1894–95 Scottish Cup

1894–95 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Defending champions	Rangers
Final positions
Champions	St Bernard's
Runner-up	Renton
	← 1893–94 1895–96 →

The 1894–95 Scottish Cup was the 22nd season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by St Bernard's when they beat Renton, 2–1, in the final.

Calendar

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	24 November 1894	16	32 → 16
Second round	15 December 1894	8	16 → 8
Quarter-finals	19 January 1895	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	9 March 1895	2	4 → 2
Final	20 April 1895	1	2 → 1

First round

Home team	Score	Away team
Abercorn	1 – 5	Leith Athletic *
Ayr Parkhouse	5 – 3	Polton Vale
Celtic	4 – 1	Queen's Park
Clyde	7 – 2	Stevenston Thistle
Dumbarton	2 – 1	Galston
Dundee	5 – 1	Orion
Hibernian	6 – 1	Forfar Athletic
Kilmarnock	5 – 1	East Stirlingshire
Lochee United	2 – 5	King's Park
Motherwell	1 – 2	Mossend Swifts
Raith Rovers	6 – 3	5th KRV *
Rangers	1 – 2	Heart of Midlothian
Slamannan Rovers	2 – 3	Renton *
St Bernard's	4 – 2	Airdrieonians
St Mirren	5 – 0	Battlefield *
Third Lanark	4 – 5	Annbank

Match Declared Void

First round replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Abercorn	4 –1	Leith Athletic
5th KRV	4 – 3	Raith Rovers
Renton	4 –0	Slamannan Rovers
St Mirren	8 –1	Battlefield

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team
Abercorn	1 –6	Heart of Midlothian
Ayr Parkhouse	3 – 1	Mossend Swifts
Clyde	4 – 2	Annbank
Dundee	2 – 0	St Mirren
Hibernian	2 – 0	Celtic *
King's Park	2 – 1	Dumbarton
Renton	6 – 0	5th KRV
St Bernard's	3 – 1	Kilmarnock

Match Declared Void

Second round replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Hibernian	0 –2	Celtic

Quarter-final

Home team	Score	Away team
Ayr Parkhouse	2 – 3	Renton
Clyde	2 – 6	St Bernard's
Dundee	1 – 0	Celtic
Heart of Midlothian	4 – 2	King's Park

Quarter-final replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Clyde	1 – 2	St Bernard's

Semi-finals

Home team	Score	Away team
Dundee	1 – 2	Renton *
Heart of Midlothian	0 – 0	St Bernard's

Match was played as a friendly due to difficult field conditions

Semi-final replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Dundee	3 – 3	Renton
Heart of Midlothian	0 – 1	St Bernard's

Semi-final second replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Renton	3 – 0	Dundee

Final

20 April 1895^[1]

St Bernard's	2–1	Renton
Cleland		Gilfillan 44'

Ibrox Park, Govan

Attendance: 12,000^[2]

Teams


St. Bernard's:
GK		James Sneddon
RB		Bob Foyers
LB		Coombe Hall
RH		George Murdoch
CH		Tom Robertson
LH		Patrick McManus
OR		Robert Laing
IR		Daniel Paton
CF		Jimmy Oswald
IL		Bernard Crossan
OL		James Cleland


Renton:
GK		Matthew Dickie
RB		John L. Ritchie
LB		Archie McCall
RH		David Tait
CH		William McColl
LH		Robert Glen
OR		John McLean
IR		John Murray
CF		Jack Pryce
IL		David Gilfillan
OL		Robert Duncan

References

^ Association Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 22 April 1895
^ Scottish Cup–Final Tie. The Scotsman, 22 April 1895, via London Hearts Supporters Club

External links

Season 1894-95 St Bernard’s [results list], The Beautiful Dribbling Game
Scottish Cup 1894/95, RSSSF

[1] Association Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 22 April 1895

[2] Scottish Cup–Final Tie. The Scotsman, 22 April 1895, via London Hearts Supporters Club

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