1986 Scottish Cup Final

1986 Scottish Cup Final
Event 1985–86 Scottish Cup
Date 10 May 1986
Venue Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee Hugh Alexander
Attendance 62,841
1985
1987

The 1986 Scottish Cup Final was played on 10 May 1986 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 111th Scottish Cup. The previous winners were Celtic, who had beaten Dundee United in the 1985 final, but they were knocked out by Hibernian at the quarter-final stage. The Final was contested by Aberdeen and Heart of Midlothian. Aberdeen won the match 3–0, with goals from John Hewitt and Billy Stark.

Match details

10 May 1986
Aberdeen 3 – 0 Heart of Midlothian Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 62,841
Referee: Hugh Alexander
Hewitt  5'  49'
Stark  75'
Report
Aberdeen:
GK Jim Leighton
DF Stewart McKimmie
DF Alex McLeish
DF Willie Miller
DF Tommy McQueen
MF Jim Bett
MF Neale Cooper
MF John McMaster  ?'
MF Peter Weir
FW John Hewitt  ?'
FW Frank McDougall
Substitutes:
MF Billy Stark  ?'
FW Joe Miller  ?'
Manager:
Alex Ferguson
Heart of Midlothian:
GK Henry Smith
DF Walter Kidd
DF Sandy Jardine
DF Craig Levein
DF Brian Whittaker
MF Gary Mackay
MF Neil Berry
MF Kenny Black
FW John Colquhoun
FW Sandy Clark
FW John Robertson
Substitutes:
DF George Cowie
MF Billy MacKay
Manager:
Alex MacDonald

Road to the final

Aberdeen Round Heart of Midlothian
Home team Score Away team Aberdeen scorer(s) Home team Score Away team Hearts scorer(s)
Aberdeen 4 – 1 Montrose Stark , McLeish , W. Miller , McDougall Round Three[1] Hearts 3 – 2 Rangers Colin McAdam
Gary Mackay
John Robertson
Arbroath 0 – 1 Aberdeen J. Miller Round Four Hamilton Academical 1 – 2 Hearts John Robertson
Gary Mackay
Dundee 2 – 2 Aberdeen Hewitt Quarter-finals Hearts 4 – 1 St. Mirren John Colquhoun
John Robertson
Kenny Black
Aberdeen 2 – 1 Dundee Black , Weir Replay
Aberdeen 3 – 0 Hibernian Billy Stark  20'
Eric Black  35'
Joe Miller  81'
Semi-finals Hearts 1 – 0 Dundee United John Colquhoun  13'

References

  1. ^ SPL teams received a bye to the third round.