1959–60 Scottish Cup

1959–60 Scottish Cup
Country Scotland
Champions Rangers
Runners-up Kilmarnock

The 1959–60 Scottish Cup was the 75th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Kilmarnock in the final.

First round

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 0 – 0 Brechin City
Albion Rovers 2 – 1 Tarff Rovers
Berwick Rangers 1 – 3 Rangers
Clyde 2 – 0 Third Lanark
Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 St. Johnstone
East Fife 0 – 2 Partick Thistle
Keith 3 – 0 Hamilton Academical
Kilmarnock 5 – 0 Stranraer
Greenock Morton 0 – 1 East Stirlingshire
Queen of the South 2 – 1 Dumbarton
Queen’s Park 2 – 0 Raith Rovers
St. Mirren 15 – 0 Glasgow University
Stenhousemuir 2 – 0 Rothes

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Brechin City 3 – 6 Aberdeen
St. Johnstone 1 – 4 Dunfermline Athletic

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Hibernian 3 – 0 Dundee
Hearts 1 – 1 Kilmarnock
Peebles Rovers 1 – 6 Ayr United
Aberdeen 0 – 2 Clyde
Alloa Athletic 1 – 5 Airdrieonians
Cowdenbeath 1 – 0 Falkirk
Dundee United 2 – 2 Partick Thistle
Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 3 Stenhousemuir
East Stirlingshire 2 – 2 Inverness Caledonian
Elgin City 5 – 1 Forfar Athletic
Eyemouth United 1 – 0 Albion Rovers
Montrose 2 – 2 Queen’s Park
Motherwell 6 – 0 Keith
Rangers 2 – 0 Arbroath
St. Mirren 1 – 1 Celtic
Stirling Albion 3 – 3 Queen of the South

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Queen’s Park 1 – 1 Montrose
Inverness Caledonian 1 – 4 East Stirlingshire
Celtic 4 – 4 St. Mirren
Kilmarnock 2 – 1 Hearts
Partick Thistle 4 – 1 Dundee United
Queen of the South 5 – 1 Stirling Albion

Second Replays

Home team Score Away team
Queen’s Park 2 – 1 Montrose
Celtic 5 – 2 St. Mirren

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Clyde 6 – 0 Queen’s Park
East Stirlingshire 0 – 3 Hibernian
Elgin City 1 – 2 Celtic
Ayr United 4 – 2 Airdrieonians
Eyemouth United 3 – 0 Cowdenbeath
Kilmarnock 2 – 0 Motherwell
Partick Thistle 3 – 2 Queen of the South
Stenhousemuir 0 – 3 Rangers

Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Ayr United 0 – 2 Clyde
Celtic 2 – 0 Partick Thistle
Eyemouth United 1 – 2 Kilmarnock
Rangers 3 – 2 Hibernian

Semi-finals

2 April 1960
Kilmarnock 2 – 0 Clyde
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 45,000

2 April 1960
Rangers 1 – 1 Celtic
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 79,786

Replays


6 April 1960
Rangers 4 – 1 Celtic
Davie Wilson (2)
Jimmy Millar (2)
Neil Mochan
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 70,977

Final

23 April 1960
Rangers 2 – 0 Kilmarnock
Jimmy Millar (2)
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 108,017
Referee: Bobby Davidson

Teams

RANGERS:
GK Scotland George Niven
RB Scotland Eric Caldow
LB Scotland John Little
RH Scotland Ian McColl
CH Scotland Bill Paterson
LH Scotland Willie Stevenson
RW Scotland Alex Scott
IR Scotland Ian McMillan
CF Scotland Jimmy Millar
IL Scotland Sammy Baird
LW Scotland Davie Wilson
Manager:
Scotland Scot Symon
KILMARNOCK:
GK Scotland Jimmy Brown
RB Scotland Jim Richmond
LB Scotland Matt Watson
RH Scotland Frank Beattie
CH Scotland Willie Toner
LH Scotland Bobby Kennedy
RW Scotland Jim Stewart
IR Scotland Jackie McInally
CF Scotland Andy Kerr
IL Scotland Bertie Black
LW Scotland Billy Muir
Manager:
Scotland Willie Waddell

See also