1883–84 Scottish Cup

The 1883–84 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the 11th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Queen's Park won the competition for the seventh time after Vale of Leven could not field a team on the date fixed for the final due to player illness.

Reigning champions Dumbarton were knocked out in the first round by neighbours Renton, becoming the first club not to make at least two successful defences of their title since its inception (Queen's Park and Vale of Leven each won three in a row, then Queen's Park won three more) and beginning a contrasting sequence whereby the winners changed each season for the next 13 years, until Rangers retained the trophy in 1898.

Calendar

 * Edinburgh University were given a bye to the third round.
 * Two teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replay.


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Teams
All 132 teams entered the competition in the first round.

Glasgow and district
Cowlairs received a bye to the second round.

Lanarkshire district
Vale of Avon received a bye to the second round.

Edinburghshire district
Newcastleton received a bye to the second round. Edinburgh University received a bye to the third round.

Northern Counties
Coupar Angus received a bye to the second round.

Southern Counties
Drumlanrig Rangers received a bye to the second round.

Southern Counties

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Renfrewshire district
Morton received a bye to the third round.

Ayrshire district
Cumnock received a bye to the third round.

Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district
Vale of Leven received a bye to the third round.

Lanarkshire district
Hamilton Academical received a bye to the third round.

Edinburghshire district
St Bernard's received a bye to the third round.

Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district

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Perthshire and Northern Counties
Dunblane received a bye to the fourth round.

Glasgow, Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire district
Pollokshields Athletic received a bye to the fourth round.

Edinburgh and Lanarkshire district
Edinburgh University and Royal Albert received a bye to the fourth round.

Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district

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Fourth round
Arthurlie received a bye to the fifth round.

Matches
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Fifth round
Battlefield, Cambuslang, Cartvale, Hibernian and Queen's Park received a bye to the quarter-finals.

Replay
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Matches
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Final
Vale of Leven did not appear for the final in protest after a request made on the Wednesday before the match was due to take place for a postponement due to bereavement, illness and injury had been refused by the Scottish FA.