1996–97 Scottish Cup

1996–97 Scottish Cup
Country Scotland
Champions Kilmarnock
Runner-up Falkirk

The 1996–97 Scottish Cup was the 112th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Kilmarnock who defeated Falkirk in the final.

Contents

First round

Home team Score Away team
Huntly 1 – 1 Clyde
Alloa Athletic 3 – 1 Hawick Royal Albert
Elgin City 0 – 3 Whitehill Welfare
Albion Rovers 0 – 0 Forfar Athletic

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Clyde 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Huntly
Forfar Athletic 4 – 0 Albion Rovers

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Berwick Rangers 2 – 1 Peterhead
Queen’s Park 2 – 1 Gala Fairydean
Ayr United 0 – 2 Clyde
East Stirlingshire 4 – 3 Brora Rangers
Spartans 0 – 0 Arbroath
Whitehill Welfare 2 – 3 Queen of the South
Brechin City 2 – 1 Livingston
Cowdenbeath 1 – 0 Dumbarton
Forfar Athletic 0 – 1 Alloa Athletic
Ross County 3 – 0 Montrose
Stenhousemuir 1 – 2 Hamilton Academical
Stranraer 1 – 1 Inverness CT

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Arbroath 3 – 0 Spartans
Inverness CT 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
4 – 3 (pen.)
Stranraer

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Hibernian 2 – 2 Aberdeen
Airdrieonians 1 – 4 Raith Rovers
Clydebank 0 – 5 Celtic
Arbroath 2 – 2 Greenock Morton
Clyde 3 – 1 St. Mirren
Dundee 3 – 1 Queen of the South
Dunfermline Athletic 4 – 0 Ross County
Falkirk 1 – 1 Berwick Rangers
Hearts 5 – 0 Cowdenbeath
Inverness CT 1 – 3 Hamilton Academical
Kilmarnock 2 – 0 East Stirlingshire
Partick Thistle 0 – 2 Motherwell
Queen’s Park 1 – 3 East Fife
Rangers 2 – 0 St. Johnstone
Stirling Albion 0 – 2 Dundee United
Brechin City 3 – 0 Alloa Athletic

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
3 – 5 (pen.)
Hibernian
Greenock Morton 4 – 0 Arbroath
Berwick Rangers 1 – 2 Falkirk

Fourth round

Home team Score Away team
Hibernian 1 – 1 Celtic
Hearts 1 – 1 Dundee United
Brechin City 1 – 2 Raith Rovers
Clyde 0 – 1 Kilmarnock
Falkirk 2 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic
Greenock Morton 2 – 2 Dundee
Motherwell 1 – 1 Hamilton Academical
Rangers 3 – 0 East Fife

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Dundee 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Greenock Morton
Celtic 2 – 0 Hibernian
Hamilton Academical 0 – 2 Motherwell
Dundee United 1 – 0 Hearts

Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Dundee United 4 – 1 Motherwell
Falkirk 2 – 0 Raith Rovers
Greenock Morton 2 – 5 Kilmarnock
Celtic 2 – 0 Rangers

Semi-finals

12 April 1997
Celtic 1 – 1 Falkirk Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 45,261
Referee: Willie Young
Johnson  66' James  82'

14 April 1997
Kilmarnock 0 – 0 Dundee United Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 12,391
Referee: Jim McCluskey

Replays


22 April 1997
Kilmarnock 1 – 0 Dundee United Easter Road, Edinburgh
Attendance: 9,225
Referee: Jim McCluskey
McIntyre  86'

23 April 1997
Celtic 0 – 1 Falkirk Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 35,879
Referee: Willie Young
McGrillen  19'

Final

24 May 1997
Kilmarnock 1 – 0 Falkirk Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 48,953
Referee: Hugh Dallas
Wright  20'

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