1948–49 Scottish Cup

1948–49 Scottish Cup
Country Scotland
Champions Rangers
Runner-up Clyde

The 1948–49 Scottish Cup was the 64th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Clyde in the final.

Contents

First round

Home team Score Away team
Alloa Athletic 8 – 3 Montrose
Arbroath 3 – 4 Partick Thistle
Ayr United 2 – 1 Queen’s Park
Clyde 2 – 0 Fraserburgh
Cowdenbeath 6 – 2 Keith
Dumbarton 5 – 2 Kilmarnock
Dundee 5 – 1 St. Johnstone
Dundee United 4 – 3 Celtic
East Fife 2 – 1 Falkirk
Forfar Athletic 0 – 4 Hibernian
Hamilton Academical 1 – 2 Albion Rovers
Hearts 4 – 1 Airdrieonians
Inverness Caledonian 2 – 2 Greenock Morton
Leith Athletic 0 – 1 Raith Rovers
Motherwell 3 – 0 Stranraer
Queen of the South 2 – 0 East Stirlingshire
Rangers 6 – 1 Elgin City
St. Mirren 2 – 0 Stirling Albion
Stenhousemuir 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic
Third Lanark 2 – 1 Aberdeen

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Greenock Morton 2 – 0 Inverness Caledonian

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Alloa Athletic 1 – 3 Clyde
Ayr United 0 – 2 Greenock Morton
Cowdenbeath 1 – 2 East Fife
Dumbarton 1 – 1 Dundee United
Dundee 0 – 0 St. Mirren
Hearts 3 – 1 Third Lanark
Hibernian 1 – 1 Raith Rovers
Motherwell 0 – 3 Rangers
Partick Thistle 3 – 0 Queen of the South
Stenhousemuir 5 – 1 Albion Rovers

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Dundee United 1 – 3 Dumbarton
Raith Rovers 3 – 4 Hibernian
St. Mirren 1 – 2 Dundee

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Hearts 3 – 0 Dumbarton
Greenock Morton 0 – 2 Clyde

Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Hearts 2 – 4 Dundee
Hibernian 0 – 2 East Fife
Rangers 4 – 0 Partick Thistle
Stenhousemuir 0 – 1 Clyde

Semi-finals

March 26, 1949
Clyde 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) Dundee
Attendance: 33,000

March 26, 1949
Rangers 3 – 0 East Fife
Attendance: 104,958

Replays


April 4, 1949
Clyde 2 – 1 Dundee
Attendance: 50,000

Final

23 April 1949
Rangers 4 – 1 Clyde Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 108,435
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Teams

RANGERS:
GK Bobby Brown
RB George Young
LB Jock Shaw
RH Ian McColl
CH Willie Woodburn
LH Sammy Cox
RW Willie Waddell
IR Jimmy Duncanson
CF Willie Thornton
IL Billy Williamson
LW Eddie Rutherford
Manager:
Bill Struth
CLYDE:
GK Stan Gullan
RB Alex Gibson
LB Frank Mennie
RH Jim Campbell
CH Bob Milligan
LH Hugh Long
RW Roy Davies
IR Archie Wright
CF Alex Linwood
IL Peter Galletly
LW Charlie Bootland
Manager:
Paddy Travers

See also