2008–09 Homecoming Scottish CupCountry |
Scotland |
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Teams |
82 |
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Champions |
Rangers |
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Runners-up |
Falkirk |
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Matches played |
95 |
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Goals scored |
297 (3.13 per match) |
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The 2008–09 Scottish Cup was the 124th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The winners were Rangers, who defeated Falkirk in the 2009 final on 30 May 2009.[1]
The competition was under new sponsorship. While the SFA sponsored the tournament last season,[2] the new sponsor was Homecoming Scotland 2009, a project from the Scottish Government to encourage Scots from all over the world to visit the country. The tournament itself was known as The Homecoming Scottish Cup
Banks o' Dee, Bathgate Thistle, Lochee United and Pollok were the four junior clubs that entered this season.
Calendar
Round |
First match date[3] |
Fixtures |
Clubs |
Original |
Replays |
First Round |
27 September 2008 |
18 |
4 |
82 → 64 |
Second Round |
25 October 2008 |
16 |
2 |
64 → 48 |
Third Round |
29 November 2008 |
16 |
4 |
48 → 32 |
Fourth Round |
10 January 2009 |
16 |
2 |
32 → 16 |
Fifth Round |
7 February 2009 |
8 |
1 |
16 → 80 |
Quarter-finals |
7 March 2009 |
4 |
1 |
8 → 4 |
Semi-finals |
25 April 2009 |
2 |
0 |
4 → 2 |
Final |
30 May 2009 |
1 |
0 |
2 → 1 |
First round
The First Round draw was conducted at Castlehead High School, Paisley on 8 September 2008.[4]
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
Carstairs 24' 35' Reid 30' 38' Taylor 44' 72' 86' (pen.) Whyte 69' (pen.) Brownhill 70' Phillips 89' |
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Macmillan 19' (o.g.) Lawrie 29' Ross 64' Morrison 77' |
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Milligan 68' 86' 89' 90' Sloan 81' |
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Lasley 27' |
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Ross 25' Bruce 53' |
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Dick 10' |
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Burgess 64' Dickson 82' |
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Stephen 7' 45' Clark 17' (o.g.) West 27' Main 77' Johnstone 77' |
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Smith 35' Hamilton 51' Knox 78' |
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Shortreed 82' |
Date |
27 September 2008 |
Kick off |
15:00 |
Stadium |
Garscube Sports Complex, Glasgow |
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Cook 28' 59' Beattie 89' |
Date |
27 September 2008 |
Kick off |
15:00 |
Stadium |
King George V, Golspie |
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Soane 10' |
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Simpson 21' McLean 33' Smith 36' Gauld 39' Coull 47' |
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McKenzie 58' (pen.) 79' |
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Hagen 70' (pen.) Carlin ?' (o.g.) Cargill ?' |
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Menmuir 21' |
Report |
Report link |
Date |
27 September 2008 |
Kick off |
14:30 |
Stadium |
Thomson Park, Dundee |
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Sutherland 89' (pen.) |
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Cameron 12' |
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Dingwall 15' |
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Walker 29' (pen.) |
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Miller 2' Manson 31' 56' |
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Gibson 24' |
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Shortreed 45' |
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Charlesworth 58' Low 71' Shewan 89' |
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Stephen 90' (pen.) |
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Bolton 85' |
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McClymont 43' White 57' |
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Sharp 11' Allan 86' (pen.) |
Date |
27 September 2008 |
Kick off |
15:00 |
Stadium |
Trammondford Park, Wigtown |
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Source: ESPN Soccernet
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Replays
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
Inglis 24' ? ?' |
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McColm 48' |
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Date |
4 October 2008 |
Kick off |
15:00 |
Stadium |
Home Park, Coldstream |
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Walker 85' |
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Date |
4 October 2008 |
Kick off |
15:00 |
Stadium |
City Park, Edinburgh |
Attendance |
640 |
Referee |
G Aitken |
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Source: ESPN Soccernet
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Second round
The Second Round draw was conducted at Lochee United's Thomson Park, Dundee on 27 September 2008.[5]
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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MacKay 69' (pen.) |
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Gordon 17' Dunn 52' Campbell 76' |
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Ross 20' |
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Stephen 59' |
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McQuade 50' |
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Kaczan 27' Wright 71' |
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Milligan 19' 69' 79' Redpath 31' Harkness 89' |
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Collins 40' |
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Lennox 69' |
Date |
25 October 2008 |
Kick off |
15:00 |
Stadium |
Mosset Park, Forres |
Attendance |
233 |
Referee |
J Beaton |
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Chisholm 54' |
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Forbes 2' (o.g.) 23' Ross 46' |
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Taylor 77' D Milne 81' 83' |
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Robertson 32' 55' Middleton 55' |
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Date |
25 October 2008 |
Kick off |
14:30 |
Stadium |
Thomson Park, Dundee |
Attendance |
202 |
Referee |
D Roche |
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Thom 32' Motion 53' Shirra 67' 90' Thomson 73' |
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Neilson 10' |
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Malin 48' Archibald 50' |
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Summerville 77' |
Date |
1 November 2008 |
Kick off |
15:00 |
Stadium |
The Edinburgh Area Civil Service Sports Association, Muirhouse, Edinburgh |
Referee |
B Cooke |
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Source: ESPN Soccernet: , ,
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Replays
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
Wood 65' |
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Penwright 66' |
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Weir 45' |
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Ross 19' 51' 57' Hall 90' |
Date |
1 November 2008 |
Kick off |
15:00 |
Referee |
B Madden |
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Source: ESPN Soccernet
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Third round
The Third Round draw was conducted on 27 October 2008.[6] Six matches were postponed, all because of frozen pitches. They were rescheduled for the following Saturday.[7] However, only two of those matches were played on that day, Elgin City v Spartans[8] and Forres Mechanics v Dalbeattie Star. The other matches were repeatedly postponed because of poor weather.[9][10][11][12] The Edinburgh City v Brechin City tie was eventually played on 8 December 2008[13] and the Inverurie Loco Works v Vale of Leithen tie on 13 December 2008. The Lochee United v Ayr United match was played on Tuesday, 23 December 2008.
On 11 December 2008, the match between Elgin City and Spartans was ordered to be replayed after Elgin had fielded Joe Malin, a loanee from Ross County, in a 2–1 win. Malin was not registered in time for the original tie, but played in the rescheduled tie. The match was ordered to be played on 15 December.[14] It later emerged that Spartans had also fielded an ineligible player, Dean Hoskins, after an administrative error.[15]
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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Barr 63' |
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Watt 11' Cairney 52' (pen.) |
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Dalziel 13' 28' Desmond 53' Dalziel 78' Hampshire 90' |
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Sharpe 30' Collins 77' |
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Steel 85' Sloan 89' (pen.) |
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Tan 1' Milne 22' Smith 55' 62' |
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MacKay 5' (pen.) Nicolson 90' |
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Kader 36' Malin 72' |
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Hagan 86' |
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Williams 60' |
Report |
Report link |
Date |
17 December 2008 |
Kick off |
13:30 |
Stadium |
Thomson Park, Dundee |
Attendance |
1,223 |
Referee |
B Corcoran |
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Source: ESPN Soccernet:, , ,
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Replays
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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MacBeth 22' Redpath 94' |
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Allan 66' (pen.) Green 92' 101' Whyte 112' |
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Source: ESPN Soccernet: , ,
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Fourth round
The Fourth Round Draw was conducted on 1 December 2008.[16] Three matches were postponed due to failed pitch inspections, The first postponement, Inverurie Loco Works v Motherwell was rescheduled for 21 January but was not played (following 2 further postponements) until 2 February, whereas the Brechin City v St Mirren and Forfar Athletic v Forres Mechanics fixtures were both scheduled and played on 13 January.[17]
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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Gibson 2' Bremner 4' (own goal) Tulloch 24' Campbell 31' Gordon 43' 54' |
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Green 23' |
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Source: ESPN Soccernet: , , ,
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Replays
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
Holms 51' |
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Source: ESPN Soccernet: ,
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Fifth round
The Fifth Round Draw was conducted on 11 January 2009 at Hibernian’s Easter Road.[18] Three matches were postponed, the Aberdeen v East Fife match because of adverse weather in and around the city,[19] and the Airdrie United v Dunfermline Athletic and Forfar Athletic v Rangers because of frozen pitches.[20][21] All have been rescheduled for 18 February.
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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Source: ESPN Soccernet: , ,
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Replay
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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Source: ESPN Soccernet
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Quarter-Finals
The Quarter-Final Draw was conducted on 9 February 2009 at Hampden Park.[22]
Replay
Semi-Finals
The Semi-Final Draw was conducted on 8 March 2009 at Ibrox Stadium.[23]
Final
Media coverage
- Domestically, both Sky Sports and BBC Sport Scotland broadcast selected live games, with both showing the final. Both also carry highlights of all games in every round.
- BBC Radio Scotland has exclusive domestic radio rights to the tournament.
- Through the SFA's international media partner IMG, the Scottish Cup is broadcast in various territories around the world. In Australia, for example, the Scottish Cup is currently available on Setanta Sports.
References
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| Domestic cups | |
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| European competitions | |
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| Related to national team | |
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| Club seasons | | Premier League | |
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| First Division | |
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| Second Division |
- Alloa Athletic
- Arbroath
- Ayr United
- Brechin City
- East Fife
- Peterhead
- Queen's Park
- Raith Rovers
- Stirling Albion
- Stranraer
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| Third Division |
- Albion Rovers
- Annan Athletic
- Berwick Rangers
- Cowdenbeath
- Dumbarton
- East Stirlingshire
- Elgin City
- Forfar Athletic
- Montrose
- Stenhousemuir
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