1886–87 in Scottish football

Football in Scotland

Season	1886–87

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

Cup honours

National

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

County

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

Main articles: 1886–87 FA Cup and List of Scottish clubs in the FA Cup

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

Scotland national team

Main articles: 1886–87 British Home Championship and Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

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 v t e	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

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

References

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.

External links

• Scottish Football Historical Archive
• Scottish Junior Football Association