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Great to see the 19th century boys are starting to get some recognition. I often think they are out of sight and out of mind in these considerations.

Who is the Bobby Walker look-a-like?

Days of the week on which the Finals were settled
Monday - 1
Tuesday - 1
Wednesday - 13
Thursday - 1
Friday - 1
Saturday - 109
Sunday - 1

notes:
After 140 years, the 2013 Sunday Final (moved at UEFA's behest to keep Saturday free for Champions League glitz) finally completed the daily set.

Shortest gap between Scottish Cup Finals
9 months, 26 days
Between 26-Apr-1879 (winners Vale of Leven) and 21-Feb-1880 (winners Queen's Park)


Longest gap between Scottish Cup Finals
7 years, 11 months, 28 days
Between 22-Apr-1939 (winners Clyde) and 19-Apr-1947 (winners Aberdeen)

Shortest tenure as Scottish Cup holders 10 months, 9 days (Dumbarton, from 07-Apr-1883 to 16-Feb-1884) 10 months, 23 days (St Bernard's, from 20-Apr-1895 to 14-Mar-1896) 11 months, 2 days (Celtic, from 09-Apr-1892 to 11-Mar-1893) 11 months, 6 days (Queen's Park, from 11-Mar-1893 to 17-Feb-1894) 11 ...

Longest club gaps between Scottish Cup trophy wins 1929 to 1997 - Kilmarnock - 68 years, 1 months, 18 days 1906 to 1956 - Heart of Midlothian - 49 years, 11 months, 24 days 1913 to 1957 - Falkirk - 44 years, 0 months, 12 days 1956 to 1998 - Heart of Midlothian - 42 years, 0 months, 25 days 1952 to ...

Most games played in a winning campaign 11 games 1920–21 - Partick Thistle 1937–38 - East Fife 10 games 1889–90 - Queen's Park 1909–10 - Dundee 1951–52 - Motherwell notes: If you allowed the inclusion of voided games then 3rd Lanark RV would appear top with 12 games (9+3) from their controversial 1...

Most games won in a winning campaign
8 games
1889–90 - Queen's Park
1887–88 - Renton


Fewest games won in a winning campaign
4 games
1874–75 - Queen's Park
1873–74 - Queen's Park
1903–04 - Celtic

The "scraggiest" Scottish Cup victories By legitimate game win ratio 45.45% 1920–21 - Partick Thistle 50.00% 1909–10 - Dundee 54.55% 1937–38 - East Fife 55.56% 1906–07 - Celtic 1978–79 - Rangers notes: In stark contrast to the mighty Renton, Partick Thistle are the only side to have won the Scottis...

Renton's "Perfect 8" Renton's 8 stands forever as the mightiest, proper old fashioned, no nonsense, most well deserved Cup win. In fact, I'm so impressed I've singled it out here to be gazed upon and admired. R1 Sat Sep 03 1887 Union (Dumbarton) [a] W6-0 R2 Sat Sep 24 1887 Dumbarton Athletic [h] W4...

The "purest" Scottish Cup victories No replays, no byes, no voided games, no walk overs. 1873–74 - 4 games - Queen's Park 1887–88 - 8 games - Renton 1895–96 - 5 games - Heart of Midlothian 1896–97 - 5 games - Rangers 1901–02 - 5 games - Hibernian 1905–06 - 5 games - Heart of Midlothian 1907–08 - 5 ...

Legitimate game win ratios of the 127 winning teams
100.00% - 41
87.50% - 4
85.71% - 16
83.33% - 30
80.00% - 1
77.78% - 3
75.00% - 6
71.43% - 14
66.67% - 3
62.50% - 3
60.00% - 1
55.56% - 2
54.55% - 1
50.00% - 1
45.45% - 1

My insatiable appetite for Partick Thistle stats led me to look at the Scottish Cup this week. In 1921, Thistle won the Cup after a herculean 11 game run. I wanted to know if this was a record and was going to post an SFAQ. However, you learn SO much more when you do it yourself. So that’s what I di...

Only one of Thistle crowds I'm afraid, and an estimate at that...

Glasgow Cup Quarter Final
Mon-25-Aug-1958
Queen's Park [a] L1-2
Att: 7,000

A small step…

The Thistle match programme v Dundee 22nd March 1969 gives his age as 25. If this and the Herald report of 24th October 1970 are correct then his birth date could theoretically fall somewhere between 23rd March 1943 and 23rd October 1943, making him most likely to be 70 when he died.