1896–97 Scottish Cup

Football tournament season
1896–97 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Defending championsHeart of Midlothian
Final positions
ChampionsRangers
Runner-upDumbarton
← 1895–96
1897–98 →

The 1896–97 Scottish Cup was the 24th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The cup was won by Rangers when they beat Dumbarton (by then a lower division club, and playing in their last major final to date) in the final the second Hampden Park by a 5–1 scoreline to claim the trophy for the second time.

Calendar

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First round 9 January 1897 16 32 → 16
Second round 23 January 1897 8 16 → 80
Quarter-finals 13 February 1897 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 13 March 1897 2 4 → 2
Final 20 March 1897 1 2 → 1

First round

Home team Score Away team
Abercorn 4 – 0 Hurlford
Arthurlie 4 – 2 Celtic
Blantyre 5 – 0 Bathgate
Dumbarton 2 – 1 Raith Rovers
Duncrub Park 1 – 10 Hibernian
Dundee 7 – 1 Inverness Thistle
Falkirk 2 – 0 Orion
Heart of Midlothian 2 – 0 Clyde
Leith Athletic 5 – 1 Dunblane
Lochgelly United 1 – 2 King's Park
Greenock Morton 3 – 1 St Johnstone
Motherwell 3 – 3 Kilmarnock
Partick Thistle 2 – 4 Rangers
St Bernard's 2 – 1 Queen's Park
St Mirren 5 – 1 Renton
Third Lanark 8 – 1 Newton Stewart

First round replay

Home team Score Away team
Kilmarnock 5 – 2 Motherwell

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Abercorn 4 –1 Blantyre
Arthurlie 0 – 2 Greenock Morton *
Dumbarton 4 – 4 Leith Athletic
Dundee 4 – 2 King's Park *
Kilmarnock 3 – 1 Falkirk *
Rangers 3 – 0 Hibernian
St Bernard's 5 – 0 St Mirren
Third Lanark 5 – 2 Heart of Midlothian
  • Match Declared Void

Second round replay

Home team Score Away team
Arthurlie 1 –5 Greenock Morton
Leith Athletic 3 – 3 Dumbarton
Dundee 5 – 0 King's Park
Kilmarnock 7 – 3 Falkirk

Second round second replay

Home team Score Away team
Dumbarton 3 – 2 Leith Athletic

Quarter-final

Home team Score Away team
Dumbarton 2 – 0 St Bernard's
Dundee 0 – 4 Rangers
Kilmarnock 3 – 1 Third Lanark
Greenock Morton 2 – 2 Abercorn

Quarter-final replay

Home team Score Away team
Abercorn 2 – 3 Greenock Morton

Semi-finals

Home team Score Away team
Dumbarton 4 – 3 Kilmarnock
Greenock Morton 2 – 7 Rangers

Final

Rangers5–1Dumbarton
Millar 42' 74'
Hyslop 55'
McPherson 69'
A. Smith 71'
W. Thomson
Attendance: 15,000[1][2]

Teams

Rangers:
GK Matthew Dickie
RB Nicol Smith
LB Jock Drummond
RH Neilly Gibson
CH Andrew McCreadie
LH David Mitchell
OR Tommy Low
IR John McPherson
CF Jimmy Millar
IL Tommy Hyslop
OL Alec Smith
Dumbarton:
GK John Docherty
RB Andrew Mauchlen
LB Alex Miller
RH John Gillan
CH Daniel Thomson
LH Albert Saunderson
OR William Speedie
IR Robert Hendry
CF Lewis Mackie
IL William Thomson
OL Jack Fraser

See also

References

  1. ^ Scottish Cup Final 1897 [Rangers team], FitbaStats
  2. ^ Rangers 5 - 1 Dumbarton, The Sons Archive (archived version, 2017)

External links

  • Season 1896-97 Rangers [results list,including Qualifying Cup], The Beautiful Dribbling Game
  • Scottish Cup 1896/97, RSSSF
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