The 1882âÂÂ83 Scottish Cup â officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup â was the tenth season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Dumbarton won the cup for the first, and so far only, time when they beat Vale of Leven 2âÂÂ1 in a replayed final.
Defending champions Queen's Park were knock-out by eventual winners Dumbarton in the quarter-finals.
As with the previous competitions, the eighth edition of the Scottish Cup took on the format of a traditional knockout tournament. For the earlier rounds, the names of competing teams were placed into lots according to their districts and drawn into pairs. The home team for each tie was determined by the toss of a coin unless it was mutually agreed or only one of the two clubs drawn against one another had a private ground. In the event of a draw, the team who lost the toss would have the choice of ground for the replay. A similar procedure was used for subsequent rounds however, any club which had received a bye in the previous round would first be drawn against one of the winners of the previous round. The names of winning teams were placed into one lot for later rounds. The choice of venue for the final matches was reserved to the Scottish Football Association.
Of the 126 teams, all bar one entered the competition in the first round. Aberdeen were admitted into the competition after the first round draw and entered in the second round.
Apsley received a bye to the second round. Glasgow University received a bye to the third round.
King's Park received a bye to the second round.
Vale of Leven received a bye to the second round.
Edinburgh University received a bye to the third round.
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Falkirk received a bye to the third round.
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Glasgow University received a bye to the fourth round.
Hurlford received a bye to the fourth round.
Edinburgh University and Hibernian received a bye to the fourth round.
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Dumbarton, Kilmarnock Athletic, Partick Thistle, Pollokshields Athletic and 3rd Lanark RV received a bye to the quarter-finals.
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