For defending champions Queen's Park, this was their second consecutive appearance in the final following the creation of the competition the previous season. Renton reached the final for the first time.
The teams had met in the Scottish Cup once before. In the 1873–74 semi-final, Queen's Park beat Renton 2–0 at Hampden Park on 13 December 1873.[3]
Both clubs entered the competition in the first round. Neither club won all its matches before the final at the first attempt. Queen's Park needed two replays in the semi-final to eliminate Clydesdale, the team they defeated in the previous final. Renton also required a replay at the semi-final stage to see off Dumbarton.
Queen's Park began their defence of the cup in the first round on 24 October 1874. In the competition's early years, the first few rounds were regionalised so Queen's had been drawn away to fellow Glasgow club Western and, in a tightly contested match, they won 1–0 at Regent's Park.[4][5] The second round saw a home tie with West End which was a much easier tie for the defending champions who equalled the tournament record for the largest margin of victory as they won 7–0 at Hampden Park.[6] They then didn't play a match in the quarter-finals as their opponents Rovers, who hadn't played a match in the tournament following a walkover against Hamilton in the first round and a bye in the second round, scratched from the tie meaning Queen's Park advanced to the semi-finals.[7] This set up a replay of the 1874 final against Clydesdale. The first match at Clydesdale's Kinning Park finished scoreless on 20 March 1875[8] and the replay a week later at Hampden Park also ended in a draw.[9] However, in the second replay on 3 April, the stalemate was finally broken as Queen's Park won 1–0 to reach the final for the second year running.[10]
After receiving a walkover against Glasgow side Blythswood in the first round, Renton faced fellow Dunbartonshire club Helensburgh.[7] The exact date of the match is unknown, however, it was played in Renton sometime between 21 and 28 November 1874 and the home side won 2–0.[7][11] Renton were then involved in one of just two quarter-final matches as they defeated the Glasgow side Eastern 1–0 at home on Boxing Day.[7] In the semi-finals, they face Dunbartonshire rivals Dumbarton. The first match, played in Renton, finished in a 1–1 draw[12][13] before Renton eliminated their rivals with a 1–0 away win.[14][15]
Match
Report
Renton won the toss and elected to play with the slight breeze to their backs. In the first half, Queen's Park soaked up pressure from a Renton side who elected to play the ball long and tackle hard. Despite this, they were unable to breakdown Queen's Park who created chances for Jamie Weir, Harry McNeil and Tom Highet. However, referee A. Campbell ended the half with the game scoreless.[2][16]
After the interval, a change of ends saw the wind now in Renton's faces. Queen's Park were on the front foot but couldn't find a breakthrough and the spectators had to wait until the last 15 minutes for the three goals. Angus MacKinnon opened the scoring from a Weir corner before, five minutes later, McNeil ran forward and set up Highet for 2–0. Shortly before full time, Billy McKinnon sealed the win with a fine shot.[2][17]
Edinburgh newspaper The Scotsman reported after the game that the match was "an exceptionally rough one" with "charging which seems to be the speciality of the Renton men".[17]
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The 1875 Scottish Cup Final was the second final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 1874 75 Scottish Cup the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland The match took place at Hampden Park on 10 April 1875 and was contested by Queen s Park and Renton 1 1875 Scottish Cup FinalEvent1874 75 Scottish CupQueen s Park Renton3 0Date10 April 1875VenueHampden Park CrosshillRefereeA Campbell Clydesdale Attendance7 000WeatherSunny 18741876 Queen s Park won the match 3 0 with goals from Angus MacKinnon Thomas Highet and Billy MacKinnon 2 Contents 1 Background 2 Route to the final 2 1 Queen s Park 2 2 Renton 3 Match 3 1 Report 3 2 Detail 4 ReferencesBackground EditFor defending champions Queen s Park this was their second consecutive appearance in the final following the creation of the competition the previous season Renton reached the final for the first time The teams had met in the Scottish Cup once before In the 1873 74 semi final Queen s Park beat Renton 2 0 at Hampden Park on 13 December 1873 3 Route to the final EditSee also 1874 75 Scottish Cup Both clubs entered the competition in the first round Neither club won all its matches before the final at the first attempt Queen s Park needed two replays in the semi final to eliminate Clydesdale the team they defeated in the previous final Renton also required a replay at the semi final stage to see off Dumbarton Queen s Park Edit Round Opposition ScoreFirst round Western 1 0Second round West End 7 0Quarter final Rovers w oSemi final Clydesdale 0 0Semi final replay Clydesdale 2 2Semi final second replay Clydesdale 1 0See also 1874 75 Queen s Park F C season Queen s Park began their defence of the cup in the first round on 24 October 1874 In the competition s early years the first few rounds were regionalised so Queen s had been drawn away to fellow Glasgow club Western and in a tightly contested match they won 1 0 at Regent s Park 4 5 The second round saw a home tie with West End which was a much easier tie for the defending champions who equalled the tournament record for the largest margin of victory as they won 7 0 at Hampden Park 6 They then didn t play a match in the quarter finals as their opponents Rovers who hadn t played a match in the tournament following a walkover against Hamilton in the first round and a bye in the second round scratched from the tie meaning Queen s Park advanced to the semi finals 7 This set up a replay of the 1874 final against Clydesdale The first match at Clydesdale s Kinning Park finished scoreless on 20 March 1875 8 and the replay a week later at Hampden Park also ended in a draw 9 However in the second replay on 3 April the stalemate was finally broken as Queen s Park won 1 0 to reach the final for the second year running 10 Renton Edit Round Opposition ScoreFirst round Blythswood w oSecond round Helensburgh 2 0Quarter final Eastern 1 0Semi final Dumbarton 0 0Semi final replay Dumbarton 1 0After receiving a walkover against Glasgow side Blythswood in the first round Renton faced fellow Dunbartonshire club Helensburgh 7 The exact date of the match is unknown however it was played in Renton sometime between 21 and 28 November 1874 and the home side won 2 0 7 11 Renton were then involved in one of just two quarter final matches as they defeated the Glasgow side Eastern 1 0 at home on Boxing Day 7 In the semi finals they face Dunbartonshire rivals Dumbarton The first match played in Renton finished in a 1 1 draw 12 13 before Renton eliminated their rivals with a 1 0 away win 14 15 Match EditReport Edit Renton won the toss and elected to play with the slight breeze to their backs In the first half Queen s Park soaked up pressure from a Renton side who elected to play the ball long and tackle hard Despite this they were unable to breakdown Queen s Park who created chances for Jamie Weir Harry McNeil and Tom Highet However referee A Campbell ended the half with the game scoreless 2 16 After the interval a change of ends saw the wind now in Renton s faces Queen s Park were on the front foot but couldn t find a breakthrough and the spectators had to wait until the last 15 minutes for the three goals Angus MacKinnon opened the scoring from a Weir corner before five minutes later McNeil ran forward and set up Highet for 2 0 Shortly before full time Billy McKinnon sealed the win with a fine shot 2 17 Edinburgh newspaper The Scotsman reported after the game that the match was an exceptionally rough one with charging which seems to be the speciality of the Renton men 17 Detail Edit 10 April 187515 45Queen s Park3 0RentonA MacKinnon 75 Highet 80 B MacKinnon 1 2 16 17 18 7 Hampden Park CrosshillAttendance 7 000Referee A Campbell Clydesdale QUEEN S PARK GK Robert W NeillFB Joseph Taylor c FB James PhillipsHB Charles CampbellHB John DicksonFW Jerry WeirFW Thomas LawrieFW Billy MacKinnonFW Angus MacKinnonFW Henry McNeilFW Thomas Highet RENTON GK TurnbullFB McKayFB J KennedyHB ScallionHB McGregorFW McRaeFW MelvilleFW J BrownFW M KennedyFW GlenFW L BrownReferences Edit a b Scottish Cup Matches Scottish Football Association Retrieved 10 December 2018 a b c d Potter David Jones Phil H 2016 The History of the Scottish Cup The Story of Every Season 1873 2016 Worthing Pitch Publishing pp 14 15 ISBN 978 1 78531 214 4 Queen s Park 2 0 Renton Scottish Cup 13 12 1873 Fitbastats com Retrieved 26 March 2019 Rules of the Scottish Football Association PDF Scottish Football Association 14 October 1875 Retrieved 9 October 2019 Western 0 1 Queen s Park Scottish Cup 24 10 1874 Fitbastats com Retrieved 12 April 2019 Queen s Park 7 0 West End sc Scottish Cup 21 11 1874 Fitbastats com Retrieved 12 April 2019 a b c d e Scottish F A Cup 1873 2017 The Complete Results Cleethorpes Soccer Books 2017 pp 3 4 ISBN 978 1 86223 366 9 Clydesdale Glasgow 0 0 Queen s Park Scottish Cup 20 03 1875 Fitbastats com Retrieved 12 April 2019 Queen s Park 2 2 Clydesdale Glasgow Scottish Cup 27 03 1875 Fitbastats com Retrieved 12 April 2019 Clydesdale Glasgow 0 1 Queen s Park Scottish Cup 03 04 1875 Fitbastats com Retrieved 12 April 2019 Scottish Cup Results for 1874 75 London Hearts Supporters Club Retrieved 15 April 2019 Renton 1 1 Dumbarton Scottish Cup 27 03 1875 Fitbastats com Retrieved 15 April 2019 Renton 1 1 Dumbarton Saturday March 27th 1875 The Sons Archive Retrieved 15 April 2019 Renton 1 0 Dumbarton Scottish Cup 03 04 1875 Fitbastats com Retrieved 15 April 2019 Dumbarton 1 0 Renton Saturday April 3rd 1875 The Sons Archive Retrieved 15 April 2019 a b Scottish Association Challenge Cup Final Tie The Scotsman Retrieved 15 May 2020 via London Hearts Supporters Club a b c Scottish Association Challenge Cup Final Tie The Scotsman Retrieved 15 May 2020 via London Hearts Supporters Club Queen s Park 3 0 Renton Scottish Cup 10 04 1875 Fitbastats com Retrieved 20 May 2019 Portals Association football Scotland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1875 Scottish Cup final amp oldid 1154812469, wikipedia, wiki, 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