1888–89 in Scottish football

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1888–89 in Scottish football
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Scottish Cup winners
Third Lanark
Junior Cup winners
Burnbank Swifts
Scotland Internationals
BHC Winners

The 1888–89 season was the 16th season of competitive football in Scotland.

Scottish Cup[]

Winner Score Runner-up
Third Lanark 2 – 1 Celtic

County honours[]

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Aberdeen 4 – 3 Orion
Ayrshire Cup 2 – 0 Ayr
Dumbartonshire Cup Dumbarton 6 – 2
East of Scotland Shield Hearts 5 – 2 Leith Athletic
Fife Cup Cowdenbeath 4 –2
Forfarshire Cup Arbroath 2 – 1 Dundee East End
Glasgow Cup Queen's Park 8 – 0 Partick Thistle
Lanarkshire Cup Royal Albert 2 – 1[1]
Linlithgowshire Cup Bo'ness 1 – 0 Armadale
Perthshire Cup 6 – 5
Renfrewshire Cup Abercorn 3 – 2 St Mirren
Stirlingshire Cup East Stirlingshire 7 – 0 Slamannan

Scottish Junior Cup[]

Winner Score Runner-up
Burnbank Swifts 4 – 1

Glasgow Exhibition Cup[]

Held to coincide with the International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry, this early season competition was won by Cowlairs, beating Celtic in the final.[2]

Scotland national team[]

Date Venue Opponents Score[3]
9 March 1889 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow  Ireland 7–0
13 April 1889 Kennington Oval, London  England 3–2
15 April 1889 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham  Wales 0–0

References[]

  1. ^ after replay
  2. ^ "Glasgow Exhibition Trophy". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  3. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

External links[]

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