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1876–77 Scottish Cup
The 1876–77 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the fourth season of Scotland's most prestigious Association football, football knockout competition. Entries to the competition again increased with a total of 81 clubs involved in the first round draw. This resulted in an earlier start to the competition than in previous seasons with the first matches played on 23 September 1876. The cup was won for the first time by Dunbartonshire club Vale of Leven F.C., Vale of Leven who defeated Rangers F.C., Rangers 3–2 in a twice-replayed final. This was the first final which did not involve defending champions Queen's Park F.C., Queen's Park who lost 2–1 to Vale of Leven in the quarter-finals and the first time the cup was won by a team from outside Glasgow. Calendar *2 teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replays *23rd Renfrew RV resigned after winning their first round match *2 teams qualified for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1875–76 Scottish Cup
The 1875–76 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the third edition of Scotland's most prestigious Association football, football knockout competition. The number of entrants nearly doubled from the previous season with 49 teams included in the first round draw. The competition began on 2 October 1875 and concluded with the final replay on 18 March 1876. This was the first season that teams would change ends only at half time, the tradition of changing ends after a goal had been scored came to an end. The cup was won for the third time by Queen's Park F.C., Queen's Park who defeated fellow Glasgow club Third Lanark A.C., 3rd Lanark RV 2–0 in 1876 Scottish Cup final, the replayed final. Format As with the previous competitions, the third 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 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |