The 1959–60 Scottish Cup was the 75th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Kilmarnock in the final.

First round Home teamScoreAway teamAberdeen0 – 0Brechin CityAlbion Rovers2 – 1Tarff RoversBerwick Rangers1 – 3RangersClyde2 – 0Third LanarkDunfermline Athletic1 – 1St JohnstoneEast Fife0 – 2Partick ThistleKeith3 – 0Hamilton AcademicalKilmarnock5 – 0StranraerGreenock Morton0 – 1East StirlingshireQueen of the South2 – 1DumbartonQueen's Park2 – 0Raith RoversSt Mirren15 – 0Glasgow UniversityStenhousemuir2 – 0Rothes

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamBrechin City3 – 6AberdeenSt Johnstone1 – 4Dunfermline Athletic

Second round Home teamScoreAway teamHibernian3 – 0DundeeHearts1 – 1KilmarnockPeebles Rovers1 – 6Ayr UnitedAberdeen0 – 2ClydeAlloa Athletic1 – 5AirdrieoniansCowdenbeath1 – 0FalkirkDundee United2 – 2Partick ThistleDunfermline Athletic2 – 3StenhousemuirEast Stirlingshire2 – 2Inverness CaledonianElgin City5 – 1Forfar AthleticEyemouth United1 – 0Albion RoversMontrose2 – 2Queen's ParkMotherwell6 – 0KeithRangers2 – 0ArbroathSt Mirren1 – 1CelticStirling Albion3 – 3Queen of the South

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamQueen's Park1 – 1MontroseInverness Caledonian1 – 4East StirlingshireCeltic4 – 4St MirrenKilmarnock2 – 1HeartsPartick Thistle4 – 1Dundee UnitedQueen of the South5 – 1Stirling Albion

Second Replays Home teamScoreAway teamQueen's Park2 – 1MontroseCeltic5 – 2St Mirren

Third round Home teamScoreAway teamClyde6 – 0Queen's ParkEast Stirlingshire0 – 3HibernianElgin City1 – 2CelticAyr United4 – 2AirdrieoniansEyemouth United3 – 0CowdenbeathKilmarnock2 – 0MotherwellPartick Thistle3 – 2Queen of the SouthStenhousemuir0 – 3Rangers

Quarter-finals Home teamScoreAway teamAyr United0 – 2ClydeCeltic2 – 0Partick ThistleEyemouth United1 – 2KilmarnockRangers3 – 2Hibernian

Semi-finals

Replays

Final

Teams RANGERS: GK George NivenRB Eric Caldow (c)LB John LittleRH Ian McCollCH Bill PatersonLH Willie StevensonRW Alex ScottIR Ian McMillanCF Jimmy MillarIL Sammy BairdLW Davie WilsonManager: Scot SymonKILMARNOCK: GK Jimmy BrownRB Jim RichmondLB Matt WatsonRH Frank Beattie (c)CH Willie TonerLH Bobby KennedyRW Jim StewartIR Jackie McInallyCF Andy KerrIL Bertie BlackLW Billy MuirManager: Willie Waddell

See also

1959–60 in Scottish football 1959–60 Scottish League Cup

External links Video highlights from official Pathé News archive