1947–48 Scottish Cup

1947–48 Scottish Cup
Country Scotland
Champions Rangers
Runner-up Greenock Morton
← 1946–47 1948–49 →

The 1947–48 Scottish Cup was the 63rd staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Greenock Morton in the replayed final.

Contents

First round

Home team Score Away team
Albion Rovers 0 – 2 Hibernian
Arbroath 9 – 1 Babcock & Wilcox
Ayr United 1 – 2 Greenock Morton
Berwick Rangers 2 – 4 Cowdenbeath
Dundee 2 – 4 Heart of Midlothian
East Fife 2 – 0 Kilmarnock
Inverness Caledonian 1 – 6 Falkirk
Motherwell 2 – 2 Hamilton Academical
Queen of the South 1 – 0 Stenhousemuir
St. Mirren 8 – 0 Shawfield Amateurs
Stranraer 0 – 1 Rangers
Clachnacuddin 0 – 2 St. Johnstone

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Hamilton Academical 0 – 2 Motherwell

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians 2 – 1 Heart of Midlothian
Alloa Athletic 0 – 1 Queen of the South
Celtic 3 – 0 Cowdenbeath
Clyde 2 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic
East Fife 5 – 1 St. Johnstone
Hibernian 4 – 0 Arbroath
Montrose 2 – 0 Duns
Greenock Morton 3 – 2 Falkirk
Motherwell 1 – 0 Third Lanark
Nithsdale Wanderers 0 – 5 Aberdeen
Partick Thistle 4 – 3 Dundee United
Peterhead 1 – 2 Dumbarton
Queen’s Park 8 – 2 Deveronvale
Rangers 4 – 0 Leith Athletic
St. Mirren 2 – 0 East Stirlingshire
Stirling Albion 2 – 4 Raith Rovers

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians 3 – 0 Raith Rovers
Celtic 1 – 0 Motherwell
Dumbarton 0 – 1 East Fife
Hibernian 4 – 2 Aberdeen
Montrose 2 – 1 Queen of the South
Greenock Morton 3 – 0 Queen’s Park
Rangers 3 – 0 Partick Thistle
St. Mirren 2 – 1 Clyde

Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians 0 – 3 Greenock Morton
Celtic 4 – 0 Montrose
Hibernian 3 – 1 St. Mirren
Rangers 1 – 0 East Fife

Semi-finals

March 27, 1948
 Greenock Morton 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Celtic
Attendance: 80,000
March 27, 1948
 Rangers 1 – 0 Hibernian
Attendance: 143,000

Final

April 17, 1948
 Rangers 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Greenock Morton Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 129,176
Gillick Soccerbase Whyte

Teams

RANGERS:
GK Bobby Brown
RB George Young
LB Jock Shaw
RH Ian McColl
CH Willie Woodburn
LH Sammy Cox
RW Eddie Rutherford
IR Torrance Gillick
CF Willie Thornton
IL Willie Findlay
LW Jimmy Duncanson
Manager:
Bill Struth
GREENOCK MORTON:
GK Jimmy Cowan
RB Jimmy Mitchell
LB John Whigham
RH Billy Campbell
CH Alex Millar
LH Jimmy Whyte
RW John Hepburn
IR Eddie Murphy
CF Davie Cupples
IL Tommy Orr
LW Colin Liddell
Manager:
Jimmy Davies

Final (replay)

April 21, 1948
 Rangers 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Greenock Morton Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 133,750
Williamson Soccerbase

Teams

RANGERS:
GK Bobby Brown
RB George Young
LB Jock Shaw
RH Ian McColl
CH Willie Woodburn
LH Sammy Cox
RW Eddie Rutherford
IR Torrance Gillick
CF Willie Thornton
IL Billy Williamson
LW Jimmy Duncanson
Manager:
Bill Struth
GREENOCK MORTON:
GK Jimmy Cowan
RB Jimmy Mitchell
LB John Whigham
RH Billy Campbell
CH Alex Millar
LH Jimmy Whyte
RW John Hepburn
IR Eddie Murphy
CF Davie Cupples
IL Tommy Orr
LW Colin Liddell
Manager:
Jimmy Davies

See also

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