1883–84 Scottish Cup
The 1883–84 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the 11th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition.  Queen's Park won the competition for the seventh time after Vale of Leven could not field a team on the date fixed for the final due to player illness.

Dumbarton became the first defending champions to unsuccessfully retain the cup after they were knocked out in the first round by Renton.

Calendar

Edinburgh University were given a bye to the third round.
Two teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replay.

Notes

Teams
All 132 teams entered the competition in the first round.

First round

Matches

Glasgow and district
Cowlairs received a bye to the second round.

Renfrewshire district

Ayrshire district

Dunbartonshire district

Lanarkshire district
Vale of Avon received a bye to the second round.

Stirlingshire district

Edinburghshire district
Newcastleton received a bye to the second round. Edinburgh University received a bye to the third round.

Northern Counties
Coupar Angus received a bye to the second round.

Perthshire district

Southern Counties
Drumlanrig Rangers received a bye to the second round.

Replays

Dunbartonshire district

Lanarkshire district

Edinburghshire district

Northern Counties

Southern Counties

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Second round

Matches

Glasgow and District

Renfrewshire district
Morton received a bye to the third round.

Ayrshire district
Cumnock received a bye to the third round.

Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district
Vale of Leven received a bye to the third round.

Lanarkshire district
Hamilton Academical received a bye to the third round.

Edinburghshire district
St Bernard's received a bye to the third round.

Perthshire and Northern Counties

Southern Counties

Replay

Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district

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Third round

Matches

Perthshire and Northern Counties
Dunblane received a bye to the fourth round.

Glasgow, Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire district
Pollokshields Athletic received a bye to the fourth round.

Edinburgh and Lanarkshire district
Edinburgh University and Royal Albert received a bye to the fourth round.

Southern Counties

Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district

Replays

Perthshire and Northern Counties

Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district

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Fourth round
Arthurlie received a bye to the fifth round.

Matches

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Fifth round
Battlefield, Cambuslang, Cartvale, Hibernian and Queen's Park received a bye to the quarter-finals.

Matches

Replay

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Quarter-finals

Matches

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Semi-finals

Matches

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Final

Vale of Leven did not appear for the final in protest after a request made on the Wednesday before the match was due to take place for a postponement due to bereavement, illness and injury had been refused by the Scottish FA.

See also
1883–84 in Scottish football

References

External links
RSSSF: Scottish Cup 1883–84
London Hearts Scottish Cup Results 1883–84
Scottish Football Archive 1883–84

Cup
Scottish Cup seasons
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