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1888–89 in Scottish football

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Football in Scotland
Season1888–89
← 1887–88 Scotland 1889–90 →
1888–89 in Scottish football
Scottish Cup winners
Third Lanark
Junior Cup winners
Burnbank Swifts
Scotland national team
1889 BHC

The 1888–89 season was the 16th season of competitive football in Scotland.

Honours

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Cup honours

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National

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup Third Lanark 2 – 1 Celtic
Scottish Junior Cup Burnbank Swifts 4 – 1 West Benhar Violet

County

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Aberdeen 4 – 3 Orion
Ayrshire Cup Hurlford 2 – 0 Ayr
Buteshire Cup Bute Rangers 3 – 1[a] Bute Thistle
Dumbartonshire Cup Dumbarton 6 – 2 Dumbarton Athletic
East of Scotland Shield Hearts 5 – 2 Leith Athletic
Fife Cup Cowdenbeath 4 –2 Lassodie
Forfarshire Cup Arbroath 2 – 1 Dundee East End
Glasgow Cup Queen's Park 8 – 0 Partick Thistle
Lanarkshire Cup Royal Albert 2 – 1[a] Uddingston
Linlithgowshire Cup Bo'ness 1 – 0 Armadale
North of Scotland Cup Crown 3 – 1 Inverness Rovers
Perthshire Cup Dunblane 6 – 5 Fair City Athletic
Renfrewshire Cup Abercorn 3 – 2 St Mirren
Stirlingshire Cup East Stirlingshire 7 – 0 Slamannan

Glasgow Exhibition Cup

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The tournament was held to coincide with the International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry. Held during the early season, the one-off competition was held at the Exhibition Grounds.[1]

Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Glasgow Exhibition Cup Cowlairs 2 – 0 Celtic

Scotland national team

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Main articles: 1888–89 British Home Championship and Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[b]
9 March 1889 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow  Ireland 7 – 0
13 April 1889 Kennington Oval, London  England 3 – 2
15 April 1889 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham  Wales 0 – 0
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Scotland 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 5
 England 3 2 0 1 12 5 +7 4
 Wales 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 3
 Ireland 3 0 0 3 2 16 −14 0
Source: [2][3]
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "Special 'One Off' Tournaments". Scottish Football Historical Archive. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  2. ^ Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  3. ^ "British Championships 1889". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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