1884–85 in Scottish football
# 1884–85 in Scottish football

The 1884–85 season was the 12th season of competitive football in Scotland. This season saw three further additions to the list of regional competitions with the inaugural playing of the Dumbartonshire Cup, the Linlithgowshire Cup and the Perthshire Cup.

## Honours

### Cup honours

**National**

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Scottish Cup | Renton | 3 – 1 | Vale of Leven |

**County**

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Ayrshire Cup | Kilmarnock | 2 – 0 | Hurlford |
| Dumbartonshire Cup | Dumbarton | 3 – 0 | Vale of Leven |
| East of Scotland Shield | Hibernian | 3 – 2 | Edinburgh University |
| Fife Cup | Cowdenbeath | 4 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Forfarshire Cup | Dundee Harp | 15 – 1 | Strathmore |
| Lanarkshire Cup | Cambuslang | 5 – 3 | West Benhar |
| Linlithgowshire Cup | Mossend Swifts | 3 – 2 | Armadale |
| Perthshire Cup | Dunblane | 4 – 3 | Vale of Teith |
| Renfrewshire Cup | Port Glasgow Athletic | 2 – 1 | Morton |
| Rothesay Cup | Bute Rangers | 1 – 0 | Brandanes |
| Stirlingshire Cup | Camelon | 2 – 1 | Campsie |

**Other**

| Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Glasgow Charity Cup | Queen's Park | 1 – 0 | Dumbarton |

## Scotland national team

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Scotland scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 March 1885 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Ireland | 8 – 2 | British Home Championship | Alex Higgins (3), Alexander Barbour, W. Lamont, Willie Turner, John Marshall, Robert Calderwood |
| 21 March 1885 | Kennington Oval, London | England | 1 – 1 | British Home Championship | Joseph Lindsay |
| 23 March 1885 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | Wales | 8 – 1 | British Home Championship | Joseph Lindsay (3), Robert Calderwood (2), William Anderson (2), David Allan |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Scotland (C) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 5 |
| 2 | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| 3 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 0 |
