1896–97 Scottish Cup

1896–97 Scottish Cup
Country Scotland
Defending champions Heart of Midlothian
Champions Rangers
Runners-up Dumbarton

The 1896–97 Scottish Cup was the 24th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers when they beat Dumbarton 5-1 in the final.

Calendar

Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First Round 9 January 1897 16 32 → 16
Second Round 23 January 1897 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals 13 February 1897 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 13 March 1897 2 4 → 2
Final 20 March 1897 1 2 → 1

First round

Home team Score Away team
Abercorn 4 – 0 Hurlford
Arthurlie 4 – 2 Celtic
Blantyre 5 – 0 Bathgate
Dumbarton 2 – 1 Raith Rovers
Duncrab Park 1 – 10 Hibernian
Dundee 7 – 1 Inverness Thistle
Falkirk 2 – 0 Orion
Heart of Midlothian 2 – 0 Clyde
Leith Athletic 5 – 1 Dunblane
Lochgelly United 1 – 2 King's Park
Greenock Morton 3 – 1 St Johnstone
Motherwell 3 – 3 Kilmarnock
Partick Thistle 2 – 4 Rangers
St Bernard's 2 – 1 Queen's Park
St Mirren 5 – 1 Renton
Third Lanark 8 – 1 Newton Stewart

First round replay

Home team Score Away team
Kilmarnock 5 – 2 Motherwell

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Abercorn 4 –1 Blantyre
Arthurlie 0 – 2 Greenock Morton *
Dumbarton 4 – 4 Leith Athletic
Dundee 4 – 2 King's Park *
Kilmarnock 3 – 1 Falkirk *
Rangers 3 – 0 Hibernian
St Bernard's 5 – 0 St Mirren
Third Lanark 5 – 2 Heart of Midlothian

Second round replay

Home team Score Away team
Arthurlie 1 –5 Greenock Morton
Leith Athletic 3 – 3 Dumbarton
Dundee 5 – 0 King's Park
Kilmarnock 7 – 3 Falkirk

Second round second replay

Home team Score Away team
Dumbarton 3 – 2 Leith Athletic

Quarter Final

Home team Score Away team
Dumbarton 2 – 0 St Bernard's
Dundee 0 – 4 Rangers
Kilmarnock 3 – 1 Third Lanark
Greenock Morton 2 – 2 Abercorn

Quarter Final replay

Home team Score Away team
Abercorn 2 – 3 Greenock Morton

Semi-finals

Home team Score Away team
Dumbarton 4 – 3 Kilmarnock
Greenock Morton 2 – 7 Rangers

Final

20 March 1897
Rangers 5 – 1 Dumbarton

See also

References

    RSSF Scottish Cup 96-97

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