1885 Scottish Cup Final

Replay
Date	28 February 1885
Venue	Hampden Park, Crosshill
Attendance	5,000
	← 1884 1886 →

1885 Scottish Cup Final
Event	1884–85 Scottish Cup
Date	21 February 1885
Venue	Hampden Park, Crosshill
Attendance	3,000

The 1885 Scottish Cup Final was the 12th final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 1884–85 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. For only the second time in the competition's history, the final was contested by two teams from outside Glasgow: Renton, who had never won the cup before, and three-time winners Vale of Leven,^[1] representing neighbouring communities in Dunbartonshire (their home grounds were approximately 1.6 miles (2.6 km) apart).

The original match - which ended in a 0–0 draw - was played at the second Hampden Park in Crosshill (today part of Glasgow) on 21 February 1885 and was watched by a crowd of 3,000 spectators. The replay took place at the same venue on 28 February 1885 in front of 5,000 spectators. Renton won the competition for the first time after they beat Vale of Leven 3–1.^[2]

This was the first Scottish Cup final to be held at the second Hampden Park.

Background[]

Vale of Leven had reached the final on four previous occasions, winning the trophy for three consecutive seasons between 1877 and 1879. They had reached the final for the third season in succession however, they never appeared for the previous final in protest after the SFA had refused to postpone the match. Prior to 1885, no team had reached the final for three successive seasons without lifting the trophy at least once.

Renton had only previously reached the final once before 10 years earlier when they lost 3–0 to Queen's Park

As the earlier rounds of the Scottish Cup were regionalised at the time, Dunbartonshire neighbours Renton and Vale of Leven had previously met three times in the competition with Vale of Leven progressing each time.

Route to the final[]

Renton[]

Round	Opposition	Score
First round		2–1
Second round	East Stirlingshire	10–2
Third round	Northern	9–2
Fourth round	St Mirren	2–1
Fifth round	bye
Quarter-final	Rangers	5–3
Semi-final	Hibernian	3–2

Vale of Leven[]

Round	Opposition	Score
First round		1–1
First round replay	Jamestown	4–1
Second round		14–0
Third round		4–1
Fourth round	Arthurlie	2–1
Fifth round	bye
Quarter-final	Thornliebank	4–3
Semi-final	Cambuslang	0–0
Semi-final replay	Cambuslang	3–1

Match details[]

Original[]

21 February 1885

15:00

Renton	0–0	Vale of Leven
	Report

Hampden Park, Crosshill

Attendance: 3,000

RENTON:
GK	John Lindsay
FB	Andrew Hannah
FB	Archie McCall
HB	Bob Kelso
HB	Donald McKechnie
FW	Alexander Barbour
FW	James Kelly
FW	A. McIntyre
FW	James McCall
FW	Grant
FW	Thomson

Team unchanged for replay.

VALE OF LEVEN:
GK	James Wilson
FB	Andrew McIntyre
FB	John Forbes
HB	J. Abraham
HB	John McPherson (c)
RW	J. Galloway
RW	D. McIntyre
FW	John Ferguson
FW	W. H. Johnstone
LW	M. D. Gillies
LW	D. Kennedy

For the replay, J. Wilson replaced McPherson.

Replay[]

28 February 1885

15:00

Renton	3–1	Vale of Leven
A. McCall A. McIntyre	Report

Hampden Park

Attendance: 5,000

References[]

^ "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
^ "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

External links[]

[1] "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

[2] "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

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