire Cup Abercorn 4–0 Port Glasgow Athletic
Stirlingshire Cup East Stirlingshire 3–1* King's Park

* - replay

Other honours[]

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Glasgow Charity Cup Renton 3–1 Vale of Leven

Scotland national team[]

Main articles: 1885–86 British Home Championship and Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorers
20 March 1886 Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast  Ireland 7–2 British Home Championship Charles Heggie (4), John Lambie, Michael Dunbar, James Gourlay
27 March 1886 Hampden Park, Glasgow  England 1–1 British Home Championship George Somerville
10 April 1886 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Wales 4–1 British Home Championship Bob McCormick, James McCall, David Allan, William Harrower
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Scotland (C) 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 5
2  England (C) 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 5
3  Wales 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 2
4  Ireland 3 0 0 3 3 18 −15 0
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Joint champions

References[]

  1. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
  2. ^ "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

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