1947–48 Scottish Cup

The 1947–48 Scottish Cup was the 63rd staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Greenock Morton in the replayed final.Thrills in Hampden Wind, The Glasgow Herald, 19 April 1948Memorable Exhibition by Morton Centre Half, The Glasgow Herald, 22 April 1948

First round Home teamScoreAway teamAlbion Rovers0 – 2HibernianArbroath9 – 1Babcock & WilcoxAyr United1 – 2Greenock MortonBerwick Rangers2 – 4CowdenbeathDundee2 – 4Heart of MidlothianEast Fife2 – 0KilmarnockInverness Caledonian1 – 6FalkirkMotherwell2 – 2Hamilton AcademicalQueen of the South1 – 0StenhousemuirSt Mirren8 – 0Shawfield AmateursStranraer0 – 1RangersClachnacuddin0 – 2St Johnstone

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamHamilton Academical0 – 2Motherwell

Second round Home teamScoreAway teamAirdrieonians2 – 1Heart of MidlothianAlloa Athletic0 – 1Queen of the SouthCeltic3 – 0CowdenbeathClyde2 – 1Dunfermline AthleticEast Fife5 – 1St JohnstoneHibernian4 – 0ArbroathMontrose2 – 0DunsGreenock Morton3 – 2FalkirkMotherwell1 – 0Third LanarkNithsdale Wanderers0 – 5AberdeenPartick Thistle4 – 3Dundee UnitedPeterhead1 – 2DumbartonQueen's Park8 – 2DeveronvaleRangers4 – 0Leith AthleticSt Mirren2 – 0East StirlingshireStirling Albion2 – 4Raith Rovers

Third round Home teamScoreAway teamAirdrieonians3 – 0Raith RoversCeltic1 – 0MotherwellDumbarton0 – 1East FifeHibernian4 – 2AberdeenMontrose2 – 1Queen of the SouthGreenock Morton3 – 0Queen's ParkRangers3 – 0Partick ThistleSt Mirren2 – 1Clyde

Quarter-finals Home teamScoreAway teamAirdrieonians0 – 3Greenock MortonCeltic4 – 0MontroseHibernian3 – 1St MirrenRangers1 – 0East Fife

Semi-finals

Final

Teams RANGERS: GK Bobby BrownRB George YoungLB Jock ShawRH Ian McCollCH Willie WoodburnLH Sammy CoxRW Eddie RutherfordIR Torrance GillickCF Willie ThorntonIL Willie FindlayLW Jimmy DuncansonManager: Bill StruthGREENOCK MORTON: GK Jimmy CowanRB Jimmy MitchellLB John WhighamRH Billy CampbellCH Alex MillarLH Jimmy WhyteRW John HepburnIR Eddie MurphyCF Davie CupplesIL Tommy OrrLW Colin LiddellManager: Jimmy Davies

Final (replay)

Teams RANGERS: GK Bobby BrownRB George YoungLB Jock ShawRH Ian McCollCH Willie WoodburnLH Sammy CoxRW Eddie RutherfordIR Torrance GillickCF Willie ThorntonIL Billy WilliamsonLW Jimmy DuncansonManager: Bill StruthGREENOCK MORTON: GK Jimmy CowanRB Jimmy MitchellLB John WhighamRH Billy CampbellCH Alex MillarLH Jimmy WhyteRW John HepburnIR Eddie MurphyCF Davie CupplesIL Tommy OrrLW Colin LiddellManager: Jimmy Davies

See also 1947–48 in Scottish football 1947–48 Scottish League Cup

Played between the same teams: 1922 Scottish Cup Final 1963 Scottish League Cup Final

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