1975–76 Scottish Cup

1975–76 Scottish Cup
Country Scotland
Champions Rangers
Runners-up Heart of Midlothian

The 1975–76 Scottish Cup was the 91st staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Heart of Midlothian in the final.

First round

Home team Score Away team
Albion Rovers 0 – 0 Hawick Royal Albert
Brechin City 1 – 1 Berwick Rangers
East Stirlingshire 0 – 5 Alloa Athletic
Elgin City 0 – 1 Forres Mechanics
Peterhead 0 – 2 Raith Rovers
Stranraer 1 – 0 Queen’s Park

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Hawick Royal Albert 0 – 3 Albion Rovers
Berwick Rangers 3 – 3 Brechin City

Second Replays

Home team Score Away team
Berwick Rangers 0 – 1 Brechin City

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Albion Rovers 1 – 1 Glasgow University
Cowdenbeath 2 – 0 Selkirk
Forfar Athletic 2 – 1 Meadowbank Thistle
Forres Mechanics 1 – 2 Alloa Athletic
Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Clydebank
Stenhousemuir 2 – 2 Brechin City
Stirling Albion 4 – 0 Civil Service Strollers
Stranraer 2 – 3 Keith

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Brechin City 0 – 1 Stenhousemuir
Glasgow University 0 – 1 Albion Rovers

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Albion Rovers 1 – 2 Partick Thistle
Alloa Athletic 0 – 4 Aberdeen
Ayr United 4 – 2 Airdrieonians
Cowdenbeath 3 – 0 St Mirren
Dumbarton 2 – 0 Keith
Dundee 1 – 2 Falkirk
Dundee United 4 – 0 Hamilton Academical
Hearts 2 – 2 Clyde
Hibernian 3 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic
Greenock Morton 1 – 3 Montrose
Motherwell 3 – 2 Celtic
Queen of the South 3 – 2 St Johnstone
Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Arbroath
Rangers 3 – 0 East Fife
Stenhousemuir 1 – 1 Kilmarnock
Stirling Albion 2 – 1 Forfar Athletic

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Clyde 0 – 1 Hearts
Kilmarnock 1 – 0 Stenhousemuir

Fourth round

Home team Score Away team
Ayr United 2 – 2 Queen of the South
Cowdenbeath 0 – 2 Motherwell
Hearts 3 – 0 Stirling Albion
Hibernian 1 – 1 Dundee United
Kilmarnock 3 – 1 Falkirk
Montrose 2 – 1 Raith Rovers
Partick Thistle 0 – 0 Dumbarton
Rangers 4 – 1 Aberdeen

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Dumbarton 1 – 0 Partick Thistle
Dundee United 0 – 2 Hibernian
Queen of the South 5 – 4 Ayr United

Quarter-finals

Home team Score Away team
Dumbarton 2 – 1 Kilmarnock
Montrose 2 – 2 Hearts
Motherwell 2 – 2 Hibernian
Queen of the South 0 – 5 Rangers

Replays

Home team Score Away team
Hibernian 1 – 1 Motherwell
Hearts 2 – 2 Montrose

Second Replays

Home team Score Away team
Hibernian 1 – 2 Motherwell
Hearts 2 – 1 Montrose

Semi-finals

31 March 1976
Motherwell 2 – 3 Rangers

Attendance: 50,000
Referee: John Gordon

3 April 1976
Dumbarton 0 – 0 Hearts
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 16,087
Referee: Ian Foote

Replays


14 April 1976
Dumbarton 0 – 3 Hearts
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 11,273
Referee: Ian Foote

Final

1 May 1976
Rangers 3 – 1 Hearts
Derek Johnstone (2)
Alex MacDonald
Graham Shaw
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 85,354
Referee: Bobby Davidson

Teams

RANGERS:
GK Scotland Peter McCloy
DF Scotland Alex Miller
DF Scotland Colin Jackson
DF Scotland John Greig
DF Scotland Tom Forsyth
MF Scotland Tommy McLean
MF Scotland Bobby McKean
MF Scotland Johnny Hamilton  ?'
MF Scotland Alex MacDonald
FWScotland Derek Johnstone
FW Scotland Martin Henderson
Substitutes:
DF Scotland Sandy Jardine  ?'
?
Manager:
Scotland Jock Wallace
HEARTS:
GK Scotland Jim Cruickshank
DF Scotland Roy Kay
DF Scotland Jim Jefferies
DF Scotland John Gallacher
DF Scotland Sandy Burrell  ?'
MF Scotland Jim Brown
MF Scotland Graham Shaw
MF Scotland Ralph Callachan
MF Scotland Bobby Prentice
FWScotland Willie Gibson  ?'
FW Scotland Drew Busby
Substitutes:
MF Scotland Kenny Aird  ?'
FW Scotland Donald Park  ?'
Manager:
Scotland John Hagart

See also

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