1883–84 in Scottish football
The 1883–84 season was the 11th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw the introduction of the British Home International Championship, with Scotland winning the inaugural contest. In addition, two further regional competitions were played for the first time with the inaugural Forfarshire Cup and Stirlingshire Cup.
Scottish Cup
Winner | Score | Runner-up |
Queen's Park | w/o | Vale of Leven |
County honours
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
Ayrshire Cup | Kilmarnock | 1–0* | Hurlford |
East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 7–0 | St Bernard's |
Fife Cup | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–0* | Alloa Athletic |
Forfarshire Cup | Arbroath | 2–1 | Dundee Harp |
Lanarkshire Cup | Cambuslang | 4–0 | Dykehead |
Renfrewshire Cup | St Mirren | 7–1 | Thornliebank |
Stirlingshire Cup | Falkirk | 3–1* | East Stirlingshire |
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Other honours
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Scotland won the inaugural British Home Championship after defeating Ireland, England and Wales.Date | Venue | Opponents | Competition | Scotland scorers | |
26 January 1884 | Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast | 5–0 | British Home Championship | William Harrower, James Gossland, John Goudie | |
15 March 1884 | Cathkin Park, Glasgow | 1–0 | British Home Championship | John Smith | |
29 March 1884 | Cathkin Park, Glasgow | 4–1 | British Home Championship | Joseph Lindsay, Frank Shaw, John Kay |