1954–55 Scottish Cup

1954–55 Scottish Cup
Country Scotland
Champions Clyde
Runner-up Celtic
← 1953–54 1955–56 →

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. It was Clyde's second cup success, whilst Celtic lost in the final having won the last five Scottish Cup finals that they had played in.[1]

Contents

First round

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen University 3 – 3 Girvan Amateurs
Babcock & Wilcox 3 – 1 Shawfield 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

Replays

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

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 & Bladnoch
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

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Clachnacuddin 7 – 1 Elgin City

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Berwick Rangers 3 – 3 Clachnacuddin
Brora Rangers 3 – 3 Inverness Caledonian
Fraserburgh 4 – 2 East Stirlingshire
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

Replays

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

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

Replays

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

Second Replays

Home team Score Away team
Ayr United 3 – 1 Cowdenbeath

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

Replays

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

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

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Celtic 1 – 0 Kilmarnock

Quarter-finals

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

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 2 – 0 Hearts

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: Bob Davidson
Tommy Ring  9'  89' Paddy Buckley  37'  40'

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: Bob Davidson
Archie Robertson  28'

Final

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

Teams

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

Replay

April 27, 1955
 Clyde 1 – 0 Celtic Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 68,831
Referee: Charlie Faultless
Tommy Ring
Teams
CLYDE:
GK Ken Hewkins
RB Albert Murphy
LB Harry Haddock
RH Ralph Granville
CH Tommy Anderson
LH Davie Laing
RW John Divers
IR Archie Robertson
CF Ally Hill
IL George Brown
LW Tommy Ring
Manager:
Paddy Travers
CELTIC:
GK John Bonnar
RB Mike Haughney
LB Frank Meechan
RH Bobby Evans
CH Jock Stein
LH Bertie Peacock
RW Jimmy Walsh
IR Willie Fernie
CF Sean Fallon
IL John McPhail
LW Charlie Tully
Manager:
Jimmy McGrory

See also

References

  1. ^ List of Scottish Cup Finals at RSSSF
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