| 1996–97 Scottish Cup | |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Winners: | Kilmarnock |
| Second: | Falkirk |
| Prev Season: | 1995–96 |
| Next Season: | 1997–98 |
The 1996–97 Scottish Cup was the 112th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Kilmarnock who defeated Falkirk in the final.
| width=140 | Home team | width=70 | Score | width=140 | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntly (HL) | 1 – 1 | Clyde (3) | |||
| Alloa Athletic (4) | 3 – 1 | Hawick Royal Albert (ESL) | |||
| Elgin City (HL) | 0 – 3 | Whitehill Welfare (ESL) | |||
| Albion Rovers (4) | 0 – 0 | Forfar Athletic (4) |
| width=140 | Home team | width=70 | Score | width=140 | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde (3) | 3 – 2 | Huntly (HL) | |||
| Forfar Athletic (4) | 4 – 0 | Albion Rovers (4) |
| width=140 | Home team | width=70 | Score | width=140 | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwick Rangers | 2 – 1 | Peterhead | |||
| Queen's Park | 2 – 1 | Gala Fairydean | |||
| Ayr United | 0 – 2 | Clyde | |||
| East Stirlingshire | 4 – 3 | Brora Rangers | |||
| Spartans | 0 – 0 | Arbroath | |||
| Whitehill Welfare | 2 – 3 | Queen of the South | |||
| Brechin City | 2 – 1 | Livingston | |||
| Cowdenbeath | 1 – 0 | Dumbarton | |||
| Forfar Athletic | 0 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | |||
| Ross County | 3 – 0 | Montrose | |||
| Stenhousemuir | 1 – 2 | Hamilton Academical | |||
| Stranraer | 1 – 1 | Inverness CT |
| width=140 | Home team | width=70 | Score | width=140 | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbroath | 3 – 0 | Spartans | |||
| Inverness CT | 0 – 0 4 – 3 (pen.) | Stranraer |
| width=140 | Home team | width=70 | Score | width=140 | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hibernian | 2 – 2 | Aberdeen | |||
| Airdrieonians | 1 – 4 | Raith Rovers | |||
| Clydebank | 0 – 5 | Celtic | |||
| Arbroath | 2 – 2 | Greenock Morton | |||
| Clyde | 3 – 1 | St Mirren | |||
| Dundee | 3 – 1 | Queen of the South | |||
| Dunfermline Athletic | 4 – 0 | Ross County | |||
| Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Berwick Rangers | |||
| Hearts | 5 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | |||
| Inverness CT | 1 – 3 | Hamilton Academical | |||
| Kilmarnock | 2 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | |||
| Partick Thistle | 0 – 2 | Motherwell | |||
| Queen's Park | 1 – 3 | East Fife | |||
| Rangers | 2 – 0 | St Johnstone | |||
| Stirling Albion | 0 – 2 | Dundee United | |||
| Brechin City | 3 – 0 | Alloa Athletic |
| width=140 | Home team | width=70 | Score | width=140 | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 0 – 0 3 – 5 (pen.) | Hibernian | |||
| Greenock Morton | 4 – 0 | Arbroath | |||
| Berwick Rangers | 1 – 2 | Falkirk |
| width=140 | Home team | width=70 | Score | width=140 | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Celtic | |||
| Hearts | 1 – 1 | Dundee United | |||
| Brechin City | 1 – 2 | Raith Rovers | |||
| Clyde | 0 – 1 | Kilmarnock | |||
| Falkirk | 2 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | |||
| Greenock Morton | 2 – 2 | Dundee | |||
| Motherwell | 1 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | |||
| Rangers | 3 – 0 | East Fife |
| width=140 | Home team | width=70 | Score | width=140 | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee | 0 – 1 | Greenock Morton | |||
| Celtic | 2 – 0 | Hibernian | |||
| Hamilton Academical | 0 – 2 | Motherwell | |||
| Dundee United | 1 – 0 | Hearts |
| width=140 | Home team | width=70 | Score | width=140 | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee United | 4 – 1 | Motherwell | |||
| Falkirk | 2 – 0 | Raith Rovers | |||
| Greenock Morton | 2 – 5 | Kilmarnock | |||
| Celtic | 2 – 0 | Rangers |
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See main article: 1997 Scottish Cup Final.
A list of the largest wins from the competition.
| 0-5 | Clydebank | Celtic | Third Round | |
| 5-0 | Heart of Midlothian | Cowdenbeath | Third Round | |
| 4-0 | Forfar Athletic | Albion Rovers | First Round (Replay) | |
| Greenock Morton | Arbroath | Third Round (Replay) | ||
| 4-1 | Dundee United | Motherwell | Quarter Finals | |
| 2-5 | Greenock Morton | Kilmarnock | Quarter Finals | |
| 1-4 | Airdireonians | Raith Rovers | Third Round |