The 1886 Scottish Cup Final was the 13th final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 1885–86 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match was played at Cathkin Park in Crosshill (today part of Glasgow) on 13 February 1886, and was watched by a crowd of "between 7,000 and 8,000",[1] "between 8,000 and 9,000",[2] or "not less than 9,000",[3] or 10,000[4] spectators. The final was contested by defending champions Renton and seven-time winners Queen's Park.[5]
Queen's Park had reached the final on seven previous occasions and had gone on to win the competition on each occasion. This was the fifth time in seven seasons which Queen's Park had reached the final.
Defending champions Renton had only previously reached the final twice before, lifting the trophy in 1885, 10 years after they finished as runners-up.
Renton and Queen's Park had played twice before in the Scottish Cup, although they hadn't been drawn together for over a decade. Renton hadn't scored a goal against Queen's Park before the 1886 final with the Glasgow side winning 3–0 in the 1875 final and 2–0 in the 1874 semi-finals.
The first quarter of the game was played in heavy rain.[1] Queen's Park, who had the benefit of a wind behind them in the first half,[2] took the lead early on when Somerville turned home a Hamilton shot that had been blocked by Hannah.[note 1] Renton came close to an equalizer shortly before half-time when Gillespie caught a shot from McCall and was nearly driven over the line in the resulting maul.
A quarter of an hour into the second half, following Renton pressure, Kelso drove a free-kick through a crowd of players to make the score 1-1; as direct free-kicks did not exist, Queen's Park protested the goal, but the referee deemed that there had been a touch on the way through.[6] A short while afterwards, Christie injured his foot, and was a passenger for the rest of the match, having to leave the pitch for a while;[1] Renton pressed home with a man advantage, but could not score, and, following a break after 70 minutes, Harrower scored from a Hamilton cross. Near the end Queen's Park made it three from a 'scrimmage',[3] which was credited to Somerville,[note 2] after a move involving Hamilton and Harrower.[1]
Renton gained a measure of revenge at the end of the season, beating Queen's Park 5–2 in the semi-final of the Glasgow Charity Cup, a prestige tournament for four invited clubs; Renton beat local rivals Vale of Leven in the final.[7]
Notesedit
^This is the report from two newspapers; the Lennox Herald credits the goal to Lambie, the Glasgow Herald to Hamilton.
^The Lennox Herald credits the goal to Christie, the Glasgow Herald to Somerville
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The 1886 Scottish Cup Final was the 13th final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 1885 86 Scottish Cup the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland The match was played at Cathkin Park in Crosshill today part of Glasgow on 13 February 1886 and was watched by a crowd of between 7 000 and 8 000 1 between 8 000 and 9 000 2 or not less than 9 000 3 or 10 000 4 spectators The final was contested by defending champions Renton and seven time winners Queen s Park 5 1886 Scottish Cup FinalEvent1885 86 Scottish CupQueen s Park Renton3 1Date13 February 1886VenueCathkin Park CrosshillRefereeJ E McKillop Cartvale Attendance7 000 18851887 This was the first Scottish Cup final since 1880 to be decided without the need for a replay excluding the 1884 final which went unplayed Contents 1 Background 2 Route to the final 2 1 Queen s Park 2 2 Renton 3 Report 4 Match details 5 Aftermath 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksBackground editQueen s Park had reached the final on seven previous occasions and had gone on to win the competition on each occasion This was the fifth time in seven seasons which Queen s Park had reached the final Defending champions Renton had only previously reached the final twice before lifting the trophy in 1885 10 years after they finished as runners up Renton and Queen s Park had played twice before in the Scottish Cup although they hadn t been drawn together for over a decade Renton hadn t scored a goal against Queen s Park before the 1886 final with the Glasgow side winning 3 0 in the 1875 final and 2 0 in the 1874 semi finals Route to the final editSee also 1885 86 Scottish Cup Queen s Park edit Round Opposition ScoreFirst round St Peter s 16 0Second round Pilgrims 1 0Third round East Stirlingshire 3 0Fourth round Airdrieonians 1 0Fifth round Arthurlie 2 1Quarter final byeSemi final 3rd Lanark RV 3 0 Renton edit Round Opposition ScoreFirst round Kirkintilloch Athletic 15 0Second round Dumbarton Athletic 7 2Third round Albion 1 0Fourth round Cowlairs 4 0Fifth round Vale of Leven 2 2Fifth round replay Vale of Leven 3 0Quarter final byeSemi final Hibernian 2 0Report editThe first quarter of the game was played in heavy rain 1 Queen s Park who had the benefit of a wind behind them in the first half 2 took the lead early on when Somerville turned home a Hamilton shot that had been blocked by Hannah note 1 Renton came close to an equalizer shortly before half time when Gillespie caught a shot from McCall and was nearly driven over the line in the resulting maul A quarter of an hour into the second half following Renton pressure Kelso drove a free kick through a crowd of players to make the score 1 1 as direct free kicks did not exist Queen s Park protested the goal but the referee deemed that there had been a touch on the way through 6 A short while afterwards Christie injured his foot and was a passenger for the rest of the match having to leave the pitch for a while 1 Renton pressed home with a man advantage but could not score and following a break after 70 minutes Harrower scored from a Hamilton cross Near the end Queen s Park made it three from a scrimmage 3 which was credited to Somerville note 2 after a move involving Hamilton and Harrower 1 Match details edit13 February 188615 00Queen s Park3 1RentonSomerville nbsp 10 85 Harrower nbsp 70 Report Kelso nbsp 60 Cathkin ParkAttendance 7 000 10 000Referee J E McKillop Cartvale QUEEN S PARK GK George GillespieFB Walter ArnottFB Andrew WatsonHB Charles CampbellHB John J GowLW Robert ChristieLW David AllanFW George SomervilleFW William HarrowerRW Alexander HamiltonRW John Lambie RENTON GK John LindsayFB Andrew HannahFB Archie McCallHB Bob KelsoHB Donald McKechnieRW Alexander BarbourRW James KellyFW Alec GrantFW J McIntyreLW James McCallLW J ThomsonAftermath editRenton gained a measure of revenge at the end of the season beating Queen s Park 5 2 in the semi final of the Glasgow Charity Cup a prestige tournament for four invited clubs Renton beat local rivals Vale of Leven in the final 7 Notes edit This is the report from two newspapers the Lennox Herald credits the goal to Lambie the Glasgow Herald to Hamilton The Lennox Herald credits the goal to Christie the Glasgow Herald to SomervilleReferences edit a b c d The Scottish Challenge Cup Glasgow Herald 10 15 February 1886 a b Queen s Park v Renton Lothian Courier 4 20 February 1886 a b Queen s Park v Renton Courier and Argus 3 16 February 1886 By The Way Paisley Daily Express 2 15 February 1886 Scottish Cup Matches Scottish Football Association Retrieved 12 April 2019 Scottish Association Cup Final Tie Lennox Herald 3 20 February 1886 Glasgow Charity Cup Final Tie Lennox Herald 6 22 May 1886 External links editLondon Hearts Scottish Football Reports 13 February 1886 Portals nbsp Association football nbsp Scotland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1886 Scottish Cup final amp oldid 1154813209, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
