1970–71 Scottish Cup

1970–71 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Final positions
Champions	Celtic
Runners-up	Rangers

The 1970–71 Scottish Cup was the 86th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Rangers in the replayed final.^[1]

First round

Home team	Score	Away team
Brechin City (2)	3 – 1	Nairn County (NL)
East Stirlingshire(2)	0 – 2	Clydebank (2)
Forfar Athletic (2)	2 – 0	Albion Rovers (2)
St Cuthbert Wanderers (NL)	1 – 3	Stranraer (2)
Stenhousemuir (2)	0 – 1	Elgin City (NL)

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team
Brechin City (2)	4 – 1	Glasgow Corporation Transport (NL)
Clachnacuddin (NL)	2 – 1	Glasgow University (NL)
Clydebank (2)	2 – 1	Hamilton Academical (2)
Elgin City (NL)	2 – 0	Berwick Rangers (2)
Forfar Athletic (2)	1 – 0	Gala Fairydean (NL)
Queen's Park (2)	2 – 1	Montrose (2)
Ross County (NL)	1 – 4	East Fife (2)
Stranraer (2)	3 – 2	Dumbarton (2)

Third round

Home team	Score	Away team
Aberdeen	5 – 0	Elgin City
Airdrieonians	1 – 1	Alloa Athletic
Celtic	5 – 1	Queen of the South
Clachnacuddin	0 – 3	Cowdenbeath
Clyde	2 – 0	Brechin City
Clydebank	0 – 0	Dundee United
Dundee	1 – 0	Partick Thistle
Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 1	Arbroath
East Fife	1 – 1	St Mirren
Hearts	3 – 0	Stranraer
Hibernian	8 – 1	Forfar Athletic
Greenock Morton	2 – 0	Ayr United
Queen's Park	0 – 1	Kilmarnock
Rangers	3 – 0	Falkirk
St Johnstone	2 – 2	Raith Rovers
Stirling Albion	3 – 1	Motherwell

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Dundee United	5 – 1	Clydebank
Alloa Athletic	0 – 2	Airdrieonians
Raith Rovers	4 – 3	St Johnstone
St Mirren	1 – 1	East Fife

Second Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
St Mirren	3 – 1	East Fife

Fourth round

Home team	Score	Away team
Celtic	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic
Cowdenbeath	0 – 4	Airdrieonians
Dundee	2 – 0	Stirling Albion
Dundee United	1 – 1	Aberdeen
Hearts	1 – 2	Hibernian
Greenock Morton	1 – 2	Kilmarnock
Raith Rovers	1 – 1	Clyde
St Mirren	1 – 3	Rangers

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Aberdeen	2 – 0	Dundee United
Clyde	0 – 2	Raith Rovers
Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 1	Celtic

Quarter-finals

Home team	Score	Away team
Celtic	7 – 1	Raith Rovers
Hibernian	1 – 0	Dundee
Kilmarnock	2 – 3	Airdrieonians
Rangers	1 – 0	Aberdeen

Semi-finals

31 March 1971

Rangers	0–0	Hibernian

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 69,429

3 April 1971

Celtic	3–3	Airdrieonians

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 39,404

Replays

5 April 1971

Rangers	2–1	Hibernian

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 54,435

7 April 1971

Celtic	2–0	Airdrieonians

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 47,186

Final

8 May 1971

Celtic	1–1	Rangers
Bobby Lennox	Report (page 3)	Derek Johnstone

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 120,092

Referee: Tiny Wharton

Teams


CELTIC:
GK		Evan Williams
DF		Jim Craig
DF		Billy McNeill
DF		George Connelly
DF		Jim Brogan
MF		Jimmy Johnstone
MF		David Hay
MF		Tommy Callaghan
MF		Bobby Lennox
FW		Harry Hood
FW		Willie Wallace
Substitutes:
?
Manager:
Jock Stein


RANGERS:
GK	Peter McCloy
DF	Alex Miller
DF	Colin Jackson
DF	Ronnie McKinnon
DF	Willie Mathieson
MF	Willie Henderson
MF	Andy Penman	?'
MF	John Greig
MF	Alex MacDonald
MF	Willie Johnston
FW	Colin Stein
Substitutes:
FW	Derek Johnstone	?'
Manager:
Willie Waddell

Replay

12 May 1971

Celtic	2–1	Rangers
Harry Hood Lou Macari	Report (page 6)	Jim Craig (o.g.)

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 103,332

Referee: Tiny Wharton

Teams


CELTIC:
GK	Evan Williams
DF	Jim Craig
DF	Billy McNeill
DF	George Connelly
DF	Jim Brogan
MF	Jimmy Johnstone
MF	David Hay
MF	Tommy Callaghan
MF	Bobby Lennox
FW	Harry Hood	?'
FW	Lou Macari
Substitutes:
FW	Willie Wallace	?'
Manager:
Jock Stein


RANGERS:
GK	Peter McCloy
DF	Jim Denny
DF	Colin Jackson
DF	Ronnie McKinnon
DF	Willie Mathieson
MF	Willie Henderson
MF	Andy Penman	?'
MF	John Greig
MF	Alex MacDonald
MF	Willie Johnston
FW	Colin Stein
Substitutes:
FW	Derek Johnstone	?'
Manager:
Willie Waddell

References

^ "1971 Scottish Cup Final Replay match reports". The Celtic Wiki. 12 May 1971. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

[1] "1971 Scottish Cup Final Replay match reports". The Celtic Wiki. 12 May 1971. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

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Club seasons
Division One	Aberdeen Airdrieonians Ayr United Celtic Clyde Cowdenbeath Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Morton Motherwell Rangers St. Johnstone St. Mirren
Division Two	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Brechin City Clydebank Dumbarton East Fife East Stirlingshire Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Montrose Queen of the South Queen's Park Partick Thistle Raith Rovers Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer

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First round

Second round

Third round

Replays

Second Replays

Fourth round

Replays

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Replays

Final

Teams

Replay

Teams

See also

References