1883 Scottish Cup Final

The 1883 Scottish Cup Final was the 10th final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 1882–83 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The original match - which ended in a 2–2 draw - was played at Hampden Park in Glasgow on 31 March 1883 and was watched by a crowd of 15,000 spectators. For the first time in the competition's history, the final was contested by two teams from outside Glasgow - Dumbarton, who had never won the cup before, and three-time winners Vale of Leven.[1]

1883 Scottish Cup Final
Event1882–83 Scottish Cup
Date31 March 1883
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeThomas Lawrie
Attendance15,000
Replay
Date7 April 1883
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
RefereeThomas Lawrie
Attendance8,000

The replay took place at the same venue on 7 April 1883 in front of 8,000 spectators. Dumbarton won the competition for the first - and so far only - time after they beat Vale of Leven 2–1.[2]

This was the last Scottish Cup final to be held at the first Hampden Park before it was demolished by the Caledonian Railway to make way for the Cathcart District Railway.[3]

Background

Vale of Leven had reached the final on three previous occasions, winning the trophy for three consecutive seasons between 1877 and 1879. Only Queen's Park (six) had played in more finals than Vale of Leven before 1883.

Dumbarton became the third different team to reach the final on three consecutive occasions after Queen's Park and Vale of Leven. Both their previous appearances in the final had ended in defeat after a replay to Queen's Park in 1881 and 1882.

As the earlier rounds of the Scottish Cup were regionalised at the time, Dunbartonshire clubs Dumbarton and Vale of Leven had previously met five times in the competition. Vale of Leven had gone on to win the Scottish Cup after their first two meetings in 1877–78 and 1878–79 but Dumbarton had won each of the subsequent three ties.

Route to the final

Dumbarton

Round Opposition Score
First round Kilmarnock Thistle w/o
Second round King's Park 8–1
Third round Jamestown 8–1
Fourth round Thornliebank 3–0
Fifth round bye
Quarter-final Queen's Park 3–1
Semi-final Pollokshields Athletic 1–0 (match void)[A]
Semi-final replay Pollokshields Athletic 5–0

Vale of Leven

Round Opposition Score
First round bye
Second round Milngavie 16–0
Third round Heart of Midlothian 8–1
Fourth round Edinburgh University 2–0
Fifth round Lugar Boswell 1–1
Fifth round replay Lugar Boswell 5–1
Quarter-final Partick Thistle 4–0
Semi-final Kilmarnock Athletic 1–1
Semi-final replay Kilmarnock Athletic 2–0
Notes
  1. ^
    A-Result declared void and a replay was ordered.

Match details

Original

Dumbarton2–2Vale of Leven
Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Thomas Lawrie
DUMBARTON:
GK James McAulay
FB Jock Hutcheson
FB Michael Paton
HB Peter Miller
HB Willie Lang
HB Leitch Keir
FW Robert S. Brown
FW Robert P. Brown
FW George McArthur
FW Joseph Lindsay
FW James Miller
VALE OF LEVEN:
GK Alex McLintock
FB Andrew McIntyre
FB John Forbes
HB John McPherson
HB H. McLeish
FW J. McFarlane
FW D. Kennedy
FW M. Gillies
FW Robert McCrae
FW W. H. Johnstone
FW Dan Friel

Replay

Dumbarton2–1Vale of Leven
Report Friel  80'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Thomas Lawrie
DUMBARTON:
GK James McAulay
FB Jock Hutcheson
FB Michael Paton
HB Peter Miller
HB Leitch Keir
FW Robert S. Brown
FW Robert P. Brown
FW James Miller
FW Joseph Lindsay
FW R. Anderson
FW George McArthur
VALE OF LEVEN:
GK Alex McLintock
FB Andrew McIntyre
FB John Forbes
HB D. McLeish
HB John McPherson
FW M. Gillies
FW Robert McCrae
FW W. H. Johnstone
FW Dan Friel
FW D. Kennedy
FW J. McFarlane

References

  1. "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  3. Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005, Yore Publications, p183 ISBN 0954783042
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