1962–63 Scottish Cup Explained

1962–63 Scottish Cup
Country:Scotland
Winners:Rangers
Second:Celtic
Prev Season:1961–62
Next Season:1963–64

The 1962–63 Scottish Cup was the 78th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Celtic in the replayed final. The first round tie between Airdrie and Stranraer is notable for having been rearranged no fewer than 33 times due to inclement weather during the winter of 1962–63 in the United Kingdom.[1] [2]

First round

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Airdrieonians3 – 0Stranraer
St Johnstone1 – 0Stenhousemuir
Partick Thistle3 – 2Greenock Morton
Falkirk0 – 2Celtic
Dundee United3 – 0Albion Rovers
East Stirlingshire2 – 0Stirling Albion
Gala Fairydean4 – 0Keith
Arbroath2 – 0Dumbarton
East Fife5 – 0Edinburgh University
Forfar Athletic1 – 3Hearts
Inverness Caledonian1 – 5Dundee
Inverness Thistle0 – 2Queen of the South
Raith Rovers2 – 0Eyemouth United

Second round

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Airdrieonians0 – 6Rangers
St Johnstone1 – 2Aberdeen
Cowdenbeath2 – 3Dunfermline Athletic
Celtic3 – 1Hearts
East Stirlingshire1 – 0Motherwell
Partick Thistle1 – 1Arbroath
Dundee8 – 0Montrose
East Fife1 – 1Third Lanark
Ayr United1 – 2Dundee United
Berwick Rangers1 – 3St Mirren
Brechin City0 – 2Hibernian
Gala Fairydean1 – 1Duns
Hamilton Academical1 – 1Nairn County
Kilmarnock0 – 0Queen of the South
Queen's Park5 – 1Alloa Athletic
Raith Rovers3 – 2Clyde

Replays

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Arbroath2 – 2Partick Thistle
Duns1 – 2Gala Fairydean
Queen of the South1 – 0Kilmarnock
Third Lanark2 – 0East Fife
Nairn County1 – 2Hamilton Academical

Second Replays

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Arbroath2 – 3Partick Thistle

Third round

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Aberdeen4 – 0Dunfermline Athletic
Queen of the South3 – 0Hamilton Academical
Rangers7 – 2East Stirlingshire
St Mirren1 – 1Partick Thistle
Dundee1 – 0Hibernian
Celtic6 – 0Gala Fairydean
Third Lanark0 – 1Raith Rovers
Queen's Park1 – 1Dundee United

Replays

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Partick Thistle0 – 1St Mirren
Dundee United3 – 1Queen's Park

Quarter-finals

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Dundee1 – 1Rangers
Raith Rovers2 – 1Aberdeen
St Mirren0 – 1Celtic
Dundee United1 – 1Queen of the South

Replays

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Queen of the South1 – 1Dundee United
Rangers3 – 2Dundee

Second Replays

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Dundee United4 – 0Queen of the South

Semi-finals

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Final

Teams
RANGERS:
GK Billy Ritchie
RB
LB David Provan
RH John Greig
CH
LH Jim Baxter
RW Willie Henderson
IR George McLean
CF
IL Ralph Brand
LW Davie Wilson
Manager:
Scot Symon
CELTIC:
GK Frank Haffey
RB
LB Jim Kennedy
RH John McNamee
CH Billy McNeill
LH Billy Price
RW
IR Bobby Murdoch
CF John Hughes
IL John Divers
LW Frank Brogan
Manager:
Jimmy McGrory

Replay

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Teams
RANGERS:
GK Billy Ritchie
RB
LB David Provan
RH John Greig
CH
LH Jim Baxter
RW Willie Henderson
IR Ian McMillan
CF
IL Ralph Brand
LW Davie Wilson
Manager:
Scot Symon
CELTIC:
GK Frank Haffey
RB
LB Jim Kennedy
RH John McNamee
CH Billy McNeill
LH Billy Price
RW
IR Bobby Murdoch
CF John Divers
IL Stevie Chalmers
LW John Hughes
Manager:
Jimmy McGrory

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ayr cup switch appeal is rejected . BBC Sport . BBC . 15 December 2008 .
  2. Web site: War, weather and working weeks: the previous times football has been halted in England . BBC Sport . 29 March 2020.

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