Scottish Cup 1977-78

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The 1977-78 Scottish Cup was the 93rd staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Aberdeen in the final.

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[edit] First round

Home team Score Away team
Brechin City 2-0 Falkirk
Burntisland Shipyard 1-4 Berwick Rangers
Civil Service Strollers 4-3 Selkirk
Dunfermline Athletic 0-0 Clyde
Inverness Caledonian 5-0 Inverness F.C.
Raith Rovers 1-0 Stenhousemuir

[edit] Replays

Home team Score Away team
Clyde 0-3 Dunfermline Athletic

[edit] Second round

Home team Score Away team
Albion Rovers 1-0 Buckie Thistle
Berwick Rangers 6-0 Raith Rovers
Brechin City 1-0 Dunfermline Athletic
Inverness Caledonian 4-0 Civil Service Strollers
Meadowbank Thistle 2-1 East Stirling
Peterhead 1-1 Cowdenbeath
Stranraer 0-1 Queen’s Park
Vale of Leithen 4-1 Forfar Athletic

[edit] Replays

Home team Score Away team
Cowdenbeath 5-0 Peterhead

[edit] Third round

Home team Score Away team
St Johnstone 1-0 Brechin City
Stirling Albion 3-0 Clydebank
Aberdeen 2-0 Ayr United
Airdrieonians 2-3 Hearts
Celtic 7-1 Dundee
St Mirren 1-2 Kilmarnock
Albion Rovers 0-1 Greenock Morton
Partick Thistle 1-1 Cowdenbeath
Vale of Leithen 0-1 Queen’s Park
Alloa Athletic 2-2 Dumbarton
Arbroath 0-4 Motherwell
Berwick Rangers 2-4 Rangers
Hamilton Academical 1-4 Dundee United
Hibernian 4-0 East Fife
Meadowbank Thistle 2-1 Inverness Caledonian
Queen of the South 2-2 Montrose

[edit] Replays

Home team Score Away team
Cowdenbeath 0-1 Partick Thistle
Dumbarton 2-1 Alloa Athletic
Montrose 1-3 Queen of the South

[edit] Fourth round

Home team Score Away team
Hibernian 0-0 Partick Thistle
Aberdeen 3-0 St Johnstone
Celtic 1-1 Kilmarnock
Dundee United 3-0 Queen of the South
Motherwell 1-3 Queen’s Park
Dumbarton 1-1 Hearts
Greenock Morton 3-0 Meadowbank Thistle
Rangers 1-0 Stirling Albion

[edit] Replays

Home team Score Away team
Partick Thistle 2-1 Hibernian
Kilmarnock 1-0 Celtic
Hearts 0-1 Dumbarton

[edit] Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 2-2 Greenock Morton
Dundee United 2-0 Queen’s Park
Partick Thistle 2-1 Dumbarton
Rangers 4-1 Kilmarnock

[edit] Replays

Home team Score Away team
Greenock Morton 1-2 Aberdeen

[edit] Semi-finals

April 5, 1978 Rangers 2-0 Dundee United Hampden Park, Glasgow

Ref:
Attendance: 25,619


April 12, 1978 Aberdeen 4-2 Partick Thistle Hampden Park, Glasgow

Ref: John Gordon
Attendance: 12,282

Ian Fleming 32', 39', 77'
Joe Harper (pen) 71'
Jim Melrose 64', 68'

[edit] Final

May 6, 1978 Rangers 2-1 Aberdeen Hampden Park, Glasgow

Ref: Brian McGinlay
Attendance: 61,563

Alex MacDonald 35'
Derek Johnstone 57'
Steve Ritchie 85'

[edit] Teams

RANGERS:
GK Flag of Scotland Peter McCloy
DF Flag of Scotland Sandy Jardine
DF Flag of Scotland Colin Jackson
DF Flag of Scotland John Greig
DF Flag of Scotland Tom Forsyth
MF Flag of Scotland Tommy McLean
MF Flag of Scotland Bobby Russell
MF Flag of Scotland Alex MacDonald
MF Flag of Scotland Davie Cooper Substituted off after ? minutes ?'
FW Flag of Scotland Derek Johnstone
FW Flag of Scotland Gordon Smith
Substitutes:
MF Flag of Scotland Kenny Watson Substituted on after ? minutes ?'
Manager:
Flag of Scotland Jock Wallace
ABERDEEN:
GK Flag of Scotland Bobby Clark
DF Flag of Scotland Stuart Kennedy
DF Flag of Scotland Willie Miller
DF Flag of Scotland Willie Garner
DF Flag of Scotland Steve Ritchie
MF Flag of Scotland Ian Fleming Substituted off after ? minutes ?'
MF Flag of Scotland Dom Sullivan
MF Flag of Scotland John McMaster
MF Flag of Scotland Duncan Davidson
FW Flag of Scotland Drew Jarvie
FW Flag of Scotland Joe Harper
Substitutes:
MF Flag of Scotland Ian Scanlon Substituted on after ? minutes ?'
Manager:
Flag of Scotland Billy McNeill

[edit] See also

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