1975–76 Scottish Cup

1975–76 Scottish Cup
Country Scotland
Champions Rangers
Runner-up Heart of Midlothian
← 1974–75 1976–77 →

The 1975–76 Scottish Cup was the 91st staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Heart of Midlothian in the final.

Contents

First round

Home team Score Away team
Albion Rovers 0 – 0 Hawick Royal Albert
Brechin City 1 – 1 Berwick Rangers
East Stirlingshire 0 – 5 Alloa Athletic
Elgin City 0 – 1 Forres Mechanics
Peterhead 0 – 2 Raith Rovers
Stranraer 1 – 0 Queen’s Park

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Hawick Royal Albert 0 – 3 Albion Rovers
Berwick Rangers 3 – 3 Brechin City

Second Replays

Home team Score Away team
Berwick Rangers 0 – 1 Brechin City

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Albion Rovers 1 – 1 Glasgow University
Cowdenbeath 2 – 0 Selkirk
Forfar Athletic 2 – 1 Meadowbank Thistle
Forres Mechanics 1 – 2 Alloa Athletic
Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Clydebank
Stenhousemuir 2 – 2 Brechin City
Stirling Albion 4 – 0 Civil Service Strollers
Stranraer 2 – 3 Keith

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Brechin City 0 – 1 Stenhousemuir
Glasgow University 0 – 1 Albion Rovers

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Albion Rovers 1 – 2 Partick Thistle
Alloa Athletic 0 – 4 Aberdeen
Ayr United 4 – 2 Airdrieonians
Cowdenbeath 3 – 0 St. Mirren
Dumbarton 2 – 0 Keith
Dundee 1 – 2 Falkirk
Dundee United 4 – 0 Hamilton Academical
Hearts 2 – 2 Clyde
Hibernian 3 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic
Greenock Morton 1 – 3 Montrose
Motherwell 3 – 2 Celtic
Queen of the South 3 – 2 St. Johnstone
Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Arbroath
Rangers 3 – 0 East Fife
Stenhousemuir 1 – 1 Kilmarnock
Stirling Albion 2 – 1 Forfar Athletic

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Clyde 0 – 1 Hearts
Kilmarnock 1 – 0 Stenhousemuir

Fourth round

Home team Score Away team
Ayr United 2 – 2 Queen of the South
Cowdenbeath 0 – 2 Motherwell
Hearts 3 – 0 Stirling Albion
Hibernian 1 – 1 Dundee United
Kilmarnock 3 – 1 Falkirk
Montrose 2 – 1 Raith Rovers
Partick Thistle 0 – 0 Dumbarton
Rangers 4 – 1 Aberdeen

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Dumbarton 1 – 0 Partick Thistle
Dundee United 0 – 2 Hibernian
Queen of the South 5 – 4 Ayr United

Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Dumbarton 2 – 1 Kilmarnock
Montrose 2 – 2 Hearts
Motherwell 2 – 2 Hibernian
Queen of the South 0 – 5 Rangers

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Hibernian 1 – 1 Motherwell
Hearts 2 – 2 Montrose

Second Replays

Home team Score Away team
Hibernian 1 – 2 Motherwell
Hearts 2 – 1 Montrose

Semi-finals

31 March 1976
 Motherwell 2 – 3 Rangers
Attendance: 50,000
3 April 1976
 Dumbarton 0 – 0 Hearts Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 16,087

Replays

14 April 1976
 Dumbarton 0 – 3 Hearts Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 11,273

Final

1 May 1976
 Rangers 3 – 1 Hearts Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 85,354
Referee: Bobby Davidson
Derek Johnstone (2)
Alex MacDonald		 Graham Shaw

Teams

RANGERS:
GK Peter McCloy
DF Alex Miller
DF Colin Jackson
DF John Greig
DF Tom Forsyth
MF Tommy McLean
MF Bobby McKean
MF Johnny Hamilton  ?'
MF Alex MacDonald
FW Derek Johnstone
FW Martin Henderson
Substitutes:
DF Sandy Jardine  ?'
?
Manager:
Jock Wallace
HEARTS:
GK Jim Cruickshank
DF Roy Kay
DF Jim Jefferies
DF John Gallacher
DF Sandy Burrell  ?'
MF Jim Brown
MF Graham Shaw
MF Ralph Callachan
MF Bobby Prentice
FW Willie Gibson  ?'
FW Drew Busby
Substitutes:
MF Kenny Aird  ?'
FW Donald Park  ?'
Manager:
John Hagart

See also

Seasons
1873–74 · 1874–75 · 1875–76 · 1876–77 · 1877–78 · 1878–79 · 1879–80 · 1880–81 · 1881–82 · 1882–83 · 1883–84 · 1884–85 · 1885–86 · 1886–87 · 1887–88 · 1888–89 · 1889–90 · 1890–91 · 1891–92 · 1892–93 · 1893–94 · 1894–95 · 1895–96 · 1896–97 · 1897–98 · 1898–99 · 1899–00 · 1900–01 · 1901–02 · 1902–03 · 1903–04 · 1904–05 · 1905–06 · 1906–07 · 1907–08 · 1908–09 · 1909–10 · 1910–11 · 1911–12 · 1912–13 · 1913–14 · 1919–20 · 1920–21 · 1921–22 · 1922–23 · 1923–24 · 1924–25 · 1925–26 · 1926–27 · 1927–28 · 1928–29 · 1929–30 · 1930–31 · 1931–32 · 1932–33 · 1933–34 · 1934–35 · 1935–36 · 1936–37 · 1937–38 · 1938–39 · 1946–47 · 1947–48 · 1948–49 · 1949–50 · 1950–51 · 1951–52 · 1952–53 · 1953–54 · 1954–55 · 1955–56 · 1956–57 · 1957–58 · 1958–59 · 1959–60 · 1960–61 · 1961–62 · 1962–63 · 1963–64 · 1964–65 · 1965–66 · 1966–67 · 1967–68 · 1968–69 · 1969–70 · 1970–71 · 1971–72 · 1972–73 · 1973–74 · 1974–75 · 1975–76 · 1976–77 · 1977–78 · 1978–79 · 1979–80 · 1980–81 · 1981–82 · 1982–83 · 1983–84 · 1984–85 · 1985–86 · 1986–87 · 1987–88 · 1988–89 · 1989–90 · 1990–91 · 1991–92 · 1992–93 · 1993–94 · 1994–95 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–00 · 2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10  · 2010–11  · 2011–12
Finals
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