The 1908–09 Scottish Cup was the 36th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was not awarded in this season due to serious riots in the replay of the final between Rangers and Celtic.

Calendar

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs First Round 23 January 1909 16 32 → 16 Second Round 6 February 1909 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals 20 February 1909 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals 20 March 1909 2 4 → 2 Final 10 April 1909 1 2 → 1

First round Home teamScoreAway teamAlloa2 – 2St MirrenBroxburn1 – 1BeithClyde4 – 0DykeheadDundee9 – 0Ayr ParkhouseFalkirk2 – 1East StirlingshireHamilton Academical0 – 0Queen's ParkHeart of Midlothian2 – 1KilmarnockHibernian2 – 1AyrLeith Athletic2 – 4CelticGreenock Morton0 – 4AberdeenMotherwell6 – 1Elgin CityPort Glasgow Athletic5 – 0DunblaneSt Johnstone0 – 3RangersThird Lanark5 – 1Brechin CityVale of Leven8 – 0AirdrieoniansWest Calder Swifts0 – 0Partick Thistle

Replays Home teamScoreAway teamAirdrieonians1 – 0Vale of LevenBeith0 – 0BroxburnPartick ThistleWalkoverWest Calder SwiftsQueen's Park2 – 0Hamilton AcademicalSt Mirren5 – 0Alloa Athletic

Second replay Home teamScoreAway teamBeith1 – 1 Broxburn

Match played at Ibrox Park

Third replay

Home teamScoreAway teamBeith1 – 1 Broxburn

Match played at Ibrox

Fourth replay

Home teamScoreAway teamBeith4 – 2Broxburn Match played at Love Street

Second round Home teamScoreAway teamAirdrieonians2 – 0Heart of MidlothianCeltic4 – 0Port Glasgow AthleticClyde1 – 0HibernianDundee0 – 0RangersMotherwell1 – 3FalkirkQueen's Park3 – 0Partick ThistleSt Mirren3 – 0BeithThird Lanark4 – 1Aberdeen

Replay Home teamScoreAway teamRangers1 – 0Dundee

Quarter-finals Home teamScoreAway teamCeltic3 – 1AirdrieoniansClyde3 – 1St MirrenRangers1 – 0Queen's ParkThird Lanark1 – 2Falkirk

Semi-finals

Replay

Final

Replay

See also 1908–09 in Scottish football

References

External links Season 1908-09 Cup withheld [results list, including Qualifying Cup], The Beautiful Dribbling Game Scottish Cup 1908/09, RSSSF