1948–49 Scottish Cup

The 1948–49 Scottish Cup was the 64th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup Final was played at Hampden Park on 23 April 1949 between Rangers and Clyde. Rangers defeated Clyde 4–1 to win the Cup.[1][2]

1948–49 Scottish Cup
CountryScotland
ChampionsRangers
Runners-upClyde

First round

Home team Score Away team
Alloa Athletic 8 – 3 Montrose
Arbroath 3 – 4 Partick Thistle
Ayr United 2 – 1 Queen's Park
Clyde 2 – 0 Fraserburgh
Cowdenbeath 6 – 2 Keith
Dumbarton 5 – 2 Kilmarnock
Dundee 5 – 1 St Johnstone
Dundee United 4 – 3 Celtic
East Fife 2 – 1 Falkirk
Forfar Athletic 0 – 4 Hibernian
Hamilton Academical 1 – 2 Albion Rovers
Hearts 4 – 1 Airdrieonians
Inverness Caledonian 2 – 2 Greenock Morton
Leith Athletic 0 – 1 Raith Rovers
Motherwell 3 – 0 Stranraer
Queen of the South 2 – 0 East Stirlingshire
Rangers 6 – 1 Elgin City
St Mirren 2 – 0 Stirling Albion
Stenhousemuir 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic
Third Lanark 2 – 1 Aberdeen

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Greenock Morton 2 – 0 Inverness Caledonian

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Alloa Athletic 1 – 3 Clyde
Ayr United 0 – 2 Greenock Morton
Cowdenbeath 1 – 2 East Fife
Dumbarton 1 – 1 Dundee United
Dundee 0 – 0 St Mirren
Hearts 3 – 1 Third Lanark
Hibernian 1 – 1 Raith Rovers
Motherwell 0 – 3 Rangers
Partick Thistle 3 – 0 Queen of the South
Stenhousemuir 5 – 1 Albion Rovers

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Dundee United 1 – 3 Dumbarton
Raith Rovers 3 – 4 Hibernian
St Mirren 1 – 2 Dundee

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Hearts 3 – 0 Dumbarton
Greenock Morton 0 – 2 Clyde

Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Hearts 2 – 4 Dundee
Hibernian 0 – 2 East Fife
Rangers 4 – 0 Partick Thistle
Stenhousemuir 0 – 1 Clyde

Semi-finals

Clyde2–2 (a.e.t.)Dundee
Attendance: 33,000

Rangers3–0East Fife
Attendance: 104,958

Replays


Clyde2–1Dundee
Attendance: 50,000

Final

Rangers4–1Clyde
Young  39' (pen.),  55' (pen.)
Williamson  41'
Duncanson
Soccerbase  49' Galletly
Attendance: 108,435
Referee: R. G. Benzie

Teams

Rangers:
GK Bobby Brown
RB George Young
LB Jock Shaw
RH Ian McColl
CH Willie Woodburn
LH Sammy Cox
RW Willie Waddell
IRJimmy Duncanson
CF Willie Thornton
IL Billy Williamson
LW Eddie Rutherford
Manager:
Bill Struth
Clyde:
GK Stan Gullan
RB Alex Gibson
LB Frank Mennie
RH Jim Campbell
CH Bob Milligan
LH Hugh Long
RW Roy Davies
IR Archie Wright
CF Alex Linwood
IL Peter Galletly
LW Charlie Bootland
Manager:
Paddy Travers

See also

References

  1. Graham, Alexander (1999). A statistical history of football in Scotland. 2. Isle of Skye: Skye Soccer Books. p. 8.
  2. Penalty-kick Mystery, The Glasgow Herald, 25 April 1949
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