Drybrough Cup 1980
| Drybrough Cup | |
| Association | Scottish FA |
| First edition | 1971 |
| Teams | 8th |
| Game mode | Knockout system |
| Title holder | Aberdeen FC (2nd win) |
| Record winner | FC Aberdeen Hibernian Edinburgh (2 titles each) |
The Drybrough Cup was played for the 6th and last time in 1980 . The Scottish Football Cup competition, which was run by the Scottish Football Association, began on July 26, 1980 and ended with the final on August 2, 1980 in Hampden Park in Glasgow . The four best-placed teams from the first and second Scottish leagues of the 1979/80 season took part in the competition. The competition took place in knockout mode and consisted of the 1st round, the semi-finals and the final. In the final were Aberdeen FC , which had already won the title in 1971 , and St. Mirren FC . The Dons won the final 2-1.
1 round
The matches were played on July 26, 1980.
| Result | ||
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| FC St. Mirren | 2: 1 | FC Falkirk |
| Aberdeen FC | 4-0 | Airdrieonians FC |
| Greenock Morton | 4: 2 | Albion Rovers |
| Celtic Glasgow | 0: 1 | Ayr United |
Semifinals
The matches took place on July 30, 1980.
| Result | ||
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| FC St. Mirren | 2: 1 | Ayr United |
| Greenock Morton | 2: 4 a.d. | Aberdeen FC |
final
| Aberdeen FC | FC St. Mirren | ||||||||
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Jim Leighton - Stuart Kennedy , Alex McLeish , Willie Miller , John McMaster - Andy Watson , Gordon Strachan , Dougie Bell (??. John Hewitt ), Ian Scanlon (??. Steve Cowan ) - Mark McGhee , Drew Jarvie Trainers: Alex Ferguson |
Billy Thomson - Alex Beckett , Mark Fulton , Jackie Copland , John McCormack - Billy Abercromby , Lex Richardson , Billy Stark , Alan Logan , Peter Weir - Doug Somner (??. Frank McDougall ), Alex Beckett , Trainer: Jim Clunie |
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 1: 1 Drew Jarvie (74.) 2: 1 Steve Cowan (83.)
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0-1 Doug Somner (68th)
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Web links
- Drybrough Cup 1980 in the Scottish Football Historical Archive (English)