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1879–80 in Scottish football

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The 1879–80 season was the seventh season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw the introduction of the fourth regional competition with the inaugural playing of the Lanarkshire Cup.

Scottish Cup

{{main|1879–80 Scottish Cup}}

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width=135|Winner

!width=80|Score

!width=135|Runner-up

Queen's Park

|3–0

|Thornliebank

County honours

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width=140|Competition

!width=135|Winner

!width=80|Score

!width=135|Runner-up

align=left|Ayrshire Cup

|Beith

|1–0

|Kilbirnie

align=left|Edinburgh FA Cup

|Hibernian

|5–0

|Dunfermline

align=left|Lanarkshire Cup

|Stonelaw

|2–0

|Shotts

align=left|Renfrewshire Cup

|Thornliebank

|2–0

|Kennishead

Other honours

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width=140|Competition

!width=135|Winner

!width=80|Score

!width=135|Runner-up

align=left|Glasgow Charity Cup

|Queen's Park

|2–1*

|Rangers

{{asterisk}} After a replay

Teams in F.A. Cup

{{main article|1879–80 FA Cup|List of Scottish clubs in the FA Cup}}

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SeasonClubRoundScoreResult
align=center rowspan=7|1879–80

| Queen's Park

| 1st round

| {{flag icon|ENG}} Sheffield

| align=center bgcolor=#ffdddd| Withdrew

Scotland national team

{{main|Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results}}

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!Date

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!Opponents

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!Competition

!Scotland scorers

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|13 March 1880

|Hampden Park, Glasgow

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|align=center|5–4

|Friendly

|George Ker (3), John Campbell Baird, John Kay

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|27 March 1880

|Hampden Park, Glasgow

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|align=center|5–1

|Friendly

|David Davidson, William Beveridge, Joseph Lindsay, J. McAdam, John Campbell

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20141129035238/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.com/ Scottish Football Historical Archive]

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Category:Seasons in Scottish football