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1886–87 in Scottish football

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Football in Scotland
Season1886–87
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1886–87 in Scottish football
Scottish Cup winners
Hibernian
Junior Cup winners
Fairfield Govan
Scotland national team
1887 BHC

The 1886–87 season was the 14th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw the inaugural playing of the Scottish Junior Cup.

Honours

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Cup honours

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National

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Hibernian 2 – 1 Dumbarton
Scottish Junior Cup Fairfield Govan 3 – 1[a] Edinburgh Woodburn

County

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Ayrshire Cup Hurlford 4 – 1 Kilbirnie
Buteshire Cup Cumbrae 2 – 0 Bute Rangers
Dumbartonshire Cup Renton 5 – 0[a] Vale of Leven
East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 3 – 0 Hearts
Fife Cup Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 1[a] Burntisland Thistle
Forfarshire Cup Dundee Harp 4 – 2 Strathmore
Lanarkshire Cup Airdrieonians 5 – 0 Drumpellier
Linlithgowshire Cup Armadale 2 – 0[a] Durhamtown Rangers
Perthshire Cup Coupar Angus 2 – 1 Fair City Athletic
Renfrewshire Cup Abercorn 5 – 1 Arthurlie
Stirlingshire Cup East Stirlingshire 1 – 0 Falkirk

Teams in F.A. Cup

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Season Club Round Opponent Result
1886–87 Cowlairs 1st round England Darwen Old Wanderers 4 – 1
2nd England Rossendale 10 – 2
3rd round Rangers 2 – 3
Heart of Midlothian 1st round England Darwen 1 – 7
Partick Thistle 1st round
2nd round
3rd round
4th round
5th round
Queen's Park 1st round England Preston North End 0 – 3
Rangers 1st round
2nd round
3rd round
4th round
5th round
Semi-finals
Renton 1st round England Accrington 1 – 0
2nd round England Blackburn Rovers 2 – 2
2nd round Replay 2 – 0
3rd round England Preston North End 0 – 2
Third Lanark 1st round England Higher Walton 5 – 0
2nd round England Bolton Wanderers 2 – 3

Scotland national team

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Date Venue Opponents Score[b] Competition Scotland scorers
19 February 1887 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Ireland 4 – 1 British Home Championship Willie Watt, Tom Jenkinson, William Johnstone, James Low
19 March 1887 Leamington Road, Blackburn  England 3 – 2 British Home Championship James McCall, Leitch Keir, James Allan
21 March 1887 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham  Wales 2 – 0 British Home Championship William Robertson, James Allan
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Scotland (C) 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 6
2  England 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 4
3  Ireland 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 2
4  Wales 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 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) Champions

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Replay needed.
  2. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

References

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  1. ^ "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. ^ "British Championships 1887". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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