1951–52 Scottish Cup

1951–52 Scottish Cup
Country Scotland
Champions Motherwell
Runner-up Dundee

The 1951–52 Scottish Cup was the 67th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Motherwell who defeated Dundee in the final.

Contents

First round

Home team Score Away team
Berwick Rangers 7 – 0 Peebles Rovers
Brechin City 0 – 6 Queen of the South
Celtic 0 – 0 Third Lanark
Deveronvale 1 – 3 Clyde
Dundee 4 – 0 Ayr United
Duns 1 – 2 Alloa Athletic
Eyemouth United 0 – 4 East Fife
Forfar Athletic 2 – 4 Motherwell
Inverness Caledonian 3 – 3 Dundee United
Kilmarnock 2 – 0 Stenhousemuir
Montrose 1 – 2 Wigtown & Bladnoch
Greenock Morton 2 – 0 East Stirlingshire
Partick Thistle 0 – 1 Hamilton Academical
Raith Rovers 0 – 0 Hibernian

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Third Lanark 2 – 1 Celtic
Dundee United 4 – 0 Inverness Caledonian
Hibernian 0 – 0 Raith Rovers

Second Replays

Home team Score Away team
Raith Rovers 4 – 0 Hibernian

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 2 – 1 Kilmarnock
Airdrieonians 2 – 1 East Fife
Albion Rovers 1 – 1 Stranraer
Alloa Athletic 0 – 0 Berwick Rangers
Clachnacuddin 1 – 2 Greenock Morton
Clyde 3 – 4 Dunfermline Athletic
Cowdenbeath 1 – 4 Arbroath
Dumbarton 1 – 0 Queen’s Park
Falkirk 3 – 3 Stirling Albion
Hamilton Academical 1 – 1 Third Lanark
Hearts 1 – 0 Raith Rovers
Leith Athletic 1 – 4 Dundee United
Rangers 6 – 1 Elgin City
St. Johnstone 2 – 2 Queen of the South
St. Mirren 2 – 3 Motherwell
Wigtown & Bladnoch 1 – 7 Dundee

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Berwick Rangers 4 – 1 Alloa Athletic
Queen of the South 3 – 1 St. Johnstone
Stirling Albion 1 – 2 Falkirk
Stranraer 3 – 4 Albion Rovers
Third Lanark 4 – 0 Hamilton Academical

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians 4 – 0 Greenock Morton
Albion Rovers 1 – 3 Third Lanark
Arbroath 0 – 2 Rangers
Dumbarton 1 – 3 Falkirk
Dundee 1 – 0 Berwick Rangers
Dundee United 2 – 2 Aberdeen
Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Motherwell
Queen of the South 1 – 3 Hearts

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 3 – 2 Dundee United
Motherwell 4 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic

Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians 2 – 2 Hearts
Dundee 4 – 0 Aberdeen
Rangers 1 – 1 Motherwell
Third Lanark 1 – 0 Falkirk

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Hearts 6 – 4 Airdrieonians
Motherwell 2 – 1 Rangers

Semi-finals

March 29, 1952
Dundee 2 – 0 Third Lanark Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 23,615

March 29, 1952
Motherwell 1 – 1 Hearts Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 98,547
Jimmy Watson Alfie Conn

Replays


April 7, 1952
Motherwell 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Hearts Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 80,000
Jimmy Watson Eddie Rutherford

Second Replays


April 9, 1952
Motherwell 3 – 1 Hearts Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 59,468
Archie Shaw
Wilson Humphries
Willie Redpath
Alfie Conn

Final

April 19, 1952
Motherwell 4 – 0 Dundee Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 136,274
Referee: Jack Mowat
Watson
Redpath
Humphries
Kelly
Soccerbase

See also