| Henson Scottish Cup | |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Num Teams: | 61 |
| Defending Champions: | Glasgow City |
| Champions: | Glasgow City |
| Runner-Up: | Forfar Farmington |
| Prevseason: | 2011 |
| Nextseason: | 2013 |
The 2012 Scottish Women's Cup was the 41st official edition (43rd overall) of the main national cup competition in Scottish women's football. All teams in the Scottish Women's Football League and Premier League were eligible to enter. Thurso-based Caithness Ladies, who do not play in league competition, also took part for the first time.[1] The tournament was known as the Henson Scottish Cup after a sponsorship arrangement.[2]
| Round | Date | Matches | width=100 | Clubs ! | New entries this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Round | 25 March 2012 | 9 | 61 → 52 | 18 | |
| First Round | 13 May 2012 | 20 | 52 → 32 | 31 | |
| Second Round | 10 June 2012 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 12 | |
| Third Round | 19 August 2012 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | |
| Quarter-finals | 30 September 2012 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | |
| Semi-finals | 17 October 2012 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | |
| Final | 11 November 2012 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none |
The draw for the preliminary and first rounds took place at Hampden Park on 3 March 2012.[3]
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Buchan Youth | 1 – 4 | Glasgow City Reserves |
| Falkirk FC Girls | Turriff United | |
| Football Club of Edinburgh | 0 – 8 | Airdrie United |
| Forfar Farmington Ladies | 2 – 2 (2 – 4 pens) | Dee Ladies |
| Hamilton Academical Reserves | 2 – 0 | East Fife |
| Jeanfield Swifts | 6 – 0 | Stranraer |
| Kilwinning Sports Club | 3 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Leith Athletic | 1 – 8 | Celtic Reserves |
| Musselburgh Windsor | 1 – 5 | Spartans Reserves |
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Reserves | 3 – 4 | Celtic Reserves |
| Arbroath Community SC | Stenhousemuir | |
| Boroughmuir Thistle | 1 – 2 | Cowdenbeath |
| Buchan | 3 – 0 | Jeanfield Swifts |
| Glasgow City Reserves | 0 – 3 | Dee Ladies |
| Dundee City | 2 – 6 | Heart of Midlothian |
| EKFC Galaxy | 1 – 5 | Kilwinning SC |
| Falkirk Ladies Reserves | 2 – 0 | Raith Rovers |
| Airdrie United | 4 – 1 | Dumfries |
| Forfar Farmington Reserves | 11 – 0 | Kemnay |
| Hamilton Academical Reserves | 1 – 2 | Spartans Reserves |
| Hibernian 1875 | 4 – 0 | Aberdeen Development |
| Hibernian Reserves | 13 – 0 | Caithness Ladies |
| Monifieth | 2 – 7 | Viewfield Rovers |
| Moray | 1 – 3 | Queen's Park |
| Murieston United | 6 – 0 | Dee Vale |
| Paisley Saints Ladies | 12 – 0 | Luthermuir |
| Seton Ladies | 0 – 14 | Claremont Ladies |
| Stonehaven | 4 – 0 | Glasgow Girls |
| Troon | 3 – 2 | Falkirk FC Girls |
The second round draw took place at Dens Park, Dundee on 23 May 2012.[4]
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Inverness City | 8 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Buchan |
| Murieston United | 0 – 13 | Glasgow City |
| Spartans | Dee Ladies | |
| Forfar Farmington | 11 – 0 | Viewfield Rovers |
| Kilwinning Sports Club | 5 – 7 (a.e.t.) | Aberdeen |
| F.C. Kilmarnock Ladies | 0 – 5 | Celtic |
| Airdrie United | 7 – 2 | Stenhousemuir |
| Hibernian 1875 | 3 – 1 | Falkirk |
| Celtic Reserves | 6 – 1 | Hutchison Vale |
| Rangers | 5 – 1 | Spartans Reserves |
| Forfar Farmington Reserves | 1 – 3 | Queen's Park |
| Hibernian | 5 – 0 | Paisley Saints Ladies |
| Cowdenbeath | 4 – 3 | Heart of Midlothian |
| Claremont Ladies | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (2 – 4 pens) | Hibernian Reserves |
| Stonehaven | 8 – 3 | Falkirk Reserves |
| Hamilton Academical | 10 – 1 | Troon |
The third round draw took place at Hampden Park on 14 June 2012.[5]
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park | 7 – 3 | Cowdenbeath |
| Celtic | 5 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Spartans |
| Hibernian Reserves | 1 – 0 | Hibernian 1875 |
| Aberdeen | 0 – 3 | Glasgow City |
| Forfar Farmington | 3 – 0 | Airdrie United |
| Celtic Reserves | 0 – 3 | Hibernian |
| Rangers | 2 – 0 | Inverness City |
| Stonehaven | 1 – 9 | Hamilton Academical |
The draw for the quarter-finals took place on the Clyde 1 Superscoreboard programme on 28 August 2012.[6] Celtic were expelled from the competition as they were unable to field a side against Glasgow City. The club had previously requested to reschedule the fixture but this was rejected by SWF.[7]
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Glasgow City | w/o | Celtic |
| Hamilton Academical | 6 – 1 | Hibernian Reserves |
| Queen's Park | 1 – 6 | Hibernian |
| Rangers | 1 – 2 | Forfar Farmington |
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| GK | 1 | Claire Johnstone | ||
| MF | 4 | Danni Pagliarulo | ||
| DF | 5 | Eilish McSorley | ||
| MF | 6 | |||
| MF | 8 | |||
| FW | 9 | |||
| FW | 10 | Jane Ross | ||
| DF | 11 | |||
| DF | 15 | |||
| MF | 16 | Leanne Ross (c) | ||
| DF | 18 | Danica Dalziel | ||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 22 | |||
| MF | 3 | |||
| FW | 12 | Julie Melrose | ||
| FW | 13 | |||
| FW | 19 | Ashley McDonald | ||
| DF | 20 | Ciara Barnes | ||
| FW | 7 | |||
| Head coach: | ||||
| Eddie Wolecki Black | ||||
| GK | 1 | Catherine Fitzsimmons | ||
| DF | 5 | Fay McDonald | ||
| DF | 10 | Nicola Davidson (c) | ||
| DF | 21 | |||
| DF | 4 | Rachael Small | ||
| DF | 11 | |||
| MF | 6 | Aimee Godfrey | ||
| MF | 18 | |||
| FW | 14 | Abbi Grant | ||
| FW | 8 | Julia Ralph Scott | ||
| FW | 19 | |||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| DF | 2 | Gemma Collier | ||
| FW | 12 | |||
| DF | 15 | Iona Colville | ||
| FW | 16 | Caren Webster | ||
| DF | 23 | Stephanie Milne | ||
| MF | 22 | Joanna Collier | ||
| Head coach: | ||||
| Mark Nisbet | ||||