After its successful introduction the previous season, the Scottish Cup was again competed for, with Queen's Park once again lifting the trophy.

International competition was once again restricted to the annual clash with England, while the Glasgow v Sheffield representative fixture was played in Scotland for the first time.

Holders Queen's Park once again lifted the trophy, defeating Western and West End in the early rounds, then progressing to the semi-finals when opponents Rovers withdrew.

The semi-final, against the previous season's runners-up, Clydesdale, took three games to settle with Queen's finally winning 1–0 at Kinning Park following 0–0 and 2–2 draws.

The crowd, estimated at 7,000, reflected the growing interest in football as it was almost three times the number that had attended the previous year.