The 1981–82 Scottish Cup was the 97th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Aberdeen who defeated Rangers in the final.

First round Home teamScoreAway teamCivil Service Strollers3 – 3CowdenbeathStenhousemuir2 – 5Berwick RangersStirling Albion1 – 2ClydeFraserburgh1 – 1ClachnacuddinStranraer1 – 1East FifeArbroath0 – 2Meadowbank Thistle

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamClachnacuddin3 – 2FraserburghCowdenbeath6 – 1Civil Service StrollersEast Fife4 – 1Stranraer

Second round Home teamScoreAway teamAlbion Rovers2 – 1ClachnacuddinCowdenbeath1 – 1Gala FairydeanInverness Caledonian1 – 3Brechin CityAlloa Athletic4 – 1Hawick Royal AlbertClyde0 – 0Berwick RangersColdstream0 – 2Meadowbank ThistleMontrose0 – 0Elgin CityEast Fife2 – 3Forfar Athletic

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamGala Fairydean3 – 2CowdenbeathBerwick Rangers1 – 3ClydeElgin City0 – 0Montrose

Second Replay Home teamScoreAway teamMontrose2 – 1Elgin City

Third round Home teamScoreAway teamGala Fairydean1 – 2St JohnstoneKilmarnock1 – 0MontroseRangers6 – 2Albion RoversAlloa Athletic2 – 1Ayr UnitedBrechin City2 – 4Dundee UnitedClyde2 – 2Meadowbank ThistleEast Stirlingshire1 – 4HeartsPartick Thistle1 – 2DumbartonAirdrieonians1 – 2Queen's ParkCeltic4 – 0Queen of the SouthClydebank2 – 1Dunfermline AthleticDundee1 – 0Raith RoversHamilton Academical0 – 0Forfar AthleticHibernian2 – 0FalkirkMotherwell0 – 1AberdeenSt Mirren2 – 1Greenock Morton

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamMeadowbank Thistle4 – 2ClydeForfar Athletic3 – 2Hamilton Academical

Fourth round Home teamScoreAway teamDundee3 – 0Meadowbank ThistleAberdeen1 – 0CelticClydebank0 – 2St MirrenDundee United1 – 1HibernianHearts0 – 1Forfar AthleticKilmarnock3 – 1St JohnstoneQueen's Park2 – 0Alloa AthleticRangers4 – 0Dumbarton

Replay Home teamScoreAway teamHibernian1 – 1Dundee United

Second Replay Home teamScoreAway teamDundee United3 – 0Hibernian

Quarter-finals Home teamScoreAway teamAberdeen4 – 2KilmarnockQueen's Park1 – 2Forfar AthleticRangers2 – 0DundeeSt Mirren1 – 0Dundee United

Semi-finals

Replays

Final

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