1886–87 in Scottish football
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1886â87 season was the 14th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw the inaugural playing of the Scottish Junior Cup.
| Season | 1886â87 |
|---|---|
 | |
Honours
Cup honours
National
| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Cup | Hibernian | 2 â 1 | Dumbarton |
| Scottish Junior Cup | Fairfield Govan | 3 â 1[a] | Edinburgh Woodburn |
County
| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayrshire Cup | Hurlford | 4 â 1 | Kilbirnie |
| Buteshire Cup | Cumbrae | 2 â 0 | Bute Rangers |
| Dumbartonshire Cup | Renton | 5 â 0[a] | Vale of Leven |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 3 â 0 | Hearts |
| Fife Cup | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 â 1[a] | Burntisland Thistle |
| Forfarshire Cup | Dundee Harp | 4 â 2 | Strathmore |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Airdrieonians | 5 â 0 | Drumpellier |
| Linlithgowshire Cup | Armadale | 2 â 0[a] | Durhamtown Rangers |
| Perthshire Cup | Coupar Angus | 2 â 1 | Fair City Athletic |
| Renfrewshire Cup | Abercorn | 5 â 1 | Arthurlie |
| Stirlingshire Cup | East Stirlingshire | 1 â 0 | Falkirk |
Teams in F.A. Cup
| Season | Club | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886â87 | Cowlairs | 1st round |  Darwen Old Wanderers |
4 â 1 |
| 2nd | Rossendale |
10 â 2 | ||
| 3rd round | Rangers | 2 â 3 | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 1st round | Darwen |
1 â 7 | |
| Partick Thistle | 1st round | |||
| 2nd round | ||||
| 3rd round | ||||
| 4th round | ||||
| 5th round | ||||
| Queen's Park | 1st round | Preston North End |
0 â 3 | |
| Rangers | 1st round | |||
| 2nd round | ||||
| 3rd round | ||||
| 4th round | ||||
| 5th round | ||||
| Semi-finals | ||||
| Renton | 1st round | Accrington |
1 â 0 | |
| 2nd round | Blackburn Rovers |
2 â 2 | ||
| 2nd round Replay | 2 â 0 | |||
| 3rd round | Preston North End |
0 â 2 | ||
| Third Lanark | 1st round | Higher Walton |
5 â 0 | |
| 2nd round | Bolton Wanderers |
2 â 3 |
Scotland national team
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[b] | Competition | Scotland scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 February 1887 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  Ireland |
4 â 1 | British Home Championship | Willie Watt, Tom Jenkinson, William Johnstone, James Low |
| 19 March 1887 | Leamington Road, Blackburn | England |
3 â 2 | British Home Championship | James McCall, Leitch Keir, James Allan |
| 21 March 1887 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |  Wales |
2 â 0 | British Home Championship | William Robertson, James Allan |