1938–39 Scottish Cup

1938–39 Scottish Cup
Country Scotland
Champions Clyde
Runner-up Motherwell
← 1937–38 1946–47 →

The 1938–39 Scottish Cup was the 61st staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Clyde who defeated Motherwell in the final.

Contents

First round

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 1 – 0 Albion Rovers
Alloa Athletic 2 – 1 Ayr United
Blairgowrie 3 – 2 Dumbarton
Bo'ness United 1 – 4 Hamilton Academical
Burntisland 3 – 8 Celtic
Clyde 2 – 0 St. Johnstone
Cowdenbeath 3 – 3 Partick Thistle
Dundee 2 – 0 St. Bernard's
Dundee United 2 – 0 Stenhousemuir
Duns 4 – 1 Girvan
East Fife 1 – 2 Montrose
Edinburgh City 3 – 3 Stranraer
Falkirk 5 – 0 Brechin City
Falkirk Amateurs 2 – 4 Elgin City
Forfar Athletic 0 – 3 Hibernian
Hearts 14 – 2 Penicuik Athletic
Huntly 1 – 8 Motherwell
Kilmarnock 6 – 1 Berwick Rangers
King's Park 5 – 5 Babcock & Wilcox
Leith Athletic 0 – 2 Airdrieonians
Nithsdale Wanderers 5 – 5 Buckie Thistle
Queen of the South 5 – 4 Arbroath
Queen's Park 4 – 1 St Cuthbert's Wanderers
Raith Rovers 0 – 1 Rangers
St. Mirren 7 – 0 East Stirlingshire
Third Lanark 8 – 2 Clachnacuddin

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Buckie Thistle 5 – 2 Nithsdale Wanderers
Babcock & Wilcox 3 – 2 Kings Park
Partick Thistle 1 – 2 Cowdenbeath
Stranraer 1 – 2 Edinburgh City

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 5 – 1 Queen's Park
Blairgowrie 3 – 3 Buckie Thistle
Dundee 0 – 0 Clyde
Dundee United 1 – 5 Motherwell
Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 0 Duns
Falkirk 7 – 0 Airdrieonians
Hearts 14 – 1 Elgin City
Hibernian 3 – 1 Kilmarnock
Montrose 1 – 7 Celtic
Queen of the South 5 – 0 Babcock & Wilcox
Rangers 2 – 0 Hamilton Academical
Third Lanark 3 – 0 Cowdenbeath
Edinburgh City 1 – 3 St. Mirren

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Buckie Thistle 4 – 1 Blairgowrie
Clyde 1 – 0 Dundee

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Buckie Thistle 0 – 6 Third Lanark
Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Alloa Athletic
Falkirk 2 – 3 Aberdeen
Hearts 2 – 2 Celtic
Motherwell 4 – 2 St. Mirren
Rangers 1 – 4 Clyde

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Alloa Athletic 3 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic
Celtic 2 – 1 Hearts

Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 2 – 0 Queen of the South
Clyde 1 – 0 Third Lanark
Hibernian 3 – 1 Alloa Athletic
Motherwell 3 – 1 Celtic

Semi-finals

25 March 1939
 Aberdeen 1 – 1 Motherwell
Attendance: 81,756
25 March 1939
 Clyde 1 – 0 Hibernian
Attendance: 39,812

Replays

29 March 1939
 Motherwell 3 – 1 Aberdeen
Attendance: 40,539

Final

22 April 1939
 Clyde 4 – 0 Motherwell Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 94,000
Willie Martin
Wallace
Noble

Teams

CLYDE:
GK Jock Brown
RB Jimmy Kirk
LB Jimmy Hickie
RH Harry Beaton (Captain)
CH Eddie Falloon
LH Ned Weir
RW Tom Robertson
IR Davie Noble
CF Willie Martin
IL Dougie Wallace
LW John Gillies
Manager:
Paddy Travers
MOTHERWELL:
GK Andrew Murray
RB Wales
LB Ben Ellis
RH McKenzie
CH John Blair
LH Telfer
RW Duncan Ogilvie
IR Hutton Bremner
CF Davie Mathie
IL George Stevenson
LW John McCulloch
Manager:
John 'Sailor' Hunter

See also

Seasons
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Finals
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