1965–66 Scottish Cup

The 1965–66 Scottish Cup was the 81st staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Celtic in the replayed final.

Preliminary round 1 Home teamScoreAway teamBerwick Rangers1 – 0StenhousemuirDumbarton2 – 2Peebles RoversForfar Athletic1 – 1Brechin CityGala Fairydean6 – 1SelkirkRaith Rovers1 – 0Inverness Caledonian

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamBrechin City1 – 3Forfar AthleticPeebles Rovers2 – 3Dumbarton

Preliminary round 2 Home teamScoreAway teamArbroath2 – 2CowdenbeathAyr United1 – 0FraserburghBerwick Rangers0 – 0Albion RoversEast Fife1 – 0Elgin CityGala Fairydean4 – 5MontroseGlasgow University1 – 2DumbartonRaith Rovers0 – 1Alloa AthleticRoss County4 – 3Forfar Athletic

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamAlbion Rovers3 – 0Berwick RangersCowdenbeath1 – 1Arbroath

Second Replays Home teamScoreAway teamArbroath2 – 3Cowdenbeath

First round Home teamScoreAway teamAlloa Athletic3 – 5Ross CountyFalkirk1 – 2Dundee UnitedCowdenbeath1 – 0St MirrenDumbarton2 – 1MontroseDundee9-1East FifeEast Stirlingshire0 – 0MotherwellHearts2 – 1ClydeDundee United0 – 0FalkirkAyr United1 – 1St JohnstoneCeltic4 – 0StranraerDunfermline Athletic3 – 1Partick ThistleHamilton Academical1 – 3AberdeenHibernian4 – 3Third LanarkGreenock Morton1 – 1KilmarnockQueen of the South3 – 0Albion RoversRangers5 – 1AirdrieoniansStirling Albion3 – 1Queen's Park

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamMotherwell4 – 1East StirlingshireSt Johnstone1 – 0Ayr UnitedKilmarnock3 – 0Greenock Morton

Second round Home teamScoreAway teamCowdenbeath3 – 3St JohnstoneRoss County0 – 2RangersAberdeen5 – 0Dundee UnitedDumbarton1 – 0Queen of the SouthDundee0 – 2CelticStirling Albion0 – 0Dunfermline AthleticHearts2 – 1HibernianKilmarnock5 – 0Motherwell

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamSt Johnstone3 – 0CowdenbeathDunfermline Athletic4 – 1Stirling Albion

Quarter-finals Home teamScoreAway teamDumbarton0 – 3AberdeenDunfermline Athletic2 – 1KilmarnockHearts3 – 3CelticRangers1 – 0St Johnstone

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamCeltic3 – 1Hearts

Semi-finals

Replay

Final

Teams

RANGERS: GK Billy RitchieRB Kai Johansen LB David ProvanRH John Greig (c) CH Ronnie McKinnon LH Bobby WatsonRW Willie HendersonIR Jimmy MillarCF Jim Forrest IL Willie JohnstonLW Davie WilsonManager: Scot SymonCELTIC: GK Ronnie SimpsonRB Ian YoungLB Tommy GemmellRH Bobby MurdochCH Billy McNeill (c) LH John ClarkRW Jimmy Johnstone IR Joe McBrideCF Stevie ChalmersIL Charlie GallagherLW John HughesManager: Jock Stein

Replay

Teams RANGERS: GK Billy RitchieRB Kai Johansen LB David ProvanRH John GreigCH Ronnie McKinnon (c) LH Bobby WatsonRW Willie HendersonIR George McLeanCF Jimmy Millar IL Willie JohnstonLW Davie WilsonManager: Scot SymonCELTIC: GK Ronnie SimpsonRB Jim Craig LB Tommy GemmellRH Bobby MurdochCH Billy McNeill (c) LH John ClarkRW Jimmy Johnstone IR Joe McBrideCF Stevie ChalmersIL Bertie AuldLW John HughesManager: Jock Stein

See also 1965–66 in Scottish football 1965–66 Scottish League Cup

References

External links Video highlights from official Pathe News archive