1878–79 in Scottish football

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Football in Scotland

Season

1878–79

← 1877–78

1879–80 →

1878–79 in Scottish football

Scottish Cup winners
Vale of Leven

The 1878–79 season was the sixth season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw the introduction of the third regional competition with the inaugural playing of the Renfrewshire Cup.

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1878–79 Scottish Cup

Winner	Score	Runner-up
Vale of Leven	1–1	Rangers

County honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Ayrshire Cup	Kilmarnock Athletic	2–1*	Kilmarnock Portland
Edinburgh FA Cup	Hibernian	2–0*	Hearts
Renfrewshire Cup	Thornliebank	2–0 †	Arthurlie

* – replay
† – second replay

Other honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Glasgow Charity Cup	Rangers	2–1	Vale of Leven

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Scotland scorers
5 April 1879	Kennington Oval, London	England	4–5	Friendly	Billy MacKinnon (2), John McDougall, John Smith
7 April 1879	Acton Park, Wrexham	Wales	3–0	Friendly	John Smith (2), Peter Campbell

References

Rangers failed to appear for the replay and so the Cup was awarded to Vale of Leven.
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 1878–79 in Scottish football
« 1877–78 1879–80 »
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final
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 1878–79 in European football
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Domestic cups	England Scotland Wales

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