1897–98 Scottish Cup

1897–98 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Defending champions	Rangers
Final positions
Champions	Rangers
Runners-up	Kilmarnock

The 1897–98 Scottish Cup was the 25th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The cup was won by holders Rangers when they beat first-time finalists Kilmarnock 2–0 in the final at the second Hampden Park for a third victory in the competition.^[1] This was the first time the trophy had been retained since Queen's Park did so in 1882.

Calendar

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	8 January 1898	16	32 → 16
Second round	22 January 1898	8	16 → 8
Quarter-finals	5 February 1898	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	19 February 1898	2	4 → 2
Final	26 March 1898	1	2 → 1

First round

Home team	Score	Away team
Abercorn	1 – 1	Hibernian
Arthurlie	0 – 7	Celtic
Ayr Parkhouse	2 – 1	Kilmarnock Athletic
Bathgate	2 – 4	Cartvale
Clyde	1 – 3	Third Lanark
Dumfries Hibernians	2 – 7	St Mirren
Dundee	2 – 1	Partick Thistle
Dundee Wanderers	3 – 2	Orion
Bo'ness	0 – 6	Queen's Park
Kilmarnock	5 – 1	6th GRV
Leith Athletic	2 – 0	Port Glasgow Athletic
Lochee United	0 – 8	Heart of Midlothian
Greenock Morton	7 – 1	Motherwell
Raith Rovers	2 – 4	East Stirlingshire
Rangers	8 – 0	Polton Vale
St Bernard's	1 – 1	Dumbarton

First round replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Dumbarton	1 – 3	St Bernard's
Hibernian	7 – 1	Abercorn

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team
Dundee	2 –0	St Mirren
Dundee Wanderers	3 – 6	Ayr Parkhouse
Heart of Midlothian	4 – 1	Greenock Morton
Hibernian	3 – 1	East Stirlingshire
Kilmarnock	9 – 2	Leith Athletic
Rangers	12 – 0	Cartvale
St Bernard's	0 – 5	Queen's Park
Third Lanark	3 – 2	Celtic

Quarter-final

Home team	Score	Away team
Ayr Parkhouse	2 – 7	Kilmarnock
Dundee	3 – 0	Heart of Midlothian
Queen's Park	1 – 3	Rangers
Third Lanark	2 – 0	Hibernian

Semi-finals

Home team	Score	Away team
Kilmarnock	3 – 2	Dundee
Rangers	1 – 1	Third Lanark

Semi-finals replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Third Lanark	2 – 2	Rangers

Semi-finals second replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Third Lanark	0 – 2	Rangers

Final

26 March 1898^[1]

Rangers	2 – 0	Kilmarnock
A. Smith 59' Hamilton 63'

Hampden Park

Attendance: 14,000^[2]^[3]

Teams


Kilmarnock:
GK		James McAllan
RB		Thomas Busby
LB		Robert Brown
RH		John Johnstone
CH		George Anderson
LH		David McPherson
OR		Robert Findlay
IR		William Reid
CF		James Campbell
IL		David Maitland
OL		Bobby Muir


Rangers:
GK		Matthew Dickie
RB		Nicol Smith
LB		Jock Drummond
RH		Neilly Gibson
CH		Bobby Neil
LH		David Mitchell
OR		Jimmy Millar
IR		John McPherson
CF		Robert Hamilton
IL		Tommy Hyslop
OL		Alec Smith

References

^ ^a ^b Saturday's Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie, The Glasgow Herald, 28 March 1898, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
^ 0-2 Vs Rangers in Scottish Cup, 26/03/1898), FitbaStats Kilmarnock
^ 2-0 Vs Kilmarnock in Scottish Cup, 26/03/1898), FitbaStats Rangers

External links

Season 1897-98 Rangers [results list, including Qualifying Cup], The Beautiful Dribbling Game
Scottish Cup 1897/98, RSSSF

[herald1898-1] Saturday's Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie, The Glasgow Herald, 28 March 1898, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club

[2] 0-2 Vs Rangers in Scottish Cup, 26/03/1898), FitbaStats Kilmarnock

[3] 2-0 Vs Kilmarnock in Scottish Cup, 26/03/1898), FitbaStats Rangers

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Domestic leagues	Football League Division One Division Two Highland League
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Related to national team	Results British Home Championship
Club seasons
Division One	Celtic Clyde Dundee Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Partick Thistle Rangers St Bernard's St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division Two	Abercorn Airdrieonians Ayr Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock Leith Athletic Linthouse Morton Motherwell Port Glasgow Athletic Renton
Other teams	Dumbarton Queen's Park