1887–88 in Scottish football

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1887–88 in Scottish football
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Scottish Cup winners
Renton
Junior Cup winners
Wishaw Thistle
Scotland Internationals
BHC Runners Up

The 1887–88 season was the 15th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw two further additions to the list of regional competitions with the inaugural playing of the Glasgow Cup and the Aberdeenshire Cup.

Scottish Cup[]

Winner Score Runner-up
Renton 6 – 1 Cambuslang

County honours[]

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Aberdeen 7 – 1
Ayrshire Cup 4 – 3
Dumbartonshire Cup Vale of Leven 2 – 1 Renton
East of Scotland Shield Mossend Swifts 1 – 0 Hibernian
Fife Cup 6 – 1 *
Forfarshire Cup Arbroath 10 – 2 Dundee Strathmore
Glasgow Cup Cambuslang 3 – 1 Rangers
Lanarkshire Cup Airdrie 2 – 0 Motherwell
Linlithgowshire Cup Bo'ness 4 – 3
Perthshire Cup 7 – 3
Renfrewshire Cup St Mirren 4 – 1 * Abercorn
Stirlingshire Cup East Stirlingshire 9 ��� 0 Falkirk

* – replay

Scottish Junior Cup[]

Winner Score Runner-up
Wishaw Thistle 3 – 1 * Maryhill

* – replay

Scotland national team[]

Date Venue Opponents Score[1]
10 March 1888 Easter Road, Edinburgh  Wales 5–1
17 March 1888 Hampden Park, Glasgow  England 0–5
24 March 1888 Cliftonville Cricket Ground, Belfast  Ireland 10–2

References[]

  1. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

External links[]

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