Forfarshire Cup 1883-84
Known teams and scorers of the Dundee sides only.
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1883-84
First Round
Strathmore 9-0 Balgay, Sat 22nd September 1883 (Magdalen Green, 3-0 HT)
[Strathmore- J. Jarvis; Christie & H. Robertson; T. Cook (capt) & Sam McLean; Davidson, Taylor, Scott, Petrie, Wilkie & Lyall.
Balgay- McKenzie; Fisher (capt) & J. Martin; Fraser & Stewart; J. Gorthy, Gordon, W. Gorthy, Rawyer, Mitchell & Lorimer. Ref- Mr Alexander Baxter (Our Boys)]
Arbroath 4-1 Our Boys, Sat 22nd September 1883 (Arbroath)
[Our Boys- Ovenstone; Porter & Buttar; Gorman & Westwater; Evans, Kidd, Lees, Donaldson, Wynd & Moore]
East End 8-0 Hibernians, Sat 22nd September 1883 (Madeira Park, 5-0 HT)
[Scorers- Spalding (6), McLean, Welsh]
[Umpires- F. Hughes (Hibernians) & J. Proctor (East End). Ref- Mr Hogan (Dundee Harp)]
Dundee Harp 22-0 Broughty, Sat 22nd September 1883
Strathmore (Arbroath) 4-1 Perseverence (Dundee), Sat 22nd September 1883
West End 11-0 Windmill (Dundee), Sat 22nd September 1883
Seafield (Dundee) 3-2 Montrose United, Sat 6th October 1883 [Montrose left the field in protest at referee]
Clydesdale (Dundee) v Strathtay (Dundee) [Clydesdale progressed]
Coupar Angus v Avondale (Dundee) [Coupar Angus progressed]
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Second Round
Arbroath 3-1 West End, Sat 6th October 1883 (Gayfield, 3-1 HT)
[West End- Gibson; Wynd & Chalmers; McLennen, Matthew & Stiven; Soutar, Fairweather, Webster, P. Whitton & J. Whitton]
Strathmore (Arbroath) 6-1 Coupar Angus, Sat 13th October 1883 (Gayfield)
Dundee Harp 14-0 Clydesdale, Sat 13th October 1883 (Viewforth Park)
East End 3-2 Seafield, Sat 20th October 1883 (West End's ground, 2-2 HT)
Bye: Strathmore
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Third Round
Strathmore 3-0 East End, Sat 3rd November 1883 (Magdalen Yard Road)
[Scorers- Strathmore- Scott, McLean & Lyall]
[Teams- Strathmore- Johnston; Robertson & Easton; Cook & McLean; Davidson, Taylor, Wilkie, Scott, Petrie & Lyall.
East End- Kennedy; McLean & Gow; Tindal & Kennedy; Moncur, Welsh, Langlands & Spalding - only 9 of the East End turned up]
Byes: Arbroath, Strathmore (Arbroath) & Dundee Harp
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Semi Finals
Arbroath 2-1 Strathmore, Sat 24th November 1883 (Gayfield)
[Strathmore scorer- Davidson]
[Strathmore- Jarvis; Christie & Easton; T. Cook & Wilkie; Lyall, Petrie, McLean, Scott, Taylor & Davidson. Ref- Mr R. Smart (East End)- Christie retired early due to an injured knee]
Strathmore (Arbroath) 3-6 Dundee Harp, Sat 1st December 1883 (Damley Park, Arbroath, 3-2 HT)
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Final
Arbroath 2-1 Dundee Harp, Sat 22nd December 1883 (Rollo's Pier, 5,000, 2-1 HT, 14:05 KO) [Record crowd for the city up to this point]
Only 85 minutes was played due to mistake by referee but result stood.
[Dundee Harp-O. Phin; M. D'Arcy jun & L. Gilmartin; M. D'Arcy sen & B. Holmes; P. Phin, T. Murray, E. McGirl, E. McMahon, M. Reilly & P. Rock. Umpires- J. Y. Smart (Strathmore) & J. Fairweather (West End). Referee- W.F. Buchan (Our Boys)]