1959–60 Scottish Cup Explained

1959–60 Scottish Cup
Country:Scotland
Winners:Rangers
Second:Kilmarnock
Prev Season:1958–59
Next Season:1960–61

The 1959–60 Scottish Cup was the 75th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Kilmarnock in the final.

First round

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Aberdeen0 – 0Brechin City
Albion Rovers2 – 1Tarff Rovers
Berwick Rangers1 – 3Rangers
Clyde2 – 0Third Lanark
Dunfermline Athletic1 – 1St Johnstone
East Fife0 – 2Partick Thistle
Keith3 – 0Hamilton Academical
Kilmarnock5 – 0Stranraer
Greenock Morton0 – 1East Stirlingshire
Queen of the South2 – 1Dumbarton
Queen's Park2 – 0Raith Rovers
St Mirren15 – 0Glasgow University
Stenhousemuir2 – 0Rothes

Replays

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Brechin City3 – 6Aberdeen
St Johnstone1 – 4Dunfermline Athletic

Second round

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Hibernian3 – 0Dundee
Hearts1 – 1Kilmarnock
Peebles Rovers1 – 6Ayr United
Aberdeen0 – 2Clyde
Alloa Athletic1 – 5Airdrieonians
Cowdenbeath1 – 0Falkirk
Dundee United2 – 2Partick Thistle
Dunfermline Athletic2 – 3Stenhousemuir
East Stirlingshire2 – 2Inverness Caledonian
Elgin City5 – 1Forfar Athletic
Eyemouth United1 – 0Albion Rovers
Montrose2 – 2Queen's Park
Motherwell6 – 0Keith
Rangers2 – 0Arbroath
St Mirren1 – 1Celtic
Stirling Albion3 – 3Queen of the South

Replays

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Queen's Park1 – 1Montrose
Inverness Caledonian1 – 4East Stirlingshire
Celtic4 – 4St Mirren
Kilmarnock2 – 1Hearts
Partick Thistle4 – 1Dundee United
Queen of the South5 – 1Stirling Albion

Second Replays

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Queen's Park2 – 1Montrose
Celtic5 – 2St Mirren

Third round

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Clyde6 – 0Queen's Park
East Stirlingshire0 – 3Hibernian
Elgin City1 – 2Celtic
Ayr United4 – 2Airdrieonians
Eyemouth United3 – 0Cowdenbeath
Kilmarnock2 – 0Motherwell
Partick Thistle3 – 2Queen of the South
Stenhousemuir0 – 3Rangers

Quarter-finals

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Ayr United0 – 2Clyde
Celtic2 – 0Partick Thistle
Eyemouth United1 – 2Kilmarnock
Rangers3 – 2Hibernian

Semi-finals

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Replays

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Final

Teams

RANGERS:
GK George Niven
RB Eric Caldow
LB John Little
RH Ian McColl
CH Bill Paterson
LH Willie Stevenson
RW Alex Scott
IR Ian McMillan
CF Jimmy Millar
IL Sammy Baird
LW Davie Wilson
Manager:
Scot Symon
KILMARNOCK:
GK Jimmy Brown
RB Jim Richmond
LB Matt Watson
RH Frank Beattie
CH Willie Toner
LH Bobby Kennedy
RW Jim Stewart
IR Jackie McInally
CF Andy Kerr
IL Bertie Black
LW Billy Muir
Manager:
Willie Waddell

See also

External links

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