1956–57 Scottish Cup Explained

1956–57 Scottish Cup
Country:Scotland
Winners:Falkirk
Second:Kilmarnock
Prev Season:1955–56
Next Season:1957–58

The 1956–57 Scottish Cup was the 72nd staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Falkirk who defeated Kilmarnock in the replayed final.

First round

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Albion Rovers8 – 2Vale of Atholl
Arbroath10 – 2Rothes
Babcock & Wilcox6 – 3Selkirk
Buckie Thistle4 – 0Lossiemouth
Chirnside United1 – 9Montrose
Civil Service Strollers0 – 7Clachnacuddin
Coldstream6 – 0Whithorn
Edinburgh University1 – 11Duns
Elgin City5 – 1Shawfield Amateurs
Eyemouth United3 – 2Burntisland Shipyard
Forres Mechanics6 – 1Keith
Fraserburgh5 – 2Deveronvale
Peebles Rovers4 – 2Murrayfield Amateurs
Peterhead4 – 2Huntly
Ross County6 – 3Aberdeen University
Tarff Rovers1 – 7Inverness Caledonian
Vale of Leithen6 – 1Glasgow University
Wick Academy3 – 1Girvan Amateurs
Wigtown & Bladnoch1 – 4Brora Rangers

Second round

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Arbroath6 – 1Brora Rangers
Babcock & Wilcox0 – 2Inverness Caledonian
Elgin City2 – 2Clachnacuddin
Eyemouth United3 – 1Duns
Fraserburgh9 – 0Gala Fairydean
Montrose2 – 4Buckie Thistle
Peebles Rovers2 – 2Albion Rovers
Peterhead2 – 3Forres Mechanics
Ross County6 – 0Coldstream
Vale of Leithen7 – 2Wick Academy

Replays

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Albion Rovers6 – 0Peebles Rovers
Clachnacuddin3 – 2Elgin City

Third round

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Buckie Thistle9 – 2Newton Stewart
Clachnacuddin1 – 4East Stirlingshire
Eyemouth United0 – 3Nairn County
Forfar Athletic3 – 1Arbroath
Fraserburgh0 – 2Forres Mechanics
Inverness Thistle0 – 2Ross County
St Cuthbert Wanderers2 – 7Inverness Caledonian
Vale of Leithen0 – 2Albion Rovers

Fourth round

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Alloa Athletic4 – 0Forfar Athletic
Buckie Thistle2 – 3Hamilton Academical
Cowdenbeath3 – 5Inverness Caledonian
Dundee United5 – 2Third Lanark
East Stirlingshire1 – 1Greenock Morton
Forres Mechanics3 – 0Albion Rovers
Nairn County5 – 5Berwick Rangers
Stranraer3 – 0Ross County

Replays

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Berwick Rangers3 – 0Nairn County
Greenock Morton4 – 1East Stirlingshire

Fifth round

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Berwick Rangers1 – 2Falkirk
Dundee0 – 0Clyde
Dunfermline Athletic3 – 0Greenock Morton
East Fife4 – 0St Johnstone
Forres Mechanics0 – 5Celtic
Hamilton Academical2 – 2Alloa Athletic
Hearts0 – 4Rangers
Hibernian3 – 4Aberdeen
Inverness Caledonian2 – 3Raith Rovers
Kilmarnock1 – 0Ayr United
Queen of the South2 – 2Dumbarton
Queen's Park3 – 0Brechin City
St Mirren1 – 1Partick Thistle
Stenhousemuir1 – 1Dundee United
Stirling Albion1 – 2Motherwell
Stranraer1 – 2Airdrieonians

Replays

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Alloa Athletic3 – 5Hamilton Academical
Clyde2 – 1Dundee
Dumbarton4 – 2Queen of the South
Dundee United4 – 0Stenhousemuir
Partick Thistle2 – 2St Mirren

Second Replays

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St Mirren5 – 1Partick Thistle

Sixth Round

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Celtic4 – 4Rangers
East Fife0 – 0Kilmarnock
Falkirk3 – 1Aberdeen
Hamilton Academical1 – 2Airdrieonians
Motherwell1 – 3Dumbarton
Queen's Park1 – 1Clyde
Raith Rovers7 – 0Dundee United
St Mirren1 – 0Dunfermline Athletic

Replays

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Clyde2 – 1Queen's Park
Kilmarnock2 – 0East Fife
Rangers0 – 2Celtic

Quarter-finals

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Celtic2 – 1St Mirren
Dumbarton0 – 4Raith Rovers
Falkirk2 – 1Clyde
Kilmarnock3 – 1Airdrieonians

Semi-finals

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Replays

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Final

See main article: 1957 Scottish Cup Final.

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