Scottish FA Cup 1924/25

Scottish FA Cup
Association	Scottish FA
First edition	1873/74
Teams	64
Game mode	Knockout system
Title holder	Celtic Glasgow (11th title)
Record winner	Celtic Glasgow (11 wins)
Website	scottishfa.co.uk

The Scottish FA Cup was played for the 47th time in 1924/25 . The most important football cup competition in Scottish club football was directed and hosted by the Scottish Football Association. He started on January 24 in 1925 and ended with the final on 11 April 1925 at the Hampden Park of Glasgow . As defending champions, Airdrieonians FC started the competition that had won against Hibernian Edinburgh in the final last year . The Diamonds from Airdrie were eliminated in the round of 16 against the eventual finalists FC Dundee from the competition. In this year's Scottish Cup final, Celtic Glasgow and FC Dundee faced each other. For Celtic it was the 17th final in the Scottish Cup since 1889 . The FC Dundee reached for the second time after 1910 the final. The Bhoys won the final 2-1 with one goal each from Patsy Gallacher and Jimmy McGrory and one goal from David McLean . Celtic won the cup for the 11th time and passed FC Queen's Park . The Scottish Championship was won by the Glasgow Rangers , Celtic was fourth and Dundee eighth.

1 round

The matches were played on January 24, 1925. The repeat matches took place between January 27 and February 3, 1925.

	Result
Albion Rovers	1: 1	Clyde FC
Armadale FC	3: 1	FC Civil Service Strollers
Arthurlie FC	3: 1	Cowdenbeath FC
Ayr United	3: 1	St. Johnstone FC
Bathgate FC	0: 4	Partick Thistle
Broxburn United	3: 2	Nithsdale Wanderers
Clydebank FC	0: 1	FC Queen's Park
Dundee FC	5-0	Johnstone FC
Dundee United	5: 1	University of Aberdeen
Dunfermline Athletic	1: 1	FC Arbroath
FC Dykehead	1-0	Forfar Athletic
East Fife FC	1: 3	Glasgow Rangers
East Stirlingshire FC	4-0	FC Clachnacuddin
FC Falkirk	1: 1	Greenock Morton
FC Bo'ness	1: 1	FC Helensburgh
Hamilton Academical	5: 2	FC St. Bernard's
Heart of Midlothian	4: 1	Leith Athletic
Hibernian Edinburgh	0: 2	Aberdeen FC
FC Kilmarnock	3-0	Arbroath Athletic
FC King's Park	0: 4	Airdrieonians FC
Lochgelly United	4-0	FC Breadalbane
Montrose FC	6: 2	Inverness Citadel FC
Motherwell FC	6: 3	Galston FC
Newton Stewart FC	0: 2	Dumbarton FC
Queen of the South	1: 1	Alloa Athletic
Raith Rovers	3-0	FC Clackmannan
FC Royal Albert	9: 1	FC Stranraer
Solway FC Star	4: 2	FC Stenhousemuir
St. Cuthbert Wanderers	0-0	Peebles Rovers
FC St. Mirren	3: 1	Peterhead FC
Third Lanark	1: 5	Celtic Glasgow
FC Vale of Leven	2-0	Inverness Caledonian FC

Replay games

	Result
Alloa Athletic	2-0	Queen of the South
FC Arbroath	1-0	Dunfermline Athletic
Clyde FC	3: 1	Albion Rovers
FC Helensburgh	0: 0 a.d.	FC Bo'ness
Greenock Morton	0: 3	FC Falkirk
Peebles Rovers	5-0	St. Cuthbert Wanderers

2. Replay

	Result
FC Bo'ness	*2: 0 *	FC Helensburgh

^*The game was played at Firhill Stadium in Glasgow.

2nd round

The matches were played on February 7, 1925. The repetitions took place between February 11 and 16, 1925.

	Result
Airdrieonians FC	4-0	FC Queen's Park
FC Arbroath	3-0	Clyde FC
Armadale FC	1: 1	Aberdeen FC
Celtic Glasgow	2: 1	Alloa Athletic
Dundee FC	2: 1	Lochgelly United
FC Dykehead	3: 1	Peebles Rovers
FC Falkirk	2-0	Dumbarton FC
Hamilton Academical	4-0	East Stirlingshire FC
FC Kilmarnock	2: 1	Heart of Midlothian
Montrose FC	0: 2	Glasgow Rangers
Motherwell FC	2-0	Arthurlie FC
Partick Thistle	5: 1	Dundee United
Raith Rovers	0-0	FC Bo'ness
FC Royal Albert	1: 3	Broxburn United
FC St. Mirren	1-0	Ayr United
FC Vale of Leven	2: 2	Solway FC Star

Replay games

	Result
Aberdeen FC	2-0	Armadale FC
FC Bo'ness	1: 3	Raith Rovers
Solway FC Star	3: 3 a.d.	FC Vale of Leven

2. Replay

	Result
Solway FC Star	*2: 1 *	FC Vale of Leven

^*The game was played at Cathkin Park Glasgow.

Round of 16

The matches were played on February 21, 1925. The replay took place on February 25, 1925.

	Result
Aberdeen FC	0-0	Motherwell FC
Broxburn United	2: 1	FC Falkirk
Celtic Glasgow	2-0	Solway FC Star
Dundee FC	3: 1	Airdrieonians FC
Hamilton Academical	1-0	Raith Rovers
FC Kilmarnock	5-0	FC Dykehead
Glasgow Rangers	5: 3	FC Arbroath
FC St. Mirren	2-0	Partick Thistle

Replay

	Result
Motherwell FC	1: 2	Aberdeen FC

Quarter finals

The matches were played on March 7, 1925. The repeat matches took place on March 10 and 16, 1925.

	Result
Aberdeen FC	0: 2	Hamilton Academical
Dundee FC	1-0	Broxburn United
FC Kilmarnock	1: 2	Glasgow Rangers
FC St. Mirren	0-0	Celtic Glasgow

Replay

	Result
Celtic Glasgow	1: 1	FC St. Mirren

2. Replay

	Result
Celtic Glasgow	1-0	FC St. Mirren

Semifinals

The matches were played on March 18, 1925. The replay took place on March 22, 1933.

	Result
Celtic Glasgow	*5: 0 *	Glasgow Rangers
Dundee FC	*1: 1 **	Hamilton Academical

^*The game was played at Hampden Park in Glasgow.

^**The game was played on Easter Road in Edinburgh .

Replay

	Result
Dundee FC	*2: 0 **	Hamilton Academical

^** The game was played on Easter Road in Edinburgh.

final

Celtic Glasgow		Dundee FC
	final April 11, 1925 in Glasgow ( Hampden Park ) Result: 2: 1 (0: 1) Spectators: 75,137 Referee: J. Dougray Match report
	Peter Shevlin - Willie McStay , Hugh Hilley , Peter Wilson , Jimmy McStay , John McFarlane , Patrick Connolly , Patsy Gallacher , Jimmy McGrory , Alec Thomson , Adam McLean Trainer: Willie Maley	Jack Britton - Brown, Jock Thomson , Ross, W. Rankine, Sam Irving , Duncan, David McLean , Dave Halliday , J. Rankine, John Gilmour Trainer: Sandy MacFarlane
	Patsy Gallacher Jimmy McGrory	David McLean

Web links

• official website
• Scottish FA Cup 1924/25 at Statto.com
• Scottish FA Cup 1924/25 at the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Celtic Glasgow 2: 1 (0: 1) FC Dundee. In: Scottish FA. Retrieved May 12, 2017 (English).