1986–87 Scottish Cup

Football tournament season
1986–87 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Final positions
ChampionsSt Mirren
Runner-upDundee United
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The 1986–87 Scottish Cup was the 102nd staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by St Mirren who defeated Dundee United in the final.[1]

First round

Home team Score Away team
Forres Mechanics 0 – 1 Berwick Rangers
Albion Rovers 2 – 1 Arbroath
Ayr United 3 – 1 Annan Athletic
Caledonian 2 – 2 Alloa
Peterhead 1 – 0 East Stirlingshire
Stirling Albion 3 – 0 Cowdenbeath

Replay

Home team Score Away team
Alloa 0 – 1 Caledonian

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Albion Rovers 1 – 2 Whitehill Welfare
Raith Rovers 4 – 0 Vale of Leithen
St Johnstone 4 – 1 Queen's Park
Stenhousemuir 0 – 0 Berwick Rangers
Stirling Albion 0 – 1 Meadowbank Thistle
Caledonian 5 – 0 Spartans
Rothes 1 – 3 Peterhead
Stranraer 1 – 1 Ayr United

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Berwick Rangers 2 – 0 Stenhousemuir
Ayr United 2 – 0 Stranraer

Third round

Home team Score Away team
St Johnstone 4 – 0 Whitehill Welfare
Dundee 2 – 2 East Fife
Falkirk 0 – 0 Clydebank
Meadowbank Thistle 2 – 0 Ayr United
Motherwell 3 – 1 Partick Thistle
Aberdeen 2 – 2 Celtic
Berwick Rangers 0 – 2 Morton
Brechin City 2 – 2 Dumbarton
Dundee United 1 – 1 Airdrieonians
Heart of Midlothian 0 – 0 Kilmarnock
Hibernian 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic
Montrose 1 – 2 Forfar Athletic
Peterhead 2 – 0 Clyde
Queen of the South 0 – 1 Raith Rovers
Rangers 0 – 1 Hamilton Academical
St Mirren 3 – 0 Caledonian

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians 1 – 2 Dundee United
Clydebank 3 – 1 Falkirk
East Fife 1 – 4 Dundee
Celtic 0 – 0 Aberdeen
Dumbarton 2 – 3 Brechin City
Kilmarnock 1 – 1 Heart of Middlothian

Second Replays

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 0 – 1 Celtic
Kilmarnock 1 – 3 Heart of Midlothian

Fourth round

Home team Score Away team
Brechin City 0 – 1 Dundee United
Clydebank 1 – 0 Hibernian
Dundee 1 – 1 Meadowbank Thistle
Hamilton Academical 1 – 2 Motherwell
Heart of Midlothian 1 – 0 Celtic
Morton 2 – 3 St Mirren
Raith Rovers 2 – 2 Peterhead
St Johnstone 1 – 2 Forfar Athletic

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Peterhead 3 – 3 Raith Rovers
Meadowbank Thistle 1 – 1 Dundee

Second Replays

Home team Score Away team
Dundee 2 – 0 Meadowbank Thistle
Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Peterhead

Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Clydebank 0 – 4 Dundee
Dundee United 2 – 2 Forfar Athletic
Heart of Midlothian 1 – 1 Motherwell
Raith Rovers 0 – 2 St Mirren

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Forfar Athletic 0 – 2 Dundee United
Motherwell 0 – 1 Heart of Midlothian

Semi-finals

Heart of Midlothian1 – 2St Mirren
Gary Mackay 74' Ian Ferguson 33'
Frank McGarvey 82'
Attendance: 32,390
Referee: Bill Crombie

Dundee2 – 3Dundee United
Tommy Coyne
Keith Wright
Iain Ferguson
Paul Hegarty
Attendance: 13,319

Final

St Mirren1 – 0 (a.e.t.)Dundee United
Ian Ferguson 110'
Attendance: 51,782
Referee: Kenny Hope

See also

References

  1. ^ "St Mirren's class of 1987 went on from cup glory to rags, riches, and beyond". scotsman.com. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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