1889–90 in Scottish football

Football in Scotland

Season	1889–90

1889–90 in Scottish football
Scottish Cup winners
Queen's Park
Junior Cup winners
Burnbank Swifts
Scotland national team
1890 BHC

The 1889–90 season was the 17th season of competitive football in Scotland.

Honours

Cup honours

National

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup	Queen's Park	2 – 1[a]	Vale of Leven
Scottish Junior Cup	Burnbank Swifts	3 – 1[a]	Benburb

County

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup	Aberdeen	8 – 3	Orion
Ayrshire Cup	Annbank	3 – 2	Hurlford
Buteshire Cup	Bute Thistle	7 – 1	Bute North End
Dumbartonshire Cup	Dumbarton	2 – 0	Vale of Leven
East of Scotland Shield	Hearts	2 – 0	Leith Athletic
Fife Cup	Cowdenbeath	5 –0	Lochgelly Athletic
Forfarshire Cup	Dundee Our Boys	2 – 1	Dundee East End
Glasgow Cup	Queen's Park	5 – 2	Celtic
Lanarkshire Cup	Royal Albert	4 – 2	Airdrie
Linlithgowshire Cup	Broxburn	7 – 0	Bellstane Birds
North of Scotland Cup	Caledonian	3 – 1	Inverness Thistle
Perthshire Cup	St Johnstone	5 – 1	Coupar Angus
Renfrewshire Cup	Abercorn	1 – 0	Port Glasgow Athletic
Stirlingshire Cup	Falkirk	9 – 0	Gairdoch

Scotland national team

Main articles: 1889–90 British Home Championship and Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score[b]
22 March 1890	Underwood Park, Paisley	Wales	5 – 0
29 March 1890	Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast	Ireland	4 – 1
5 April 1890	Hampden Park, Glasgow	England	1 – 1

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	3	2	1	0	13	3	+10	5
Scotland (C)	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	5
Wales	3	1	0	2	6	10	−4	2
Ireland	3	0	0	3	4	18	−14	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. Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
2. "British Championships 1890". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

External links

• Scottish Football Historical Archive
• Scottish Junior Football Association