1967–68 Scottish Cup

1967–68 Scottish Cup
Country Scotland
Champions Dunfermline Athletic
Runner-up Hearts
← 1966–67 1968–69 →

The 1967–68 Scottish Cup was the 83rd staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Dunfermline Athletic who defeated Hearts in the final.

Contents

Preliminary round 1

Home team Score Away team
Dumbarton 0 – 0 Berwick Rangers
Elgin City 3 – 1 Albion Rovers
Fraserburgh 1 – 4 East Stirlingshire
Hawick Royal Albert 4 – 0 Vale of Leithen
Stranraer 2 – 2 Stenhousemuir

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Berwick Rangers 2 – 1 Dumbarton
Stenhousemuir 5 – 0 Stranraer

Preliminary round 2

Home team Score Away team
Forfar Athletic 3 – 2 Queen’s Park
Keith 1 – 3 East Stirlingshire
Berwick Rangers 2 – 0 Nairn County
Brechin City 2 – 1 Montrose
Queen of the South 2 – 2 Clydebank
St. Cuthbert Wanderers 1 – 6 Hawick Royal Albert
Stenhousemuir 1 – 3 Alloa Athletic
Tarff Rovers 2 – 3 Elgin City

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Clydebank 2 – 2 Queen of the South

Second Replays

Home team Score Away team
Queen of the South 1 – 0 Clydebank

First round

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 1 – 1 Raith Rovers
Ayr United 0 – 2 Arbroath
Celtic 0 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic
Clyde 2 – 0 Berwick Rangers
Cowdenbeath 0 – 1 Dundee
Dundee United 3 – 1 St. Mirren
East Fife 3 – 0 Alloa Athletic
East Stirlingshire 3 – 5 Hibernian
Elgin City 3 – 1 Forfar Athletic
Hearts 4 – 1 Brechin City
Greenock Morton 4 – 0 Falkirk
Motherwell 1 – 1 Airdrieonians
Partick Thistle 0 – 0 Kilmarnock
Queen of the South 1 – 1 Stirling Albion
Rangers 3 – 1 Hamilton Academical
St. Johnstone 3 – 0 Hawick Royal Albert

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians 1 – 0 Motherwell
Kilmarnock 1 – 2 Partick Thistle
Raith Rovers 0 – 1 Aberdeen
Stirling Albion 1 – 3 Queen of the South

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Partick Thistle 3 – 2 Clyde
Airdrieonians 1 – 0 Hibernian
Dundee 1 – 1 Rangers
Dundee United 5 – 6 Hearts
Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 1 Aberdeen
East Fife 0 – 0 Greenock Morton
Elgin City 2 – 0 Arbroath
St. Johnstone 5 – 2 Queen of the South

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Rangers 4 – 1 Dundee
Greenock Morton 5 – 2 East Fife

Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 0 Partick Thistle
Greenock Morton 2 – 1 Elgin City
Rangers 1 – 1 Hearts
St. Johnstone 2 – 1 Airdrieonians

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Hearts 1 – 0 Rangers

Semi-finals

30 March 1968
 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 St. Johnstone Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 14,268
30 March 1968
 Hearts 1 – 1 Greenock Morton Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 22,569
Roald Jensen 11' Stan Rankin 14'

Replays

3 April 1968
 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) St. Johnstone Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 9,845
Referee: Tiny Wharton
Bert Paton 72'
Ian Lister 118'		 Alex MacDonald 65'
3 April 1968
 Hearts 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Greenock Morton Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 11,565
George Miller 68'
Roald Jensen (pen.) 118'		 Willie Alan 32'

Final

27 April 1968
 Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 1 Hearts Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 56,365
Referee: Willie Anderson
Pat Gardner (2)
Ian Lister (pen.)		 John Lunn (o.g.)

Teams

DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC:
GK Bent Martin
DF Willie Callaghan
DF John McGarty
DF Roy Barry
DF John Lunn
MF Ian Lister
MF Tommy Callaghan
MF Hugh Robertson
MF Alex Edwards
FW Pat Gardner
FW Bert Paton
Substitutes:
?
Manager:
George Farm
HEARTS:
GK Jim Cruickshank
DF Ian Sneddon
DF Alan Anderson
DF Eddie Thomson
DF Arthur Mann
MF Roald Jensen  ?'
MF George Miller
MF Jim Townsend
MF Tommy Traynor
FW Donald Ford
FW Jim Irvine
Substitutes:
FW Rene Moller  ?'
Manager:
John Harvey

See also

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