1883–84 in Scottish football

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1883–84 in Scottish football

Scottish Cup winners
Queen's Park
Scotland national team
1884 BHC

The 1883–84 season was the 11th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw the introduction of the British Home Championship, with Scotland winning the inaugural contest. In addition, two further regional competitions were played for the first time with the inaugural Forfarshire Cup and Stirlingshire Cup.

## Honours

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### Cup honours

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#### National

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Vale of Leven asked for a postponement to the date of the Scottish Cup Final due to bereavements, illness etc. but the Scottish Football Association refused and awarded the cup to Queen's Park.

Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Scottish Cup | Queen's Park | w.o.[a] | Vale of Leven

#### County

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Ayrshire Cup | Kilmarnock | 1 – 0[b] | Hurlford
Buteshire Cup | Cumbrae | 4 – 1  |  St Blane's
East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 7 – 0  | St Bernard's
Fife Cup | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 0[b] | Alloa Athletic
Forfarshire Cup | Arbroath | 2 – 1  | Dundee Harp
Lanarkshire Cup | Cambuslang | 4 – 0  | Dykehead
Renfrewshire Cup | St Mirren | 7 – 1[c] | Thornliebank
Stirlingshire Cup | Falkirk | 3 – 1[b] | East Stirlingshire

#### Other

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Glasgow Charity Cup | Queen's Park | 8 – 0[b] | 3rd Lanark RV

## Scotland national team

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Main articles: 1883–84 British Home Championship and Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

Scotland won the inaugural British Home Championship after defeating Ireland, England and Wales

Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score[d] | Competition  | Scotland scorers

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26 January 1884  | Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast |  Ireland | 5 – 0  | British Home Championship | William Harrower (2), James Gossland (2), John Goudie
15 March 1884  | Cathkin Park, Glasgow |  England | 1 – 0  | British Home Championship  | John Smith
29 March 1884  | Cathkin Park, Glasgow  |  Wales | 4 – 1  | British Home Championship  | Joseph Lindsay, Frank Shaw, John Kay (2)
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1  |  Scotland (C) | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 10  | 1  | +9  | 6
2  |  England | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 12  | 2  | +10  | 4
3  |  Wales | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 7  | 8  | −1  | 2
4  |  Ireland | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 19  | −18  | 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. ^ Match awarded as a Walkover.
2. ^ a b c d Replay needed.
3. ^ Fourth replay needed.
4. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

## References

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1. ^ "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
2. ^ "British Championships 1884". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

## External links

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* Scottish Football Historical Archive

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Domestic cups|

* Scottish Cup
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Non-Scottish competitions|

* FA Cup
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Related to national team|

* Results
* British Home Championship

Club seasons

* 3rd Lanark RV
* Abercorn
* Cambuslang
* Cowlairs
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Domestic cups|

* England
* Ireland
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International competitions|

* British Home Championship

*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points