Linlithgowshire Cup

also known as the Rosebery Cup

 

Page created: 16 July 2020

Updated: 8 April 2024

 

 

The Linlithgowshire Cup was open to members of the Linlithgowshire FA, what is now known as West Lothian. The trophy was presented by Lord Rosebery and the competition was also referred to as the Rosebery Cup. In 1926, the decision by Bo'ness to leave the Linlithgowshire FA and join the Stirlingshire FA, plus the general decline of the senior clubs in the county, forced the demise of the LFA and the abandonment of the competition.

 

 

Winners

 

1884-85 Mossend Swifts
1885-86 Mossend Swifts
1885-86 Armadale
1886-87 Armadale
1887-88 Bo'ness
1888-89 Bo'ness
1889-90 Broxburn
1890-91 Armadale
1891-92 Bathgate Rovers
1892-93 Broxburn
1893-94 Broxburn Shamrock
1894-95 Bathgate
1895-96 Bo'ness
1896-97 Armadale Volunteers

1897-98 Bo'ness



1898-99 Bo'ness

1899-00 no competition
1900-01 Bo'ness
1901-02 Bo'ness
1902-03 Broxburn
1903-04 Broxburn

1904-05 Bathgate
1905-06 Bathgate
1906-07
Bo'ness
1907-08 Broxburn
1908-09
Bo'ness
1909-10
Bo'ness
1910-11 Bathgate

1911-12 Bathgate
1912-13 Armadale


1913-14 Broxburn United
1914-15 Broxburn United
1915-16 Armadale
1916-17 Armadale
1917-1919 no competition
1919-20 Bathgate
1920-21
Bo'ness
1921-22 Armadale
1922-23 Broxburn United
1923-24 Broxburn United
1924-25
Bo'ness
1925-26
Bo'ness

1926-27 abandoned

 

 

 

 

1884-85 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

20 Dec Grange Athletic v Broxburn Harp 3-1

27 Dec Linlithgow v Bo'ness 0-10

27 Dec Broxburn Thistle v Kinneil Star 3-2

XXXXAddiewell v Bellstane Birds

XXXXFauldhouse Hibernian v Armadale

XXXXUphall Bluebell v Broxburn Shamrock

24 Jan Durhamtown Rangers v Mossend Swifts 0-2 Mossend originally scratched but subsequently changed their decision. The tie was eventually played but Durhamtown protested unsuccessfully that as the village of Mossend was not actually in Linlithgowshire that they should be disqualified

 

Second round

21 Feb Broxburn Shamrock v Bo'ness 1-1

28 Feb Bo'ness v Broxburn Shamrock 2-0

XXXXBellstane Birds v Mossend Swifts

24 Jan Armadale v Grange Athletic 16-0

Broxburn Thistle bye

 

Semi-final

7 Mar Bo'ness v Armadale 1-1

11 Apr Armadale v Bo'ness 3-0

21 Mar Mossend Swifts v Broxburn Thistle 2-1

 

Final at Bo'ness Park, Bo'ness

2 May Mossend Swifts v Armadale 3-2

 

 

 

 

1885-86 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

3 Oct Bellstane Birds v Grange Athletic 6-0 protest

17 Oct Bellstane Birds v Grange Athletic 2-2

24 Oct Grange Athletic v Bellstane Birds 2-2

5 Dec Bellstane Birds v Grange Athletic 2-1 at Uphall

17 Oct Bathgate Volunteers v Broxburn Thistle 2-2

2 Oct Broxburn Thistle v Bathgate Volunteers 10-1

Bathgate Harp v Bo'ness scr-wo

XXXXBroxburn Shamrock v Linlithgow

24 Oct Uphall Bluebell v Durhamtown Rangers 0-16

10 Oct Armadale v Kinneil Star 7-1

 

Second round

19 Dec Armadale v Bo'ness 2-2

6 Mar Bo'ness v Armadale 2-4

9 Jan Bellstane Birds v Durhamtown Rangers 2-1 protest

13 Feb Bellstane Birds v Durhamtown Rangers 1-2

XXFeb Broxburn Shamrock v Broxburn Thistle 2-2

XXMar Broxburn Thistle v Broxburn Shamrock 2-4

 

Semi-final

10 Apr Durhamtown Rangers v Armadale 0-1

Broxburn Shamrock bye

 

Final at Sports Field, Broxburn

22 May Armadale v Broxburn Shamrock 2-1

 

 

 

 

1886-87 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

9 Oct Bo'ness v Broxburn Shamrock 2-3

9 Oct Grange Athletic v Durhamtown Rangers 2-2 protest by Grange

30 Oct Durhamtown Rangers v Grange Athletic 4-1 at Champfleurie Park, Kingscavil

9 Oct Bellstane Birds v Broxburn Thistle 3-2

9 Oct Bathgate Bluebell v Armadale 0-7

XX XXHearts of West Lothian v Uphall Bluebell

2 Oct Bathgate Volunteers v Champfleurie 1-2

Vale of Avon (Linlithgow) bye

 

Second round

XXXXUphall Bluebell v Durhamtown Rangers

XXXXBellstane Birds v Champfleurie

13 Nov Armadale v Vale of Avon (Linlithgow)10-0

Broxburn Shamrock bye

 

Semi-final

11 Dec Durhamtown Rangers v Bellstane Birds 2-4 protest

15 Jan Durhamtown Rangers v Bellstane Birds 4-1

15 Jan Broxburn Shamrock v Armadale 2-1 the referee failed to appear so a friendly of 60 mins was played.

5 Feb Broxburn Shamrock v Armadale 2-4

 

Final

12 Mar Armadale v Durhamtown Rangers 2-1 at Broxburn, owing to the state of the ground a friendly of an hour was arranged. No-one told the spectators and they broke in and halted the game after being refused a refund

26 Mar Armadale v Durhamtown Rangers 2-2 at Newton Park, Bo'ness

23 Apr Armadale v Durhamtown Rangers 2-0 at Champfleurie Park, Kingscavil

 

 

 

 

1887-88 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

15 Oct Kinneil v Vale of Avon 5-0

15 Oct Bellstane Birds v Uphall Bluebell 5-4

22 Oct Champfleurie v Broxburn Thistle 0-3

22 Oct Bo'ness v Dalmeny Park 7-1

22 Oct Queensferry Hibernian v Erin Rovers 1-4

 

Second round

21 Jan Kinneil v Bo'ness 2-2 Kinneil were disqualified for fielding ineligible players

11 Feb Armadale v Broxburn Thistle 3-0

 

Semi-final

Bo'ness v Bellstane Birds wo-disq Bellstane failed to play the tie within the specified period

31 Mar Erin Rovers v Armadale 2-1

 

Final at Champfleurie Park, Kingscavil

28 Apr Bo'ness v Erin Rovers 4-3

 

 

1888-89 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

29 Sep Broxburn Shamrock v Champfleurie 3-1 protest

22 Dec Champfleurie v Broxburn Shamrock 7-0

29 Sep Bellstane Birds v Uphall Bluebell 1-0

29 Sep Linlithgow Athletic v Bo'ness scr-wo, friendly played, score 2-12

Erin Rovers v Dalmeny wo-scr

7 Oct Queenferry Hibernian v Armadale 1-4

Broxburn v Kinneil wo-scr

 

Second round

5 Jan Armadale v Erin Rovers 2-0 unfinished after 35 mins due to an Erin player breaking his leg

23 Feb Armadale v Erin Rovers 5-0

19 Jan Broxburn v Champfleurie 7-0

Bo'ness and Bellstane Birds byes

 

Semi-final

23 Mar Broxburn v Armadale 1-3

23 Feb Bo'ness v Bellstane Birds 4-1 protest

30 Mar Bo'ness v Bellstane Birds 2-0

 

Final at Boghead Park, Bathgate

27 Apr Bo'ness v Armadale 1-0

 

 

 

 

1889-90 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

First round

5 Oct Champfleurie v Armadale 2-6

12 Oct Bellstane Birds v Linlithgow Athletic 5-1

Rest byes

 

Semi-final

9 Nov Broxburn v Armadale 3-2 the referee blew four mins early, and by the time he realised, the ground had been cleared

7 Dec Broxburn v Armadale 2-0

7 Dec Bo'ness v Bellstane Birds 0-3 crowd invasion stopped the game

 

Final at Captain's Park, Linlithgow

22 Feb Broxburn v Bellstane Birds 7-0

 

1890-91 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

18 Oct Bellstane Birds v Champfleurie 1-1 Bellstane later scratched owing to the closure of the local coalmine which caused their players to move away for work

22 Nov Bathgate Rovers v Broxburn Broxburn failed to appear and were disqualified

XXXXArmadale v Linlithgow Athletic

Bo'ness bye

 

Semi-final

7 Feb Bathgate Rovers v Armadale 1-3

14 Feb Bo'ness v Champfleurie 10-0

 

Final at Boghead Park, Bathgate

21 Mar Armadale v Bo'ness 2-0

 

 

 

 

1891-92 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

12 Sep Bo'ness v Broxburn Shamrock 2-5

14 Nov Armadale v Bathgate Rovers 0-5 abandoned after 80 mins due to a crowd invasion

5 Mar Bathgate Rovers v Armadale 4-2

12 Sep Bellstane Birds v Linlithgow Athletic 2-3

Broxburn bye

 

Semi-final

2 Apr Bathgate Rovers v Broxburn 6-2

5 Mar Broxburn Shamrock v Linlithgow Athletic 6-1

 

Final at Volunteer Park, Armadale

7 May Bathgate Rovers v Broxburn Shamrock 4-0

1892-93 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

1 Oct Broxburn Shamrock v Broxburn 1-1

22 Oct Broxburn v Broxburn Shamrock 4-3

1 Oct Armadale v Bo'ness 2-3

22 Oct Bathgate Rovers v Linlithgow Athletic 5-2

Armadale Thistle v Bellstane Birds disq-wo

Uphall and Bathgate Athletic were admitted to the LFA and entered into the second round

 

Second round

19 Nov Broxburn v Bo'ness 4-0

19 Nov Uphall v Bathgate Athletic 5-3

Bellstane Birds and Bathgate Rovers byes

 

Semi-final

11 Feb Uphall v Broxburn 2-3

11 Feb Bellstane Birds v Bathgate Rovers 0-2

 

Final at Crossgreen Park, Uphall

15 Apr Broxburn v Bathgate Rovers 3-2 the Rovers' players left the field in dispute about Broxburn's third goal after 75 mins. Broxburn remained on the field until the referee blew for time.

 

 

 

1893-94 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

14 Oct Bathgate v Broxburn 1-1

21 Oct Broxburn v Bathgate 1-1

11 Nov Broxburn v Bathgate 4-5 at Captain's Park, Linlithgow

30 Sep Uphall v Linlithgow Athletic 6-5 protest that an Uphall player was playing under an assumed name

11 Nov Uphall v Linlithgow Athletic 2-3

21 Oct Armadale v Bo'ness 5-2 protest by Bo'ness about crowd encroachment

11 Nov Armadale v Bo'ness 7-3

Broxburn Shamrock v Bellstane Birds wo-disb

 

Semi-final

27 Jan Broxburn Shamrock v Bathgate 4-2

Linlithgow Athletic v Armadale wo-disq Armadale were disqualified for not forwarding a list of their players for the first round tie against Bo'ness

 

Final at Mill Park, Bathgate

21 Apr Broxburn Shamrock v Linlithgow Athletic 4-0

 

 

 

 

1894-95 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

10 Nov Bo'ness v Linlithgow Athletic 2-2

1 Dec Linlithgow Athletic v Bo'ness 0-7

Bathgate, Broxburn Shamrock and Uphall byes

 

Semi-final

10 Nov Bathgate v Uphall 5-0

22 Dec Bo'ness v Broxburn Shamrock 7-0

 

Final at Captain's Park, Linlithgow

27 Apr Bathgate v Bo'ness 5-4

 

 

 

1895-96 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

28 Sep Bo'ness v Broxburn Shamrock 1-1

14 Dec Broxburn Shamrock v Bo'ness 0-0 Shamrock later scratched from match due at Captain's Park, Linlithgow

28 Sep Armadale Volunteers v Linlithgow Athletic 3-0

Bathgate and Uphall byes

 

Semi-final

15 Feb Bo'ness v Bathgate 3-1

Armadale Volunteers v Uphall wo-scr

 

Final at Captain's Park, Linlithgow

21 Mar Bo'ness v Armadale Volunteers 3-0

 

 

 

 

1896-97 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

14 Nov Bo'ness v Bathgate 3-2

Armadale Volunteers, Broxburn Shamrock and Bellstane Birds byes

 

Semi-final

12 Dec Armadale Volunteers v Bo'ness 5-1

28 Nov Broxburn Shamrock v Bellstane Birds 4-1

 

Final

20 Mar Armadale Volunteers v Broxburn Shamrock 1-1 at Milll Park, Bathgate

27 Mar Armadale Volunteers v Broxburn Shamrock 3-0 at Goschen Park, Broxburn

 

 

 

 

1897-98 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

23 Oct Armadale Volunteers v Bo'ness 0-0

4 Dec Bo'ness v Armadale Volunteers 1-0

6 Nov Bellstane Birds v Bathgate 1-2

Bathgate refused to play Bo'ness in the final. The Linlithgowshire FA then arranged a semi-final between the losers of the two first round matches, with the winners meeting Bo'ness in the final

 

Semi-final - 2 legs

12 Mar Armadale Volunteers v Bellstane Birds 10-1

19 Mar Bellstane Birds v Armadale Volunteers 0-1

 

Final at Captain's Park, Linlithgow

9 Apr Bo'ness v Armadale Volunteers 3-0

 

 

 

1898-99 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round - 2 legs

22 Oct Armadale Volunteers v Bathgate 1-1

5 Nov Bathgate v Armadale Volunteers not played due to a flooded field

Bo'ness v Bellstane Birds wo-scr

 

Final at Captain's Park, Linlithgow

13 May Bo'ness v Bathgate 2-1

 

 

 

 

1899-1900 Linlithgowshire Cup

No competition

 

1900-01 Linlithgowshire Cup

at Captain's Park Linlithgow

20 Apr Bo'ness v Bathgate 3-0

 

Only two clubs entered

1901-02 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

29 Mar Uphall v Bathgate Amateurs 2-5

Bo'ness, Bathgate and Broxburn byes

 

Semi-final

12 Apr Bathgate Amateurs v Broxburn 0-9

3 May Bo'ness v Bathgate 4-0 at Captain's Park Linlithgow

 

Final at Mill Park, Bathgate

10 May Bo'ness v Broxburn 1-1

13 May Bo'ness v Broxburn 3-1

 

 

 

 

1902-03 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

11 Apr Broxburn v Bathgate 3-1

11 Apr Bo'ness v Bathgate Amateurs 3-2

 

Final at Boghead Park, Bathgate

9 May Broxburn v Bo'ness 1-0

 

 

 

1903-04 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

7 May Broxburn v Bo'ness 4-0

7 May Broxburn Shamrock v Bathgate 0-2

 

Final at Shamrock Park, Broxburn

14 May Broxburn v Bathgate 2-0

1904-05 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

25 Mar Bo'ness v Bathgate 2-1 protest

1 Apr Bo'ness v Bathgate 1-1

8 Apr Bathgate v Bo'ness 4-2

1 Apr Broxburn Shamrock v Broxburn 3-1 friendly played due to bad weather

15 Apr Broxburn Shamrock v Broxburn 1-5

 

Final

29 Apr Bathgate v Broxburn 1-0 at Newton Park, Bo'ness, stopped late in the second half after a pitch invasion

6 May Bathgate v Broxburn 0-1 at Shamrock Park, Broxburn, protest

13 May Bathgate v Broxburn 1-1 aet, at Shamrock Park, Broxburn

23 Sep 1905 Bathgate v Broxburn 3-2 at Shamrock Park, Broxburn

 

 

 

1905-06 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round - 2 legs

13 Jan Broxburn Athletic v Broxburn 0-5

3 Mar Broxburn v Broxburn Athletic 1-1

Rest byes

 

Semi-final - 2 legs

10 Mar Bathgate v Broxburn Shamrock 4-0

24 Mar Broxburn Shamrock v Bathgate 0-0

24 Mar Bo'ness v Broxburn 2-0

21 Apr Broxburn v Bo'ness 2-0

 

Final

5 May Bathgate v Bo'ness 1-1 at Albyn Park, Broxburn

12 May Bathgate v Bo'ness 4-2 at Shamrock Park, Broxburn

 

 

 

 

1906-07 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

16 Mar West Lothian Albion v Bathgate 2-3

23 Mar Broxburn Shamrock v Broxburn Athletic 0-0

13 Apr Broxburn Athletic v Broxburn Shamrock 4-3 aet, 90 mins 3-3

Broxburn and Bo'ness byes

 

Semi-final

20 Apr Broxburn Athletic v Broxburn 0-2

20 Apr Bo'ness v Bathgate 2-1

 

Final

4 May Bo'ness v Broxburn 0-0 at Mill Park, Bathgate

11 May Bo'ness v Broxburn 2-1 at Winchburgh

 

 

 

 

1907-08 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

28 Feb Broxburn v West Lothian Albion 2-0 matched declared a friendly

7 Mar Broxburn v West Lothian Albion 2-0

7 Mar Uphall v Broxburn Athletic 1-2

7 Mar Bathgate v Bo'ness 0-0

21 Mar Bo'ness v Bathgate 1-2

Broxburn Shamrock bye

 

Semi-final

Broxburn v Bathgate wo-diq failed to play on scheduled date of 4 April

28 Mar Broxburn Athletic v Broxburn Shamrock wo-scr friendly played score 4-1

 

Final

11 Apr Broxburn v Broxburn Athletic 2-2 at Goschen Park, Uphall

18 Apr Broxburn v Broxburn Athletic 1-1 at Goschen Park, Uphall

25 Apr Broxburn v Broxburn Athletic 4-1 at Winchburgh

 

 

 

 

1908-09 Linlithgowshire Cup

Semi-final

27 Mar Bathgate v Broxburn Athletic 1-0 protest

10 Apr Bathgate v Broxburn Athletic 2-1

3 Apr Bo'ness v West Lothian Albion 3-0

 

Final at Broxburn

17 Apr Bo'ness v Bathgate 2-1

 

 

 

 

1909-10 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

19 Feb Bo'ness v Bathgate 0-0 protest

5 Mar Bathgate v Bo'ness 0-3

Rest byes

 

Semi-final

26 Mar Broxburn Athletic v Broxburn Shamrock 2-0

26 Mar Bo'ness v West Lothian Albion 4-0

 

Final

16 Apr Bo'ness v Broxburn Athletic 1-0 at Winchburgh, abandoned after 65 mins

23 Apr Bo'ness v Broxburn Athletic 1-0 at Shamrock Park, Broxburn

 

 

 

 

1910-11 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

18 Feb Bathgate v West Lothian Albion 6-0

18 Mar Bo'ness v Broxburn 2-0

18 Mar Broxburn Athletic v Broxburn Shamrock 4-2

Armadale bye

 

Semi-final

8 Apr Armadale v Bo'ness 0-0

22 Apr Bo'ness v Armadale 1-0

1 Apr Bathgate v Broxburn 3-0

 

Final

29 Apr Bathgate v Bo'ness 1-1 at Sports Park, Broxburn

19 Aug 1912 Bathgate v Bo'ness 2-1 at Volunteer Park, Armadale

 

 

 

 

1911-12 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

2 Mar Bo'ness v Broxburn 3-0

2 Mar Broxburn Athletic v Broxburn Shamrock 7-0

9 Mar Bathgate v West Lothian Albion 5-0

Armadale bye

 

Semi-final

6 Apr Bo'ness v Broxburn Athletic 1-2

13 Apr Bathgate v Armadale 1-0

 

Final at Volunteer Park, Armadale

20 Apr Bathgate v Broxburn Athletic 5-2

1912-13 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

1 Mar Broxburn Shamrock v Bathgate 1-1

8 Mar Bathgate v Broxburn Shamrock 3-1

Broxburn United and Armadale byes

 

Semi-final

29 Mar Bathgate v Broxburn United 1-2

15 Mar Bo'ness v Armadale 0-0

5 Apr Armadale v Bo'ness 4-1

 

Final at Boghead Park, Bathgate

12 Apr Armadale v Broxburn United 2-1

 

 

 

 

1913-14 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

28 Feb Armadale v Broxburn Shamrock 6-0

Rest byes

 

Semi-final

21 Mar Armadale v Bo'ness 1-0

28 Mar Bathgate v Broxburn United 0-0

4 Apr Broxburn United v Bathgate 2-0

 

Final at Sports Park, Broxburn

18 Apr Broxburn United v Armadale 2-1

1914-15 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

3 Apr Armadale v Broxburn United 3-3 Armadale later scratched

27 Mar Bathgate v Bo'ness 0-0 abandoned

3 Apr Bathgate v Bo'ness 1-1

17 Apr Bo'ness v Bathgate 3-2

 

Final at Boghead Park, Bathgate

1 May Broxburn United v Bo'ness 2-1

 

 

 

 

1915-16 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

1 Apr Broxburn United v Armadale 0-1

Bathgate v Bo'ness wo-scr

 

Final at Volunteer Park, Armadale

29 Apr Armadale v Bathgate 1-0

1916-17 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round - 2 legs

24 Mar Broxburn United v Bathgate 2-0

7 Apr Bathgate v Broxburn United 1-0

Armadale bye

 

Final at Boghead Park, Bathgate

21 Apr Armadale v Broxburn United 2-1

 

 

 

 

1917-1919 Linlithgowshire Cup

No competition

 

1919-20 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

20 Mar Armadale v Bo'ness 2-0

20 Mar Broxburn United v Bathgate 2-3

 

Final

10 Apr Armadale v Bathgate 0-0 at Sports Park, Broxburn

23 Apr Bathgate v Armadale 2-0 at Boghead Park, Bathgate

 

 

 

 

1920-21 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

18 Apr Bo'ness v Armadale 3-0

6 Apr Bathgate v Broxburn United 1-0

 

Final at Sports Park, Broxburn

28 Apr Bo'ness v Bathgate 2-0

1921-22 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

29 Mar Armadale v Bathgate 3-1

29 Mar Bo'ness v Broxburn United 3-1

 

Final at Mill Park, Bathgate

17 Apr Armadale v Bo'ness 1-0

 

 

 

 

1922-23 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

4 Apr Broxburn United v Bo'ness 1-0 stopped after 60 minutes due to darkness, result stood

25 Apr Armadale v Bathgate 1-0

 

Final at Mill Park, Bathgate

30 Apr Broxburn United v Armadale 3-0

 

 

 

 

1923-24 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

9 Feb Broxburn United v Bathgate 2-1

2 Apr Armadale v Bo'ness 1-0

 

Final at Mill Park, Bathgate

23 Apr Broxburn United v Armadale 1-0

 

 

 

 

1924-25 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

26 Aug Broxburn United v Bo'ness 1-1

10 Sep Bo'ness v Broxburn United 1-0

27 Aug Bathgate v Armadale 1-1

10 Sep Armadale v Bathgate 2-1

 

Final at Mill Park, Bathgate

29 Apr Bo'ness v Armadale 0-1 abandoned at half-time due to snowstorm

19 Aug 1925 Bo'ness v Armadale 4-1

 

 

 

 

1925-26 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

2 Sep Bo'ness v Broxburn United 4-0

2 Sep Armadale v Bathgate 1-2

 

Final at Volunteer Park, Armadale

24 Apr Bo'ness v Bathgate 3-1

1926-27 Linlithgowshire Cup

First round

Bathgate v Broxburn United due on 18 Aug 1926 but not played

Armadale bye

 

Competition abandoned after the Linlithgowshire FA disbanded