Scottish Cup 1955-56

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The 1955-56 Scottish Cup was the 71st staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Hearts who defeated Celtic in the final. The victory 50 years after their last win is the longest gap between Cup wins.

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[edit] First round

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

[edit] Replays

Home team Score Away team
Girvan Amateurs 0-1 Tarff Rovers
Shawfields Amateurs 2-1 Murrayfield Amateurs

[edit] Second round

Home team Score Away team
Peebles Rovers 4-3 Eyemouth United
Clachnacuddin 3-0 St. Cuthbert Wanderers
Gala Fairydean 6-2 Shawfields Amateurs
Huntly 2-4 Forres Mechanics
Inverness Thistle 5-2 Buckie Thistle
Keith 2-0 Elgin City
Lossiemouth 3-1 Duns
Ross County 3-2 Tarff Rovers
Whithorn 2-3 Selkirk

[edit] Third round

Home team Score Away team
Berwick Rangers 3-0 Fraserburgh
Dumbarton 5-3 Inverness Caledonian
Forres Mechanics 2-4 Clachnacuddin
Gala Fairydean 4-5 Montrose
Inverness Thistle 1-1 Peebles Rovers
Keith 2-4 East Stirling
Lossiemouth 1-0 Selkirk
Ross County 2-3 Stranraer

[edit] Replays

Home team Score Away team
Peebles Rovers 2-1 Inverness Thistle

[edit] Fourth round

Home team Score Away team
Albion Rovers 1-1 Alloa Athletic
Berwick Rangers 5-1 Lossiemouth
Brechin City 1-1 Peebles Rovers
Cowdenbeath 6-0 Montrose
Dundee United 4-1 Dumbarton
East Stirling 0-2 Arbroath
Forfar Athletic 5-2 Stranraer
Greenock Morton 5-2 Clachnacuddin

[edit] Replays

Home team Score Away team
Alloa Athletic 4-0 Albion Rovers
Peebles Rovers 4-4 Brechin City

[edit] Second Replays

Home team Score Away team
Peebles Rovers 0-0 Brechin City

[edit] Third Replays
Home team Score Away team
Brechin City 6-2 Peebles Rovers

[edit] Fifth round

Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians 7-1 Hamilton Academical
Ayr United 5-2 Berwick Rangers
Brechin City 1-1 Arbroath
Clyde 5-0 Dunfermline Athletic
Dundee United 2-2 Dundee
East Fife 1-3 Stenhousemuir
Falkirk 0-3 Kilmarnock
Hearts 3-0 Forfar Athletic
Hibernian 1-1 Raith Rovers
Greenock Morton 0-2 Celtic
Motherwell 0-2 Queen’s Park
Partick Thistle 2-0 Alloa Athletic
Queen of the South 3-1 Cowdenbeath
Rangers 2-1 Aberdeen
St Mirren 6-0 Third Lanark
Stirling Albion 2-1 St Johnstone

[edit] Replays

Home team Score Away team
Raith Rovers 3-1 Hibernian
Arbroath 2-3 Brechin City
Dundee 3-0 Dundee United

[edit] Sixth round

Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians 4-4 St Mirren
Ayr United 0-3 Celtic
Dundee 0-1 Rangers
Hearts 5-0 Stirling Albion
Kilmarnock 2-2 Queen of the South
Partick Thistle 3-1 Brechin City
Raith Rovers 2-2 Queen’s Park
Stenhousemuir 0-1 Clyde

[edit] Replays

Home team Score Away team
Queen of the South 2-0 Kilmarnock
Queen’s Park 1-2 Raith Rovers
St Mirren 1-3 Airdrieonians

[edit] Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Celtic 2-1 Airdrieonians
Hearts 4-0 Rangers
Queen of the South 2-4 Clyde
Raith Rovers 2-1 Partick Thistle

[edit] Semi-finals

March 24, 1956 Celtic 2 – 1 Clyde Hampden Park, Glasgow

March 24, 1956 Hearts 0 – 0 Raith Rovers Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 58,448

[edit] Replays


March 28, 1956 Hearts 3 – 0 Raith Rovers Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 54,233
Jimmy Wardhaugh Scored Scored
Ian Crawford Scored

[edit] Final

April 21, 1956 Hearts 3 – 1 Celtic Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 132,840
Referee: Bobby Davidson (Airdrie)
Ian Crawford Scored after 20 minutes 20' Scored after 48 minutes 48'
Alfie Conn Scored after 80 minutes 80'
Mike Haughney Scored after 55 minutes 55'

[edit] Teams

HEARTS :
GK Flag of Scotland Willie Duff
RB Flag of Scotland Bobby Kirk
LB Flag of Scotland Tam McKenzie
RH Flag of Scotland Dave Mackay
CH Flag of Scotland Freddie Glidden (Captain)
LH Flag of Scotland John Cumming
RW Flag of Scotland Alex Young
IR Flag of Scotland Alfie Conn
CF Flag of Scotland Willie Bauld
IL Flag of Scotland Jimmy Wardhaugh
LW Flag of Scotland Ian Crawford
Manager:
Flag of Scotland Tommy Walker
CELTIC:
GK Flag of Scotland Dick Beattie
RB Flag of Scotland Frank Meechan
LB Flag of Ireland Sean Fallon (Captain)
RH Flag of Scotland Eric Smith
CH Flag of Scotland Bobby Evans
LH Flag of Northern Ireland Bertie Peacock
RW Flag of Scotland Willie Craig
IR Flag of Scotland Mike Haughney
CF Flag of Scotland Neil Mochan
IL Flag of Scotland Willie Fernie
LW Flag of Northern Ireland Charlie Tully
Manager:
Flag of Scotland Jimmy McGrory

[edit] See also

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