1879–80 in Scottish football

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Football in Scotland

Season

1879–80

← 1878–79

1880–81 →

1879–80 in Scottish football

Scottish Cup winners
Queen's Park

The 1879–80 season was the seventh season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw the introduction of the fourth regional competition with the inaugural playing of the Lanarkshire Cup.

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1879–80 Scottish Cup

Winner	Score	Runner-up
Queen's Park	3–0	Thornliebank

County honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Ayrshire Cup	Beith	1–0	Kilbirnie
Edinburgh FA Cup	Hibernian	5–0	Dunfermline
Lanarkshire Cup	Stonelaw	2–0	Shotts
Renfrewshire Cup	Thornliebank	2–0	Kennishead

Other honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Glasgow Charity Cup	Queen's Park	2–1*	Rangers

* After a replay

Teams in F.A. Cup

Main articles: 1879–80 FA Cup and List of Scottish clubs in the FA Cup

Season	Club	Round	Score	Result
1879–80	Queen's Park	1st round	Sheffield	Withdrew

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Scotland scorers
13 March 1880	Hampden Park, Glasgow	England	5–4	Friendly	George Ker (3), John Campbell Baird, John Kay
27 March 1880	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Wales	5–1	Friendly	David Davidson, William Beveridge, Joseph Lindsay, J. McAdam, John Campbell

References

Scotland's score is shown first.

External links

Scottish Football Historical Archive

v t e Seasons in Scottish football
1840s 1850s 1860s 1870 1871–72 1872–73 1873–74 1874–75 1875–76 1876–77 1877–78 1878–79 1879–80 1880–81 1881–82 1882–83 1883–84 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Seasons in Scottish football

v t e 1879–80 in Scottish football
« 1878–79 1880–81 »
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final
Non-Scottish competitions	FA Cup
Related to national team	Results
Club seasons
3rd Lanark RV Abercorn Cambuslang Cowlairs Dumbarton Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Queen's Park Rangers St. Mirren Vale of Leven

v t e 1879–80 in European football
« 1878–79 1880–81 »
Domestic cups	England Scotland Wales

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