The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup[1], usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national cup knockout competition in
Scottish football. The trophy awarded to the winners
has the distinction of being the oldest national trophy in the world.[2]
History
The Scottish Cup started in the 1873-74 season, competition was
contested by 16 teams. The trophy was first awarded to Queen's Park when they beat
Clydesdale 2-0 in the final in front of a crowd of 3,000 people. While the English
FA Cup is the oldest cup competition in the world, the trophy awarded to the Scottish Cup winners
is the oldest trophy, being minted in 1885.
Cup Shocks
Like the FA Cup, the Scottish Cup produces occasional "giant-killings" where a team from a low
division unexpectedly defeats a team from a higher division. Some famous cup shocks include 1938,
where Second Division East Fife were the victors in the final against Kilmarnock and thus won the cup. Another instance was in 1967, where
Berwick Rangers defeated Rangers 1-0.
Recent Cup Shocks
Famous recent giant-killings include 2000 when First Division
Inverness CT's victory over Celtic by 3 goals to 1 at Celtic Park in 2000, memorable for
The Sun 's famous headline:
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Super Caley Go Ballistic Celtic Are Atrocious |
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Celtic, with a debutante Roy Keane in tow, also fell
victim to Clyde when they were beaten 2-1 at Broadwood
Stadium in 2005. The 2006-07 season saw the other half of the Old
Firm, Rangers, suffer a 3-2 Scottish Cup exit to Dunfermline Athletic, who eventually reached the final despite finishing bottom of the
Premier League.
Old Firm Dominance
The Old Firm (Celtic and Rangers, both of Glasgow) are dominant forces in Scottish football. They are the only two clubs to have won the SPL since its inception in 1998 and their
authority also extends over the Scottish Cup. The final of the 2005-06 competition was played on May
13, 2006 at Hampden Park between Heart of Midlothian and Gretna and was the first final in
nine years that an Old Firm side has not been involved in, and the first to ever feature a team from the third tier of the
Scottish League setup.
Format
The competition format is that of a knockout. Teams are drawn against
each other randomly. The team who is drawn first from each tie is the home team. If the first match finishes in a
draw, a replay is played at the stadium of
the second team drawn. In the replay, if the scores are still level at full time, extra time
is played and (if necessary) penalties are used to decide the winner of the
tie.
Semi-Final
The Semi-Final matches are played at neutral stadiums, usually the national stadium Hampden
Park. The Final is traditionally played at Hampden, but during the 1990s some finals were staged at Celtic Park and Ibrox while Hampden was reconstructed. The Final is
the only round currently which does not have a replay and is played to a finish. Extra time is played and penalties are used if
necessary. This happened in the finals of 1990 and 2006.
Introduction of New Entry Criteria
For the full entry criteria see, Scottish Cup Format
Previously clubs in the Scottish League Third Division and
Second Division qualified automatically for the first round,
along with four non-league teams each from the Scottish Qualifying Cup (North) and (South) competitions. Clubs in the Scottish League First Division and the Scottish Premier League had automatic byes to the third round. However, from the 2007/2008
season a new criteria was introduced for entry into the Scottish Cup[3]. The Scottish Qualifying Cup competitions were
scrapped and the 36 SFA member clubs outwith the SPL and SFL were given direct entry to the 1st
Round of the cup. Additionally, the league winners of the East of Scotland and South of Scotland Leagues, both of which contain
some clubs that are not full members of the SFA and hence could not
previously enter the Scottish Cup, were given a place in the draw.
Most controversially, clubs from Scottish Junior football (all but one of whom are not members of the Scottish FA as they
belong to the Scottish Junior FA) have been admitted for the first time. Up to four Junior clubs are allowed to enter, these
being the winners of the previous season's North Premier League, West Premier League and East Superleague, and the winner of the
Scottish Junior Cup if they have not also won one of the three regional league
titles.[4] The first three Junior clubs to qualify for the
tournament are Culter, Pollok and Linlithgow Rose.
Media coverage
Sky Sports and BBC Scotland currently own the rights
to broadcast television coverage of Scottish Cup matches. Sky Sports typically broadcast one live match per round from the third
round onwards, while BBC Scotland are permitted to broadcast one live match prior to the Final. BBC Scotland also provide
highlights from the third round onwards which are shown on their flagship football show Sportscene. Both broadcasters televise the Final live.
It is not yet known how the format changes to the 2007-08 competition will affect television coverage.
Radio broadcasting rights are currently owned by BBC Radio Scotland.
Facts
Most clubs who have consistently maintained a spot in the Scottish Premier
League have won the Cup in recent years. Curiously, Hibernian have failed to win
the cup in over one hundred years, finishing runners-up nine times. Dundee United
have the worst ratio of wins to losses, with only a 12.5% success rate in finals.
The cup also holds the record for the biggest victory in World senior football, when on September 12 1885 Arbroath beat
Bon Accord 36-0 [5].[6]
The record attendance for a final is 147,365 in the 1937 final between Celtic and Aberdeen. The first final to be decided on
penalties was in 1990 when Aberdeen beat Celtic 9-8 on penalties after a 0-0 draw.
The current holders are Celtic.
Previous winners
| Season |
Winner |
Scorers |
Score |
Runner-up |
Scorers |
Venue |
2006-07
Details |
Celtic |
Perrier-Doumbé 84 |
1 - 0 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
|
Hampden Park |
2005-06
Details |
Heart of Midlothian |
Skácel 39 |
1 - 1
(4-2 on penalties) |
Gretna |
McGuffie 76 |
Hampden Park |
2004-05
Details |
Celtic |
Thompson 11 |
1 - 0 |
Dundee United |
|
Hampden Park |
2003-04
Details |
Celtic |
Larsson 58, 71
Petrov 83 |
3 - 1 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
Skerla 40 |
Hampden Park |
2002-03
Details |
Rangers |
Amoruso 66 |
1 - 0 |
Dundee |
|
Hampden Park |
2001-02
Details |
Rangers |
Løvenkrands 20, 90
Ferguson 69 |
3 - 2 |
Celtic |
Hartson 18
Balde 50 |
Hampden Park |
2000-01
Details |
Celtic |
McNamara 39
Larsson 48, (pen) 80 |
3 - 0 |
Hibernian |
|
Hampden Park |
1999-00
Details |
Rangers |
Van Bronckhorst 35
Vidmar 47
Dodds 49
Albertz 50 |
4 - 0 |
Aberdeen |
|
Hampden Park |
1998-99
Details |
Rangers |
Wallace 48 |
1 - 0 |
Celtic |
|
Hampden Park |
1997-98
Details |
Heart of Midlothian |
Cameron 2 (pen)
Adam 52 |
2 - 1 |
Rangers |
McCoist 81 |
Celtic Park |
1996-97
Details |
Kilmarnock |
Wright 20 |
1 - 0 |
Falkirk |
|
Ibrox Stadium |
1995-96
Details |
Rangers |
Laudrup (2), Durie (3) |
5 - 1 |
Heart of Midlothian |
Colquhoun |
Hampden Park |
1994-95
Details |
Celtic |
Van Hooijdonk |
1 - 0 |
Airdrieonians |
|
Hampden Park |
1993-94
Details |
Dundee United |
Brewster 47 |
1 - 0 |
Rangers |
|
Hampden Park |
1992-93
Details |
Rangers |
Murray, Hateley |
2 - 1 |
Aberdeen |
Richardson |
Celtic Park |
1991-92
Details |
Rangers |
Hateley, McCoist |
2 - 1 |
Airdrieonians |
Smith |
Hampden Park |
1990-91
Details |
Motherwell |
Ferguson, O'Donnell,
Angus, Kirk |
4 - 3
(after extra time) |
Dundee United |
Bowman, O'Neil,
Jackson |
Hampden Park |
1989-90
Details |
Aberdeen |
|
0 - 0
(9-8 on penalties) |
Celtic |
|
Hampden Park |
1988-89
Details |
Celtic |
Miller |
1 - 0 |
Rangers |
|
Hampden Park |
1987-88
Details |
Celtic |
McAvennie (2) |
2 - 1 |
Dundee United |
Gallacher |
Hampden Park |
1986-87
Details |
St Mirren |
Ferguson |
1 - 0
(after extra time) |
Dundee United |
|
Hampden Park |
1985-86
Details |
Aberdeen |
Hewitt 5, 48
Stark 75 |
3 - 0 |
Heart of Midlothian |
|
Hampden Park |
1984-85
Details |
Celtic |
Provan, McGarvey |
2 - 1 |
Dundee United |
Beedie |
Hampden Park |
1983-84
Details |
Aberdeen |
Black 23
McGhee 98 |
2 - 1
(after exta time) |
Celtic |
P. McStay 86 |
Hampden Park |
1982-83
Details |
Aberdeen |
Black 116 |
1 - 0
(after exta time) |
Rangers |
|
Hampden Park |
1981-82
Details |
Aberdeen |
McLeish 32
McGhee 93
Strachan 103
Cooper 110 |
4 - 1
(after exta time) |
Rangers |
MacDonald 15 |
Hampden Park |
1980-81
Details
Replay |
Rangers |
|
0 - 0
(after exta time) |
Dundee United |
|
Hampden Park |
| Rangers |
Cooper, Russell,
MacDonald (2) |
4 - 1 |
Dundee United |
Dodds |
Hampden Park |
1979-80
Details |
Celtic |
McCluskey |
1 - 0
(after extra time) |
Rangers |
|
Hampden Park |
1978-79
Details
Replay
2nd Rp. |
Rangers |
|
0 - 0 |
Hibernian |
|
Hampden Park |
| Rangers |
|
0 - 0
(after extra time) |
Hibernian |
|
Hampden Park |
| Rangers |
Johnstone (2), Duncan (og) |
3 - 2
(after extra time) |
Hibernian |
Higgins, MacLeod (pen) |
Hampden Park |
1977-78
Details |
Rangers |
MacDonald 35
Johnstone 57 |
2 - 1 |
Aberdeen |
Ritchie 85 |
Hampden Park |
1976-77
Details |
Celtic |
Lynch (pen) |
1 - 0 |
Rangers |
|
Hampden Park |
1975-76
Details |
Rangers |
Johnstone 2, MacDonald |
3 - 1 |
Heart of Midlothian |
Shaw |
Hampden Park |
1974-75
Details |
Celtic |
Wilson (2), McCluskey (pen) |
3 - 1 |
Airdrieonians |
McCann |
Hampden Park |
1973-74
Details |
Celtic |
Hood, Murray, Deans |
3 - 0 |
Dundee United |
|
Hampden Park |
1972-73
Details |
Rangers |
Parlane, Conn, Forsyth |
3 - 2 |
Celtic |
Dalglish, Connelly (pen) |
Hampden Park |
1971-72
Details |
Celtic |
McNeill, Deans (3),
Macari (2) |
6 - 1 |
Hibernian |
Gordon |
Hampden Park |
1970-71
Details
Replay |
Celtic |
Lennox |
1 - 1 |
Rangers |
Johnstone |
Hampden Park |
| Celtic |
Macari, Hood (pen) |
2 - 1 |
Rangers |
Callaghan (og) |
Hampden Park |
1969-70
Details |
Aberdeen |
Harper 27 (pen)
McKay 83, 90 |
3 - 1 |
Celtic |
Lennox 88 |
Hampden Park |
1968-69
Details |
Celtic |
McNeill, Lennox, Connelly, Chalmers |
4 - 0 |
Rangers |
|
Hampden Park |
1967-68
Details |
Dunfermline Athletic |
Gardner 56, 73
Lister 59 (pen) |
3 - 1 |
Heart of Midlothian |
Lunn 68 (og) |
Hampden Park |
1966-67
Details |
Celtic |
Wallace 42, 49 |
2 - 0 |
Aberdeen |
|
Hampden Park |
1965-66
Details
Replay |
Rangers |
|
0-0 |
Celtic |
|
Hampden Park |
| Rangers |
Johansen |
1-0 |
Celtic |
|
Hampden Park |
1964-65
Details |
Celtic |
Auld (2), McNeill |
3-2 |
Dunfermline Athletic |
Melrose, McLaughlin |
Hampden Park |
1963-64
Details |
Rangers |
Millar (2), Brand |
3-1 |
Dundee |
Cameron |
Hampden Park |
1962-63
Details
Replay |
Rangers |
Brand |
1-1 |
Celtic |
Murdoch |
Hampden Park |
| Rangers |
Brand (2), Wilson |
3-0 |
Celtic |
|
Hampden Park |
1961-62
Details |
Rangers |
Brand, Wilson |
2-0 |
St Mirren |
|
Hampden Park |
1960-61
Details
Replay |
Dunfermline Athletic |
|
0-0 |
Celtic |
|
Hampden Park |
| Dunfermline Athletic |
Thomson 67
Dickson 88 |
2-0 |
Celtic |
|
Hampden Park |
1959-60
Details |
Rangers |
Millar (2) |
2-0 |
Kilmarnock |
|
Hampden Park |
1958-59
Details |
St Mirren |
Bryceland 43
Miller 65
Baker 76 |
3-1 |
Aberdeen |
Baird 89 |
Hampden Park |
1957-58
Details |
Clyde |
Coyle |
1-0 |
Hibernian |
|
Hampden Park |
1956-57
Details
Replay |
Falkirk |
Prentice (pen) |
1-1 |
Kilmarnock |
Curlett |
Hampden Park |
| Falkirk |
Merchant, Moran |
2-1
(after extra time) |
Kilmarnock |
Curlett |
Hampden Park |
1955-56
Details |
Heart of Midlothian |
Crawford 20, 48
Conn 80 |
3-1 |
Celtic |
Haughney 55 |
Hampden Park |
1954-55
Details
Replay |
Clyde |
Robertson 88 |
1-1 |
Celtic |
Walsh 38 |
Hampden Park |
| Clyde |
Ring 52 |
1-0 |
Celtic |
|
Hampden Park |
1953-54
Details |
Celtic |
Young (og) 50
Fallon 64 |
2-1 |
Aberdeen |
Buckley 51 |
Hampden Park |
1952-53
Details
Replay |
Rangers |
Prentice 8 |
1-1 |
Aberdeen |
Yorston 80 |
Hampden Park |
| Rangers |
Simpson 42 |
1-0 |
Aberdeen |
|
Hampden Park |
1951-52
Details |
Motherwell |
Watson, Redpath, Humphries, Kelly |
4-0 |
Dundee |
|
Hampden Park |
1950-51
Details |
Celtic |
McPhail |
1-0 |
Motherwell |
|
Hampden Park |
1949-50
Details |
Rangers |
Findlay, Thornton (2) |
3-0 |
East Fife |
|
Hampden Park |
1948-49
Details |
Rangers |
Young (2, 2pens), Williamson,
Duncanson |
4-1 |
Clyde |
Galletly |
Hampden Park |
1947-48
Details
Replay |
Rangers |
Gillick |
1-1 |
Greenock Morton |
Whyte |
Hampden Park |
| Rangers |
Williamson |
1-0
(after extra time) |
Greenock Morton |
|
Hampden Park |
1946-47
Details |
Aberdeen |
Hamilton36
Williams 42 |
2-1 |
Hibernian |
Cuthbertson 1 |
Hampden Park |
| 1938-39 |
Clyde |
Wallace, Martin (2), Noble |
4-0 |
Motherwell |
|
Hampden Park |
1937-38
Replay |
East Fife |
McLeod |
1-1 |
Kilmarnock |
McAvoy |
Hampden Park |
| East Fife |
McKerrell (2), McLeod, Miller |
4-2
(after extra time) |
Kilmarnock |
Thomson (pen), McGrogan |
Hampden Park |
| 1936-37 |
Celtic |
Crum, Buchan |
2-1 |
Aberdeen |
Armstrong |
Hampden Park |
| 1935-36 |
Rangers |
McPhail |
1-0 |
Third Lanark |
|
Hampden Park |
| 1934-35 |
Rangers |
Smith (2) |
2-1 |
Hamilton Academical |
Harrison |
Hampden Park |
| 1933-34 |
Rangers |
Nicholson (2), McPhail, Main, Smith |
5-0 |
St Mirren |
|
Hampden Park |
| 1932-33 |
Celtic |
McGrory |
1-0 |
Motherwell |
|
Hampden Park |
1931-32
Replay |
Rangers |
McPhail |
1-1 |
Kilmarnock |
Maxwell |
Hampden Park |
| Rangers |
Fleming, McPhail, English |
3-0 |
Kilmarnock |
|
Hampden Park |
1930-31
Replay |
Celtic |
McGrory, Craig (og) |
2-2 |
Motherwell |
Stevenson, McMenemy |
Hampden Park |
| Celtic |
Thomson 2, McGrory 2 |
4-2 |
Motherwell |
Murdoch, Stevenson |
Hampden Park |
1929-30
Replay |
Rangers |
|
0-0 |
Partick Thistle |
|
Hampden Park |
| Rangers |
Marshall, Craig |
2-1 |
Partick Thistle |
Torbet |
Hampden Park |
| 1928-29 |
Kilmarnock |
Aitken, Williamson |
1-0 |
Rangers |
|
Hampden Park |
| 1927-28 |
Rangers |
Meiklejohn (pen), McPhail, Archibald (2) |
4-0 |
Celtic |
|
Hampden Park |
| 1926-27 |
Celtic |
Robertson (og), McLean, Connolly |
3-1 |
East Fife |
Wood |
Hampden Park |
| 1925-26 |
St Mirren |
McRae, Howieson |
2-0 |
Celtic |
|
Hampden Park |
| 1924-25 |
Celtic |
Gallagher, McGrory |
2-1 |
Dundee |
McLean |
Hampden Park |
| 1923-24 |
Airdrieonians |
Russell (2) |
2-0 |
Hibernian |
|
Ibrox |
| 1922-23 |
Celtic |
Cassidy |
1-0 |
Hibernian |
|
Hampden Park |
| 1921-22 |
Morton |
Gourlay |
1-0 |
Rangers |
|
Hampden Park |
| 1920-21 |
Partick Thistle |
Blair |
1-0 |
Rangers |
|
Celtic Park |
| 1919-20 |
Kilmarnock |
Culley, Short, Smith |
3-2 |
Albion Rovers |
Watson, Hillhouse |
Celtic Park |
1913-14
Replay |
Celtic |
|
0-0 |
Hibernian |
|
Ibrox |
| Celtic |
McColl (2), Browning (2) |
4-1 |
Hibernian |
Smith |
Ibrox |
| 1912-13 |
Falkirk |
Robertson, Logan |
2-0 |
Raith Rovers |
|
Celtic Park |
| 1911-12 |
Celtic |
McGrory, Gallagher |
2-0 |
Clyde |
|
Ibrox |
1910-11
Replay |
Celtic |
|
0-0 |
Hamilton Academical |
|
Ibrox |
| Celtic |
Quinn, McAteer |
2-0 |
Hamilton Academical |
|
Ibrox |
1909-10
Replay
2nd Replay |
Dundee |
Blair (og), Langlands |
2-2 |
Clyde |
Chalmers, Booth |
Ibrox |
| Dundee |
|
0-0 |
Clyde |
|
Ibrox |
| Dundee |
Bellamy, Hunter |
2-1 |
Clyde |
Chalmers |
Ibrox |
| 1908-09 |
Not awarded |
The SFA withheld the cup after a riot following a replay between Celtic and
Rangers. [7]. |
Hampden Park |
| 1907-08 |
Celtic |
Bennett (2), Hamilton, Somers, Quinn |
5-1 |
St Mirren |
Cunningham |
Hampden Park |
| 1906-07 |
Celtic |
|
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