The 1884 Scottish Athletics Championships were the second national athletics championships to be held in Scotland. They were held under the auspices of the Scottish Amateur Athletic Association at Powderhall Grounds, Edinburgh, on Saturday 28 June 1884. Some cycle races were due to be held at the meeting, but on the day the cyclists determined the track was not suitable for their purposes and went instead to Corstorphine.
Several Scottish Native and All-comers records were set during the meet. James Cowie, of London AC, ran 10 seconds in the 100 yards, establishing a record that was equalled on a number of occasions but not beaten, in Scotland, until 1913, and not beaten by a Scottish athlete until 1935. Cowie also set Scottish Native and All-comers records in the 440 yards. Alexander McNeill (Fettes-Loretto) set a Scottish All-comers record in the 120 yard hurdles, and John Harvie (Queen's Park FC) set both Scottish Native and All-comers records in the 3 miles walk. Kenneth Whitton (St George's FC) in winning the shot put had the longest valid amateur throw in Scotland up to that point but it was never ratified as a record. Whitton later became a Lieutenant Colonel and was Life vice-president of the SAAA until his death in 1947.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
