1902–03 Scottish Cup Explained

Scottish Cup
Year:1902–03
Country:Scotland
Defending Champions:Hibernian
Winners:Rangers
Second:Heart of Midlothian
Prev Season:1901–02
Next Season:1903–04

The 1902–03 Scottish Cup was the 30th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The cup was won by Rangers when they beat Heart of Midlothian 2–0 in the final at Celtic Park after two replays to claim the trophy for a fourth time.[1]

Calendar

Round First match date Fixtures width=100Clubs
align=left First round align=left 24 January 1903 16 32 → 16
align=left Second round align=left 31 January 1903 8 16 → 8
align=left Quarter-finals align=left 21 February 1903 4 8 → 4
align=left Semi-finals align=left 28 February 1903 2 4 → 2
align=left Final align=left 11 April 1903 1 2 → 1

First round

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Abercorn2 – 2Douglas Wanderers
Arbroath1 – 3Kilmarnock
Ayr2 – 0Camelon
Celtic0 – 0St Mirren
Clyde1 – 2Heart of Midlothian
DundeeWalkoverBarholm Rovers
Hamilton Academical5 – 0Airdrieonians
Hibernian7 – 0Greenock Morton
Leith Athletic4 – 1Broxburn
Nithsdale Wanderers1 – 0Orion
Queen's Park1 – 2Motherwell
Rangers7 – 0Auchterarder Thistle
St Bernard's1 – 2Port Glasgow Athletic
Stenhousemuir2 – 1Inverness Caledonian
St Johnstone1 – 10Third Lanark
Vale of Leven0 – 4Partick Thistle

First round replay

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Douglas Wanderers3 – 1Abercorn
St Mirren1 – 1Celtic

First round second replay

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Celtic1 – 0St Mirren

First round third replay

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Celtic4 – 0St Mirren

Second round

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Ayr2 –4Heart of Midlothian
Celtic2 – 0Port Glasgow Athletic
Dundee7 – 0Nithsdale Wanderers
Hamilton Academical2 – 2Third Lanark
Hibernian4 – 1Leith Athletic
Motherwell0 – 2Partick Thistle
Rangers4 – 0Kilmarnock
Stenhousemuir0 – 1Douglas Wanderers *

Second round replay

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Stenhousemuir6 – 1Douglas Wanderers
Third Lanark2 – 0Hamilton Academical *

Second round second replay

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Third Lanark3 – 1

Quarter-final

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Celtic0 – 3Rangers
Dundee0 – 0Hibernian
Heart of Midlothian2 – 1Third Lanark
Stenhousemuir3 – 0Partick Thistle

Quarter-final replay

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Hibernian0 – 0Dundee

Quarter-final second replay

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Dundee1 – 0Hibernian

Semi-finals

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Dundee0 – 0Heart of Midlothian
Stenhousemuir1 – 4Rangers

Semi-final replay

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Heart of Midlothian1 – 0Dundee

Final

Teams

Hearts:
GK George Philip
RB Charlie Thomson
LB Andrew Orr
RH George Key
CH Albert Buick
LH George Hogg
OR Robert Dalrymple
IR Bobby Walker
CF Bill Porteous
IL John 'Sailor' Hunter
OL Davie Baird
Replay:Unchanged
2nd Replay:John Anderson replaced Buick
Rangers:
GK Matthew Dickie
RB Alex Fraser
LB Jock Drummond
RH Neilly Gibson
CH James Stark
LHJohn Robertson
OR Angus McDonald
IR Finlay Speedie
CF Robert Hamilton
IL Johnny Walker
OL Alex Smith
Replay:Unchanged
2nd Replay:George Henderson replaced Gibson
Alec Mackie replaced Walker; Drummond withdrew due to injury before half time

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1903/1903042501.htm Football. Scottish Cup Final.

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