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After 140 years of business, Scottish football club Rangers go into liquidation.

Women's suffrage
Although Asquith's government was socially progressive, when it came to women's suffrage Asquith had been a strong opponent since the 1880s. Despite a long and sometimes violent campaign of civil disobedience Asquith refused to extend the franchise to women. Asquith's carriage had been attacked by Mary Leigh in Dublin in 1912, Irish nationalist leader John Redmond was injured in that attack. Papers released in 2006 indicated the government's fears of an assassination attempt on Asquith. It was only after his premiership in 1917 that he came around to some limited extension of women's rights.

The 1878–79 Scottish Cup was the sixth season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The final was contested by Vale of Leven and, Glasgow club Rangers, the match finished in a 1–1 draw. The replay was due to take place the following week but Rangers declined to play the replay saying that they had scored a second goal in the final. The SFA decided against Rangers and awarded the cup to Vale of Leven.

Calendar

 * Sources also suggest that the competition started with 128 teams, but not all can be accounted for
 * Sources suggest that both Glasgow and Edinburgh University were allowed to field teams as late as the third round (due to their semester breaks), but this is not recorded
 * Sources do not record the fate of Glengowan during the First Round
 * 2 teams qualified for the Second Round after drawing their First Round replay
 * 2 teams qualified for the Third Round after drawing their Second Round replay
 * 2 teams qualified for the Fourth Round after drawing their Third Round replay
 * Barrhead were disqualified after winning their Fourth Round match against Partick, due to discrepancies in their Third Round match against Renfrew. Both Renfrew and Partick were reinstated

First round

 * Sources do not record the fate of Glengowan, who progressed to the second round.
 * Caledonian, 17th Renfrew RV, Grasshoppers, and Dunmore received byes.

Replay

 * Rovers and John Elder progress to the next round.

Second round

 * Renton Thistle, Edinburgh Swifts, Drumpellier, Stonefield, and Barrhead received byes

Replay

 * Rovers and Blackfriars progress to the third round

Third round

 * Kilbirnie and St. Clement's received byes

Replay

 * Glengowan and Drumpellier progress to Fourth round

Fourth round

 * Jordanhill received a bye
 * Result between Thornliebank and Hibernian considered as a draw by the Scottish Football Association

Replay

 * Hibernian and Thornliebank progress to fifth round
 * Barrhead disqualified due to discrepancies in Third Round match against Renfrew. Opponents Renfrew and Partick reinstated

Semi-finals

 * Match between Renton and 3rd Lanark RV void
 * Vale of Leven received a bye