in the first round was turned into a 3–3 draw after Coupar Angus protested about two disallowed goals;[4] Dunblane won the second game 6–1.

after the second round[6] but went out at home to the powerful 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteer side in the fourth, despite the support of a "loud-tongued and not too select" crowd.

[8] Although the Heather fell one stage sooner in 1884–85, the season saw the first edition of the Perthshire Cup, with 11 entries; Dunblane won the competition thanks to beating Vale of Teith in the final, at the Hillyland Skating Pond in Perth,[9] before 1,000 spectators, coming from 3–0 down to win 4–3.

The club's high point on the national stage came in 1886–87, by reaching the final 16 of the Scottish Cup for the only time, albeit the run included a bye and a walkover after Dundee East End F.C.

However that competition only had three teams in it and Dunblane took the title having won one match, as the club was awarded another after Strathallan XI did not turn up.