2008–09 Scottish Cup

2008–09 Homecoming Scottish Cup

Country

Scotland

Teams

Defending champions

Rangers

Champions

Rangers

Runners-up

Falkirk

Matches played

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
Round	First match date^[3]	Original	Replays	Clubs
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

10 – 0

4 – 0

5 – 1

2 – 0

1 – 2

Civil Service Strollers

6 – 3

0 – 1

0 – 3

1 – 0

5 – 2

3 – 1

1 – 1

1 – 1

3 – 1

1 – 4

1 – 1

St Cuthbert Wanderers

0 – 3

Wick Academy

Wigtown & Bladnoch

2 – 2

Forres Mechanics

Source: ESPN Soccernet
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Replays

Home team

Score

Away team

Additional information

Brora Rangers

2 – 1 (a.e.t.)

Newton Stewart

Coldstream

2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
2 – 3 (pen.)

2 – 0

1 – 0

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

1 – 2

1 – 3

1 – 0

1 – 0

1 – 2

6 – 0

0 – 0

1 – 1

0 – 1

5 – 1

3 – 0

2 – 0

5 – 0

4 – 2

1 – 2

Civil Service Strollers

0 – 1

Vale of Leithen

Source: ESPN Soccernet: , ,
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Replays

Home team

Score

Away team

Additional information

Keith

1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
0 – 3 (pen.)

Forres Mechanics

Wick Academy

1 – 4

Edinburgh City

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

3 – 0

1 – 2

0 – 5

2 – 0

2 – 0

2 – 1

2 – 1

0 – 0

2 – 2

2 – 3

2 – 2

0 – 3

4 – 0

1 – 2

2 – 0

1 – 1

Source: ESPN Soccernet:, , ,
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Replays

Home team

Score

Away team

Additional information

2 – 1

2 – 4 (a.e.t.)

1 – 2

3 – 1

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

2 – 1

1 – 2

2 – 2

2 – 1

2 – 0

4 – 2

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

3 – 0

2 – 2

0 – 1

0 – 1

0 – 2

0 – 4

1 – 3

6 – 1

0 – 2

0 – 3

Source: ESPN Soccernet: , , ,
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Replays

Home team

Score

Away team

Additional information

1 – 0

3 – 1

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

2 – 1

2 – 1

0 – 1

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

2 – 0

1 – 1

5 – 0

1 – 2

0 – 4

Source: ESPN Soccernet: , ,
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Replay

Home team

Score

Away team

Additional information

St Mirren

1 – 0

Motherwell

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]

St Mirren v Celtic

7 March 2009
12:15

St Mirren	1 – 0	Celtic
Mehmet 55' (pen.)	Report

New St Mirren Park, Paisley
Attendance: 5,925
Referee: C Richmond

Dunfermline Athletic v Aberdeen

7 March 2009
15:00

Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Aberdeen
Phinn 82'	Report	Aluko 61'

East End Park, Dunfermline
Attendance: 9,696
Referee: C Thomson

Inverness CT v Falkirk

7 March 2009
15:00

Inverness CT	0 – 1	Falkirk
	Report	Finnigan 31' (pen.)

Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
Attendance: 3,024
Referee: S Conroy

Rangers v Hamilton Academical

8 March 2009
15:00

Rangers	5 – 1	Hamilton Academical
Whittaker 15' Lafferty 35', 81' Ñíguez 45' (pen.) Davis 53'	Report	Quinn 26'

Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 27,588
Referee: I Brines

Replay

Aberdeen v Dunfermline Athletic

18 March 2009
19:45

Aberdeen	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (2 – 4 pen.)	Dunfermline Athletic
	Report
	Penalties
Duff Severin Mulgrew Foster	2 – 4 Aberdeen went first	Glass Woods Burke Bayne

Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Attendance: 13,567
Referee: E Smith

Semi-Finals

The Semi-Final Draw was conducted on 8 March 2009 at Ibrox Stadium.^[23]

Rangers v St Mirren

25 April 2009
12:15

Rangers	3 – 0	St Mirren
Velička 2' Boyd 66' Miller 70'	Report

Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 32,431
Referee: C Murray

Falkirk v Dunfermline Athletic

26 April 2009
15:00

Falkirk	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic
Scobbie 54' Arfield 89'(pen.)	Report

Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 17,124
Referee: D McDonald

Final

Rangers v Falkirk

30 May 2009
15:00

Rangers	1 – 0	Falkirk
Novo 46'	Report

Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 50,956
Referee: Craig Thomson

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

↑ "Rangers 1-0 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
↑ "Smith takes things personally in search for new Scottish Cup sponsorship". The Scotsman. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
↑ "Fixture dates". Scottish Football Association. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
↑ "Scottish Cup First Round draw". Scottish Football Association. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
↑ "Scottish Cup 2nd Round draw". Scottish Football Association. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
↑ "Scottish Cup 3rd Round draw". Scottish Football Association. 27 October 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
↑ "Cold snap claims six cup games". BBC Sport. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
↑ "Elgin City 2-1 Spartans". BBC Sport. 6 December 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
↑ "Edinburgh City P-P Brechin City". BBC Sport. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
↑ "Lochee United P-P Airdrie United". BBC Sport. 9 December 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
↑ "Forfar Athletic P-P Stranraer". BBC Sport. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
↑ "Inverurie Locos v Vale of Leithen". BBC Sport. 12 December 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
↑ "Edinburgh City 0-3 Brechin City". BBC Sport. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
↑ "Elgin forced to replay Spartans". BBC Sport. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
↑ "Spartans drawn into player row". BBC Sport. 13 December 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
↑ "Scottish Cup 4th Round draw". Scottish Football Association. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
↑ "Scottish fixtures hit by weather". BBC Sport. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
↑ "Scottish Cup 5th Round draw". BBC Sport. 11 January 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
↑ "Aberdeen P-P East Fife". BBC Sport. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
↑ "Airdrie Utd P-P Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
↑ "Rangers angry over cup call-off". BBC Sport. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
↑ "Scottish Cup Quarter-Final draw". BBC Sport. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
↑ "Scottish Cup Semi-Final Draw". BBC Sport. 8 March 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2009.

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