At the time of the cup's first season
Queen's Park were by far the dominant force in Scottish football, and no other team had even managed to score a goal against them until 1875, eight years after their formation. This early dominance meant they were invited into the
first FA Cup season and in season 1883–84 they came close to a cup double, winning the
Scottish Cup but losing the
FA Cup final to
Blackburn Rovers. They again met
Blackburn Rovers in the following season's final but were defeated once again. Other Scottish teams competed in the
FA Cup such as
Partick Thistle and
3rd Lanark RV and continued to compete until 1887, when the
Scottish Football Association banned its members from taking any further part in the "English Cup". By the time the
Scottish Football League was founded in the
1890–91 season,
Queen's Park had been eclipsed by many of the league clubs, they finally agreed to enter the competition in the
1900–01 season, they finished seventh in their first season. Their demise was reflected in their
Scottish Cup results, although they reached four finals after the foundation of the league they could only win one and their 1893 success was their last, reaching only one more final in 1900.
Dumbarton filled the void left by
Queen's Park for a time, but like all Scottish football competitions, the
Scottish Cup would come to be dominated by the
Old Firm of
Celtic and
Rangers. In
1909 the cup was withheld by the
Scottish Football Association after a riot broke out following a
replay between
Rangers and
Celtic. The first match was drawn 2–2 and the second 1–1. The cup was not competed for between 1914 and 1919 due to
World War I.
World War II prevented competition between 1939 and 1945 although the
Scottish War Emergency Cup was held in the
1939–40 season. ==Results==