1965–66 Scottish Cup Explained

1965–66 Scottish Cup
Country:Scotland
Winners:Rangers
Second:Celtic
Prev Season:1964–65
Next Season:1966–67

The 1965–66 Scottish Cup was the 81st staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Celtic in the replayed final.

Preliminary round 1

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Berwick Rangers1 – 0Stenhousemuir
Dumbarton2 – 2Peebles Rovers
Forfar Athletic1 – 1Brechin City
Gala Fairydean6 – 1Selkirk
Raith Rovers1 – 0Inverness Caledonian

Replays

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Brechin City1 – 3Forfar Athletic
Peebles Rovers2 – 3Dumbarton

Preliminary round 2

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Arbroath2 – 2Cowdenbeath
Ayr United1 – 0Fraserburgh
Berwick Rangers0 – 0Albion Rovers
East Fife1 – 0Elgin City
Gala Fairydean4 – 5Montrose
Glasgow University1 – 2Dumbarton
Raith Rovers0 – 1Alloa Athletic
Ross County4 – 3Forfar Athletic

Replays

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Albion Rovers3 – 0Berwick Rangers
Cowdenbeath1 – 1Arbroath

Second Replays

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Arbroath2 – 3Cowdenbeath

First round

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Alloa Athletic3 – 5Ross County
Falkirk1 – 2Dundee United
Cowdenbeath1 – 0St Mirren
Dumbarton2 – 1Montrose
Dundee9-1East Fife
East Stirlingshire0 – 0Motherwell
Hearts2 – 1Clyde
Dundee United0 – 0Falkirk
Ayr United1 – 1St Johnstone
Celtic4 – 0Stranraer
Dunfermline Athletic3 – 1Partick Thistle
Hamilton Academical1 – 3Aberdeen
Hibernian4 – 3Third Lanark
Greenock Morton1 – 1Kilmarnock
Queen of the South3 – 0Albion Rovers
Rangers5 – 1Airdrieonians
Stirling Albion3 – 1Queen's Park

Replays

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Motherwell4 – 1East Stirlingshire
St Johnstone1 – 0Ayr United
Kilmarnock3 – 0Greenock Morton

Second round

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Cowdenbeath3 – 3St Johnstone
Ross County0 – 2Rangers
Aberdeen5 – 0Dundee United
Dumbarton1 – 0Queen of the South
Dundee0 – 2Celtic
Stirling Albion0 – 0Dunfermline Athletic
Hearts2 – 1Hibernian
Kilmarnock5 – 0Motherwell

Replays

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St Johnstone3 – 0Cowdenbeath
Dunfermline Athletic4 – 1Stirling Albion

Quarter-finals

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Dumbarton0 – 3Aberdeen
Dunfermline Athletic2 – 1Kilmarnock
Hearts3 – 3Celtic
Rangers1 – 0St Johnstone

Replays

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Celtic3 – 1Hearts

Semi-finals

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Replay

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Final

Teams

RANGERS:
GK Billy Ritchie
RB
LB David Provan
RH John Greig
CH
LH Bobby Watson
RW Willie Henderson
IR Jimmy Millar
CF
IL Willie Johnston
LW Davie Wilson
Manager:
Scot Symon
CELTIC:
GK Ronnie Simpson
RB Ian Young
LB Tommy Gemmell
RH Bobby Murdoch
CH Billy McNeill
LH John Clark
RW
IR Joe McBride
CF Stevie Chalmers
IL Charlie Gallagher
LW John Hughes
Manager:
Jock Stein

Replay

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Teams

RANGERS:
GK Billy Ritchie
RB
LB David Provan
RH John Greig
CH
LH Bobby Watson
RW Willie Henderson
IR George McLean
CF
IL Willie Johnston
LW Davie Wilson
Manager:
Scot Symon
CELTIC:
GK Ronnie Simpson
RB
LB Tommy Gemmell
RH Bobby Murdoch
CH Billy McNeill
LH John Clark
RW
IR Joe McBride
CF Stevie Chalmers
IL Bertie Auld
LW John Hughes
Manager:
Jock Stein

See also

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