[5] Perhaps buoyed by this season, the club entered the second edition of the Scottish Cup in 1874–75, and was the recipient of the first-ever bye in the tournament in the first round.

In the second, the club was drawn away to the Third Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers; after a 0–0 draw, in which the Standard goalkeeper "Mr Charleston executed his work in a very creditable manner",[6] Standard lost the replay at home 2–0.

[7] Over the season, the club played 17 matches, with a record of 5 wins, 7 draws, and 5 defeats, scoring just 7 goals, but only conceding 11.

[9] The club lost 2–1 in the first round of the Scottish Cup at fellow Glaswegian side Caledonian in 1876–77, despite having taken the lead,[10] and it does not leave any further record afterwards.

[11] The club played its first two seasons at its cricket ground at Mossdale Park, and its final season at Shawlands Park.