1959–60 Scottish Cup

The 1959–60 Scottish Cup was the 75th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Kilmarnock in the final.

1959–60 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Final positions
ChampionsRangers
Runner-upKilmarnock

First round

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Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 0 – 0 Brechin City
Albion Rovers 2 – 1 Tarff Rovers
Berwick Rangers 1 – 3 Rangers
Clyde 2 – 0 Third Lanark
Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 St Johnstone
East Fife 0 – 2 Partick Thistle
Keith 3 – 0 Hamilton Academical
Kilmarnock 5 – 0 Stranraer
Greenock Morton 0 – 1 East Stirlingshire
Queen of the South 2 – 1 Dumbarton
Queen's Park 2 – 0 Raith Rovers
St Mirren 15 – 0 Glasgow University
Stenhousemuir 2 – 0 Rothes

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Brechin City 3 – 6 Aberdeen
St Johnstone 1 – 4 Dunfermline Athletic

Second round

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Home team Score Away team
Hibernian 3 – 0 Dundee
Hearts 1 – 1 Kilmarnock
Peebles Rovers 1 – 6 Ayr United
Aberdeen 0 – 2 Clyde
Alloa Athletic 1 – 5 Airdrieonians
Cowdenbeath 1 – 0 Falkirk
Dundee United 2 – 2 Partick Thistle
Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 3 Stenhousemuir
East Stirlingshire 2 – 2 Inverness Caledonian
Elgin City 5 – 1 Forfar Athletic
Eyemouth United 1 – 0 Albion Rovers
Montrose 2 – 2 Queen's Park
Motherwell 6 – 0 Keith
Rangers 2 – 0 Arbroath
St Mirren 1 – 1 Celtic
Stirling Albion 3 – 3 Queen of the South

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Queen's Park 1 – 1 Montrose
Inverness Caledonian 1 – 4 East Stirlingshire
Celtic 4 – 4 St Mirren
Kilmarnock 2 – 1 Hearts
Partick Thistle 4 – 1 Dundee United
Queen of the South 5 – 1 Stirling Albion

Second Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Queen's Park 2 – 1 Montrose
Celtic 5 – 2 St Mirren

Third round

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Home team Score Away team
Clyde 6 – 0 Queen's Park
East Stirlingshire 0 – 3 Hibernian
Elgin City 1 – 2 Celtic
Ayr United 4 – 2 Airdrieonians
Eyemouth United 3 – 0 Cowdenbeath
Kilmarnock 2 – 0 Motherwell
Partick Thistle 3 – 2 Queen of the South
Stenhousemuir 0 – 3 Rangers

Quarter-finals

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Home team Score Away team
Ayr United 0 – 2 Clyde
Celtic 2 – 0 Partick Thistle
Eyemouth United 1 – 2 Kilmarnock
Rangers 3 – 2 Hibernian

Semi-finals

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Kilmarnock2 – 0Clyde
Attendance: 45,000

Rangers1 – 1Celtic
Attendance: 79,786

Replays

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Rangers4 – 1Celtic
Davie Wilson (2)
Jimmy Millar (2)
Neil Mochan
Attendance: 70,977

Final

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Rangers2 – 0Kilmarnock
Jimmy Millar (2)
Attendance: 108,017
Referee: Bobby Davidson

Teams

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RANGERS:
GK   George Niven
RB   Eric Caldow
LB   John Little
RH   Ian McColl
CH   Bill Paterson
LH   Willie Stevenson
RW   Alex Scott
IR   Ian McMillan
CF   Jimmy Millar
IL   Sammy Baird
LW   Davie Wilson
Manager:
  Scot Symon
KILMARNOCK:
GK   Jimmy Brown
RB   Jim Richmond
LB   Matt Watson
RH   Frank Beattie
CH   Willie Toner
LH   Bobby Kennedy
RW   Jim Stewart
IR   Jackie McInally
CF   Andy Kerr
IL   Bertie Black
LW   Billy Muir
Manager:
  Willie Waddell

See also

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