1968–69 Scottish Cup Explained

1968–69 Scottish Cup
Country:	Scotland
Winners:	Celtic
Second:	Rangers
Prev Season:	1967–68
Next Season:	1969–70

The 1968–69 Scottish Cup was the 84th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Rangers in the final.

First preliminary round

The First preliminary round was played on 14 December 1968.

Replay

Second preliminary round

Replay

First round

Replays

Second round

Replays

Quarter-finals

Replays

Semi-finals

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Final

Teams

CELTIC: GK John Fallon DF DF Billy McNeill DF Jim Brogan DF Tommy Gemmell MF MF Bobby Murdoch MF Bertie Auld MF Bobby Lennox FW Stevie Chalmers FW Willie Wallace Manager: Jock Stein

RANGERS: GK Norrie Martin DF DF John Greig DF Ronnie McKinnon DF Willie Mathieson MF Willie Henderson MF Dave Smith MF MF FW Willie Johnston FW Alex Ferguson Manager: David White

The attendance of 132,870 is the biggest ever for an Old Firm match.^[1]

See also

• 1968–69 in Scottish football
• 1968–69 Scottish League Cup

External links

• Video highlights from official Pathé News archive

Notes and References

1. News: Scotland’s all-time record football attendances. David. McLean. The Scotsman . 18 May 2017. 26 November 2017.