1876–77 Scottish Cup


The 1876–77 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the fourth season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Entries to the competition again increased with a total of 81 clubs involved in the first round draw. This resulted in an earlier start to the competition than in previous seasons with the first matches played on 23 September 1876. The cup was won for the first time by Dunbartonshire club Vale of Leven who defeated Rangers 3–2 in a twice-replayed final.
This was the first final which did not involve defending champions Queen's Park who lost 2–1 to Vale of Leven in the quarter-finals and the first time the cup was won by a team from outside Glasgow.

Calendar

The exact dates of some matches are unknown as newspaper coverage of football in the late 19th century was not as comprehensive as it would become.
All 81 teams entered the competition in the first round. As a result of teams withdrawing due to the cost of traveling long distances in previous seasons, the draw for the first two rounds was regionalised. This practice was continued in future seasons until the introduction of the Scottish Qualifying Cup in 1895–96.

First round

Kilmarnock received a bye to the second round.

Matches

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Second round

Busby received a bye to the third round.

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Third round

Rangers received a bye to the fourth round.

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Fourth round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-final

Rangers received a bye to the final.

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Final

Replay

Second replay