The 1883–84 Scottish Cup – officially the Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup – was the 11th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. Queen's Park won the competition for the seventh time after Vale of Leven could not field a team on the date fixed for the final due to player illness.
Dumbarton became the first defending champions to unsuccessfully retain the cup after they were knocked out in the first round by Renton.
Calendar
Edinburgh University were given a bye to the third round. Two teams qualified for the second round after drawing their first round replay.
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Teams
All 132 teams entered the competition in the first round.
First round
Matches
Glasgow and district
Cowlairs received a bye to the second round.
Renfrewshire district
Ayrshire district
Dunbartonshire district
Lanarkshire district
Vale of Avon received a bye to the second round.
Stirlingshire district
Edinburghshire district
Newcastleton received a bye to the second round. Edinburgh University received a bye to the third round.
Northern Counties
Coupar Angus received a bye to the second round.
Perthshire district
Southern Counties
Drumlanrig Rangers received a bye to the second round.
Replays
Dunbartonshire district
Lanarkshire district
Edinburghshire district
Northern Counties
Southern Counties
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Second round
Matches
Glasgow and District
Renfrewshire district
Morton received a bye to the third round.
Ayrshire district
Cumnock received a bye to the third round.
Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district
Vale of Leven received a bye to the third round.
Lanarkshire district
Hamilton Academical received a bye to the third round.
Edinburghshire district
St Bernard's received a bye to the third round.
Perthshire and Northern Counties
Southern Counties
Replay
Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire district
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Third round
Matches
Perthshire and Northern Counties
Dunblane received a bye to the fourth round.
Glasgow, Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire district
Pollokshields Athletic received a bye to the fourth round.
Edinburgh and Lanarkshire district
Edinburgh University and Royal Albert received a bye to the fourth round.
Southern Counties
Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district
Replays
Perthshire and Northern Counties
Renfrewshire and Ayrshire district
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Fourth round
Arthurlie received a bye to the fifth round.
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Fifth round
Battlefield, Cambuslang, Cartvale, Hibernian and Queen's Park received a bye to the quarter-finals.
Matches
Replay
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Quarter-finals
Matches
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Semi-finals
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Final
Vale of Leven did not appear for the final in protest after a request made on the Wednesday before the match was due to take place for a postponement due to bereavement, illness and injury had been refused by the Scottish FA.