1948–49 Scottish Cup

The 1948–49 Scottish Cup was the 64th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The final was played between holders Rangers and Clyde at Hampden Park on 23 April 1949. Rangers won 4–1 to retain the Cup.Penalty-kick Mystery, The Glasgow Herald, 25 April 1949

Rangers also won both the Scottish Football League and the Scottish League Cup, the first time a club claimed the national 'treble'.

First round Home teamScoreAway teamAlloa Athletic8 – 3MontroseArbroath3 – 4Partick ThistleAyr United2 – 1Queen's ParkClyde2 – 0FraserburghCowdenbeath6 – 2KeithDumbarton5 – 2KilmarnockDundee5 – 1St JohnstoneDundee United4 – 3CelticEast Fife2 – 1FalkirkForfar Athletic0 – 4HibernianHamilton Academical1 – 2Albion RoversHearts4 – 1AirdrieoniansInverness Caledonian2 – 2Greenock MortonLeith Athletic0 – 1Raith RoversMotherwell3 – 0StranraerQueen of the South2 – 0East StirlingshireRangers6 – 1Elgin CitySt Mirren2 – 0Stirling AlbionStenhousemuir2 – 0Dunfermline AthleticThird Lanark2 – 1Aberdeen

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamGreenock Morton2 – 0Inverness Caledonian

Second round Home teamScoreAway teamAlloa Athletic1 – 3ClydeAyr United0 – 2Greenock MortonCowdenbeath1 – 2East FifeDumbarton1 – 1Dundee UnitedDundee0 – 0St MirrenHearts3 – 1Third LanarkHibernian1 – 1Raith RoversMotherwell0 – 3RangersPartick Thistle3 – 0Queen of the SouthStenhousemuir5 – 1Albion Rovers

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDundee United1 – 3DumbartonRaith Rovers3 – 4HibernianSt Mirren1 – 2Dundee

Third round Home teamScoreAway teamHearts3 – 0DumbartonGreenock Morton0 – 2Clyde

Quarter-finals Home teamScoreAway teamHearts2 – 4DundeeHibernian0 – 2East FifeRangers4 – 0Partick ThistleStenhousemuir0 – 1Clyde

Semi-finals

Replays

Final

Teams Rangers: GK Bobby BrownRB George YoungLB Jock ShawRH Ian McCollCH Willie WoodburnLH Sammy CoxRW Willie Waddell IR Jimmy Duncanson CF Willie ThorntonIL Billy WilliamsonLW Eddie RutherfordManager: Bill StruthClyde: GK Stan GullanRB Alex GibsonLB Frank MennieRH Jim CampbellCH Bob MilliganLH Hugh LongRW Roy DaviesIR Archie WrightCF Alex LinwoodIL Peter GalletlyLW Charlie BootlandManager: Paddy Travers

See also 1948–49 in Scottish football 1948–49 Scottish League Cup

References

External links Video highlights from official Pathé News archive