The 1895–96 Scottish Cup was the 23rd season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. This season saw the introduction of the Scottish Qualifying Cup as a preliminary competition.

The cup was won by Heart of Midlothian when they beat Hibernian 3–1 in the final.

Calendar Round First match date Fixtures Clubs First round 11 November 1895 16 32 → 16 Second round 25 January 1896 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals 8 February 1896 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals 22 February 1896 2 4 → 2 Final 14 March 1896 1 2 → 1

First round Home teamScoreAway teamAnnbank3 – 2KilmarnockArbroath5 – 0King's ParkAyr3 – 2AbercornBlantyre1 – 12Heart of MidlothianCeltic2 – 4Queen's ParkDumbarton1 – 1RangersEast Stirlingshire2 – 3HibernianLochgelly United2 – 1Raith Rovers *Greenock Morton2 – 3DundeePolton Vale0 – 3ClydePort Glasgow Athletic4 – 2ArthurlieRenton1 – 0CowdenbeathSt Bernard's8 – 1ClackmannanSt Johnstone4 – 3Dundee WanderersSt Mirren7 – 0Alloa AthleticThird Lanark6 – 0Leith Athletic

Match Declared Void

First round replay Home teamScoreAway teamLochgelly United2 –5Raith RoversRangers3 – 1Dumbarton

Second round Home teamScoreAway teamArbroath3 –1St JohnstoneAyr1 – 5Heart of MidlothianHibernian6 – 1Raith RoversQueen's Park8 – 1Port Glasgow Athletic Rangers5 – 0St Mirren Renton2 – 1ClydeSt Bernard's2 – 0AnnbankThird Lanark4 – 1Dundee

Quarter-final Home teamScoreAway teamArbroath0 – 4Heart of MidlothianQueen's Park2 – 3St Bernard'sRangers2 – 3HibernianThird Lanark3 – 3Renton

Quarter-final replay Home teamScoreAway teamRenton2 – 0Third Lanark

Semi-finals Home teamScoreAway teamHeart of Midlothian1 – 0St Bernard'sHibernian2 – 1Renton

Final

See also 1895–96 in Scottish football

References

External links Season 1895-96 Heart of Midlothian [results list, including Qualifying Cup], The Beautiful Dribbling Game Scottish Cup 1895/96, RSSSF