1987–88 Scottish Cup Explained

1987–88 Scottish Cup
Country:Scotland
Winners:Celtic
Second:Dundee United
Prev Season:1986–87
Next Season:1988–89

The 1987–88 Scottish Cup was the 103rd staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Dundee United in the final.[1]

First round

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Inverness Caledonian1 – 1East Stirlingshire
Albion Rovers1 – 1St Johnstone
Montrose0 – 2Ayr United
Stirling Albion1 – 2Cowdenbeath
Threave Rovers0 – 6Stranraer
Vale of Leithen2 – 3Brechin City

Replays

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East Stirlingshire2 – 1Inverness Caledonian
St Johnstone2 – 0Albion Rovers

Second round

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Alloa Athletic0 – 1Cowdenbeath
Berwick Rangers0 – 1Brechin City
Buckie Thistle2 – 3East Stirlingshire
Fraserburgh2 – 5St Johnstone
Gala Fairydean3 – 0Civil Service Strollers
Queen's Park2 – 3Ayr United
Stenhousemuir1 – 1Arbroath
Stranraer6 – 2Keith

Replay

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Arbroath1 – 1Stenhousemuir

Second Replay

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Stenhousemuir0 – 1Arbroath

Third round

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Raith Rovers0 – 0Rangers
Forfar Athletic1 – 1Partick Thistle
Hamilton Academical2 – 0Meadowbank Thistle
Arbroath0 – 7Dundee United
Celtic1 – 0Stranraer
Clyde0 – 0Cowdenbeath
Dumbarton0 – 0Hibernian
Dundee0 – 0Brechin City
Dunfermline Athletic1 – 1Ayr United
East Fife1 – 2Airdrieonians
Falkirk1 – 3Hearts
Gala Fairydean3 – 5East Stirlingshire
Motherwell0 – 0Kilmarnock
Queen of the South1 – 2Greenock Morton
St Johnstone0 – 1Aberdeen
St Mirren0 – 3Clydebank

Replays

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Partick Thistle3 – 0Forfar Athletic
Rangers4 – 1Raith Rovers
Ayr United0 – 2Dunfermline Athletic
Brechin City0 – 3Dundee
Cowdenbeath0 – 1Clyde
Kilmarnock1 – 3Motherwell
Hibernian3 – 0Dumbarton

Fourth round

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Celtic0 – 0Hibernian
Airdrieonians0 – 2Dundee United
Clydebank2 – 2Partick Thistle
Dundee2 – 0Motherwell
Dunfermline Athletic2 – 0Rangers
East Stirlingshire2 – 3Clyde
Hamilton Academical0 – 2Aberdeen
Hearts2 – 0Greenock Morton

Replays

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Partick Thistle4 – 1Clydebank
Hibernian0 – 1Celtic

Quarter-finals

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Aberdeen5 – 0Clyde
Dundee0 – 0Dundee United
Hearts3 – 0Dunfermline Athletic
Partick Thistle0 – 3Celtic

Replay

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Dundee United2 – 2Dundee

Second Replay

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Dundee0 – 3Dundee United

Semi-finals

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Replay

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Second Replay

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Final

See main article: 1988 Scottish Cup Final.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players were pressurised into meeting Thatcher . heraldscotland.com . 19 February 2024.

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