1980–81 Scottish Cup Explained

1980–81 Scottish Cup
Country:Scotland
Winners:Rangers
Second:Dundee United
Prev Season:1979–80
Next Season:1981–82

The 1980–81 Scottish Cup was the 96th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Dundee United in the replayed final.[1]

First round

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Alloa Athletic (3)1 – 1Stenhousemuir (3)
Brechin City (3)2 – 1Keith (HL)
East Fife (3)2 – 1Civil Service Strollers (ESL)
Meadowbank Thistle (3)2 – 2Buckie Thistle (HL)
Queen's Park (3)2 – 2Montrose (3)
Whitehill Welfare (ESL)1 – 1Hawick Royal Albert (SSL)

Replays

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Buckie Thistle (HL)3 – 2Meadowbank Thistle (3)
Hawick Royal Albert (SSL)4 – 1Whitehill Welfare (ESL)
Montrose (3)2 – 0Queen's Park (3)
Stenhousemuir (3)3 – 2Alloa Athletic (3)

Second round

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Albion Rovers (3)1 – 1Arbroath (3)
Queen of the South (3)1 – 2East Fife (3)
Forfar Athletic (3)0 – 2Brechin City (3)
Hawick Royal Albert (SSL)2 – 2Cowdenbeath (3)
Inverness Thistle (HL)2 – 0Montrose (3)
Rothes (HL)1 – 5Clyde (3)
Stenhousemuir (3)0 – 0Spartans (ESL)
Stranraer (3)2 – 2Buckie Thistle (HL)

Replays

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Arbroath (3)1 – 0Albion Rovers (3)
Cowdenbeath (3)3 – 0Hawick Royal Albert (SSL)
Buckie Thistle (HL)3 – 2Stranraer (3)
Spartans (ESL)1 – 2Stenhousemuir (3)

Third round

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Airdrieonians (1)0 – 5Rangers (1)
Arbroath (3)1 – 1Cowdenbeath (3)
Berwick Rangers (2)0 – 2Celtic (1)
Brechin City (3)1 – 2Dundee United (1)
Buckie Thistle (HL)1 – 3Stirling Albion (2)
East Fife (3)0 – 0Clydebank (2)
East Stirlingshire (2)4 – 1Inverness Thistle (HL)
Falkirk (2)1 – 0Dundee (2)
Hamilton Academical (2)0 – 3St Johnstone (2)
Hibernian (2)1 – 1Dunfermline Athletic (2)
Kilmarnock (1)2 – 1Ayr United (2)
Greenock Morton (1)0 – 0Hearts (1)
Partick Thistle (1)2 – 2Clyde (3)
Raith Rovers (2)1 – 2Aberdeen (1)
St Mirren (1)0 – 2Dumbarton (2)
Stenhousemuir (3)1 – 1Motherwell (2)

Replays

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Clyde (3)2 – 4Partick Thistle (1)
Clydebank (2)5 – 4East Fife (3)
Cowdenbeath (3)4 – 0Arbroath (3)
Dunfermline Athletic (2)1 – 2Hibernian (2)
Hearts (1)1 – 3Greenock Morton (1)
Motherwell (2)2 – 1Stenhousemuir (3)

Fourth round

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Celtic (1)3 – 0Stirling Albion (2)
Cowdenbeath (3)1 – 2East Stirlingshire (2)
Dundee United (1)1 – 0Partick Thistle (1)
Hibernian (2)1 – 0Falkirk (2)
Kilmarnock (1)0 – 0Clydebank (2)
Greenock Morton (1)1 – 0Aberdeen (1)
Motherwell (2)2 – 1Dumbarton (2)
St Johnstone (2)3 – 3Rangers (1)

Replays

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Clydebank (2)1 – 1Kilmarnock (1)
Rangers (1)3 – 1St Johnstone (2)

Second Replay

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Kilmarnock (1)0 – 1Clydebank (2)

Quarter-finals

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Greenock Morton (1)0 – 0Clydebank (2)
Celtic (1)2 – 0East Stirlingshire (2)
Dundee United (1)6 – 1Motherwell (2)
Rangers (1)3 – 1Hibernian (2)

Replay

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Clydebank (2)0 – 6Greenock Morton (1)

Semi-finals

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Replay

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Final

See main article: 1981 Scottish Cup Final.

Replay

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Strachan . Graeme . Rangers broke Dundee United legend Jim McLean’s heart in forgotten ‘family final’ . thecourier.co.uk . 18 February 2024.

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