Dumbarton won the cup for the first, and so far only, time when they beat Vale of Leven 2–1 in a replayed final.

[1][2] Defending champions Queen's Park were knock-out by eventual winners Dumbarton in the quarter-finals.

As with the previous competitions, the eighth edition of the Scottish Cup took on the format of a traditional knockout tournament.

[2] For the earlier rounds, the names of competing teams were placed into lots according to their districts and drawn into pairs.

The home team for each tie was determined by the toss of a coin unless it was mutually agreed or only one of the two clubs drawn against one another had a private ground.