1884–85 in Scottish football

The 1884–85 season was the 12th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw three further additions to the list of regional competitions with the inaugural playing of the Dumbartonshire Cup, the Linlithgowshire Cup and the Perthshire Cup.

1884–85 in Scottish football
Scottish Cup winners
Renton
British Home Championship winners
Scotland

Scottish Cup

Winner Score Runner-up
Renton 3–1* Vale of Leven

* - replay

County honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Ayrshire Cup Kilmarnock 2–0 Hurlford
Dumbartonshire Cup Dumbarton 3–0 Vale of Leven
East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 3–2 Edinburgh University
Fife Cup Cowdenbeath 4–0 Dunfermline Athletic
Forfarshire Cup Dundee Harp 15–1* Strathmore
Lanarkshire Cup Cambuslang 5–3* West Benhar
Linlithgowshire Cup Mossend Swifts 3–2 Armadale
Perthshire Cup Dunblane 4–3 Vale of Teith
Renfrewshire Cup Port Glasgow Athletic 2–1 Morton
Stirlingshire Cup Camelon 2–1 Campsie

* - replay
- second replay

Other honours

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Glasgow Charity Cup Queen's Park 1–0 Dumbarton

Scotland national team

Date Venue Opponents Score[1] Competition Scotland scorers
14 March 1885 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Ireland 8–2 British Home Championship Alex Higgins (3), Alexander Barbour, W. Lamont, Willie Turner, John Marshall, Robert Calderwood
21 March 1885 Kennington Oval, London  England 1–1 British Home Championship Joseph Lindsay
23 March 1885 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham  Wales 8–1 British Home Championship Joseph Lindsay (3), Robert Calderwood (2), William Anderson (2), David Allan
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Scotland (C) 3 2 1 0 17 4 +13 5
2  England 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 4
3  Wales 3 1 1 1 10 11 1 3
4  Ireland 3 0 0 3 4 20 16 0
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champion.

References

  1. Scotland's score is shown first.
  2. "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
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