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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Celtic |
| Runner-up | Rangers |
First preliminary round edit
The First preliminary round was played on 14 December 1968.
| 14 December 1968 | Alloa | 6–1 | Ross County | Alloa |
Pitterton  6' Ure 8' Muir 15' 75' McCallan 81' |
Report Report 2 |
Murray 48' |
Stadium: Recreation Park Referee: A. Currie |
| 14 December 1968 | Brechin City | 1–1 | Montrose | Brechin |
| Ward |
Report | Thomson 3' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 1,011 Referee: I. Bain |
| 14 December 1968 | Cowdenbeath | 1–0 | Clydebank | |
| Bostock 8' |
Report | Attendance: 200 (estimated) Referee: R.D. Henderson |
| 14 December 1968 | Forfar Athletic | 1–2 | Nairn County | Forfar |
| Carrie 51' (pen) |
Report | Stephen 8' Thom |
Stadium: Station Park Referee: E.D Crawford |
| 14 December 1968 | St Cuthbert Wanderers | 1–0 | Civil Service Strollers | Kirkcudbright |
| Kirkpatrick |
Report | Stadium: St. Mary's Park |
Replay edit
| 18 December 1968 | Montrose | 3–2 | Brechin City | Montrose |
| Ward ?' Archibald ?' |
Report | Finn ?' ?' 84' |
Stadium: Links Park Referee: I.K. Bain |
Second preliminary round edit
| 4 January 1969 | Alloa | 0–0 | East Stirlingshire | Alloa |
| Report | Stadium: Recreation Park Referee: E. H. Pringle |
| 4 January 1969 | Dumbarton | 3–2 | Vale of Leithen | Dumbarton |
| McCormack ?' 17' Watson |
Report | Whitehead 9' Duncan 75' |
Stadium: Boghead Park Attendance: 1000 (estimated) Referee: I.H. McKee |
| 4 January 1969 | Glasgow University | 5–2 | St Cuthbert Wanderers | Glasgow |
| Maclaine 4' Berkeley 26' Graham Alexander |
Report | McLellan Martin |
Stadium: Westerlands Referee: E. Thomson |
| 4 January 1969 | Hamilton Academical | 0–2 | Cowdenbeath | Hamilton |
| Report | Clark 30' Bostock 36' |
Stadium: Douglas Park Referee: A.E Currie |
| 4 January 1969 | Montrose | 6–1 | Fraserburgh | Montrose |
| Thomson 15' 37' ?' Finn 19' McDonald ?' Livingstone ?' |
Report | Forsyth ?' |
Stadium: Links Park Attendance: 1,400 (estimated) Referee: W. Balfour |
| 4 January 1969 | Nairn County | 0–2 | Berwick Rangers | |
| Report | Jones 47' ?' |
Referee: R.C. Greenlees |
| 4 January 1969 | Stenhousemuir | 1–0 | Albion Rovers | Stenhousemuir |
| J Ritchie 11' (pen) |
Report | Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 750 (estimated) Referee: R.D. Crawford |
| 4 January 1969 | Stranraer | 2–0 | Elgin City | Stranraer |
| Taggart ?' Symington pen' (?) |
Report | Stadium: Stair Park Referee: B. Padden |
Replay edit
First round edit
| 25 January 1969 | Aberdeen | 3–0 | Berwick Rangers | Aberdeen |
| Forrest 36' ??' Robb ??' |
Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 11,000 (estimated) Referee: R.D. Henderson |
| 25 January 1969 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Queen of the South | Ayr |
| Ingram 22' |
Report | Stadium: Somerset Park Referee: S. Anderson |
| 25 January 1969 | Dumbarton | 0–1 | St Mirren | Dumbarton |
| Blair 89' |
Report | Stadium: Boghead Park Attendance: 7,000 (estimated) Referee: T. Kellock |
| 25 January 1969 | Dundee | 1–2 | Hearts | Dundee |
| Scott 7' |
Report | G. Fleming 8' Traynor 73' |
Stadium: Dens Park Referee: Tom Wharton |
| 25 January 1969 | Dundee United | 2–1 | Queen's Park | Dundee |
| K Cameron 20' (pen) Mitchell 53' |
Report | Buchanan ?' |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 4,000 (estimated) Referee: Bain |
| 25 January 1969 | East Stirlingshire | 2–0 | Stirling Albion | Falkirk |
| Donnachie ?' ?' |
Report | Stadium: Firs Park Referee: McKee |
| 25 January 1969 | Falkirk | 1–2 | Greenock Morton | Falkirk |
| Hunter 49' |
Report | Bartram 53' Markie 67' (o.g) |
Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 5,000 (estimated) Referee: W. Anderson |
| 25 January 1969 | Kilmarnock | 6–0 | Glasgow University | Kilmarnock |
| Queen 1' 53' 85' McIlroy 33' 76' Hope 69' (o.g) |
Report | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 15,000 (estimated) Referee: J.M. Kelly |
| 25 January 1969 | Montrose | 1–0 | Cowdenbeath | |
| Littlejohn 16' |
Report | Attendance: 1,400 Referee: W. Balfour |
| 25 January 1969 | Motherwell | 1–1 | Clyde | Motherwell |
| Deans 62' |
Report | Quinn 31' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 10,000 (estimated) Referee: A.F.G. Webster |
| 25 January 1969 | Partick Thistle | 3–3 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| Bone 60' 89' Flanagan 71' |
Report | Hughes 40' Wallace 56' Murdoch 63' |
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 32,000 (estimated) Referee: Willie Syme |
| 25 January 1969 | Raith Rovers | 0–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Kirkcaldy |
| Report | Gardner 67' Paton ?' |
Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 11,000 (estimated) Referee: J. Gardner |
| 25 January 1969 | Rangers | 1–0 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
| Stein 66' |
Report | Stadium: Ibrox Park Referee: R.H. Davidson |
| 25 January 1969 | St Johnstone | 3–2 | Arbroath | Perth |
| Aitken 26' 63' 70' |
Report | Jack 55' Wilkie ?' |
Stadium: Muirton Park Attendance: 6,500 (estimated) Referee: J.W. Paterson |
| 25 January 1969 | Stenhousemuir | 0–3 | Airdrieonians | Stenhousemuir |
| Report | Whiteford 7' Jarvie 45' Goodwin ?' (pen) |
Stadium: Ochilview Park Referee: E. Thomson |
| 25 January 1969 | Stranraer | 3–1 | East Fife | Stranraer |
| Symington ?' ? ?' ? ?' |
Report | Dewar ?' |
Stadium: Stair Park Referee: B. Padden |
Replays edit
| 28 January 1969 | Clyde | 2–1 | Motherwell | Rutherglen |
| Burns 38' Anderson 91' |
Report | Bryson 3' |
Stadium: Shawfield Stadium Referee: A. Webster |
Second round edit
| 8 February 1969 | Dundee United | 6–2 | Ayr United | Dundee |
| Scott 12' 18' K Cameron 20' 22' 51' Wilson 28' |
Report | Rough 18' Malone 67' (pen) |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,500 (estimated) Referee: Foote |
| 8 February 1969 | Montrose | 1–1 | Kilmarnock | Montrose |
| Welsh 5' |
Report | Morrison 60' |
Stadium: Links Park Referee: R.C Greenlees |
| 8 February 1969 | Stranraer | 1–3 | Greenock Morton | Stranraer |
| Coghill 90' |
Report | Jensen ?' Bartram ?' Harper 85' (pen) |
Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 3,000 (estimated) Referee: T. Marshall |
| 8 February 1969 | East Stirlingshire | 1–1 | St Johnstone | Falkirk |
| Hulston 61' |
Report | Whitelaw 33' |
Stadium: Firs Park Attendance: 6,532 (estimated) Referee: E.H. Pringle |
| 12 February 1969 | Airdrieonians | 1–1 | St Mirren | Airdrie |
| McPheat 79' |
Report | Kane 30' |
Stadium: Broomfield Park Referee: Tiny Wharton |
| 12 February 1969 | Clyde | 0–0 | Celtic | Rutherglen |
| Report | Stadium: Shawfield Stadium Referee: W. Mullan |
| 24 February 1969 | Rangers | 2–0 | Hearts | Glasgow |
| Johnston 33' Persson 50' |
Report | Stadium: Ibrox Park Referee: J.W. Paterson |
| 25 February 1969 | Aberdeen | 2–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Aberdeen |
| Johnston 31' Hamilton 47' |
Report | Fraser 56' Renton 88' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 14,685 Referee: Willie Syme |
Replays edit
| 12 February 1969 | Kilmarnock | 4–1 | Montrose | Kilmarnock |
| McLean 16' 45' ?' Morrison 3' |
Report | Finn 70' |
Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 6,720 Referee: R.C Greenlees |
| 24 February 1969 | Celtic | 3–0 | Clyde | Glasgow |
| Chalmers 24' Hughes 75' Murdoch 83' |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: W. Mullan |
| 24 February 1969 | St Johnstone | 3–0 | East Stirlingshire | Perth |
| Hall ?' ?' ? ?' |
Report | Stadium: Muirton Park Referee: E.H. Pringle |
| 24 February 1969 | St Mirren | 1–3 | Airdrieonians | Paisley |
| Murray 54' |
Report | Marshall 6' 77' Goodwin 54' |
Stadium: Love Street Referee: Tiny Wharton |
| 26 February 1969 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–2 | Aberdeen | Dunfermline |
| Report | Robb 10' 76' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 12,536 Referee: Willie Syme |
Quarter-finals edit
| 1 March 1969 | Aberdeen | 0–0 | Kilmarnock | Aberdeen |
| Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 21,000 (estimated) Referee: Tiny Wharton |
| 1 March 1969 | Celtic | 3–2 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
| Hughes 1' Lennox 76' Chalmers 79' |
Report | Connolly 59' Hall 85' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: W. Anderson |
| 1 March 1969 | Dundee United | 2–3 | Greenock Morton | Dundee |
| K Cameron 25' (pen) Mitchell 29' |
Report | Mason 14' Bartram 31' Harper 82' |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Referee: R.H. Davidson |
| 1 March 1969 | Rangers | 1–0 | Airdrieonians | Glasgow |
| Greig 2' (pen) |
Report | Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 41,000 (estimated) Referee: Willie Syme |
Replays edit
| 5 March 1969 | Kilmarnock | 0–3 | Aberdeen | Kilmarnock |
| Report | Robb 43' Craig 67' Hamilton 84' |
Stadium: Rugby Park Referee: Tiny Wharton |
Semi-finals edit
| Celtic | 4–1 | Greenock Morton |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 48,394
| Rangers | 6–1 | Aberdeen |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Penman 14' 51' Willie Henderson 39'Willie Johnston 47' 72' 84' |
Forrest 45' |
Final edit
| Celtic | 4–0[1] | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Billy McNeill 3' Bobby Lennox 44'George Connelly 45'Stevie Chalmers 76' |
Teams edit
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The attendance of 132,870 is the biggest ever for an Old Firm match.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "1969 Scottish Cup Final match reports". The Celtic Wiki. 26 April 1969. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ McLean, David (18 May 2017). "Scotland's all-time record football attendances". The Scotsman. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
External links edit
- Video highlights from official Pathé News archive
