The 1978–79 Scottish Cup was the 94th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Hibernian in the twice replayed final.
First round Home teamScoreAway teamDunfermline Athletic2 – 2Albion RoversFalkirk2 – 0KeithGala Fairydean1 – 3CowdenbeathMeadowbank Thistle1 – 1Inverness CaledonianThreave Rovers0 – 2East StirlingshireVale of Leithen1 – 4Forfar Athletic
Replays Home teamScoreAway teamAlbion Rovers2 – 3Dunfermline AthleticInverness Caledonian0 – 3Meadowbank Thistle
Second round
Home teamScoreAway teamInverness Thistle0 – 4FalkirkForfar Athletic1 – 2Berwick RangersEast Stirlingshire2 – 3SpartansCowdenbeath0 – 0Alloa AthleticPeterhead2 – 3Queen's ParkEast Fife2 – 1Brechin CityMeadowbank Thistle2 – 1StenhousemuirStranraer1 – 1Dunfermline Athletic
Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDunfermline Athletic1 – 0StranraerAlloa Athletic2 – 0Cowdenbeath
Third round Home teamScoreAway teamDundee United0 – 2St MirrenDundee1 – 0FalkirkDumbarton1 – 0Alloa AthleticGreenock Morton1 – 1St JohnstoneStirling Albion0 – 2Partick ThistleAyr United4 – 0Queen of the SouthRangers3 – 1MotherwellClyde1 – 5KilmarnockClydebank3 – 3Queen's ParkMeadowbank Thistle2 – 1SpartansMontrose2 – 4CelticDunfermline Athletic1 – 1HibernianRaith Rovers0 – 2HeartsArbroath0 – 1AirdrieoniansEast Fife0 – 1Berwick RangersHamilton Academical0 – 2Aberdeen
Replays Home teamScoreAway teamSt Johnstone2 – 4Greenock MortonHibernian2 – 0Dunfermline AthleticQueen's Park0 – 1Clydebank
Fourth round Home teamScoreAway teamDundee4 – 1St MirrenHearts1 – 1Greenock MortonCeltic3 – 0Berwick RangersDumbarton3 – 1ClydebankPartick Thistle3 – 0AirdrieoniansAberdeen6 – 2Ayr UnitedMeadowbank Thistle0 – 6HibernianRangers1 – 1Kilmarnock
Replays Home teamScoreAway teamGreenock Morton0 – 1HeartsKilmarnock0 – 1Rangers
Quarter-finals Home teamScoreAway teamAberdeen1 – 1CelticDumbarton0 – 1Partick ThistleHibernian2 – 1HeartsRangers6 – 3Dundee
Replay Home teamScoreAway teamCeltic1 – 2Aberdeen
Semi-finals
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Final
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Second Replay
Events
Inverness Thistle's match against Falkirk became famous in Scotland because the game was postponed 29 times, It was originally supposed to be played on 6 January in Inverness at Kingsmills Park due to ice and snow, and was eventually played on 22 February once it was deemed suitable, where Falkirk won the game 4-0, and were eventually put out by Dundee 3 days later, though it was a few postponements short of beating the record of 33 games by Airdrieonians and Stranraer set 16 years earlier due to similar circumstances during the Winter of 1962–63 in the United Kingdom where football matches were called off due to snowstorms.
See also 1978–79 in Scottish football 1978–79 Scottish League Cup
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