1873–74 Queen's Park F.C. season

The 1873–74 season was the third season of competitive football by Queen's Park.

Queen's Park
1873–74 season
StadiumHampden Park
Scottish CupWinners

Overview

As one of the eight founder members of the Scottish FA, Queen's Park took part in the inaugural Scottish Cup.[1] Subscription fees from 15 of the 16 clubs that entered the competition were used to pay for the trophy for which they compete.[2]

Queen's Park's long and successful history in the competition began with a 7–0 win over Dumbreck in the highest scoring game in the inaugural competition on 25 October.[1][3] They would go on to reach the final without conceding a goal with wins over Eastern and Renton in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively.[2] In the final, they would face off against another Glasgow side – Clydesdale. Second half goals from Billy MacKinnon and Robert Leckie saw Queen's Park run out 2–0 winners at the original Hampden Park to lift the trophy for the first time.[1][2]

This was the first season that the club didn't enter the FA Cup.

For the first time, Queen's Park played in their now traditional black and white hoops. Between 1874 and 1876, each player wore distinctive socks.[4]

Results

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1873–74 Scottish Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
25 October 1873 First round Dumbreck H 7–0[5] Broadfoot, Lawrie (2), B. MacKinnon (2), H. McNeil (2)
22 November 1873 Quarter-final Eastern H 1–0[A][5] Weir
13 December 1873 Semi-final Renton H 2–0[5] B. MacKinnon (2)
21 March 1874 Final Clydesdale H 2–0[5][6][7] B. MacKinnon 60', Leckie 85' 2,500
Notes
  1. ^
    A-The Queen's Park vs. Eastern match was due to kick off at 15:00 but, due to the late arrival of the Eastern team, kick-off was delayed and the match was abandoned with 10 minutes still to play due to darkness as a result. The result was allowed to stand.[5][8]

Squad statistics
Name Scottish Cup
Apps Goals
Robert W. Neill 40
Joseph Taylor 40
Charles Campbell 40
William Ker 10
James J. Thomson 40
Robert Leckie 41
Angus MacKinnon 40
Billy MacKinnon 45
T. Lawrie 42
A. P. Broadfoot 21
Henry McNeil 32
V. Dickson 30
Jerry Weir 31

Source:[5]

References
  1. Potter, David; Jones, Phil H. (2016). The History of the Scottish Cup: The Story of Every Season 1873–2016. Worthing: Pitch Publishing. p. 12-13. ISBN 978-1-78531-214-4.
  2. Scottish F.A. Cup 1873–2017: The Complete Results. Cleethorpes: Soccer Books. 2017. p. 2-3. ISBN 978-1-86223-366-9.
  3. "Queen's Park 7 - 0 Dumbreck, Scottish Cup (25/10/1873)". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  4. "Queen's Park – Historical Football Kits". Historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. Robertson, Forrest H.C. (1984). The Men With Educated Feet: A Statistical History of Queen's Park. Glasgow: The Queen's Park Supporters' Association. pp. 10–11. ISBN 0-9510047-0-0.
  6. "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  7. "Hearts and Scottish Football Reports For Sat 21 Mar 1874 Page 01 of 05". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  8. Mathers, Stewart (2017). The Beautiful Dribbling Game: The Scottish F.A. Challenge Cup in the 19th Century. Great Britain: Amazon. pp. 7–13, 252. ISBN 978-0-9956998-0-9.
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