1955–56 Scottish Cup

1955–56 Scottish Cup
Country Scotland
Champions Heart of Midlothian
Runner-up Celtic
← 1954–55 1956–57 →

The 1955–56 Scottish Cup was the 71st staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Heart of Midlothian who defeated Celtic in the final. The final was a repeat of the 1907 final and was Hearts' first appearance in the final since that date.[1]

Contents

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 Shawfield 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 & Bladnoch 0 – 7 Keith

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Girvan Amateurs 0 – 1 Tarff Rovers
Shawfield Amateurs 2 – 1 Murrayfield Amateurs

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Peebles Rovers 4 – 3 Eyemouth United
Clachnacuddin 3 – 0 St. Cuthbert Wanderers
Gala Fairydean 6 – 2 Shawfield 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

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 Stirlingshire
Lossiemouth 1 – 0 Selkirk
Ross County 2 – 3 Stranraer

Replays

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

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 Stirlingshire 0 – 2 Arbroath
Forfar Athletic 5 – 2 Stranraer
Greenock Morton 5 – 2 Clachnacuddin

Replays

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

Second Replays

Home team Score Away team
Peebles Rovers 0 – 0 Brechin City
Third Replays
Home team Score Away team
Brechin City 6 – 2 Peebles Rovers

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

Replays

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

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

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

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

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

Replay

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

Final

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

Teams

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

See also

References

  1. ^ List of Scottish Cup Finals at RSSSF

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