1884–85 in Scottish football


The 1884–85 season was the 12th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw three further additions to the list of regional competitions with the inaugural playing of the Dumbartonshire Cup, the Linlithgowshire Cup and the Perthshire Cup.

Scottish Cup

WinnerScoreRunner-up
Renton3–1*Vale of Leven

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County honours

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Ayrshire CupKilmarnock2–0Hurlford
Dumbartonshire CupDumbarton3–0Vale of Leven
East of Scotland ShieldHibernian3–2Edinburgh University
Fife CupCowdenbeath4–0Dunfermline Athletic
Forfarshire CupDundee Harp15–1*Strathmore
Lanarkshire CupCambuslang5–3*West Benhar
Linlithgowshire CupMossend Swifts3–2Armadale
Perthshire CupDunblane4–3Vale of Teith
Renfrewshire CupPort Glasgow Athletic2–1Morton
Stirlingshire CupCamelon2–1Campsie

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- second replay

Other honours

Scotland national team

DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorers
14 March 1885Hampden Park, Glasgow8–2British Home ChampionshipAlex Higgins, Alexander Barbour, W. Lamont, Willie Turner, John Marshall, Robert Calderwood
21 March 1885Kennington Oval, London1–1British Home ChampionshipJoseph Lindsay
23 March 1885Racecourse Ground, Wrexham8–1British Home ChampionshipJoseph Lindsay, Robert Calderwood, William Anderson, David Allan