1968–69 Scottish Cup

Football tournament season

1968–69 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Final positions
Champions	Celtic
Runner-up	Rangers
← 1967–68 1969–70 →

The 1968–69 Scottish Cup was the 84th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Rangers in the final.

First preliminary round

The First preliminary round was played on 14 December 1968.

Alloa v Ross County

14 December 1968	Alloa	6–1	Ross County	Alloa
	Pitterton 6' Ure 8' Muir 15' 75' McCallan 81'	Report Report 2	Murray 48'	Stadium: Recreation Park Referee: A. Currie

Brechin City v Montrose

14 December 1968	Brechin City	1–1	Montrose	Brechin
	Ward	Report	Thomson 3'	Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 1,011 Referee: I. Bain

Cowdenbeath v Clydebank

14 December 1968	Cowdenbeath	1–0	Clydebank
	Bostock 8'	Report		Attendance: 200 (estimated) Referee: R.D. Henderson

Forfar Athletic v Nairn County

14 December 1968	Forfar Athletic	1–2	Nairn County	Forfar
	Carrie 51' (pen)	Report	Stephen 8' Thom	Stadium: Station Park Referee: E.D Crawford

St Cuthbert Wanderers v Civil Service Strollers

14 December 1968	St Cuthbert Wanderers	1–0	Civil Service Strollers	Kirkcudbright
	Kirkpatrick	Report		Stadium: St. Mary's Park

Replay

Montrose v Brechin City

18 December 1968	Montrose	3–2	Brechin City	Montrose
	Ward ?' Archibald ?'	Report	Finn ?' ?' 84'	Stadium: Links Park Referee: I.K. Bain

Second preliminary round

Alloa v East Stirlingshire

4 January 1969	Alloa	0–0	East Stirlingshire	Alloa
		Report		Stadium: Recreation Park Referee: E. H. Pringle

Dumbarton v Vale of Leithen

4 January 1969	Dumbarton	3–2	Vale of Leithen	Dumbarton
	McCormack ?' 17' Watson	Report	Whitehead 9' Duncan 75'	Stadium: Boghead Park Attendance: 1000 (estimated) Referee: I.H. McKee

Glasgow University v St Cuthbert Wanderers

4 January 1969	Glasgow University	5–2	St Cuthbert Wanderers	Glasgow
	Maclaine 4' Berkeley 26' Graham Alexander	Report	McLellan Martin	Stadium: Westerlands Referee: E. Thomson

Hamilton Academical v Cowdenbeath

4 January 1969	Hamilton Academical	0–2	Cowdenbeath	Hamilton
		Report	Clark 30' Bostock 36'	Stadium: Douglas Park Referee: A.E Currie

Montrose v Fraserburgh

4 January 1969	Montrose	6–1	Fraserburgh	Montrose
	Thomson 15' 37' ?' Finn 19' McDonald ?' Livingstone ?'	Report	Forsyth ?'	Stadium: Links Park Attendance: 1,400 (estimated) Referee: W. Balfour

Nairn County v Berwick Rangers

4 January 1969	Nairn County	0–2	Berwick Rangers
		Report	Jones 47' ?'	Referee: R.C. Greenlees

Stenhousemuir v Albion Rovers

4 January 1969	Stenhousemuir	1–0	Albion Rovers	Stenhousemuir
	J Ritchie 11' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 750 (estimated) Referee: R.D. Crawford

Stranraer v Elgin City

4 January 1969	Stranraer	2–0	Elgin City	Stranraer
	Taggart ?' Symington pen' (?)	Report		Stadium: Stair Park Referee: B. Padden

Replay

East Stirlingshire v Alloa

8 January 1969	East Stirlingshire	2–1	Alloa	Falkirk
	Borland 26' McGuire 60'	Report	Muir 35'	Stadium: Firs Park Attendance: 1846 Referee: E. Pringle

First round

Aberdeen v Berwick Rangers

25 January 1969	Aberdeen	3–0	Berwick Rangers	Aberdeen
	Forrest 36' ??' Robb ??'	Report		Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 11,000 (estimated) Referee: R.D. Henderson

Ayr United v Queen of the South

25 January 1969	Ayr United	1–0	Queen of the South	Ayr
	Ingram 22'	Report		Stadium: Somerset Park Referee: S. Anderson

Dumbarton v St Mirren

25 January 1969	Dumbarton	0–1	St Mirren	Dumbarton
	Blair 89'	Report		Stadium: Boghead Park Attendance: 7,000 (estimated) Referee: T. Kellock

Dundee v Hearts

25 January 1969	Dundee	1–2	Hearts	Dundee
	Scott 7'	Report	G. Fleming 8' Traynor 73'	Stadium: Dens Park Referee: Tom Wharton

Dundee United v Queen's Park

25 January 1969	Dundee United	2–1	Queen's Park	Dundee
	K Cameron 20' (pen) Mitchell 53'	Report	Buchanan ?'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 4,000 (estimated) Referee: Bain

East Stirlingshire v Stirling Albion

25 January 1969	East Stirlingshire	2–0	Stirling Albion	Falkirk
	Donnachie ?' ?'	Report		Stadium: Firs Park Referee: McKee

Falkirk v Greenock Morton

25 January 1969	Falkirk	1–2	Greenock Morton	Falkirk
	Hunter 49'	Report	Bartram 53' Markie 67' (o.g)	Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 5,000 (estimated) Referee: W. Anderson

Kilmarnock v Glasgow University

25 January 1969	Kilmarnock	6–0	Glasgow University	Kilmarnock
	Queen 1' 53' 85' McIlroy 33' 76' Hope 69' (o.g)	Report		Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 15,000 (estimated) Referee: J.M. Kelly

Montrose v Cowdenbeath

25 January 1969	Montrose	1–0	Cowdenbeath
	Littlejohn 16'	Report		Attendance: 1,400 Referee: W. Balfour

Motherwell v Clyde

25 January 1969	Motherwell	1–1	Clyde	Motherwell
	Deans 62'	Report	Quinn 31'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 10,000 (estimated) Referee: A.F.G. Webster

Partick Thistle v Celtic

25 January 1969	Partick Thistle	3–3	Celtic	Glasgow
	Bone 60' 89' Flanagan 71'	Report	Hughes 40' Wallace 56' Murdoch 63'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 32,000 (estimated) Referee: Willie Syme

Raith Rovers v Dunfermline Athletic

25 January 1969	Raith Rovers	0–2	Dunfermline Athletic	Kirkcaldy
		Report	Gardner 67' Paton ?'	Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 11,000 (estimated) Referee: J. Gardner

Rangers v Hibernian

25 January 1969	Rangers	1–0	Hibernian	Glasgow
	Stein 66'	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Park Referee: R.H. Davidson

St Johnstone v Arbroath

25 January 1969	St Johnstone	3–2	Arbroath	Perth
	Aitken 26' 63' 70'	Report	Jack 55' Wilkie ?'	Stadium: Muirton Park Attendance: 6,500 (estimated) Referee: J.W. Paterson

Stenhousemuir v Airdrieonians

25 January 1969	Stenhousemuir	0–3	Airdrieonians	Stenhousemuir
		Report	Whiteford 7' Jarvie 45' Goodwin ?' (pen)	Stadium: Ochilview Park Referee: E. Thomson

Stranraer v East Fife

25 January 1969	Stranraer	3–1	East Fife	Stranraer
	Symington ?' ? ?' ? ?'	Report	Dewar ?'	Stadium: Stair Park Referee: B. Padden

Replays

Clyde v Motherwell

28 January 1969	Clyde	2–1	Motherwell	Rutherglen
	Burns 38' Anderson 91'	Report	Bryson 3'	Stadium: Shawfield Stadium Referee: A. Webster

Celtic v Partick Thistle

29 January 1969	Celtic	8–1	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
	McNeill 7' Johnstone 10' Wallace 23' Callaghan 44' 62' Lennox 52' Hughes 55' Gemmell 73'	Report	Gemmell 35' (o.g)	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 48,000

Second round

Dundee United v Ayr United

8 February 1969	Dundee United	6–2	Ayr United	Dundee
	Scott 12' 18' K Cameron 20' 22' 51' Wilson 28'	Report	Rough 18' Malone 67' (pen)	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,500 (estimated) Referee: Foote

Montrose v Kilmarnock

8 February 1969	Montrose	1–1	Kilmarnock	Montrose
	Welsh 5'	Report	Morrison 60'	Stadium: Links Park Referee: R.C Greenlees

Stranraer v Greenock Morton

8 February 1969	Stranraer	1–3	Greenock Morton	Stranraer
	Coghill 90'	Report	Jensen ?' Bartram ?' Harper 85' (pen)	Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 3,000 (estimated) Referee: T. Marshall

East Stirlingshire v St Johnstone

8 February 1969	East Stirlingshire	1–1	St Johnstone	Falkirk
	Hulston 61'	Report	Whitelaw 33'	Stadium: Firs Park Attendance: 6,532 (estimated) Referee: E.H. Pringle

Airdrieonians v St Mirren

12 February 1969	Airdrieonians	1–1	St Mirren	Airdrie
	McPheat 79'	Report	Kane 30'	Stadium: Broomfield Park Referee: Tiny Wharton

Clyde v Celtic

12 February 1969	Clyde	0–0	Celtic	Rutherglen
		Report		Stadium: Shawfield Stadium Referee: W. Mullan

Rangers v Hearts

24 February 1969	Rangers	2–0	Hearts	Glasgow
	Johnston 33' Persson 50'	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Park Referee: J.W. Paterson

Aberdeen v Dunfermline Athletic

25 February 1969	Aberdeen	2–2	Dunfermline Athletic	Aberdeen
	Johnston 31' Hamilton 47'	Report	Fraser 56' Renton 88'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 14,685 Referee: Willie Syme

Replays

Kilmarnock v Montrose

12 February 1969	Kilmarnock	4–1	Montrose	Kilmarnock
	McLean 16' 45' ?' Morrison 3'	Report	Finn 70'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 6,720 Referee: R.C Greenlees

Celtic v Clyde

24 February 1969	Celtic	3–0	Clyde	Glasgow
	Chalmers 24' Hughes 75' Murdoch 83'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: W. Mullan

St Johnstone v East Stirlingshire

24 February 1969	St Johnstone	3–0	East Stirlingshire	Perth
	Hall ?' ?' ? ?'	Report		Stadium: Muirton Park Referee: E.H. Pringle

St Mirren v Airdrieonians

24 February 1969	St Mirren	1–3	Airdrieonians	Paisley
	Murray 54'	Report	Marshall 6' 77' Goodwin 54'	Stadium: Love Street Referee: Tiny Wharton

Dunfermline Athletic v Aberdeen

26 February 1969	Dunfermline Athletic	0–2	Aberdeen	Dunfermline
		Report	Robb 10' 76'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 12,536 Referee: Willie Syme

Quarter-finals

Aberdeen v Kilmarnock

1 March 1969	Aberdeen	0–0	Kilmarnock	Aberdeen
		Report		Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 21,000 (estimated) Referee: Tiny Wharton

Celtic v St Johnstone

1 March 1969	Celtic	3–2	St Johnstone	Glasgow
	Hughes 1' Lennox 76' Chalmers 79'	Report	Connolly 59' Hall 85'	Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: W. Anderson

Dundee United v Greenock Morton

1 March 1969	Dundee United	2–3	Greenock Morton	Dundee
	K Cameron 25' (pen) Mitchell 29'	Report	Mason 14' Bartram 31' Harper 82'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Referee: R.H. Davidson

Rangers v Airdrieonians

1 March 1969	Rangers	1–0	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
	Greig 2' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 41,000 (estimated) Referee: Willie Syme

Replays

Kilmarnock v Aberdeen

5 March 1969	Kilmarnock	0–3	Aberdeen	Kilmarnock
		Report	Robb 43' Craig 67' Hamilton 84'	Stadium: Rugby Park Referee: Tiny Wharton

Semi-finals

22 March 1969

Celtic	4–1	Greenock Morton

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 48,394

22 March 1969

Rangers	6–1	Aberdeen
Andy Penman 14' 51' Willie Henderson 39' Willie Johnston 47' 72' 84'		Forrest 45'

Celtic Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 66,197

Referee: WJ Mullen

Final

26 April 1969

Celtic	4–0^[1]	Rangers
Billy McNeill 3' Bobby Lennox 44' George Connelly 45' Stevie Chalmers 76'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 132,896

Referee: Jim Callaghan

Teams


CELTIC:
GK		John Fallon
DF		Jim Craig
DF		Billy McNeill
DF		Jim Brogan
DF		Tommy Gemmell
MF		George Connelly
MF		Bobby Murdoch
MF		Bertie Auld
MF		Bobby Lennox
FW		Stevie Chalmers
FW		Willie Wallace
Manager:
Jock Stein


RANGERS:
GK		Norrie Martin
DF		Kai Johansen
DF		John Greig
DF		Ronnie McKinnon
DF		Willie Mathieson
MF		Willie Henderson
MF		Dave Smith
MF		Andy Penman
MF		Örjan Persson
FW		Willie Johnston
FW		Alex Ferguson
Manager:
David White

The attendance of 132,870 is the biggest ever for an Old Firm match.^[2]

References

^ "1969 Scottish Cup Final match reports". The Celtic Wiki. 26 April 1969. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
^ McLean, David (18 May 2017). "Scotland's all-time record football attendances". The Scotsman. Retrieved 26 November 2017.

External links

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v t e 1968–69 in Scottish football
« 1967–68 1969–70 »
Domestic leagues	Football League Division One Division Two Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Junior Cup
European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Related to national team	Results 1970 World Cup qualifying (Group 7) British Home Championship
Club seasons
Division One	Aberdeen Airdrieonians Arbroath Celtic Clyde Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Morton Partick Thistle Raith Rovers Rangers St. Johnstone St. Mirren
Division Two	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Ayr United Berwick Rangers Brechin City Clydebank Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Fife East Stirlingshire Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Montrose Motherwell Queen of the South Queen's Park Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer

v t e 1968–69 in European football (UEFA)
« 1967–68 1969–70 »
Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '68 '69 England Faroe Islands '68 '69 Finland '68 '69 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary '68 '69 Iceland '68 '69 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '68 '69 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '68 '69 Spain Sweden '68 '69 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '68 '69 Finland '68 '69 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary '68 '69 Iceland '68 '69 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '68 '69 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	England Scotland
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final)
Non-UEFA competitions	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup '67–'68 '69 Mitropa Cup

v t e Celtic F.C. matches
Scottish Cup Finals	1889 1892 1893 1894 1899 1900 1901 1902 1904 1907 1908 1909 1911 1912 1914 1923 1925 1926 1927 1928 1931 1933 1937 1951 1954 1955 1956 1961 1963 1965 1966 1967 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1977 1980 1984 1985 1988 1989 1990 1995 1999 2001 2002 2004 2005 2007 2011 2013 2017 2018 2019 2020 2023 2024
Scottish League Cup Finals	1956 1957 1964 1965 1966 1967 1969 (April) 1969 (October) 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1978 1982 1984 (March) 1986 1990 1994 1997 2000 2001 2003 2006 2009 2011 2012 2015 2016 (November) 2017 2018 2019 2021 (December) 2023 (February)
SFL Championship Play-offs	1905
European Cup Finals	1967 1970
UEFA Cup Final	2003
Intercontinental Cup	1967
Other matches	1888 Glasgow Exhibition Cup Final 1901 Glasgow International Exhibition Cup Final 1902 British League Cup Final 1938 Empire Exhibition Trophy Final Coronation Cup Final (1953) CNE Cup of Champions (1968) 1971 Ibrox disaster Dubai Champions Cup (1986, 1989) Rangers 2–2 Celtic (1987) 2007 MLS All-Star Game Lincoln Red Imps 1–0 Celtic (2016)

v t e Rangers F.C. matches
Scottish Cup Finals	1877 1879 1894 1897 1898 1899 1903 1904 1905 1909 1921 1922 1928 1929 1930 1932 1934 1935 1936 1948 1949 1950 1953 1960 1962 1963 1964 1966 1969 1971 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1989 1992 1993 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2008 2009 2016 2022 2024
Scottish League Cup Finals	1947 (April) 1949 (March) 1951 1957 1960 1961 1963 1964 1965 1966 1970 1975 1978 1979 (March) 1981 1982 1984 (March) 1984 (October) 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1996 1998 2002 2003 2005 2008 2009 2010 2011 2019 2023 (February) 2023 (December)
SFL Championship Play-offs	1891 1905
Scottish Challenge Cup Finals	2014 2016
European Cup Winners' Cup Finals	1961 1967 1972
UEFA Europa League Finals	2008 2022
European Super Cup	1972 (unofficial)
Other matches	1901 Glasgow International Exhibition Cup Final 1902 British League Cup Final 1946 Southern League Cup 1946 Victory Cup Berwick Rangers 1–0 Rangers (1967) 1971 Ibrox disaster Rangers 2–2 Celtic (1987) Dubai Champions Cup (1987) Progrès Niederkorn 2–0 Rangers (2017)