Scottish Cup 1954-55

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The 1954-55 Scottish Cup was the 70th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Clyde who defeated Celtic in the replayed final. Ally Hill, one of clydes greats and a scotland cap featured in this game setting up numerous opportunities and defending brilliantly.

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[edit] First round

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen University 3-3 Girvan Amateurs
Babcock & Wilcox 3-1 Shawfields Amateurs
Burntisland Shipyard 1-7 Forres Mechanics
Chirnside United 1-4 Peterhead
Civil Service Strollers 2-3 Vale of Leithen
Deveronvale 0-4 Inverness Thistle
Eyemouth United 2-3 Buckie Thistle
Fraserburgh 9-0 Edinburgh University
Gala Fairydean 5-3 Keith
Glasgow University 1-5 Huntly
Inverness Caledonian 7-3 Rothes
Lossiemouth 6-0 Murrayfield Amateurs
Newton Stewart 3-5 Elgin City
Ross County 2-2 Peebles Rovers
St. Cuthbert Wanderers 5-1 Vale of Atholl
Tarff Rovers 1-1 Duns
Wick Academy 2-4 Coldstream


[edit] Replays

Home team Score Away team
Duns 3-0 Tarff Rovers
Girvan Amateurs 2-0 Aberdeen University
Peebles Rovers 5-1 Ross County

[edit] Second round

Home team Score Away team
Brora Rangers 2-0 Coldstream
Duns 1-8 Buckie Thistle
Elgin City 1-1 Clachnacuddin
Forres Mechanics 5-1 Huntly
Inverness Caledonian 5-0 Wigtown
Inverness Thistle 7-1 Selkirk
Lossiemouth 1-0 Gala Fairydean
Peebles Rovers 4-3 Girvan Amateurs
Peterhead 7-0 Babcock & Wilcox
St. Cuthbert Wanderers 4-2 Whithorn
Vale of Leithen 0-4 Fraserburgh

[edit] Replays

Home team Score Away team
Clachnacuddin 7-1 Elgin City

[edit] Third round

Home team Score Away team
Berwick Rangers 3-3 Clachnacuddin
Brora Rangers 3-3 Inverness Caledonian
Fraserburgh 4-2 East Stirling
Inverness Thistle 2-1 Stranraer
Lossiemouth 2-2 Forres Mechanics
Montrose 3-1 Dumbarton
Peebles Rovers 5-2 St. Cuthbert Wanderers
Peterhead 0-4 Buckie Thistle

[edit] Replays

Home team Score Away team
Clachnacuddin 2-1 Berwick Rangers
Forres Mechanics 5-3 Lossiemouth
Inverness Caledonian 8-2 Brora Rangers

[edit] Fourth round

Home team Score Away team
Alloa Athletic 4-2 Fraserburgh
Arbroath 2-0 Brechin City
Buckie Thistle 1-1 Queen’s Park
Clachnacuddin 1-2 Inverness Thistle
Cowdenbeath 2-2 Ayr United
Dundee United 1-3 Forfar Athletic
Montrose 1-3 Inverness Caledonian
Peebles Rovers 0-2 Forres Mechanics

[edit] Replays

Home team Score Away team
Ayr United 3-3 Cowdenbeath
Queen’s Park 1-2 Buckie Thistle

[edit] Second Replays

Home team Score Away team
Ayr United 3-1 Cowdenbeath

[edit] Fifth round

Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians 4-3 Forfar Athletic
Alloa Athletic 2-4 Celtic
Arbroath 0-4 St Johnstone
Buckie Thistle 2-0 Inverness Thistle
Clyde 3-0 Albion Rovers
Dunfermline Athletic 4-2 Partick Thistle
East Fife 1-2 Kilmarnock
Falkirk 4-0 Stenhousemuir
Forres Mechanics 3-4 Motherwell
Hamilton Academical 2-1 St Mirren
Hearts 5-0 Hibernian
Inverness Caledonian 1-1 Ayr United
Greenock Morton 1-3 Raith Rovers
Rangers 0-0 Dundee
Stirling Albion 0-6 Aberdeen
Third Lanark 2-1 Queen of the South

[edit] Replays

Home team Score Away team
Ayr United 2-4 Inverness Caledonian
Dundee 0-1 Rangers

[edit] Sixth Round

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 2-1 Rangers
Airdrieonians 7-0 Dunfermline Athletic
Buckie Thistle 0-6 Hearts
Clyde 3-1 Raith Rovers
Inverness Caledonian 0-7 Falkirk
Kilmarnock 1-1 Celtic
St Johnstone 0-1 Hamilton Academical
Third Lanark 1-3 Motherwell

[edit] Replays

Home team Score Away team
Celtic 1-0 Kilmarnock

[edit] Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians 4-1 Motherwell
Celtic 2-1 Hamilton Academical
Clyde 5-0 Falkirk
Hearts 1-1 Aberdeen

[edit] Replays

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts

[edit] Semi-finals

March 26, 1955 Celtic 2 – 2 Airdrieonians Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 88,840

March 26, 1955 Clyde 2 – 2 Aberdeen Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Bobby Davidson
Tommy Ring Scored after 9 minutes 9' Scored after 89 minutes 89' Paddy Buckley Scored after 37 minutes 37' Scored after 40 minutes 40'

[edit] Replays


April 4, 1955 Celtic 2 – 0 Airdrieonians Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 71,800

April 4, 1955 Clyde 1 – 0 Aberdeen Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 27,937
Referee: Bobby Davidson
Archie Robertson Scored after 28 minutes 28'

[edit] Final

April 23, 1955 Clyde 1 – 1 Celtic Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 106,234
Referee: Charlie Faultless
Archie Robertson Scored Jimmy Walsh Scored

[edit] Teams

CLYDE:
GK Flag of South Africa Ken Hewkins
RB Flag of Ireland Albert Murphy
LB Flag of Scotland Harry Haddock
RH Flag of Scotland Ralph Granville
CH Flag of Scotland Tommy Anderson
LH Flag of Scotland Davie Laing
RW Flag of Scotland John Divers
IR Flag of Scotland Archie Robertson
CF Flag of Scotland Ally Hill
IL Flag of Scotland George Brown
LW Flag of Scotland Tommy Ring
Manager:
Flag of Scotland Paddy Travers
CELTIC:
GK Flag of Scotland John Bonnar
RB Flag of Scotland Mike Haughney
LB Flag of Scotland Frank Meechan
RH Flag of Scotland Bobby Evans
CH Flag of Scotland Jock Stein
LH Flag of Northern Ireland Bertie Peacock
RW Flag of Scotland Bobby Collins
IR Flag of Scotland Willie Fernie
CF Flag of Scotland John McPhail
IL Flag of Scotland Jimmy Walsh
LW Flag of Northern Ireland Charlie Tully
Manager:
Flag of Scotland Jimmy McGrory

[edit] Replay


April 27, 1955 Clyde 1 – 0 Celtic Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 68,831
Referee: Charlie Faultless
Tommy Ring Scored

[edit] Teams
CLYDE:
GK Flag of South Africa Ken Hewkins
RB Flag of Ireland Albert Murphy
LB Flag of Scotland Harry Haddock
RH Flag of Scotland Ralph Granville
CH Flag of Scotland Tommy Anderson
LH Flag of Scotland Davie Laing
RW Flag of Scotland John Divers
IR Flag of Scotland Archie Robertson
CF Flag of Scotland Ally Hill
IL Flag of Scotland George Brown
LW Flag of Scotland Tommy Ring
Manager:
Flag of Scotland Paddy Travers
CELTIC:
GK Flag of Scotland John Bonnar
RB Flag of Scotland Mike Haughney
LB Flag of Scotland Frank Meechan
RH Flag of Scotland Bobby Evans
CH Flag of Scotland Jock Stein
LH Flag of Northern Ireland Bertie Peacock
RW Flag of Scotland Jimmy Walsh
IR Flag of Scotland Willie Fernie
CF Flag of Ireland Sean Fallon
IL Flag of Scotland John McPhail
LW Flag of Northern Ireland Charlie Tully
Manager:
Flag of Scotland Jimmy McGrory

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