1885–86 in Scottish football

The 1885–86 season was the 13th season of competitive football in Scotland.

Football in Scotland
Season1885–86
1885–86 in Scottish football
Scottish Cup winners
Queen's Park
Scotland national team
1886 BHC

Honours

National
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Queen's Park 3 – 1 Renton

County
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Ayrshire Cup Kilmarnock 2 – 1 Ayr
Buteshire Cup Cumbrae 3 – 0 Bute Rangers
Dumbartonshire Cup Vale of Leven 2 – 1[lower-alpha 1] Dumbarton Athletic
East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 5 – 1 St Bernard's
Fife Cup Alloa Athletic 4 – 0[lower-alpha 1] Cowdenbeath
Forfarshire Cup Dundee Harp 5 – 3 Arbroath
Lanarkshire Cup Airdrie 5 – 1 Cambuslang
Linlithgowshire Cup Armadale 2 – 1 Broxburn Shamrock
Perthshire Cup Dunblane 3 – 2 Coupar Angus
Renfrewshire Cup Abercorn 4 – 0 Port Glasgow Athletic
Stirlingshire Cup East Stirlingshire 3 – 1[lower-alpha 1] King's Park

Other
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Glasgow Charity Cup Renton 3–1 Vale of Leven

Teams in F.A. Cup
Main articles: 1885–86 FA Cup and List of Scottish clubs in the FA Cup
SeasonClubRoundOpponentResult
1885–86 Heart of Midlothian 1st round Padiham Withdrew
Partick Thistle 1st round Queen's Park 1 – 5
Queen's Park 1st round Partick Thistle 5 – 1
2nd round South Shore Withdrew
Rangers 1st round Rawtenstall Withdrew
Third Lanark 1st round Blackburn Park Road 4 – 2
2nd round Church Withdrew

Scotland national team
Main articles: 1885–86 British Home Championship and Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[lower-alpha 2] Competition Scotland scorers
20 March 1886 Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast  Ireland 7–2 British Home Championship Charles Heggie (4), John Lambie, Michael Dunbar, James Gourlay
27 March 1886 Hampden Park, Glasgow  England 1–1 British Home Championship George Somerville
10 April 1886 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Wales 4–1 British Home Championship Bob McCormick, James McCall, David Allan, William Harrower
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Scotland (C) 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 5
2  England (C) 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 5
3  Wales 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 2
4  Ireland 3 0 0 3 3 18 −15 0
Source: [1][2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Joint champions

Notes
  1. Replay needed.
  2. Scotland's score is shown first.

References
  1. "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. "British Championships 1886". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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