The 1961–62 Scottish Cup was the 77th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated St Mirren in the final.

First round Home teamScoreAway teamCeltic5 – 1CowdenbeathDunfermline Athletic5 – 1Forfar AthleticEast Fife3 – 1Gala FairydeanFalkirk1 – 2RangersMotherwell4 – 0Dundee UnitedPartick Thistle2 – 2HibernianAberdeen5 – 2AirdrieoniansArbroath2 – 1PeterheadAyr United3 – 4ClydeBerwick Rangers2 – 6Third LanarkEyemouth United1 – 3MontroseHamilton Academical3 – 1Elgin CityRaith Rovers1 – 1Queen's Park

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamHibernian2 – 3Partick ThistleQueen's Park1 – 4Raith Rovers

Second round Home teamScoreAway teamAlloa Athletic1 – 2Raith RoversBrechin City1 – 6KilmarnockClyde2 – 2AberdeenDumbarton2 – 3Ross CountyDundee0 – 1St MirrenDunfermline Athletic9 – 0Wigtown & BladnochEast Fife1 – 0Albion RoversHamilton Academical0 – 2Third LanarkInverness Caledonian3 – 0East StirlingshireGreenock Morton1 – 3CelticMotherwell4 – 0St JohnstoneQueen of the South0 – 2StenhousemuirRangers6 – 0ArbroathStirling Albion3 – 1Partick ThistleStranraer0 – 0MontroseVale of Leithen0 – 5Hearts

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamAberdeen10 – 3ClydeMontrose0 – 1Stranraer

Third round Home teamScoreAway teamAberdeen2 – 2RangersDunfermline Athletic0 – 0StenhousemuirKilmarnock7 – 0Ross CountyRaith Rovers1 – 1St MirrenStirling Albion4 – 1East FifeStranraer1 – 3MotherwellThird Lanark6 – 1Inverness CaledonianHearts3 – 4Celtic

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamStenhousemuir0 – 3Dunfermline AthleticRangers5 – 1AberdeenSt Mirren4 – 0Raith Rovers

Quarter-finals Home teamScoreAway teamCeltic4 – 4Third LanarkKilmarnock2 – 4RangersSt Mirren1 – 0Dunfermline AthleticStirling Albion0 – 6Motherwell

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamThird Lanark0 – 4Celtic

Semi-finals

Final

Teams RANGERS: GK Billy RitchieRB Bobby ShearerLB Eric Caldow (c) RH Harold DavisCH Ronnie McKinnonLH Jim BaxterRW Willie HendersonIR Ian McMillanCF Jimmy MillarIL Ralph BrandLW Davie WilsonManager: Scot SymonST MIRREN: GK Bobby WilliamsonRB Bobby CampbellLB John WilsonRH Rab StewartCH Jim Clunie (c) LH George McLeanRW Tommy HendersonIR Tommy BrycelandCF Don KerriganIL Willie FernieLW Þór BeckManager: Bobby Flavell

See also 1961–62 in Scottish football 1961–62 Scottish League Cup

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