1897–98 Scottish Cup

1897–98 Scottish Cup
Country	Scotland
Defending champions	Rangers
Champions	Rangers
Runners-up	Kilmarnock
	← 1896–97 1898–99 →

The 1897–98 Scottish Cup was the 25th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers when they beat Kilmarnock 2–0 in the final.[1]

Calendar

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First Round	8 January 1898	16	32 → 16
Second Round	22 January 1898	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	5 February 1898	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	19 February 1898	2	4 → 2
Final	26 March 1898	1	2 → 1

First round

Home team	Score	Away team
Abercorn	1 – 1	Hibernian
Arthurlie	0 – 7	Celtic
Ayr Parkhouse	2 – 1	Kilmarnock Athletic
Bathgate	2 – 4	Cartvale
Clyde	1 – 3	Third Lanark
Dumfries Hibernian	2 – 7	St Mirren
Dundee	2 – 1	Partick Thistle
Dundee Wanderers	3 – 2	Orion
Bo'ness	0 – 6	Queen's Park
Kilmarnock	5 – 1	Sixth GRV
Leith Athletic	2 – 0	Port Glasgow Athletic
Lochee United	0 – 8	Heart of Midlothian
Greenock Morton	7 – 1	Motherwell
Raith Rovers	2 – 4	East Stirlingshire
Rangers	8 – 0	Polton Vale
St Bernard's	1 – 1	Dumbarton

First round replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Dumbarton	1 – 3	St Bernard's
Hibernian	7 – 1	Abercorn

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team
Dundee	2 –0	St Mirren
Dundee Wanderers	3 – 6	Ayr Parkhouse
Heart of Midlothian	4 – 1	Greenock Morton
Hibernian	3 – 1	East Stirlingshire
Kilmarnock	9 – 2	Leith Athletic
Rangers	12 – 0	Cartvale
St Bernard's	0 – 5	Queen's Park
Third Lanark	3 – 2	Celtic

Quarter Final

Home team	Score	Away team
Ayr Parkhouse	2 – 7	Kilmarnock
Dundee	3 – 0	Heart of Midlothian
Queen's Park	1 – 3	Rangers
Third Lanark	2 – 0	Hibernian

Semi-finals

Home team	Score	Away team
Kilmarnock	3 – 2	Dundee
Rangers	1 – 1	Third Lanark

Semi-finals replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Third Lanark	2 – 2	Rangers

Semi-finals second replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Third Lanark	0 – 2	Rangers

Final

26 March 1898[1]

Rangers	2 – 0	Kilmarnock
A. Smith 59' Hamilton 63'

Hampden Park

Attendance: 14,000[2][3]

Teams


Kilmarnock:
GK		James McAllan
RB		Thomas Busby
LB		Robert Brown
RH		John Johnstone
CH		George Anderson
LH		David McPherson
OR		Robert Findlay
IR		William Reid
CF		James Campbell
IL		David Maitland
OL		Bobby Muir


Rangers:
GK		Matthew Dickie
RB		Nicol Smith
LB		Jock Drummond
RH		Neilly Gibson
CH		Bobby Neil
LH		David Mitchell
OR		Jimmy Millar
IR		John McPherson
CF		Robert Hamilton
IL		Tommy Hyslop
OL		Alec Smith

References

Saturday's Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie, The Glasgow Herald, 28 March 1898
0-2 Vs Rangers in Scottish Cup, 26/03/1898), FitbaStats Kilmarnock
2-0 Vs Kilmarnock in Scottish Cup, 26/03/1898), FitbaStats Rangers

RSSF Scottish Cup 97-98

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[herald1898-1] Saturday's Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie, The Glasgow Herald, 28 March 1898

[2] 0-2 Vs Rangers in Scottish Cup, 26/03/1898), FitbaStats Kilmarnock

[3] 2-0 Vs Kilmarnock in Scottish Cup, 26/03/1898), FitbaStats Rangers

Scottish Cup
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1897–98 in European football
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Domestic leagues	Belgium Denmark England Ireland Italy Netherlands Scotland Switzerland
Domestic cups	England Ireland Scotland Sweden '97 '98 Wales

1897–98 in Scottish football
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Domestic leagues	Football League Division One Division Two Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) Junior Cup
Related to national team	Results British Home Championship
Club seasons
Division One	Celtic Clyde Dundee Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Partick Thistle Rangers St Bernard's St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division Two	Abercorn Airdrieonians Ayr Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock Leith Athletic Linthouse Morton Motherwell Port Glasgow Athletic Renton
Other teams	Dumbarton Queen's Park