Edinburgh Cup

1877-1899

 

See also

Main index

Club directory

 

Reserve competition for clubs under the jurisdiction of the Edinburgh and East of Scotland FAs.

 

Winners

1877-78 Hibernian 2nd XI

1878-79 Hibernian 2nd XI

1879-80

1880-81 Hibernian 2nd XI

1881-82 Heart of Midlothian 2nd XI

1882-83

1883-84

1884-85 Heart of Midlothian ‘A’

1885-86

1886-87

1887-88 Heart of Midlothian 2nd XI

1888-89 St Bernards 2nd XI

1889-90 Heart of Midlothian Strollers

1890-91 Heart of Midlothian Strollers

1891-92 Heart of Midlothian Strollers

1892-93 Leith Athletic ‘A’

1893-94 Heart of Midlothian Strollers

1894-95 Bathgate ‘A’

1895-96    incomplete

1896-97 Heart of Midlothian ‘A’

1897-98  no competition

1898-99 Heart of Midlothian ‘A’

 

 

 

1883-84

? round (27 Oct)

Burntisland Thistle v Edina

Dunfermline v St Bernards

Holyrood v Selkirk

13 Oct Norton Park v Avondale 1-1

20 Oct Avondale v Norton Park 2-1

24 Nov Armadale v Avondale 8-0

24 Nov West Calder v Broxburn Shamrock 12-0

1 Dec Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian 5-0

24 Nov Rosebery v Edinburgh University 1-1

24 Nov West Calder v Broxburn Shamrock 12-0

 

Third round (15 Dec)

St Bernards v West Calder

15 Dec Edina v Hibernian 1-5

8 Dec Armadale v Rosebery 3-1

 

 

1884-85

First round

18 Oct Dunfermline v Burntisland Thistle 2-0

18 Oct Britannic Star v Easter 1-4

25 Oct Leith Thistle v Norton Park 5-0 (at Mayfield)

 

Second round

15 Nov Adventurers v Oakbank Harp 5-0 (at Mayfield)

15 Nov Dunfermline v Mossend Swifts 1-2

 

Final

14 Mar Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian 2-1 (at Powderhall, protested)

18 Apr Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian 1-3 (at Easter Rd)

 

1887-88

First round (8 Oct)

Polton Vale v Hibernian

1 Oct Adventurers v Vale of Midlothian 9-1

Athenians v Norton Park

Glencairn v Castle Mills Athletic

8 Oct St Bernards v Leith Athletic 10-2

Claremont Park v Leith Harp

Heart of Midlothian, Edinburgh University byes

Cowdenbeath v Dunfermline

15 Oct Townhill v Dunfermline Athletic 1-4

Lassodie v Burntisland Thistle

Alloa Athletic bye

8 Oct Mossend Swifts v Queensferry Hibernian 7-2

8 Oct West Calder v Kinneil 2-1

8 Oct Armadale v Bo’ness 2-3

Oakbank Thistle v Erin Rovers

8 Oct Bellstane Birds v Champfleurie 3-3 (or 2-2)

Broxburn Thistle bye

 

Second round (29 Oct)

29 Oct Mossend Swifts v Champfleurie 6-0

Claremont Park v West Calder

29 Oct St Bernards v Broxburn Thistle 2-2

12 Nov Broxburn Thistle v St Bernards 0-2 (Thistle had a goal disallowed after 65 mins after which the crowd broke in and the game was abandoned)

Glen or CMA v Norton Park

22 Oct Erin Rovers v Dunfermline Athletic 4-2 (protest upheld)

12 Nov Dunfermline Athletic v Erin Rovers 3-1

Edinburgh University v Adventurers

22 Oct Cowdenbeath v Hibernian 2-0

5 Nov Bo’ness v Burntisland Thistle 3-2

19 Nov Alloa United v Heart of Midlothian 2-5

 

Third round (19 Nov)

26 Nov Norton Park v St Bernards 2-6 (at Easter Rd)

26 Nov Heart of Midlothian v Dunfermline Athletic 8-0

Mossend Swifts v Cowdenbeath

19 Nov Claremont Park v Adventurers 2-1

Bo’ness bye

 

Fourth round

10 Dec Heart of Midlothian v Bo’ness 4-0

Rest byes

 

Semi final

14 Jan St Bernards v Heart of Midlothian 2-2 (at Powderhall)

21 Jan Heart of Midlothian v St Bernards 4-1

14 Jan Claremont Park v Mossend Swifts 3-0

 

Final

24 Mar Heart of Midlothian v Claremont Park 7-0 (at Powderhall)

 

1888-89

First round

6 Oct Kirkcaldy Wanderers v Burntisland Thistle 1-5

6 Oct West Calder v Oakbank Thistle 2-0

Heart of Midlothian v Penicuik Athletic

Queensferry Hibernian v Linlithgow Athletic (protest by Queensferry dismissed)

13 Oct Lassodie v Cowdenbeath 2-10

Broxburn v Erin Rovers

13 Oct Leith Athletic v St Bernards 1-2

13 Oct Adventurers v Hibernian 3-0

13 Oct Armadale v Mossend Swits 1-1

27 Oct Mossend Swifts v Armadale (Armadale failed to appear)

13 Oct Dunfermline Athletic v Townhill 12-0

 

Second round (27 Oct)

Claremont Park v Broxburn Shamrock

Heart of Midlothian or Penicuik Athletic v Linlithgow Athletic

10 Nov Cowdenbeath v Norton Park 2-2

Champfleurie v Cameron Highlanders

3 Nov Broxburn v St Bernards 2-3

3 Nov Adventurers v West Calder 3-1

24 Nov Edinburgh University v Mossend Swifts 1-2

27 Oct Alloa Athletic v Bo’ness 3-3

Burntisland Thistle v Polton Vale

Dunfermline Athletic bye

 

Third round

17 Nov St Bernards v Champfleurie 5-2

24 Nov Cowdenbeath v Dunfermline Athletic 5-1

1 Dec Bo’ness v Mossend Swifts 0-0

19 Jan Mossend Swifts v Bo’ness 3-0

8 Dec Heart of Midlothian v Broxburn Shamrock 4-0

 

Fourth round

26 Jan Mossend Swifts v Heart of Midlothian 2-3 (friendly played due to the condition of the pitch)

16 Feb Mossend Swifts v heart of Midlothian 1-3

 

Semi final

2 Feb Adventurers v St Bernards 0-1

2 Mar Heart of Midlothian v Cowdenbeath 1-0

 

Final

9 Mar St Bernards v Heart of Midlothian 3-2 (at Easter Road 2000) (Hearts protested that one goal had been scored after play had been stopped)

 

 

1889-90

First round

5 Oct Dunfermline Athletic v Lassodie 9-0

5 Oct Penicuik Athletic v Bonnyrigg Rose 4-3 (protest upheld)

5 Oct West Calder v Pumpherston Union 3-0

19 Oct Armadale v Linlithgow Athletic 4-0

12 Oct Bo’nesss v Mossend Swifts 3-3

Bellstane Birds v Champfleurie

12 Oct Cowdenbeath v Alloa Athletic 6-1

12 Oct Leith Athletic v Heart of Midlothian 2-4

Penicuik Rose v penicuik Athletic

12 Oct St Bernards v Hibernian 3-2

 

Second round (26 Oct)

Broxburn v Armadale

Bo’nesss or Mossend Swifts v West Calder

Bell or Champf bye

Dunfermline v Dunfermline Athletic

Burntisland Thistle v Cowd or Alloa

Lochgelly Athletic bye

3 Nov) Heart of Midlothian v Vale of Midlothian

Edinburgh University v Norton Park

Adventurers v Penic Rose or Penic Ath

Hib or St B bye

 

Third round (16 Nov)

16 Nov Champfleurie v Cowdenbeath 3-1

16 Nov Dunfermline Athletic v Adventurers 2-1

30 Nov Broxburn v Norton Park 6-1

23 Nov  Heart of Midlothian v Lochgelly Athletic 7-0

16 Nov St Bernards v Mossend Swifts 1-4

 

Fourth round (7 Dec)

Champfleurie v Broxburn

Heart of Midlothian, Mossend Swifts, Dunfermline Athletic byes

 

Semi final (Dec)

18 Jan Heart of Midlothian v Mossend Swifts 4-0

28 Dec Broxburn v Dunfermline Athletic (Dunfermline didn’t appear)

 

Final

15 Mar Heart of Midlothian v Broxburn 2-1 (at Easter Road)

 

1890-91

First round (11 Oct)

Champfleurie v Bonnyrigg Rose

18 Oct Penicuik Athletic v Heart of Midlothian 1-4

25 Oct Bathgate Rovers v Dunfermline Athletic 5-2

Polton Vale v Lassodie

18 Oct Haddington Wanderers v Leith Athletic 3-4

8 Nov Dalkeith Thistle v Cowdenbeath 0-10

11 Oct Raith Rovers v Linlithgow Athletic 4-2

11 Oct Hibrnian v Dunfermline 8-0

Adventurers v Mossend Swifts

Kirkcaldy Wanderers v 4th VBRS

Bellstane Birds v Edinburgh Saints wo-disq

15 Nov Alloa Athletic v Bo’ness 2-6 (protested replay)

1 Nov Armadale v Broxburn 1-3

 

Second round

Request from Burntisland Thistle to be admitted into this round as they now had a second XI refused.

Raith Rovers v Heart of Midlothian

15 Nov Leith Athletic v Broxburn 6-2

29 Nov Edinburgh University v Bo’ness 5-2

1 Nov Bonnyrigg Rose v Polton Vale 5-2

8 Nov Bathgate Rovers v Kirkcaldy Wanderers 3-5

Mossend Swifts v Bellstane Birds

22 Nov Cowdenbeath v Hibernian (Hibs’ protest about conditions upheld)

 

 

Third round (22 Nov)

22 Nov Bonnyrigg Rose v Leith Athletic 0-11

Edinburgh University v Kirkcaldy Wanderers

6 Dec Mossend Swifts v Cowdenbeath 7-0

Heart of Midlothian bye

 

Semi final (10 Jan)

17 Jan Bathgate Rovers v Leith Athletic 2-4

10 Jan Mossend Swifts v Heart of Midlothian 1-3

 

Final

21 Mar) Heart of Midlothian v Leith Athletic (not played as Leith objected to Tynecastle as the venue – Hearts were awarded the Cup)

 

 

 

1891-92

First round (10 Oct)

Adventurers v St Bernards

Heart of Midlothian v Bonnyrigg Rose

Polton Vale v Penicuik Athletic

Bathgate Rovers v Broxburn

Pumpherston v Linlithgow Athletic

Mossend Swifts v Bo’ness

Armadale v Broxburn Shamrock

Bellstane Birds bye

Alloa Athletic v Cowdenbeath

10 Oct Raith Rovers v Lassodie 2-7

17 Oct Kirkcaldy v Dunfermline Athletic 2-2

 

Second round

31 Oct Broxburn Shamrock v Bellstane Birds 11-1 (Bellstane only had 9 players)

31 Oct Heart of Midlothian v Polton Vale 10-0

14 Nov Bathgate Rovers v St Bernards 1-5

 

Third round

Heart of Midlothian v Mossend Swifts

Cowdenbeath v St Bernards

Dunfermline Athletic, Broxburn Shamrock byes

 

Semi final (19 Dec)

19 Dec Heart of Midlothian v Broxburn Shamrock 7-0

St Bernards v Dunfermline Athletic

 

Final

5 Mar Heart of Midlothian v St Bernards 4-2 (at Tynecastle 1500)

 

1892-93

First round (8 Oct)

8 Oct St Bernards v Adventurers 3-1

8 Oct Leith Athletic v Penicuik Athletic 8-1

Heart of Midlothian v  Bonnyrigg Rose

A&S Highlanders v Polton Vale

Broxburn Shamrock v Bellstane Birds

8 Oct Mossend Swifts v Bo’ness 0-2

Linlithgow Athletic v Uphall

8 Oct Dunfermline Athletic v Kirkcaldy 5-0

Lassodie v Alloa Athletic

 

Second round

(among others?...)

29 Oct Leith Athletic v Heart of Midlothian 4-2 (3000)

 

Third round

19 Nov St Bernards v Leith Athletic 1-3 (protest about game ending in darkness upheld)

7 Jan St Bernards v Leith Athletic 2-3 (1500)

 

Semi final (10 Dec)

Bo’ness v Lassodie

21 Jan Uphall v Leith Athletic 0-4

 

Final

4 Mar Leith Athletic v Bo’ness 8-0 (at Logie Green)

 

1893-94

First round

Mossend Swifts v Broxburn Shamrock

Uphall v Bo’ness

Bathgate v Linlithgow Athletic

Polton Vale v Adventurers

7 Oct Heart of Midlothian v Leith Athletic 5-0 (Leith appeared with only 9 players. They scratched after waiting 30 mins for the missing men and played the game as a friendly, borrowing 2 players from Hearts)

14 Oct St Bernards v Penicuik Athletic 18-0

Bonnyrigg Rose bye

Edinburgh University exempt to Second round

 

Second round

Edinburgh University v Polton Vale

Uphall v Bonnyrigg Rose

2 Dec Mossend Swifts v Heart of Midlothian 2-4

28 Oct Bathgate v St Bernards 3-5

 

Semi final

Uphall v Heart of Midlothian

9 Dec St Bernards v Edinburgh University 9-1

 

Final

3 Mar Heart of Midlothian v St Bernards 4-3 (at Easter Rd)

 

1894-95

First round

13 Oct Casuals v Black Watch 4-2

Edinburgh University v Lochgelly United

 

Second round

17 Nov Casuals v Lochgelly United 3-3

17 Nov Bathgate v Broxburn Shamrock 2-3

 

Final

9 Mar Lochgelly United v Bathgate 2-2 (abandoned due to state of ground)

20 Apr Lochgelly United v Bathgate 1-2 (at Stark’s Park)

 

1895-96

First round (12 Oct)

Adventurers v Bathgate

12 Oct Broxburn Shamrock v Mossend Swifts 4-3

Cowdenbeath v Lochgelly United

Peebles v Kelso

Bo’ness, Kirkcaldy, Selkirk byes

 

Second round

2 Nov Bo’ness v Cowdenbeath 4-6

9 Nov Kirkcaldy v Adventurers 3-4

 

Competition incomplete

 

1896-97

Final - 2 legs (only two clubs took part)

17 Apr St Bernards ‘A’ v Heart of Midlothian ‘A’ 0-3 (1000)

14 May Heart of Midlothian ‘A’ v St Bernards ‘A’ 11-0 (600)

 

 

1898-99

Final – 2 legs (only two clubs took part)

25 Feb St Bernards v Heart of Midlothian 2-6 (1500)

2May Heart of Midlothian v St Bernards 0-1