1935–36 Scottish Cup

The 1935–36 Scottish Cup was the 58th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Third Lanark in the final.[1]

1935–36 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Final positions
ChampionsRangers
Runner-upThird Lanark

First round edit

Matches played 25 January 1936.

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 4 – 0 Kings Park
Albion 7 – 0 Wigtown & Bladnoch
Arbroath 1 – 3 Motherwell
Ayr United 2 – 3 St Mirren
Bo'ness 1 – 3 Airdrie
Burntisland Shipyard 2 – 2 Dumbarton
Clyde 2 – 1 Forfar Athletic
Dundee 6 – 0 Babcock & Wilcox
Dundee United 2 – 2 Alloa
Dunfermline 6 – 2 Brechin
East Stirlingshire 2 – 5 Kilmarnock
Edinburgh City 2 – 3 Cowdenbeath
Elgin City 2 – 2 Chirnside United
Galston 5 – 3 Stranraer
King's Park 6 – 1 Wick Academy
Leith Athletic 3 – 3 Buckie Thistle
Montrose 0 – 2 Falkirk
Morton 11 – 1 Blairgowrie
Peebles Rovers 3 – 3 Dalbeattie Star
Queen of the South 2 – 0 Partick Thistle
Raith Rovers 2 – 4 St Johnstone
Rangers 3– 1 East Fife
Ross County 0 – 5 St Bernard's
Stenhousemuir 1 – 0 Queen's Park
Third Lanark 2 – 0 Hearts
Vale OCOBA 1 – 3 Hibernian

Berwick Rangers were drawn to Celtic but worried that they would be unable to raise a team and the likelihood of difficult travel conditions decided to forfeit the tie and receive a payment of £120 from Celtic. In addition a friendly was arranged at Parkhead on 28 March between the teams with Celtic running out 6-0 winners.

Replays edit

Matches played between 29 January and 5 February 1936.

Home team Score Away team
Alloa 1 – 1 Dundee United
Buckie Thistle 1 – 2 Leith Athletic
Chirnside United 3 – 4 Elgin City
Dalbeattie Star 1 – 0 Peebles Rovers
Dumbarton 4 – 2 Burntisland Shipyard

Second replay edit

Match played 3 February 1936.

Home team Score Away team
Dundee United 2 – 1 Alloa

Second round edit

Matches played 8 February 1936.

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 6 – 0 Kings Park
Albion 1 – 3 Rangers
Celtic 1 – 2 St Johnstone
Clyde 4 – 1 Hibernian
Cowdenbeath 5 – 3 Dundee United
Dalbeattie Star 0 – 1 St Mirren
Dundee 2 – 1 Airdrie
Dunfermline 5 – 2 Galston
Elgin 0 – 3 Queen of the South
Falkirk 1 – 1 Kilmarnock
Morton 3 – 0 Stenhousemuir
Motherwell 3 – 0 St Bernard's
Third Lanark 2 – 0 Leith Athletic

Replay edit

Match played 12 February 1936.

Home team Score Away team
Kilmarnock 1 – 2 Falkirk

Third round edit

Matches played 22 February 1936.

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 1 – 1 St Johnstone
Clyde 1 – 1 Dundee
Cowdenbeath 1 – 3 Motherwell
Morton 2 – 0 Queen of the South
St Mirren 1 – 2 Rangers
Third Lanark 8 – 0 Dumbarton

Replays edit

Matches played 26 February 1936.

Home team Score Away team
Dundee 0 – 3 Clyde
St Johnstone 0 – 1 Aberdeen

Quarter-finals edit

Matches played 7 March 1936.

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 0 – 1 Rangers
Clyde 3 – 2 Motherwell
Falkirk 5 – 0 Dunfermline
Morton 3 – 5 Third Lanark

Semi-finals edit

Rangers3–0Clyde
Meiklejohn   4'
McPhail   42'
Main   47'
Attendance: 56,243
Referee: J.M. Martin

Third Lanark3–1Falkirk
Carabine   36' (pen)
McInnes   75'
Kennedy   80'
Dawson   20'
Attendance: 47,796
Referee: M.C. Hutton

Final edit

Rangers1–0Third Lanark
McPhail  
Attendance: 88,859
Referee: J. M. Martin

Teams edit

Rangers:
GK Jerry Dawson
RB Dougie Gray
LB William Cheyne
RH Davie Meiklejohn
CH Jimmy Simpson
LH George Brown
OR James Fiddes
IR Alex Venters
CF Jimmy Smith
IL Bob McPhail
OL Jim Turnbull
Third Lanark:
GK Robert Muir
RB Jimmy Carabine
LB Bob Hamilton
RH James Blair
CH Jimmy Denmark
LH Jimmy McInnes
OR Bobby Howe
IR Pat Gallacher
CF George Hay
IL Robert Kennedy
OL Alex Kinnaird

References edit

  1. ^ a b Rangers Retain Scottish Cup, The Glasgow Herald, 20 April 1936
  2. ^ a b Rangers-Third Lanark Final | Falkirk Beaten In Edinburgh | Soft Goals At Hampden, The Glasgow Herald, 30 March 1936

External links edit