1985–86 Scottish Cup

1985–86 Scottish Cup
Country Scotland
Champions Aberdeen
Runners-up Heart of Midlothian

The 1985–86 Scottish Cup was the 101st staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Aberdeen who defeated Heart of Midlothian in the final.

First round

Home team Score Away team
Albion Rovers 8 – 1 Gala Fairydean
Berwick Rangers 0 – 0 Cowdenbeath
Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 0 Raith Rovers
Meadowbank Thistle 3 – 2 East Stirlingshire
Queen’s Park 3 – 0 Buckie Thistle
St. Johnstone 1 – 0 Queen of the South

Replay

Home team Score Away team
Cowdenbeath 0 – 2 Berwick Rangers

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Hawick Royal Albert 1 – 2 St. Johnstone
Nairn County 1 – 1 Meadowbank Thistle
Peterhead 1 – 2 Arbroath
Fort William 0 – 0 Stirling Albion
Queen’s Park 2 – 1 Albion Rovers
Stenhousemuir 0 – 0 Whitehill Welfare
Stranraer 1 – 2 Berwick Rangers
Threave Rovers 0 – 5 Dunfermline Athletic

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Meadowbank Thistle 1 – 2 Nairn County
Stirling Albion 6 – 0 Fort William
Whitehill Welfare 2 – 3 Stenhousemuir

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 4 – 1 Montrose
Hamilton Academical 2 – 1 Forfar Athletic
Hibernian 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic
Airdrieonians 0 – 0 Partick Thistle
Arbroath 0 – 0 Clyde
Ayr United 1 – 0 Stenhousemuir
Berwick Rangers 2 – 3 Alloa Athletic
Celtic 2 – 0 St. Johnstone
Clydebank 0 – 0 Falkirk
Dundee United 4 – 0 Greenock Morton
East Fife 1 – 1 St. Mirren
Hearts 3 – 2 Rangers
Kilmarnock 1 – 0 Stirling Albion
Motherwell 1 – 1 Brechin City
Nairn County 0 – 7 Dundee
Queen’s Park 1 – 0 Dumbarton

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Brechin City 1 – 1 Motherwell
St. Mirren 3 – 1 East Fife
Clyde 1 – 2 Arbroath
Falkirk 1 – 0 Clydebank
Partick Thistle 1 – 2 Airdrieonians

Second Replay

Home team Score Away team
Brechin City 0 – 2 Motherwell

Fourth round

Home team Score Away team
Alloa Athletic 1 – 2 Motherwell
St. Mirren 1 – 1 Falkirk
Hamilton Academical 1 – 2 Hearts
Dundee 2 – 0 Airdrieonians
Hibernian 1 – 0 Ayr United
Arbroath 0 – 1 Aberdeen
Celtic 2 – 1 Queen’s Park
Dundee United 1 – 1 Kilmarnock

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Falkirk 0 – 3 St. Mirren
Kilmarnock 0 – 1 Dundee United

Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Hearts 4 – 1 St. Mirren
Dundee 2 – 2 Aberdeen
Hibernian 4 – 3 Celtic
Motherwell 0 – 1 Dundee United

Replay

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 2 – 1 Dundee

Semi-finals

5 April 1986
Aberdeen 3 – 0 Hibernian
Billy Stark  20'
Eric Black  35'
Joe Miller  81'
Dens Park, Dundee
Attendance: 19,165
Referee: Kenny Hope

5 April 1986
Hearts 1 – 0 Dundee United
John Colquhoun  13'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 30,872
Referee: Brian McGinley

Final

10 May 1986
Aberdeen 3 – 0 Hearts
Hewitt  5'  49'
Stark  75'
Report
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 62,841
Referee: Hugh Alexander

See also