1953–54 Scottish Cup Explained

1953–54 Scottish Cup
Country:Scotland
Winners:Celtic
Second:Aberdeen
Prev Season:1952–53
Next Season:1954–55

The 1953–54 Scottish Cup was the 69th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Aberdeen in the final.

First round

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Alloa Athletic1 – 3Clyde
Berwick Rangers7 – 0East Stirlingshire
East Fife0 – 3Queen of the South
Fraserburgh5 – 4Leith Athletic
Inverness Thistle3 – 3Hamilton Academical
Montrose0 – 1Peebles Rovers
Greenock Morton3 – 2Dundee United
Partick Thistle1 – 0Airdrieonians
Rangers2 – 0Queen's Park
St Johnstone1 – 2Hibernian
St Mirren1 – 2Motherwell
Stirling Albion2 – 1Dumbarton
Stranraer1 – 4Dunfermline Athletic
Third Lanark2 – 2Stenhousemuir

Replays

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Hamilton Academical3 – 1Inverness Thistle
Stenhousemuir0 – 0Third Lanark

Second replays

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Third Lanark1 – 0Stenhousemuir

Second round

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Albion Rovers1 – 1Dundee
Berwick Rangers5 – 1Ayr United
Brechin City2 – 3Hamilton Academical
Coldstream1 – 10Raith Rovers
Duns0 – 8Aberdeen
Falkirk1 – 2Celtic
Fraserburgh0 – 3Hearts
Hibernian7 – 0Clyde
Greenock Morton4 – 0Cowdenbeath
Motherwell5 – 2Dunfermline Athletic
Peebles Rovers1 – 1Buckie Thistle
Queen of the South3 – 0Forfar Athletic
Rangers2 – 2Kilmarnock
Stirling Albion0 – 0Arbroath
Tarff Rovers1 – 9Partick Thistle
Third Lanark7 – 2Deveronvale

Replays

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Arbroath1 – 3Stirling Albion
Buckie Thistle7 – 2Peebles Rovers
Dundee4 – 0Albion Rovers
Kilmarnock1 – 3Rangers

Third round

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Berwick Rangers3 – 0Dundee
Hamilton Academical2 – 0Greenock Morton
Hibernian1 – 3Aberdeen
Motherwell4 – 1Raith Rovers
Partick Thistle5 – 3Buckie Thistle
Queen of the South1 – 2Hearts
Stirling Albion3 – 4Celtic
Third Lanark0 – 0Rangers

Replays

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Rangers4 – 4Third Lanark

Second replays

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Rangers3 – 2Third Lanark

Quarter-finals

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Aberdeen3 – 0Hearts
Hamilton Academical1 – 2[1] Celtic
Partick Thistle1 – 1Motherwell
Rangers4 – 0Berwick Rangers

Replays

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Motherwell2 – 1Partick Thistle

Semi-finals

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Replays

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Final

Teams

CELTIC:
GK John Bonnar
RB Mike Haughney
LB Frank Meechan
RH Bobby Evans
CH Jock Stein
LH Bertie Peacock
RW John Higgins
IR Willie Fernie
CF Sean Fallon
IL Charlie Tully
LW Neil Mochan
Manager:
Jimmy McGrory
ABERDEEN:
GK Fred Martin
RB Jimmy Mitchell
LB Dave Caldwell
RH Jack Allister
CH Alec Young
LH Archie Glen
RW Graham Leggat
IR George Hamilton
CF Paddy Buckley
IL Jim Clunie
LW Jack Hather
Manager:
Dave Halliday

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Accies in the Quarter Final. Hamilton Academical F.C.. 3 March 2017. 11 August 2018.

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