The preliminary rounds for the 1894–95 Scottish Cup took place between 1 September and 17 November 1894 to decide the 16 teams that would join the 16 exempt clubs in the first round.
A total of 130 teams entered the preliminary rounds which were open to all members of the Scottish FA.
After the completion of the four preliminary rounds which saw 669 goals scored across 114 matches, Airdrieonians, Annbank, Ayr Parkhouse, Forfar Athletic, Galston, Kilmarnock, King's Park, Lochee United, Motherwell, Mossend Swifts, Orion, Polton Vale, Raith Rovers, Slamannan Rovers, Stevenston Thistle and 5th Kirkcudbright RV advanced to the first round.
Following the introduction of the Scottish Qualifying Cup in 1895–96, this would be the last season to feature preliminary rounds for 118 years.
Format Alongside the four semi-finalists from the previous season, 12 further teams were voted to be exempt from competing in the preliminary rounds. The names of the remaining clubs were placed into lots according to their districts and drawn into pairs. The home team would be the first team drawn unless only one of the clubs in a pair had a private ground. In the event of a draw, the second team drawn would have the choice of ground for the replay. This process was repeated for the second and third preliminary rounds. All competing clubs were placed into a single lot for the fourth preliminary round.
Calendar +1894–95 Scottish Cup preliminary rounds calendarRoundDateTiesClubsOriginalByesReplaysFirst preliminary round1 September 18946269130 → 68Second preliminary round22 September 1894324468 → 36Third preliminary round13 October 1894164136 → 20Fourth preliminary round3 November 1894412120 → 16
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Teams At a committee meeting on 29 May 1894, the 16 teams to be exempt from the preliminary rounds were decided. By virtue of being semi-finalists in 1893–94, Celtic, Queen's Park, Rangers and 3rd Lanark RV were the first to be exempt. Following a vote, Heart of Midlothian, Dumbarton, Dundee, St Bernard's, St Mirren, Hibernian, Leith Athletic, Clyde, Renton, East Stirlingshire, Battlefield and Abercorn were given an exemption from the preliminary rounds.
+Competing teams arranged by districtDunbartonshire, Stirlingshire and ClackmannanshireEast of Scotland, Fife and Border CountiesGlasgow and LanarkshireRenfrewshire, Ayrshire and ArgyllAlloa Athletic Alva Camelon Clackmannan Clydebank Dalmuir Thistle Dunipace Duntocher Harp Falkirk Gairdoch GrangemouthGrasshoppers Kilsyth Hibernians Kilsyth Wanderers King's Park Laurieston Newtown Thistle Slamannan Slamannan Rovers Stenhousemuir Vale of LevenAdventurers Bathgate Black Watch Bo'ness Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Broxburn Shamrock Cowdenbeath Edinburgh Casuals Edinburgh University Kelso KirkcaldyLinlithgow Athletic Loch Rangers Lochgelly United Mossend Swifts Penicuik Athletic Polton Vale Raith Rovers Selkirk Townhill UphallAirdriehill Airdrieonians Albion Rovers Burnbank Swifts Cambuslang Carfin Cowlairs Dykehead Gaelic Glasgow Wanderers GlengowanGordon Highlanders Hamilton Academical Hamilton Harp Linthouse Motherwell Northern Partick Thistle Royal Albert Wishaw Thistle 4th VB Scottish RiflesAnnbank Arthurlie Ayr Ayr Parkhouse Beith Bridge of Weir Bute Rangers Cartvale Cathcart Volunteers Cronberry Eglinton Dalry Dykebar Galston Girvan Athletic Hurlford Inveraray Irvine JohnstoneKilbarchan Kilbirnie Kilmarnock Kilmarnock Athletic Kilwinning Eglinton Lanemark Lochwinnoch Monkcastle Morton Neilston Paisley Academicals Paisley Celtic Pollokshaws Port Glasgow Athletic Saltcoats Victoria Stevenston Thistle Thornliebank
+Competing teams arranged by districtAberdeenshireForfarshireNorthern CountiesPerthshireSouthern CountiesAberdeen Orion Peterhead Victoria UnitedArbroath Arbroath Wanderers Brechin Dundee Wanderers Forfar Athletic Kirriemuir Lochee United Montrose West EndClachnacuddin Inverness Caledonian Inverness Thistle Inverness UnionDunblane Duncrub Park Fair City Athletic Rob Roy St Johnstone Vale of Atholl Vale of RuthvenAnnan Barholm Rovers Garliestown Mid-Annandale Newton Stewart Athletic St Cuthbert Wanderers 5th Kirkcudbright RV 6th Galloway RV
First preliminary round Glasgow and Lanarkshire district Hamilton Harp received a bye to the second preliminary round. +Glasgow and Lanarkshire district first preliminary round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue1 September 1894Cowlairs4–4DykeheadGourlay Park, Glasgow1 September 1894Airdriehill3–2GaelicNew Monkland, Airdrie1 September 1894Albion Rovers3–5CarfinMeadow Park, Coatbridge1 September 18944th VB Scottish Rifles0–6AirdrieoniansMaxwell Park, Glasgow1 September 1894Partick Thistle6–1Royal AlbertInchview, Partick1 September 1894Glengowan1–3Wishaw ThistleDumbreck Park, Caldercruix1 September 1894Cambuslang3–5LinthouseWhitefield Park, Cambuslang1 September 1894Northern3–3Gordon HighlandersHyde Park, Glasgow1 September 1894Burnbank Swifts5–3(protested)Hamilton AcademicalVictoria Park, HamiltonMotherwellw/oGlasgow Wanderers
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+Glasgow and Lanarkshire district first preliminary round replaysDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue8 September 1894Dykehead1–1CowlairsDykehead Park, Shotts8 September 1894Northern4–1Gordon HighlandersHyde Park, Glasgow22 September 1894Hamilton Academical1–4Burnbank SwiftsDouglas Park, Hamilton
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+Glasgow and Lanarkshire district first preliminary round second replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue15 September 1894Cowlairs1–2DykeheadAirdrie
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Renfrewshire, Ayrshire and Argyll district Kilbarchan received a bye to the second preliminary round. +Renfrewshire, Ayrshire and Argyll district first preliminary round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue1 September 1894Monkcastle4–1NeilstonClaremont Park, Kilwinning1 September 1894Kilwinning Eglinton5–6Paisley CelticBlacklands Park, Kilwinning1 September 1894Ayr Parkhouse3–2AyrBeresford Park, Ayr1 September 1894Cartvale3–1LochwinnochCartsbridge Park, Busby1 September 1894Cronberry Eglinton4–6Paisley AcademicalsDerrens Holm, Cronberry1 September 1894Arthurlie0–2Kilmarnock AthleticDunterlie Park, Barrhead1 September 1894Irvine1–7AnnbankCochrane Park, Irvine1 September 1894Kilbirnie2–3LanemarkMilton Park, Kilbirnie1 September 1894Beith1–4Port Glasgow AthleticMuir Field, Beith1 September 1894Morton9–0Saltcoats VictoriaCappielow, Greenock1 September 1894Dalry1–4Stevenston ThistleTownend Park, DalryGirvan Athleticw/oBridge of WeirPollokshawsw/oKilmarnockHurlfordw/oCathcart VolunteersThornliebankw/oInverarayGalstonw/oBute RangersDykebarw/oJohnstone
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East of Scotland, Fife and Border Counties Edinburgh University received a bye to the second preliminary round. +East of Scotland, Fife and Border Counties first preliminary round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue1 September 1894Selkirk1–8Raith RoversLinglie Park, Selkirk1 September 1894Kirkcaldy3–3Polton ValeNewton Park, Kirkcaldy1 September 1894Kelso0–5UphallSpringwood Park, Kelso1 September 1894Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic1–4Bo'nessEskbank, Bonnyrigg1 September 1894Lochgelly United1–3Mossend SwiftsSchool's Park, Lochgelly1 September 1894Penicuik Athletic4–2CasualsRoyal Hotel Park, Penicuik1 September 1894Adventurers2–2Black WatchEaster Road, Edinburgh1 September 1894Broxburn Shamrock11–1Loch RangersShamrock Park, Broxburn1 September 1894Linlithgow Athletic4–1BathgateCaptain's Park, Linlithgow1 September 1894Townhill2–4CowdenbeathCairncubie Park, Townhill
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+East of Scotland, Fife and Border Counties first preliminary round replaysDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue8 September 1894Polton Vale5–2KirkcaldyVale Park, Loanhead8 September 1894Black Watch2–5AdventurersEdinburgh
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Dunbartonshire, Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire district Gairdoch received a bye to the second preliminary round. +Dunbartonshire, Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire district first preliminary round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue1 September 1894Dalmuir Thistle0–3Alloa AthleticCastle Park, Dalmuir1 September 1894Dunipace5–3Vale of LevenGeorge's Park, Denny1 September 1894Slamannan Rovers4–4GrasshoppersGlebe Park, Slamannan1 September 1894King's Park7–2Newton ThistleForthbank Park, Stirling1 September 1894Laurieston3–2AlvaZetland Park, Laurieston1 September 1894Stenhousemuir7–1SlamannanOchilview Park, Stenhousemuir1 September 1894Falkirk7–0Kilsyth HibernianBrockville Park, Falkirk1 September 1894Duntocher Harp2–4ClackmannanFore Park, DuntocherCamelonw/oClydebankKilsyth Wanderersw/oGrangemouth
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+Dunbartonshire, Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire first preliminary round replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue8 September 1894Grasshoppers0–7(protested)Slamannan RoversLongcroft Park, Bonnybridge
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+Dunbartonshire, Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire first preliminary round second replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueSlamannan Roversw/oGrasshoppers
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Forfarshire district Brechin received a bye to the second preliminary round. +Forfarshire district first preliminary round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue1 September 1894Kirriemuir0–7Lochee UnitedNewton Park, Kirriemuir1 September 1894Dundee Wanderers11–0Arbroath WanderersEast Dock Street, Dundee1 September 1894Arbroath2–1MontroseGayfield Park, ArbroathForfar Athleticw/oWest End
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Aberdeenshire district +Aberdeenshire district first preliminary round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue1 September 1894Aberdeen3–3OrionChanonry Grounds, Aberdeen1 September 1894Victoria United8–1PeterheadRecreation Grounds, Aberdeen
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+Aberdeenshire district first preliminary round replayDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue8 September 1894Orion5–1AberdeenCentral Park, Aberdeen
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Northern Counties +Northern Counties first preliminary round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue1 September 1894Inverness Caledonian2–0ClachnacuddinCaledonian Park, Inverness1 September 1894Inverness Thistle3–1Inverness UnionThistle Park, Inverness
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Perthshire district Vale of Ruthven received a bye to the second preliminary round. +Perthshire district first preliminary round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue1 September 1894Duncrub Park3–5Fair City AthleticDuncrub Park, Dunning1 September 1894St Johnstone1–3Rob RoyRecreation Grounds, Perth1 September 1894Vale of Atholl4–3DunblaneRecreation Grounds, Pitlochry
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Southern Counties +Southern Counties first preliminary round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue1 September 1894Annan2–45th Kirkcudbright RVCricket Field, Annan1 September 1894Barholm Rovers3–5Newton Stewart AthleticBarholm Park, CreetownMid-Annandalew/oGarliestonSt Cuthbert Wanderersw/o6th Galloway RV
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Second preliminary round Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and Renfrewshire district Cartvale received a bye to the third preliminary round. +Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and Renfrewshire district second preliminary round resultsDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenue22 September 1894Kilbarchan3–7Ayr ParkhouseMountview Park, Kilbarchan22 September 1894Hamilton Harp0–0NorthernWest End Park, Hamilton22 September 1894Linthouse2–1Burnbank SwiftsLanglands Park, Govan22 September 1894Airdriehill1–3MotherwellNew Monkland, Airdrie22 September 1894Galston5–3Wishaw ThistleRiverside Park, Galston22 September 1894Stevenston Thistle4–0MonkcastleWarner Park, Stevenston22 September 1894Annbank3–0Partick ThistlePebble Park, Annbank22 September 1894Paisley Celtic3–4Paisley AcademicalsCeltic Park, Paisley22 September 1894Port Glasgow Athletic6–0HurlfordClune Park, Port Glasgow22 September 1894Lanemark2–1Kilmarnock AthleticConnell Park, New Cumnock22 September 1894Thornliebank4–2JohnstoneDeacon's Bank Park, Thornliebank22 September 1894Carfin4–4KilmarnockByres Knowe Park, Carfin22 September 1894Dykehead4–2MortonDykehead Park, ShottsGirvan Athleticw/oAirdrieonians
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