1885–86 in Scottish football

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1885–86 in Scottish football
Scottish Cup winners
Queen's Park
Scotland national team
1886 BHC

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

Honours

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Cup honours

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National

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Queen's Park 3 – 1 Renton

County

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

Other

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

Teams in F.A. Cup

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Season Club Round Opponent Result
1885–86 Heart of Midlothian 1st round England Padiham Withdrew
Partick Thistle 1st round Queen's Park 1 – 5
Queen's Park 1st round Partick Thistle 5 – 1
2nd round England South Shore Withdrew
Rangers 1st round England Rawtenstall Withdrew
Third Lanark 1st round England Blackburn Park Road 4 – 2
2nd round England Church Withdrew

Scotland national team

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Date Venue Opponents Score[b] 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: [1][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

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Replay needed.
  2. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

References

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  1. ^ "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. ^ "British Championships 1886". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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