1984–85 Scottish Cup Explained

1984–85 Scottish Cup
Country:Scotland
Winners:Celtic
Second:Dundee United
Prev Season:1983–84
Next Season:1985–86

The 1984–85 Scottish Cup was the 100th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Dundee United in the final. The first round saw Stirling Albion record a 20–0 win over non-league Selkirk. This was the biggest win in British senior football in the 20th century.[1]

First round

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Berwick Rangers3 – 1Albion Rovers
Dunfermline Athletic1 – 3East Stirlingshire
Queen of the South2 – 1Arbroath
Stenhousemuir2 – 1Whitehill Welfare
Stirling Albion20 – 0Selkirk
Stranraer2 – 2Gala Fairydean

Replay

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Gala Fairydean0 – 1Stranraer

Second round

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Alloa Athletic2 – 1East Stirlingshire
Berwick Rangers1 – 1Inverness Caledonian
Cowdenbeath2 – 1Stirling Albion
Inverness Thistle1 – 1Spartans
Keith2 – 0Brora Rangers
Queen of the South3 – 1Montrose
Queen's Park0 – 0Raith Rovers
Stranraer0 – 0Stenhousemuir

Replays

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Stenhousemuir0 – 2Stranraer
Spartans1 – 2Inverness Thistle
Raith Rovers1 – 0Queen's Park
Inverness Caledonian3 – 3Berwick Rangers

Second Replay

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Inverness Caledonian3 – 0Berwick Rangers

Third round

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Inverness Thistle3 – 0Kilmarnock
Stranraer4 – 6Queen of the South
St Johnstone1 – 1Dundee
Airdrieonians0 – 3Falkirk
Cowdenbeath0 – 4St Mirren
Dundee United3 – 0Hibernian
Forfar Athletic1 – 0Clydebank
Aberdeen5 – 0Alloa Athletic
Hamilton Academical1 – 2Celtic
Hearts6 – 0Inverness Caledonian
Meadowbank Thistle4 – 2Partick Thistle
Motherwell4 – 0Dumbarton
Ayr United3 – 1Keith
Brechin City1 – 1East Fife
Greenock Morton3 – 3Rangers
Raith Rovers2 – 2Clyde

Replays

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Dundee2 – 1St Johnstone
Clyde1 – 2Raith Rovers
Rangers3 – 1Greenock Morton
East Fife0 – 4Brechin City

Fourth round

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Meadowbank Thistle0 – 2Motherwell
Ayr United0 – 1St Mirren
Brechin City1 – 1Hearts
Celtic6 – 0Inverness Thistle
Forfar Athletic2 – 1Falkirk
Queen of the South0 – 3Dundee United
Raith Rovers1 – 2Aberdeen
Rangers0 – 1Dundee

Replay

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Hearts1 – 0Brechin City

Quarter-finals

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Dundee1 – 1Celtic
Hearts1 – 1Aberdeen
Motherwell4 – 1Forfar Athletic
St Mirren1 – 4Dundee United

Replays

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Aberdeen1 – 0Hearts
Celtic2 – 1Dundee

Semi-finals

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Replays

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Final

See main article: 1985 Scottish Cup Final.

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/30379719 Stirling Albion: 30th anniversary of 20-goal Cup victory

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