1971–72 Scottish Cup Explained

1971–72 Scottish Cup
Country:Scotland
Winners:Celtic
Second:Hibernian
Prev Season:1970–71
Next Season:1972–73

The 1971–72 Scottish Cup was the 87th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Hibernian in the final.[1] [2]

First round

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Burntisland Shipyard2 – 0Coldstream
Elgin City2 – 0Stenhousemuir
Gala Fairydean1 – 5Queen of the South
Queen's Park2 – 1East Stirlingshire
St Cuthbert Wanderers0 – 3Brechin City

Second round

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Albion Rovers3 – 2Queen's Park
Burntisland Shipyard1 – 4Elgin City
Forfar Athletic2 – 2Stranraer
Huntly0 – 2Hamilton Academical
Inverness Thistle3 – 4Inverness Caledonian
Queen of the South0 – 0Berwick Rangers
Raith Rovers2 – 1Brechin City
Stirling Albion1 – 2Alloa Athletic

Replays

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Stranraer1 – 2Forfar Athletic
Berwick Rangers0 – 1Queen of the South

Third round

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Dundee3 – 0Queen of the South
Arbroath1 – 3Airdrieonians
Celtic5 – 0Albion Rovers
Clyde0 – 1Ayr United
Clydebank1 – 1East Fife
Dumbarton3 – 1Hamilton Academical
Dundee United0 – 4Aberdeen
Elgin City3 – 1Inverness Caledonian
Falkirk2 – 2Rangers
Forfar Athletic0 – 1St Mirren
Hearts2 – 0St Johnstone
Kilmarnock5 – 1Alloa Athletic
Greenock Morton1 – 0Cowdenbeath
Motherwell2 – 0Montrose
Partick Thistle0 – 2Hibernian
Raith Rovers2 – 0Dunfermline Athletic

Replays

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East Fife0 – 1Clydebank
Rangers2 – 0Falkirk

Fourth round

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Aberdeen1 – 0Greenock Morton
Ayr United0 – 0Motherwell
Celtic4 – 0Dundee
Dumbarton0 – 3Raith Rovers
Elgin City1 – 4Kilmarnock
Hearts4 – 0Clydebank
Hibernian2 – 0Airdrieonians
St Mirren1 – 4Rangers

Replays

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Motherwell2 – 1Ayr United

Quarter-finals

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Celtic1 – 1Hearts
Hibernian2 – 0Aberdeen
Motherwell2 – 2Rangers
Raith Rovers1 – 3Kilmarnock

Replays

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Hearts0 – 1Celtic
Rangers4 – 2Motherwell

Semi-finals

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Replays

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Final

Teams

CELTIC:
GK Evan Williams
DF
DF Billy McNeill
DF George Connelly
DF Jim Brogan
MF
MF Kenny Dalglish
MF Bobby Murdoch
MF
FW Lou Macari
FW Dixie Deans
Substitutes:
?
Manager:
Jock Stein
HIBERNIAN:
GK Jim Herriot
DF
DF Jim Black
DF John Blackley
DF Erich Schaedler
MF
MF Pat Stanton
MF John Hazel
MF
FW Jimmy O'Rourke
FW Alan Gordon
Substitutes:
MF
Manager:
Eddie Turnbull

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Celtic 6-1 Hibernian, Scottish Cup . thecelticwiki. 28 August 2014.
  2. News: The elite players who scored cup final hat-tricks. The Scotsman. 31 October 2014. 27 November 2017.

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