1997–98 Scottish Cup

1997–98 Scottish Cup
Country Scotland
Champions Hearts
Runner-up Rangers

The 1997–98 Scottish Cup was the 113th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Hearts who defeated Rangers in the final.

Contents

First round

Home team Score Away team
Fraserburgh 1 – 0 Clyde
Cowdenbeath 0 – 0 Montrose
East Fife 2 – 3 Stranraer
Inverness CT 3 – 1 Whitehill Welfare

Replay

Home team Score Away team
Montrose 2 – 1 Cowdenbeath

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Clydebank 6 – 0 Montrose
East Stirlingshire 1 – 1 Edinburgh City
Stenhousemuir 4 – 0 Deveronvale
Stranraer 2 – 1 Fraserburgh
Livingston 2 – 1 Berwick Rangers
Arbroath 1 – 1 Queen of the South
Annan Athletic 3 – 1 Vale of Leithen
Forfar Athletic 1 – 2 Albion Rovers
Inverness CT 2 – 0 Queen’s Park
Lossiemouth 0 – 1 Dumbarton
Peterhead 0 – 2 Alloa Athletic
Ross County 3 – 1 Brechin City

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Edinburgh City 0 – 0
(4 – 3 pen.)
East Stirlingshire
Queen of the South 4 – 0 Arbroath

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Dundee 4 – 2 St. Mirren
Airdrieonians 2 – 2 Ross County
Alloa Athletic 0 – 3 Ayr United
Celtic 2 – 0 Greenock Morton
Dumbarton 1 – 1 Motherwell
Dundee United 1 – 0 Aberdeen
Dunfermline Athletic 7 – 2 Edinburgh City
Hamilton Academical 1 – 2 Rangers
Hearts 2 – 0 Clydebank
Hibernian 1 – 2 Raith Rovers
Inverness CT 8 – 1 Annan Athletic
Livingston 3 – 3 Albion Rovers
Queen of the South 1 – 3 Stirling Albion
St. Johnstone 1 – 0 Partick Thistle
Stenhousemuir 1 – 3 Falkirk
Stranraer 0 – 2 Kilmarnock

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Ross County 1 – 0 Airdrieonians
Albion Rovers 0 – 0
(6 – 5 pen.)
Livingston
Motherwell 1 – 0 Dumbarton

Fourth round

Home team Score Away team
Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 2 Celtic
Ayr United 2 – 0 Kilmarnock
Dundee United 1 – 1 Inverness CT
Hearts 3 – 0 Albion Rovers
Motherwell 2 – 2 Rangers
Raith Rovers 1 – 3 Falkirk
Ross County 1 – 1 Dundee
St. Johnstone 3 – 1 Stirling Albion

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Inverness CT 2 – 3 Dundee United
Dundee 3 – 0 Ross County
Rangers 3 – 0 Motherwell

Quarter-finals

9 March 1998
Rangers 0 – 0 Dundee Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 40,309


Dundee United 2 – 3 Celtic Tannadice Park, Dundee


Falkirk 3 – 0 St. Johnstone Brockville Park, Falkirk


Hearts 4 – 1 Ayr United Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh

Replay


18 March 1998
Dundee 1 – 2 Rangers Dens Park, Dundee
Attendance: 12,418

Semi-finals

4 April 1998
Falkirk 1 – 3 Hearts Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 31,587
McAllister  86' Adam  5'90'
McCann  90'

5 April 1998
Rangers 2 – 1 Celtic Celtic Park, Glasgow[1]
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Jim McCluskey
McCoist  75'
Albertz  88'
Burley  90'

Final

16 May 1998
Hearts 2 – 1 Rangers Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 48,946
Referee: Willie Young
Cameron  2' (pen.)
Adam  52'
McCoist  81'

References

  1. ^ Venue decided by coin flip with Hampden Park being redeveloped