The 1927–28 Scottish Cup was the 50th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Celtic 4–0 in an Old Firm final;The Scottish Cup. Victory of Glasgow Rangers , The Times, 16 April 1928, via The Celtic Wiki it was their first victory in the competition for 25 years – the last had been in 1903, with four defeats in finals since then.Scottish Cup Final. A Great Victory For The Rangers, The Scotsman, 16 April 1928, via London Hearts Supporters Club
First round
All matches were played on 21 January 1928 with the exception of the Dumbarton/Hamilton Academical match which was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch and played four days later.
Home teamScoreAway teamAlbion Rovers5 – 1Glasgow UniversityAlloa2 – 0FraserburghArbroath2 – 3Nithsdale WanderersArmadale3 – 1Berwick RangersAyr United2 – 0Bo'nessBeith1 – 4AirdrieoniansBrechin City3 – 1Lochgelly UnitedCeltic3 – 1BathgateCivil Service Strollers0 – 3King's ParkClydebank0 – 3Dunfermline AthleticCowdenbeath12 – 0JohnstoneDumbarton2 – 3Hamilton AcademicalEast Fife1 – 1Dundee UnitedEast Stirlingshire0 – 6RangersFalkirk3 – 1St. Bernard'sForfar Athletic2 – 1Queen of the SouthForres Mechanics2 – 1Elgin CityHearts2 – 2St. JohnstoneHibernianw/oDykeheadHuntly0 – 3MotherwellKeith5 – 2Dalbeattie StarLeith Athletic2 – 3KilmarnockMontrose0 – 5StenhousemuirGreenock Morton7 – 3Mid-AnnandalePartick Thistle9 – 1CaledonianQueen's Park2 – 0ArthurlieRaith Rovers4 – 3AberdeenSt. Mirren6 – 1ClydeStranraer2 – 4DundeeThird Lanark10 – 0ClackmannanVale of Atholl2 – 1Newton StewartVale of Leven1 – 2Leith Amateurs
Replays
The replays were played on 25 January 1928.
Home teamScoreAway teamDundee United2 – 1East FifeHearts1 – 0 (a.e.t)St. Johnstone
Second round
The matches were played on 4 February 1928. All remaining non-league teams were knocked out.
Replays
The matches were played on 8 February 1928.
Third round
The ties were drawn on 8 February 1928 and played on 18 February 1928.
Replays
The matches were played on 22 February 1928.
Fourth round Team One Team Two ScoreAlbion Rovers Rangers 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic Hibernian 0–4Motherwell Celtic 0–2 Queens Park Partick Thistle 1–0
Semi-finals
Final
Teams Celtic: GK John ThomsonRB Willie McStayLB John DonoghueRH Peter WilsonCH Jimmy McStayLH John McFarlaneOR Paddy ConnollyIR Alec ThomsonCF Jimmy McGroryIL Tommy McInallyOL Adam McLeanRangers: GK Tom HamiltonRB Dougie GrayLB Bob HamiltonRH Jock BuchananCH Davie MeiklejohnLHTully CraigOR Sandy ArchibaldIR Andy CunninghamCF Jimmy FlemingIL Bob McPhailOL Alan Morton
See also 1927–28 in Scottish football
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