1968–69 Scottish Cup

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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.

1968–69 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Final positions
ChampionsCeltic
Runner-upRangers

First preliminary round

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The First preliminary round was played on 14 December 1968.

14 December 1968 Alloa 6–1Ross CountyAlloa
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 1–0Clydebank
Bostock   8' Report Attendance: 200 (estimated)
Referee: R.D. Henderson
14 December 1968 Forfar Athletic1–2 Nairn County Forfar
Carrie   51' (pen) Report Stephen   8'
Thom  
Stadium: Station Park
Referee: E.D Crawford

Replay

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18 December 1968 Montrose 3–2Brechin CityMontrose
Ward   ?'
Archibald   ?'
Report Finn   ?'   ?'   84' Stadium: Links Park
Referee: I.K. Bain

Second preliminary round

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4 January 1969 Alloa 0–0 East Stirlingshire Alloa
Report Stadium: Recreation Park
Referee: E. H. Pringle
4 January 1969 Dumbarton 3–2Vale of LeithenDumbarton
McCormack   ?'   17'
Watson  
Report Whitehead   9'
Duncan   75'
Stadium: Boghead Park
Attendance: 1000 (estimated)
Referee: I.H. McKee
4 January 1969 Glasgow University 5–2St Cuthbert WanderersGlasgow
Maclaine   4'
Berkeley   26'
Graham    
Alexander  
Report McLellan  
Martin  
Stadium: Westerlands
Referee: E. Thomson
4 January 1969 Hamilton Academical0–2 Cowdenbeath Hamilton
Report Clark   30'
Bostock   36'
Stadium: Douglas Park
Referee: A.E Currie
4 January 1969 Montrose 6–1FraserburghMontrose
Thomson   15'   37'   ?'
Finn   19'
McDonald   ?'
Livingstone   ?'
Report Forsyth   ?' Stadium: Links Park
Attendance: 1,400 (estimated)
Referee: W. Balfour
4 January 1969 Nairn County0–2 Berwick Rangers
Report Jones   47'   ?' Referee: R.C. Greenlees
4 January 1969 Stenhousemuir 1–0Albion RoversStenhousemuir
J Ritchie   11' (pen) Report Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 750 (estimated)
Referee: R.D. Crawford
4 January 1969 Stranraer 2–0Elgin CityStranraer
Taggart   ?'
Symington   pen' (?)
Report Stadium: Stair Park
Referee: B. Padden

Replay

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8 January 1969 East Stirlingshire 2–1Alloa Falkirk
Borland   26'
McGuire   60'
Report Muir   35' Stadium: Firs Park
Attendance: 1846
Referee: E. Pringle

First round

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25 January 1969 Aberdeen 3–0Berwick RangersAberdeen
Forrest   36'   ??'
Robb   ??'
Report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 11,000 (estimated)
Referee: R.D. Henderson
25 January 1969 Ayr United 1–0Queen of the SouthAyr
Ingram   22' Report Stadium: Somerset Park
Referee: S. Anderson
25 January 1969 Dumbarton0–1 St Mirren Dumbarton
Blair   89' Report Stadium: Boghead Park
Attendance: 7,000 (estimated)
Referee: T. Kellock
25 January 1969 Dundee1–2 Hearts Dundee
Scott   7' Report G. Fleming   8'
Traynor   73'
Stadium: Dens Park
Referee: Tom Wharton
25 January 1969 Dundee United 2–1Queen's ParkDundee
K Cameron   20' (pen)
Mitchell   53'
Report Buchanan   ?' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 4,000 (estimated)
Referee: Bain
25 January 1969 East Stirlingshire 2–0Stirling AlbionFalkirk
Donnachie   ?'   ?' Report Stadium: Firs Park
Referee: McKee
25 January 1969 Falkirk1–2 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 6–0Glasgow UniversityKilmarnock
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 1–0Cowdenbeath
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 Rovers0–2 Dunfermline Athletic Kirkcaldy
Report Gardner   67'
Paton   ?'
Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 11,000 (estimated)
Referee: J. Gardner
25 January 1969 Rangers 1–0HibernianGlasgow
Stein   66' Report Stadium: Ibrox Park
Referee: R.H. Davidson
25 January 1969 St Johnstone 3–2ArbroathPerth
Aitken   26'   63'   70' Report Jack   55'
Wilkie   ?'
Stadium: Muirton Park
Attendance: 6,500 (estimated)
Referee: J.W. Paterson
25 January 1969 Stenhousemuir0–3 Airdrieonians Stenhousemuir
Report Whiteford   7'
Jarvie   45'
Goodwin   ?' (pen)
Stadium: Ochilview Park
Referee: E. Thomson
25 January 1969 Stranraer 3–1East FifeStranraer
Symington   ?'
 ?   ?'
 ?   ?'
Report Dewar   ?' Stadium: Stair Park
Referee: B. Padden

Replays

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28 January 1969 Clyde 2–1MotherwellRutherglen
Burns   38'
Anderson   91'
Report Bryson   3' Stadium: Shawfield Stadium
Referee: A. Webster
29 January 1969 Celtic 8–1Partick ThistleGlasgow
McNeill   7'
Johnstone   10'
Wallace   23'
Callaghan   44'   62'
Lennox   52'
Hughes   55'
Gemmell   73'
Report Gemmell   35' (o.g) Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 48,000

Second round

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8 February 1969 Dundee United 6–2Ayr UnitedDundee
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 Stranraer1–3 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 2–0HeartsGlasgow
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

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12 February 1969 Kilmarnock 4–1MontroseKilmarnock
McLean   16'   45'   ?'
Morrison   3'
Report Finn   70' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 6,720
Referee: R.C Greenlees
24 February 1969 Celtic 3–0ClydeGlasgow
Chalmers   24'
Hughes   75'
Murdoch   83'
Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: W. Mullan
24 February 1969 St Johnstone 3–0East StirlingshirePerth
Hall   ?'   ?'
 ?   ?'
Report Stadium: Muirton Park
Referee: E.H. Pringle
24 February 1969 St Mirren1–3 Airdrieonians Paisley
Murray   54' Report Marshall   6'   77'
Goodwin   54'
Stadium: Love Street
Referee: Tiny Wharton
26 February 1969 Dunfermline Athletic0–2 Aberdeen Dunfermline
Report Robb   10'   76' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 12,536
Referee: Willie Syme

Quarter-finals

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1 March 1969 Aberdeen 0–0 Kilmarnock Aberdeen
Report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 21,000 (estimated)
Referee: Tiny Wharton
1 March 1969 Celtic 3–2St JohnstoneGlasgow
Hughes   1'
Lennox   76'
Chalmers   79'
Report Connolly   59'
Hall   85'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: W. Anderson
1 March 1969 Dundee United2–3 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 1–0AirdrieoniansGlasgow
Greig   2' (pen) Report Stadium: Ibrox Park
Attendance: 41,000 (estimated)
Referee: Willie Syme

Replays

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5 March 1969 Kilmarnock0–3 Aberdeen Kilmarnock
Report Robb   43'
Craig   67'
Hamilton   84'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Referee: Tiny Wharton

Semi-finals

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Celtic4–1Greenock Morton
Attendance: 48,394

Rangers6–1Aberdeen
Andy Penman   14'   51'
Willie Henderson   39'
Willie Johnston   47'   72'   84'
Forrest   45'
Attendance: 66,197
Referee: WJ Mullen

Final

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Celtic4–0[1]Rangers
Billy McNeill   3'
Bobby Lennox   44'
George Connelly   45'
Stevie Chalmers   76'
Attendance: 132,896
Referee: Jim Callaghan

Teams

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CELTIC:
GK   John Fallon
DF   Jim Craig
DF   Billy McNeill
DF   Jim Brogan
DF   Tommy Gemmell
MF   George Connelly
MF   Bobby Murdoch
MF   Bertie Auld
MF   Bobby Lennox
FW   Stevie Chalmers
FW   Willie Wallace
Manager:
  Jock Stein
RANGERS:
GK   Norrie Martin
DF   Kai Johansen
DF   John Greig
DF   Ronnie McKinnon
DF   Willie Mathieson
MF   Willie Henderson
MF   Dave Smith
MF   Andy Penman
MF   Örjan Persson
FW   Willie Johnston
FW   Alex Ferguson
Manager:
  David White

The attendance of 132,870 is the biggest ever for an Old Firm match.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1969 Scottish Cup Final match reports". The Celtic Wiki. 26 April 1969. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  2. ^ McLean, David (18 May 2017). "Scotland's all-time record football attendances". The Scotsman. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
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