The 2009–10 Scottish Cup is the 125th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The competition is sponsored by the Scottish Government and for sponsorship reasons is known as the Active Nation Scottish Cup.[1]
Calendar
| Round |
First match date[2] |
Fixtures |
Clubs |
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| Original |
Replays |
| First Round |
Saturday 26 September |
17 |
4 |
81 → 64 |
| Second Round |
Saturday 24 October |
16 |
3 |
64 → 48 |
| Third Round |
Saturday 28 November |
16 |
4 |
48 → 32 |
| Fourth Round |
Saturday 9 January |
16 |
4 |
32 → 16 |
| Fifth Round |
Saturday 6 February |
8 |
2 |
16 → 80 |
| Quarter-finals |
Saturday 13 March |
4 |
2 |
8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals |
Saturday/Sunday 10/11 April, or following midweek |
2 |
N/A |
4 → 2 |
| Final | Saturday 15 May 2010 |
1 |
N/A |
2 → 1 |
From the First Round to the Third Round, postponed or drawn ties are normally replayed on the following weekend and thereafter on consecutive midweeks. From the Fourth Round to the Sixth Round, postponed or drawn ties are normally replayed on the second midweek after the original date, and thereafter on consecutive midweeks. There are no replays in the Semi-Finals or the Final.
First round
The draw for the First Round was made at Hamilton Crescent, popularly known as the West of Scotland Cricket Ground, at 15:00 on 3 September 2009. Hamilton Crescent is now the oldest surviving ground to have hosted Scottish Cup Finals, and also hosted the first ever international football match.
This round is populated entirely by non-league clubs:
- 13 clubs from the Highland Football League holding membership of the SFA (Inverurie Loco Works, Keith, Wick Academy, Buckie Thistle, Fraserburgh, Huntly, Forres Mechanics, Nairn County, Clachnacuddin, Lossiemouth, Rothes, Brora Rangers, Fort William)
- 10 clubs from the East of Scotland League holding membership of the SFA (Edinburgh University, Whitehill Welfare, Preston Athletic, Edinburgh City, Coldstream, Selkirk, Civil Service Strollers, Gala Fairydean, Vale of Leithen, Hawick Royal Albert)
- 4 clubs from the South of Scotland League holding membership of the SFA (Dalbeattie Star, Wigtown & Bladnoch, St Cuthbert Wanderers, Newton Stewart)
- 4 other clubs holding membership of the SFA (Burntisland Shipyard, Girvan, Glasgow University, Golspie Sutherland)
- 4 qualifiers from the Scottish Junior Football Association (Auchinleck Talbot, Banks O' Dee, Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic, Irvine Meadow)
Burntisland Shipyard was the last club drawn and received a bye to the Second Round.
Four of the five Junior clubs (Girvan and the four qualifiers) won their ties, while Bonnyrigg Rose lost after a replay.[3][4] Hawick Royal Albert's defeat by Huntly led to a police investigation of an allegation that the match had been fixed.[5]
| Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
Gass  44'
Black 63'
McManus 89' |
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Macdonald 24'
Williamson 77' |
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Allan 36'
Shearer 89' |
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Gillies 18'
Boyle 20' 52'
McIlroy 30' (pen.)
McKelvie 59' 61'
Slavin 72' |
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| Date |
26 September 2009 |
| Kick off |
15:00 |
| Stadium |
Beechwood Park, Auchinleck |
| Referee |
Iain Craig |
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Mackintosh 32'
Low 55' 67'
Campbell 80'
Barron 88' |
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Mikula 44' 47' |
| Date |
26 September 2009 |
| Kick off |
15:00 |
| Stadium |
Station Park, Nairn |
| Referee |
Graham Fraser |
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Somerville 22' 60'
Sonko 89' |
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Cormie 38'
Gauld 43'
Ross 71'
McLean 76'
Singer 80' |
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| Brydon 50' |
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Clee 35' 46'
Guthrie 44'
Gair 61'
Stenhouse 89' |
| Date |
26 September 2009 |
| Kick off |
15:00 |
| Stadium |
Home Park, Coldstream |
| Referee |
Frank Connor |
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Swift 41'
Dillon 48' |
| Date |
26 September 2009 |
| Kick off |
15:00 |
| Stadium |
Dudgeon Park, Brora |
| Referee |
Bryan Braidwood |
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| Kidd 86' |
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McGrindle 64' |
| Date |
26 September 2009 |
| Kick off |
15:00 |
| Stadium |
Ferguson Park, Rosewell |
| Referee |
Don Robertson |
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| Main 76' (pen) |
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Mearns 85' |
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| Devenney 6' |
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McVittie 31'
Moffat 40'
Brown 48' (o.g.)
Mitchell 81' |
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Urquhart 8'
McIntosh 29'
McMullen 54'
Scott 81' |
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Taylor 61' |
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| MacRae 14' |
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Phillips 41' 69'
Scaife 45'
Strachan 71' 73' |
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| Millar 13' |
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| Date |
26 September 2009 |
| Kick off |
15:00 |
| Stadium |
The Edinburgh Area Civil Service Sports Association, Edinburgh |
| Referee |
Alan Mulvanny |
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Kleczkowski 23' (pen.) 67' 75'
Soane 44'
Gray 53'
Brownhill 82'
Fraser 88' |
| Date |
26 September 2009 |
| Kick off |
15:00 |
| Stadium |
Albert Park, Hawick |
| Referee |
Paul Robertson |
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Fergusson 70'
Dingwall 71' |
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Walker 34' 76'
Niddrie 73'
Keith 86' |
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Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Replays
| Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
|
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Devlin 28' 66'
McGlashan 69' |
| Date |
3 October 2009 |
| Kick off |
3.00pm |
| Stadium |
Trammondford Park, Wigtown |
| Referee |
Ross Haswell |
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| Howatt 72' |
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Main 1'
Atai 59' (o.g.) |
| Date |
3 October 2009 |
| Kick off |
3.00pm |
| Stadium |
New Dundas Park, Bonnyrigg |
| Referee |
Neil McLennan |
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Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Second round
The 17 winners and 1 bye from the First Round enter here, along with the 10 SFL Third Division clubs, and Cove Rangers (Highland League champions), Deveronvale (Highland League runners-up), Spartans (East of Scotland League champions), and Threave Rovers (South of Scotland League champions). The draw took place on Wednesday 30 September at Scotstoun Leisure Centre.[6]
| Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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Barron 64'
Campbell 70' |
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Frizzel 4' 32' 51' (pen.)
Crooks 71' (pen.) |
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Main 49'
Main  90' |
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Sidwright 11'
Main 19' (o.g.)
King 57'
Henretty 72' |
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Smith 35' 82'
Brown 76'
McGowan 90' |
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Stewart 6'
MacMillan 16' |
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| Haynes 74' |
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Kerr 46' |
| Date |
24 October 2009 |
| Kick off |
3.00pm |
| Stadium |
Ferguson Park, Rosewell |
| Attendance |
215 |
| Referee |
Euan Anderson |
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Singer 17'
Gauld 65' |
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Moore 10'
Henderson 76' |
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| Somerville 26' |
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MacKay 5' 63'
Harris 81' |
| Date |
24 October 2009 |
| Kick off |
3.00pm |
| Stadium |
Victoria Park, Innerleithen |
| Attendance |
73 |
| Referee |
Don Robertson |
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Stephen 64'
Henderson 82'
Tindal 29' |
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Watson 28' |
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Wingate 14'
Barr 66' 83' |
| Date |
24 October 2009 |
| Kick off |
3.00pm |
| Stadium |
Yarrow Park, Selkirk |
| Attendance |
238 |
| Referee |
Iain Craig |
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Murphy 14'
Murphy 60' |
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Mackay 53'
MacAdie 61' (pen.)
Allan 65'
Shearer 68' |
| Date |
24 October 2009 |
| Kick off |
3.00pm |
| Stadium |
Hamilton Park, Girvan |
| Attendance |
180 |
| Referee |
Paul Reid |
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Barr 5'
Walker 88' |
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Denholn 10'
McFarland 23'
Clee 36' 80'
Ross 87' |
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O'Hanlon 38' (pen.) |
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Watson 57'
Sinclair 78'
Campbell 89' |
| Report |
Report link |
| Date |
24 October 2009 |
| Kick off |
3.00pm |
| Stadium |
Spain Park, Aberdeen |
| Attendance |
400 |
| Referee |
Des Roache |
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Lombardi 90'
Kleczkowski 79' |
|
Slavin 38' |
| Date |
24 October 2009 |
| Kick off |
3.00pm |
| Stadium |
Christie Park, Huntly |
| Attendance |
488 |
| Referee |
Alastair Mather |
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| Burgess 32' |
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Little 59'
Brazil 69' |
| Report |
Report link |
| Date |
24 October 2009 |
| Kick off |
3.00pm |
| Stadium |
Edinburgh Area Civil Service Sports Association, Edinburgh |
| Attendance |
387 |
| Referee |
Thomas Robertson |
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Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Replays
| Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
Slavin 4'
Boyle 29'
White 39'
McKelvie 86' |
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Ewen 57'
Fraser 83'
Soane 90' |
| Date |
31 October 2009 |
| Kick off |
1.30pm |
| Stadium |
Beechwood Park, Auchinleck |
| Referee |
Alastair Mather |
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| Date |
31 October 2009 |
| Kick off |
3.00pm |
| Stadium |
Victoria Park, Buckie |
| Attendance |
1,100 |
| Referee |
Stephen Allan |
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| Date |
31 October 2009 |
| Kick off |
3.00pm |
| Stadium |
Meadow Park, Castle Douglas |
| Attendance |
269 |
| Referee |
Euan Anderson |
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Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Third round
The 16 winners from the Second Round enter here, along with the 10 SFL Second Division clubs, and 6 SFL First Division clubs (as the side relegated from the SPL and the clubs which finished 2nd, 3rd and 4th enter in the Fourth Round). The draw took place on Wednesday 28 October.[7]
| Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
|
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| Struthers 89' |
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Park 6'
Morrison 71' |
| Report |
Report link |
| Date |
28 November 2009 |
| Kick off |
3.00pm |
| Stadium |
Meadow Park, Castle Douglas |
| Attendance |
520 |
| Referee |
John Beaton |
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| Pollock 62' |
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| Barr 36' |
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| Report |
Report link |
| Date |
28 November 2009 |
| Kick off |
1.30pm |
| Stadium |
Meadow Park, Irvine |
| Attendance |
1,150 |
| Referee |
Kevin Clancy |
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Nicol 19' (o.g.)
Gair 24', 70' |
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Harris 90' |
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Watson 57'
Gemmell 88' |
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McManus 61' |
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Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Replays
| Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Fourth round
The 16 winners from the Third Round entered here, along with the 12 SPL clubs and four SFL First Division clubs who were exempt from playing in the Third Round. The draw took place on Monday 30 November at 2:30pm at Hampden Park. The matches were scheduled for 9 January or 10 January 2010, but 10 games were postponed due to the severe weather conditions.
There was controversy as First Division side, Dunfermline Athletic, fielded an ineligible player in their match against Stenhousemuir. As well as this, the club's management failed to register the two mandatory under-21 players required by the rules and submitted an inaccurate team sheet. As a result of these breaches in the rules, Dunfermline Athletic were to be expelled from the competition and Stenhousemuir were to progress their stead.[8] However following an appeal by the club, a committee decided that expulsion from the competition was too harsh a punishment and wasn't merited by what the club's management described as "honest errors". The club were given a reprieve along with fines and forfeits of benefits totalling around £30,000. Furthermore the result of the game was overturned was replayed at Ochilview Park to decide which team progressed in the competition.[9]
| Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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| Gair 37' |
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Nicholas 20'
Maitland 71'
Nicol 84' |
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Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Replays
| Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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Mullen 9', 33'
Murphy 43' |
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Walker 18' |
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Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Fifth round
The Draw for the Fifth Round was made on Sunday 10 January at approximately 2:15pm at New Douglas Park. It featured the 16 winners of Round 4. The ties were played on 6 & 7 February.
| Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Replays
| Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Quarter-Finals
The quarter-final draw took place on Wednesday 10 February at 1pm at Hampden Park.
| Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Replays
| Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Semi-Finals
The semi-final draw took place in Hampden Park on Monday 15 March at 10.30am.
| Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Final
| Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Additional information |
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Source: BBC Sport
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
Media coverage
From Round 4 onwards, the Scottish Cup will be broadcast live in the UK by BBC Scotland & Sky Sports.
References
- ↑ Scottish Cup re-branded as Active Nation Scottish Cup Daily Record, 21 September 2009
- ↑ "Fixture dates". Scottish Football Association. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
- ↑ Juniors prove a Scottish Cup hit, BBC Sport, 26 September 2009.
- ↑ Bonnyrigg take Scottish Cup exit, BBC Sport, 3 October 2009.
- ↑ Cup match-fixing probe launched, BBC News, 29 September 2009
- ↑ Auchinleck to face Huntly in cup, BBC Sport, 30 September 2009
- ↑ Meadow host Arbroath in Scot Cup, BBC Sport, 28 October 2009
- ↑ "Dunfermline will contest their Scottish Cup expulsion". BBC Sport. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ↑ "Dunfermline win appeal against Scottish Cup expulsion". BBC Sport. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
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