1877–78 Queen's Park F.C. season

Queen's Park

1877–78 season
Stadium	Hampden Park
Scottish Cup	Quarter-finals
FA Cup	Second round
Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup	Winners

The 1877–78 season was the seventh season of competitive football by Queen's Park.

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1877–78 Scottish Cup

Queen's Park played only four competitive fixtures in 1877–78 as they were knocked out of the Scottish Cup by eventual runners-up 3rd Lanark RV in the third round.

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
29 September 1877	First round	Whiteinch	H	9–0[1]
20 October 1877	Second round	Clydesdale	A	2–0[2]
10 November 1877	Third round	3rd Lanark RV	A	0–1[3]

FA Cup

Main article: 1877–78 FA Cup

Queen's Park received a bye through to the second round but they withdrew before their match with Welsh side Druids.^[4]

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
November 1877	First round	Bye
December 1877	Second round	Druids	Walkover

Glasgow Merchants' Charity Cup

Originally, Queen's Park were due to play Rangers in the first round but instead advanced straight to the final while Rangers played 3rd Lanark RV instead. The club retained the cup after they defeated Vale of Leven in the final.^[5]

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
4 May 1878	Final	Vale of Leven		1–0

Friendlies

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
6 October 1877	Druids	H	3–0[6]
17 November 1877	Notts County	H	6–1[7]
15 December 1877	Cambridge University	H	0–0[8]
19 January 1878	Notts County	A	2–1[9]
6 April 1878	Manchester Birch	A	6–0[10]

References

1. "Queen's Park 9 - 0 Whiteinch, Scottish Cup (29/09/1877)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
2. "Clydesdale 0 - 2 Queen's Park, Scottish Cup (20/10/1877)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
3. "Third Lanark 1 - 0 Queen's Park, Scottish Cup (10/11/1877)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
4. "F.A. Cup 1877–78". The Football Club History Database. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
5. "Glasgow Merchants' Charity Cup 1877-1961". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
6. "The Druid's v. Queen's Park Glasgow". Wrexham Guardian. 13 October 1877. p. 8. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via The National Library of Wales.
7. "Hearts and Scottish Football Reports For Sat 17 Nov 1877 Page 02 of 06". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
8. "Hearts and Scottish Football Reports For Sat 15 Dec 1877 Page 01 of 07". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
9. "Hearts and Scottish Football Reports For Sat 19 Jan 1878 Page 01 of 05". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
10. "Hearts and Scottish Football Reports For Sat 06 Apr 1878 Page 01 of 03". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 13 April 2019.