1880 Scottish Cup final

1880 Scottish Cup final
Event1879–80 Scottish Cup
Queen's Park Thornliebank
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Date21 February 1880
VenueCathkin Park, Crosshill
RefereeD. Hamilton
Attendancec. 8,000
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The 1880 Scottish Cup final was the seventh final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 1879–80 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match was played at Cathkin Park in Crosshill (today part of Glasgow) on 21 February 1880 and was watched by a crowd estimated as anything between 5,000[1] and 8,000[2][3] spectators. The final was contested by three-time former champions Queen's Park and Thornliebank who had never won the cup.[4]

  1. ^ "The Scottish Association Challenge Cup". Field: 33. 28 February 1880.
  2. ^ "Football". Dundee Courier: 2. 24 February 1880.
  3. ^ "The Scottish Association Cup". Sheffield Independent: 4. 23 February 1880.
  4. ^ "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 13 January 2019.