1882–83 Scottish Cup
The 1882–83 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the tenth season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Dumbarton won the cup for the first, and so far only, time when they beat Vale of Leven 2–1 in a replayed final. Defending champions Queen's Park were knock-out by eventual winners Dumbarton in the quarter-finals. Calendar

As with the previous competitions, the eighth edition of the Scottish Cup took on the format of a traditional knockout tournament. For the earlier rounds, the names of competing teams were placed into lots according to their districts and drawn into pairs. The home team for each tie was determined by the toss of a coin unless it was mutually agreed or only one of the two clubs drawn against one another had a private ground. In the event of a draw, the team who lost the toss would have the choice of ground for the replay. A similar procedure was used for subsequent rounds however, any club which had received a bye in the previous round would first be drawn against one of the winners of the previous round. The names of winning teams were placed into one lot for later rounds. The choice of venue for the final matches was reserved to the Scottish Football Association. Both Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities were given byes to the third round. Four teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replay. Two teams qualified for the third round after drawing their second round replay. Two teams qualified for the fourth round after drawing their third round second replay. Teams
Of the 126 teams, all bar one entered the competition in the first round. Aberdeen were admitted into the competition after the first round draw and entered in the second round. First round

Matches

Glasgow and Suburbs
Apsley received a bye to the second round. Glasgow University received a bye to the third round. Ayrshire district

Lanarkshire district

Stirlingshire district
King's Park received a bye to the second round. Forfarshire district

Renfrewshire district

Dunbartonshire district
Vale of Leven received a bye to the second round. Edinburgh district
Edinburgh University received a bye to the third round. Perthshire district

Southern Counties

Replays

Ayrshire district

Lanarkshire district

Renfrewshire district

Edinburgh district

Perthshire district

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Second round

Matches

Glasgow and Suburbs

Ayrshire district

Lanarkshire district

Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district
Falkirk received a bye to the third round. Forfarshire and Perthshire district

Renfrewshire district

Edinburgh district

Southern Counties

Replays

Glasgow and Suburbs

Renfrewshire district

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Third round

Matches

Glasgow and Lanarkshire district
Glasgow University received a bye to the fourth round. Ayrshire and Renfrewshire district
Hurlford received a bye to the fourth round. Stirlingshire, Dunbartonshire and Edinburgh district
Edinburgh University and Hibernian received a bye to the fourth round. Forfarshire and Perthshire district

Dumfriesshire district

Replays

Glasgow and Lanarkshire district

Ayrshire and Renfrewshire district

Stirlingshire, Dunbartonshire and Edinburgh district

Second replay

Ayrshire and Renfrewshire district

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Fourth round

Matches

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Fifth Round
Dumbarton, Kilmarnock Athletic, Partick Thistle, Pollokshields Athletic and 3rd Lanark RV received a bye to the quarter-finals. Matches

Replays

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Quarter-finals

Matches

Replays

Second replay

Third replay

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Semi-finals

Matches

Replays

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Final

Replay

See also
1882–83 in Scottish football

References

Cup
Scottish Cup seasons
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