2015–16 Scottish Cup

Football tournament season
2015–16 William Hill Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Teams92
Final positions
ChampionsHibernian
Runner-upRangers
Tournament statistics
Matches played112
Goals scored393 (3.51 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Peter Weatherson
(5 goals)[1][failed verification]
All statistics correct as of 21 May 2016.
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The 2015–16 Scottish Cup was the 131st season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The tournament was sponsored by bookmaker William Hill in what was the fifth season of a five-year partnership. The final was contested between second-tier clubs (Hibernian and Rangers) for the first time ever with no Premiership clubs reaching the final.

The defending champions were Inverness Caledonian Thistle, who defeated Falkirk in the 2015 final, but were eventually knocked out in the Quarter Final after a replay by eventual champions, Hibernian.[2]

Media coverage

From round four onwards, selected matches from the Scottish Cup were broadcast live in Ireland and the UK by BBC Scotland and Sky Sports. BBC Scotland had the option to show one tie per round with Sky Sports showing two ties per round with one replay; also, Sky Sports broadcast both semi-finals live with one also on BBC Scotland and both channels screened the final live.

Calendar

The calendar for the 2015–16 Scottish Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by Scottish Football Association.[3]

Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs New Entries
Preliminary round 1 15 August 2015 5 92 → 87 10
Preliminary round 2 5 September 2015 5 87 → 82 5
First round 26 September 2015 18 82 → 64 31
Second round 24 October 2015 16 64 → 48 14
Third round 28 November 2015 16 48 → 32 16
Fourth round 9 January 2016 16 32 → 16 16
Fifth round 6 February 2016 8 16 → 8 None
Quarter-finals 5 March 2016 4 8 → 4 None
Semi-finals 16 & 17 April 2016 2 4 → 2 None
Final 21 May 2016 1 2 → 1 None

Preliminary rounds

Preliminary round 1

The preliminary round 1 took place on Saturday 15 August 2015. The round had 15 clubs which included 5 matches and 5 byes to the Second Preliminary Round. The teams competing in this round were made up of teams from the Scottish Highland Football League, Scottish Lowland Football League, ESL, SSL, Scottish Junior FA and the Scottish Amateur FA. It was the first time that the winners of the Scottish Amateur Cup had participated in the Scottish Cup.[4]

Draw

Hawick Royal Albert, Kelty Hearts, Auchinleck Talbot, Hermes and Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale all received byes to the preliminary round 2.

Matches

Civil Service Strollers v Newton Stewart
15 August 2015 Civil Service Strollers 3–0Newton StewartEdinburgh
15:00 Ballantyne 43', 60'
Stewart 75'		 Stadium: Christie Gillies Park
Referee: Scott Lambie
Harestanes v Girvan
15 August 2015 Harestanes0–3 Girvan Kilsyth
15:00 Report Stadium: Duncansfield Park,
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
Golspie Sutherland v Cove Rangers
15 August 2015 Golspie Sutherland1–6 Cove Rangers Golspie
15:00 Shewan 20' Nicol 18', 35'
Redford 21'
Watt 25', 52' (pen.)
Scully 34'		 Stadium: King George V Park
Referee: Liam Duncan
Wigtown & Bladnoch v Vale of Leithen
15 August 2015 Wigtown & Bladnoch 1–0Vale of LeithenWigtown
15:00 Stadium: Trammondford Park
Referee: Chris Graham

Preliminary round 2

The preliminary round 2 took place on Saturday 5 September 2015. The round had 10 clubs which included 5 matches. The teams competing in this round were made up of 5 winners from Round 1 and the 5 Byes from Round one.

Draw

Matches

Civil Service Strollers v Kelty Hearts
5 September 2015 Civil Service Strollers0–4 Kelty Hearts Edinburgh
15:00 Stadium: The Edinburgh Area Civil Service Sports Association
Referee: Grant Irvine
Hermes v Auchinleck Talbot
5 September 2015 Hermes0–4 Auchinleck Talbot Aberdeen
15:00 Stadium: Uniconn Park
Referee: Lorraine Clark
Wigtown & Bladnoch v Hawick Royal Albert
5 September 2015 Wigtown & Bladnoch2–3 Hawick Royal Albert Wigtown
15:00 Stadium: Trammondford Park
Referee: Scott Millar
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale v Girvan
5 September 2015 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 2–2 Girvan Edinburgh
15:00 Stadium: Saughton Enclosure
Referee: Stephen Brown
Cove Rangers v St Cuthbert Wanderers
5 September 2015 Cove Rangers 7–2St Cuthbert WanderersInverurie
15:00 Stadium: Harlaw Park
Referee: Chris Fordyce

Replay

Girvan v Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale
12 September 2015 Girvan2–5 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Girvan
15:00 Stadium: Hamilton Park
Referee: Lloyd Wilson

First round

Draw

There were 18 ties taking place in Round 1 of the Scottish Cup.[5] The draw took place on Tuesday, 28 August 2015.[6]

Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the second round.

Highland Football League Lowland Football League Other

East of Scotland League teams

SJFA teams

SAFA teams

Matches

Banks O' Dee v Cove Rangers
26 September 2015 Banks O' Dee2–3 Cove Rangers Aberdeen
15:00 Stadium: Spain Park
Referee: Peter Stuart
BSC Glasgow v Auchinleck Talbot
26 September 2015 BSC Glasgow2–2Auchinleck TalbotGlasgow
15:00 Stadium: Lochburn Park
Referee: Graham Beaton
Preston Athletic v Fort William
26 September 2015 Preston Athletic2–3 Fort William Prestonpans
15:00 Stadium: Pennypit Park
Referee: Garry Doherty
Lossiemouth v Forres Mechanics
26 September 2015 Lossiemouth1–4 Forres Mechanics Lossiemouth
15:00 Stadium: Grant Park
Referee: David Watt
Keith v Inverurie Loco Works
26 September 2015 Keith1–5 Inverurie Loco Works Keith
15:00 Stadium: Kynoch Park
Referee: Thomas Shaw
Spartans v Coldstream
26 September 2015 Spartans 5–1ColdstreamEdinburgh
15:00 Stadium: Ainslie Park
Referee: Calum Scott
Hawick Royal Albert v Huntly
26 September 2015 Hawick Royal Albert0–3 Huntly Hawick
15:00 Stadium: Albert Park
Referee: Kyle Hall
Deveronvale v Clachnacuddin
26 September 2015 Deveronvale0–5 Clachnacuddin Banff
15:00 Stadium: Princess Royal Park
Referee: Dan McFarlane
Threave Rovers v Stirling University
26 September 2015 Threave Rovers1–3 Stirling University Castle Douglas
15:00 Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Evan Cairns
Nairn County v Selkirk
26 September 2015 Nairn County 5–1SelkirkNairn
15:00 Stadium: Station Park
Referee: Chris Phillips
Buckie Thistle v Rothes
26 September 2015 Buckie Thistle 7–0RothesBuckie
15:00 Stadium: Victoria Park
Referee: George Robertson
Fraserburgh v Dalbeattie Star
26 September 2015 Fraserburgh 3–2Dalbeattie StarFraserburgh
15:00 Stadium: Bellslea Park
Referee: Liam Duncan
Wick Academy v Whitehill Welfare
26 September 2015 Wick Academy2–2Whitehill WelfareWick
15:00 Stadium: Harmsworth Park
Referee: Ben Dempster
Formartine United v Gretna 2008
26 September 2015 Formartine United 3–1Gretna 2008Pitmedden
15:00 Stadium: North Lodge Park
Referee: Steven Traynor

Replays

Auchinleck Talbot v BSC Glasgow
3 October 2015 Auchinleck Talbot 5–0BSC GlasgowEast Ayrshire
15:00 Stadium: Beechwood Park
Referee: Steven Reid
Whitehill Welfare v Wick Academy
3 October 2015 Whitehill Welfare2–3 Wick Academy Rosewell
15:00 Stadium: Ferguson Park
Referee: Graham Beaton

Second round

Draw

There were 16 ties taking place in Round 2 of the Scottish Cup.[7] The draw took place on Thursday, 1 October 2015.[8]

Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the third round.

Scottish League Two Highland Football League Lowland Football League Other

East of Scotland League teams

SJFA teams

Matches

Inverurie Loco Works v Edinburgh University
24 October 2015 Inverurie Loco Works 2–1Edinburgh UniversityInverurie
15:00 Laing 45'
Hunter 89'		 Paterson 15' Stadium: Harlaw Park
Referee: Dan McFarlane
Nairn County v Wick Academy
24 October 2015 Nairn County 2–2 Wick Academy Nairn
15:00 Mackintosh 44'
Urquhart 80'		 Weir 29'
Mackay 78'		 Stadium: Station Park
Referee: David Watt
Cumbernauld Colts v Auchinleck Talbot
24 October 2015 Cumbernauld Colts 2–0Auchinleck TalbotCumbernauld
15:00 Broadfoot 65'
Munn 90'		 Stadium: Broadwood Stadium
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
Stirling University v Queen's Park
24 October 2015 Stirling University0–2 Queen's Park Stirling
15:00 Woods 25', 54' Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Referee: Gavin Ross
Edinburgh City v Buckie Thistle
24 October 2015 Edinburgh City1–2 Buckie Thistle Edinburgh
15:00 McKee 36' MacRae 72'
MacKinnon 84'
Cheyne Red card 43'		 Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium
Referee: Calum Haswell
Formartine United v Clyde
24 October 2015 Formartine United 2–0ClydePitmedden
15:00 Rodger 33'
Gauld 90'		 Stadium: North Lodge Park
Referee: Steven Reid
Elgin City v Spartans
24 October 2015 Elgin City 1–0SpartansElgin
15:00 MacPhee 89' Stadium: Borough Briggs
Referee: Grant Irvine
East Kilbride v Forres Mechanics
24 October 2015 East Kilbride 1–1 Forres Mechanics East Kilbride
15:00 Winter 49' Khutsishvili 47' Stadium: K Park Training Academy
Referee: Lorraine Clark
Brora Rangers v Arbroath
24 October 2015 Brora Rangers1–2 Arbroath Brora
15:00 MacLean 50' Grehan 29' (pen.)
Ramsay 58'		 Stadium: Dudgeon Park
Referee: Craig Napier
Annan Athletic v Berwick Rangers
24 October 2015 Annan Athletic 4–1Berwick RangersAnnan
15:00 Weatherson 63' (pen.), 81'
Todd 69'
Omar 84'
Osadolor Red card 29'		 Coultress 32'
Fairbairn Red card 29'		 Stadium: Galabank
Referee: Gavin Duncan
East Fife v Stirling Albion
24 October 2015 East Fife 0–0 Stirling Albion Methil
15:00 Robertson Red card 90+1' Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Referee: Barry Cook
Huntly v East Stirlingshire
24 October 2015 Huntly 2–1East StirlingshireHuntly
15:00 Booth 21'
Scoular 28'		 McKenna 48' (pen.) Stadium: Christie Park
Referee: Duncan Smith
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale v Montrose
24 October 2015 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 1–1 Montrose Edinburgh
15:00 Wilkies 36' Campbell 12' Stadium: Saughton Enclosure
Referee: Graham Beaton
Clachnacuddin v Linlithgow Rose
24 October 2015 Clachnacuddin1–3 Linlithgow Rose Inverness
15:00 Lawrie 45+3' Thom 10'
Weir 54'
Batchelor 67'		 Stadium: Grant Street Park
Referee: Chris Phillips
Turriff United v Fraserburgh
31 October 2015 Turriff United2–3 Fraserburgh Turriff
15:00 McGowan 6'
MacKenzie 48'		 Johnston 21'
Lawrence 64'
Hay 90+3'		 Stadium: The Haughs
Referee: Graham Fraser
Fort William v Cove Rangers
2 November 2015 Fort William0–4 Cove Rangers Fort William
20:00 Nichol 9' (pen.)
Watt 23'
J. Smith 44', 82'		 Stadium: Claggan Park
Referee: Chris McTiernan

Replays

Wick Academy v Nairn County
31 October 2015 Wick Academy 5–1Nairn CountyWick
15:00 Allan 18', 80'
Macadie 21' (pen)
Weir 40'
Mackay 90+5'		 Gethins 39' Stadium: Harmsworth Park
Referee: David Watt
Forres Mechanics v East Kilbride
31 October 2015 Forres Mechanics2–3 East Kilbride Forres
15:00 McGovern 34'
Khutsishvili 90+2'		 Hastings 8', 17'
Johnstone 89'		 Stadium: Mosset Park
Referee: Lorraine Clark
Stirling Albion v East Fife
3 November 2015 Stirling Albion 1–0East FifeStirling
19:30 Doris 14' Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Referee: Barry Cook
Montrose v Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale
3 November 2015 Montrose1–2 (a.e.t.) Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Montrose
19:45 Masson 31' Gormley 15'
Hare 97'		 Stadium: Links Park
Referee: Graham Beaton

Third round

Draw

There were 16 ties taking place in Round 3 of the Scottish Cup.[9] The draw took place on Thursday, 29 October 2015 and was conducted by former Scotland manager Alex McLeish, who won the Scottish Cup both as a player and a manager.[10]

Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the fourth round.

Scottish Championship Scottish League One Scottish League Two Highland Football League Lowland Football League Other

East of Scotland League teams

SJFA teams

Matches

Stranraer v Buckie Thistle
28 November 2015 Stranraer 3–1Buckie ThistleStranraer
15:00 Nequecaur 13'
McGuigan 54'
Thomson 72'		 BBC Sport Report Napier 55' Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 415
Referee: Barry Cook
Queen's Park v Forfar Athletic
28 November 2015 Queen's Park 1–1 Forfar Athletic Glasgow
15:00 Duggan 30' BBC Sport Report Denholm 60' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 418
Referee: John McKendrick
Formartine United v Cove Rangers
28 November 2015 Formartine United 1–1 Cove Rangers Pitmedden
15:00 Barbour 45' Nicol 79' Stadium: North Lodge Park
Attendance: 376
Referee: Scott Millar
Albion Rovers v Greenock Morton
28 November 2015 Albion Rovers0–2 Greenock Morton Coatbridge
15:00 BBC Sport Report Johnstone 41'
McKee 88'		 Stadium: Cliftonhill
Attendance: 505
Referee: Greg Aitken
Falkirk v Fraserburgh
28 November 2015 Falkirk 4–1FraserburghFalkirk
15:00 Miller 16', 74', 84'
Vaulks 70'		 BBC Sport Report Lawrence 67' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 1,825
Referee: Alan Newlands
Peterhead v Livingston
28 November 2015 Peterhead1–3 Livingston Peterhead
15:00 McAllister 90' (pen.) BBC Sport Report Glen 14'
White 25', 74'		 Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 587
Referee: Crawford Allan
Huntly v Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale
28 November 2015 Huntly 1–1 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale Huntly
15:00 Booth 39' Gormley 70' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 239
Referee: Gavin Ross
Elgin City v Raith Rovers
28 November 2015 Elgin City1–2 Raith Rovers Elgin
15:00 Halsman 90' BBC Sport Report McCord 39' (pen.)
Anderson 54'		 Stadium: Borough Briggs
Attendance: 853
Referee: George Salmond
Airdrieonians v Brechin City
28 November 2015 Airdrieonians 3–1Brechin CityAirdrie
15:00 Morgan 5', 25'
Prunty 70'		 BBC Sport Report Jackson 13' Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 532
Referee: Euan Anderson
Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic
28 November 2015 Ayr United0–1 Dunfermline Athletic Ayr
15:00 BBC Sport Report Geggan 22' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,576
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Inverurie Loco Works v Annan Athletic
28 November 2015 Inverurie Loco Works 4–4 Annan Athletic Inverurie
15:00 McLean 37', 90'
Hunter 53'
Laing 68'		 BBC Sport Report Weatherson 3', 89'
Swinglehurst 70'
McColm 73'		 Stadium: Harlaw Park
Attendance: 340
Referee: Steven Reid
Stenhousemuir v East Kilbride
28 November 2015 Stenhousemuir 2–2 East Kilbride Stenhousemuir
15:00 Scotland 73'
Malcolm 90'		 BBC Sport Report Coll 36'
Winter 59'		 Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 502
Referee: Kevin Graham
Cowdenbeath v Arbroath
28 November 2015 Cowdenbeath 1–1 Arbroath Cowdenbeath
15:00 Johnston 73' BBC Sport Report Whatley 56' Stadium: Central Park
Attendance: 409
Referee: Brian Colvin
Stirling Albion v Cumbernauld Colts
1 December 2015 Stirling Albion 6–0Cumbernauld ColtsStirling
19:45 Doris 15', 49'
Dickson 22'
Beattie 73', 90'
Lander 83'		 BBC Sport Report Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Attendance: 511
Referee: Don Robertson
Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic
8 December 2015 Dumbarton 5–0Alloa AthleticDumbarton
19:30 McCallum 1'
Fleming 14'
Kirkpatrick 78', 90'
Waters 90'		 BBC Sport Report Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 274
Referee: Stephen Finnie
Wick Academy v Linlithgow Rose
16 December 2015 Wick Academy 2–2 Linlithgow Rose Wick
19:45 Macadie 41'
Allan 90+3'		 BBC Sport Report Strickland 27'
Kelbie 50'		 Stadium: Harmsworth Park
Referee: Don Robertson

Replays

Cove Rangers v Formartine United
5 December 2015 Cove Rangers 4–1Formartine UnitedInverurie
15:00 Watt 17'
Park 41'
Yule 72'
Milne 82'		 Gauld 52' Stadium: Harlaw Park
Referee: Alan Newlands
East Kilbride v Stenhousemuir
5 December 2015 East Kilbride 2–1 (a.e.t.)StenhousemuirEast Kilbride
15:00 Smith 6', 101' BBC Sport report McMenamin 31' Stadium: K Park Training Academy
Attendance: 488
Referee: Kevin Graham
Forfar Athletic v Queen's Park
5 December 2015 Forfar Athletic 2–1Queen's ParkForfar
15:00 Travis 45'
Templeman 77'		 BBC Sport report McKernon 52' Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 520
Referee: John McKendrick
Arbroath v Cowdenbeath
7 December 2015 Arbroath2–4 Cowdenbeath Arbroath
19:45 Linn 42', 51' BBC Sport Report Spence 14'
Callaghan 21'
Brett 37', 40' (pen.)		 Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Craig Charleston
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale v Huntly
7 December 2015 Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 3–0HuntlyEdinburgh
20:00 MacKenzie 22'
Kerr 54'
Smith 83' (pen.)		 Stadium: Ainslie Park[11]
Attendance: 365
Referee: Grant Irvine
Annan Athletic v Inverurie Loco Works
8 December 2015 Annan Athletic 1–0Inverurie Loco WorksAnnan
19:45 Weatherson 44' BBC Sport Report Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 287
Referee: Steven Reid
Linlithgow Rose v Wick Academy
22 December 2015 Linlithgow Rose 5–1Wick AcademyLinlithgow
19:30 Weir 20'
Baptie 32'
Strickland 36'
Ruari MacLennan 52', 66'		 BBC Sport Report S. Mackay 4'
Campbell Red card 24'
D. Allan Yellow card 57' Red card		 Stadium: Prestonfield
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Nick Walsh

Fourth round

Draw

There were 16 ties taking place in Round 4 of the Scottish Cup.[12] The draw took place on Tuesday, 1 December 2015.[13]

Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the fifth round.

Scottish Premiership Scottish Championship Scottish League One Scottish League Two Other

Highland Football League

Lowland Football League

East of Scotland League

SJFA East Region Super League

Matches

St Mirren v Partick Thistle
8 January 2016 St Mirren1–2 Partick Thistle Paisley
19:30 Watson 88' BBC Sport Report Seaborne 62'
Amoo 73'		 Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,572
Referee: Craig Thomson
Linlithgow Rose v Forfar Athletic
9 January 2016 Linlithgow Rose 3–3 Forfar Athletic Linlithgow
13:30 MacLennan 39'
Thom Red card 49'
McKenzie 65'
Weir 66'		 BBC Sport Report Travis 32'
Campbell 50' (pen.)
Swankie 53'		 Stadium: Prestonfield
Attendance: 2,153
Referee: Stephen Finnie
St Johnstone v Kilmarnock
9 January 2016 St Johnstone0–1 Kilmarnock Perth
15:00 BBC Sport Report Slater 6' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,147
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Dunfermline Athletic v Ross County
9 January 2016 Dunfermline Athletic 2–2 Ross County Dunfermline
15:00 El Bakhtaoui 15'
McKay 56'		 BBC Sport Report Schalk 4'
Graham 27' (pen.)		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,439
Referee: Alan Muir
Stirling Albion v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
9 January 2016 Stirling Albion 0–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Stirling
15:00 BBC Sport Report Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Attendance: 1,224
Referee: Mat Northcroft
Livingston v Greenock Morton
9 January 2016 Livingston0–1 Greenock Morton Livingston
15:00 BBC Sport Report O'Ware 65' Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 873
Referee: Craig Charleston
Dumbarton v Queen of the South
9 January 2016 Dumbarton 2–1Queen of the SouthDumbarton
15:00 Fleming 17', 57' BBC Sport Report Lyle 52' Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 680
Referee: George Salmond
Motherwell v Cove Rangers
9 January 2016 Motherwell 5–0Cove RangersMotherwell
15:00 Moult 2'
McDonald 6'
Johnson 34'
Pearson 44', 61'		 BBC Sport Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,833
Referee: Euan Anderson
Airdrieonians v Dundee United
9 January 2016 Airdrieonians0–1 Dundee United Airdrie
15:00 BBC Sport Report Spittal 79' Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 2,330
Referee: Greg Aitken
Annan Athletic v Hamilton Academical
9 January 2016 Annan Athletic 4–1Hamilton AcademicalAnnan
15:00 Flynn 6'
Todd 47'
Omar 66', 71'		 BBC Sport Report Docherty 65' Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 817
Referee: Barry Cook
Raith Rovers v Hibernian
9 January 2016 Raith Rovers0–2 Hibernian Kirkcaldy
15:00 BBC Sport Report McGregor 61'
Malonga 64'		 Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 5,203
Referee: Willie Collum
Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen
9 January 2016 Heart of Midlothian 1–0AberdeenEdinburgh
17:30 Paterson 3' BBC Sport Report Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 13,595
Referee: John Beaton
Rangers v Cowdenbeath
10 January 2016 Rangers 5–1CowdenbeathGlasgow
13:00 Wallace 19'
McKay 33'
Waghorn 48', 55' (pen.), 78' (pen.)		 BBC Sport Report Brett 40' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 20,915
Referee: Steven McLean
Stranraer v Celtic
10 January 2016 Stranraer0–3 Celtic Stranraer
15:15 BBC Sport Report Griffiths 18', 84'
Cole 42'		 Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 4,051
Referee: Andrew Dallas
East Kilbride v Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale
20 January 2016 East Kilbride 2–0Lothian Thistle Hutchison ValeEast Kilbride
19:45 J. Smith 40'
Winter 87'		 BBC Sport Report Stadium: K Park Training Academy
Attendance: 660
Referee: Nick Walsh
Dundee v Falkirk
26 January 2016 Dundee 3–1FalkirkDundee
19:45 Hemmings 39', 60'
Harkins 74'		 BBC Sport Report Watson 41' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 4,279
Referee: Willie Collum

Replays

Ross County v Dunfermline Athletic
12 January 2016 Ross County 1–0Dunfermline AthleticDingwall
19:45 De Vita 70' BBC Sport Report Stadium: Global Energy Stadium
Attendance: 2,041
Referee: Alan Muir
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Stirling Albion
19 January 2016 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0Stirling AlbionInverness
19:45 Mbuyi-Mutombo 28'
Vigurs 61'		 BBC Sport Report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,231
Referee: Mat Northcroft
Forfar Athletic v Linlithgow Rose
26 January 2016 Forfar Athletic0–1 (a.e.t.) Linlithgow Rose Forfar
19:45 BBC Sport Report Kelbie 115' Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 1,168
Referee: John Beaton

Fifth round

Draw

There were 8 ties taking place in Round 5 of the Scottish Cup.[14] The draw took place on Monday, 11 January 2016.[15]

Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the quarter-finals.

Scottish Premiership Scottish Championship Scottish League Two Other

Lowland Football League

SJFA teams

Matches

Rangers v Kilmarnock
6 February 2016 Rangers 0–0 Kilmarnock Glasgow
12:30 BBC Sport report Higginbotham Red card 89' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 33,581
Referee: Bobby Madden
Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
6 February 2016 Motherwell1–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Motherwell
15:00 McDonald 67' BBC Sport report Storey 39'
Roberts 90+1'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,907
Referee: Steven McLean
Dundee United v Partick Thistle
6 February 2016 Dundee United 1–0Partick ThistleDundee
15:00 Fraser 85' BBC Sport report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 5,803
Referee: Willie Collum
Ross County v Linlithgow Rose
6 February 2016 Ross County 4–2Linlithgow RoseDingwall
15:00 Quinn 4'
Graham 58', 78'
Schalk 63'		 BBC Sport report Reckord 44' (o.g.)
Ruari MacLennan 76'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,208
Referee: Euan Anderson
Annan Athletic v Greenock Morton
6 February 2016 Annan Athletic1–4 Greenock Morton Annan
15:00 Flynn 76' BBC Sport report McCluskey 21', 65', 68'
McKee 45+2'		 Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 756
Referee: John Beaton
Dumbarton v Dundee
6 February 2016 Dumbarton 0–0 Dundee Dumbarton
15:00 BBC Sport report Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 1,410
Referee: Stephen Finnie
Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian
7 February 2016 Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Hibernian Edinburgh
12:30 Djoum 32'
Nicholson 44'		 BBC Sport Report Cummings 80'
Hanlon 90'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 16,845
Referee: Craig Thomson
East Kilbride v Celtic
7 February 2016 East Kilbride0–2 Celtic Airdrie
15:00 BBC Sport Report Griffiths 21'
Kazim-Richards 50'		 Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 7,767
Referee: George Salmond

Replays

Hibernian v Hearts
16 February 2016 Hibernian 1–0HeartsEdinburgh
19:45 Cummings 4', Yellow card 78' Red card BBC Sport Report Augustyn Yellow card 76' Red card Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 19,433
Referee: John Beaton
Kilmarnock v Rangers
16 February 2016 Kilmarnock1–2 Rangers Kilmarnock
19:45 McKenzie 7' BBC Sport Report Waghorn 3'
Clark 90'		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 13,179
Referee: Bobby Madden
Dundee v Dumbarton
23 February 2016 Dundee 5–0DumbartonDundee
19:45 McGinn 16'
Hemmings 29'
Stewart 51', 90'
Holt 79'		 BBC Sport Report Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 3,532
Referee: Stephen Finnie

Quarter-finals

Draw

There were four ties taking place in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup.[16] The draw took place on Monday, 8 February 2016 and was conducted by Scottish Cup winner and former Celtic midfielder Ľubomír Moravčík.[16] The draw, broadcast live on Sky Sports News, has become infamous since it had to be aborted due to one ball breaking open in the pot. After a delay, the draw was completed successfully at the second attempt.

All matches were played on the weekend of 5/6 March 2016.

Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the semi-finals.

Scottish Premiership Scottish Championship

Matches

Rangers v Dundee
5 March 2016 Rangers 4–0DundeeGlasgow
12:30 Forrester 1'
Holt 47'
Halliday 54'
Wallace 84'		 BBC Sport Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 30,944
Referee: Alan Muir
Ross County v Dundee United
5 March 2016 Ross County2–3 Dundee United Dingwall
15:00 Boyce 24'
Graham 60' (pen.)		 BBC Sport Report Anier 57', 65'
Durnan Red card 59'
McKay 89'		 Stadium: Global Energy Stadium
Attendance: 3,052
Referee: Craig Thomson
Celtic v Greenock Morton
6 March 2016 Celtic 3–0Greenock MortonGlasgow
12:00 Griffiths 14'
Mackay-Steven 25'
McGregor 35'		 BBC Sport Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 14,858
Referee: Willie Collum
Hibernian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
6 March 2016 Hibernian 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Edinburgh
14:00 Keatings 54' BBC Sport Report Mbuyi-Mutombo 77' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 9,884
Referee: Crawford Allan

Replays

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Hibernian
16 March 2016 Inverness Caledonian Thistle1–2 Hibernian Inverness
19:45 Vigurs 77' BBC Sport Report Stokes 36', 41' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 3,207
Referee: Stephen Finnie

Semi-finals

Draw

The draw took place on Sunday, 6 March 2016 live on Sky Sports News HQ. Both matches were played on the weekend of 16/17 April 2016.[17]

Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the final.

Scottish Premiership Scottish Championship

Matches

Hibernian v Dundee United
16 April 2016 Hibernian 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Dundee UnitedGlasgow
12:15 Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 19,651
Referee: John Beaton
Penalties
Rangers v Celtic
17 April 2016 Rangers 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		CelticGlasgow
12:00
Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,069
Referee: Craig Thomson
Penalties

Final

Rangers2–3Hibernian
Miller 27'
Halliday 64'		 BBC Sport Report Stokes 3', 80'
Gray 90+2'
Attendance: 50,701
Referee: Steven McLean

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of matches played on 21 May 2016[1]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Peter Weatherson Annan Athletic 5
2 Scotland Leigh Griffiths Celtic 4
Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes Hibernian
Scotland Ruari MacLennan Linlithgow Rose
England Martyn Waghorn Rangers
Scotland Brian Graham Ross County
7 9 players 3
  • NB: Scorers include only those goals from players which were scored from the second round onwards

References

  1. ^ a b "Scottish Cup Scoring Stats - 2015-16". ESPN FC. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. ^ Richard Wilson (21 May 2016). "Rangers 2-3 Hibernian". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  3. ^ "2015-16 William Hill Scottish Cup dates confirmed". Scottish Football Association. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Scottish Cup: History makers Harestanes fall at first hurdle". BBC Sport. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Scottish Cup first round: Lossiemouth meet Forres Mechanics". BBC Sport. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  6. ^ "William Hill Scottish Cup First Round Draw (1)". Scottish Football Association. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Scottish Cup second round: League Two sides drawn together". BBC Sport. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  8. ^ "William Hill Scottish Cup 2nd Round Draw". Scottish Football Association. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Scottish Cup: Dumbarton and Alloa meet after third-round draw". BBC Sport. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  10. ^ "William Hill Scottish Cup 3rd Round draw". Scottish Football Association. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Scottish Cup Matches". Scottish FA. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  12. ^ "William Hill Scottish Cup Fourth Round draw date". Scottish Football Association. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  13. ^ "Hearts draw Aberdeen in Scottish Cup fourth round". BBC Sport. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Brian Laudrup, Gary Anderson to make fifth round draw". Scottish Football Association. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  15. ^ "Scottish Cup: Hearts to host Hibernian in fifth round". BBC Sport. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  16. ^ a b "Scottish Cup quarter-finals: Celtic face Morton after draw malfunction". BBC Sport. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  17. ^ "Rangers face Celtic, Hibs/ICT draw Dundee United in Scottish Cup". BBC Sport. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

External links

  • Scottish Cup Archive Scottish Football Association
  • William Hill Scottish Cup Competition 2015-16 Scottish Football Association (Archived)
  • William Hill Scottish Cup Preliminary Rounds drawn – Scottish Football Association, 10 July 2015
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