Scottish FA Cup 1925/26

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Scottish FA Cup
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Association Scottish FA
First edition 1873/74
Teams 64
Game mode Knockout system
Title holder FC St. Mirren (1st title)
Record winner Celtic Glasgow (11 wins)
Website scottishfa.co.uk

The Scottish FA Cup was played for the 48th time in 1925/26 . The most important football cup competition in Scottish club football was directed and hosted by the Scottish Football Association. He started on January 23, 1926, and ended with the final on 10 April 1926 at Hampden Park of Glasgow . As the defending champion, Celtic Glasgow started the competition that had won against FC Dundee in the final last year . In this year's final for the Scottish Cup, last year's winner Celtic and FC St. Mirren faced each other. For Celtic it was the 18th final in the Scottish Cup since 1889 . The Saints reached the finals for the second time after 1908 . In 1908 the Paisley team lost 5-1 to Celtic . The Saints retaliated that year with a 2-0 win with goals from Davie McRae and Jimmy Howieson and won the Scottish Cup for the first time. The Scottish Championship in the same year won Celtic , the Saints were fourth.

1 round

The matches were played on January 23, 1926. The repeat matches took place on January 26 and 27, and on February 1, 1926.

Result
Aberdeen FC 8: 1 FC St. Bernard's
Albion Rovers 6: 1 Nithsdale Wanderers
FC Arbroath 8-0 Berwick Rangers
Arthurlie FC 5: 4 Armadale FC
Bathgate FC 5: 4 East Stirlingshire FC
Brechin City 12: 1 Thornhill FC
Clyde FC 3-0 Dunfermline Athletic
Cowdenbeath FC 1: 2 Hamilton Academical
Douglas Wanderers 1: 4 Forfar Athletic
Dumbarton FC 1: 1 Buckie Thistle
Dundee FC 2-0 Caledonian FC
Dundee United 1: 1 Heart of Midlothian
FC Dykehead 1: 1 Greenock Morton
FC Falkirk 10-0 FC Breadalbane
FC Bo'ness 2: 1 East Fife FC
Hibernian Edinburgh 1: 1 Broxburn United
FC Kilmarnock 0: 5 Celtic Glasgow
FC King's Park 5: 2 Peterhead FC
Leith Athletic 2-0 FC Civil Service Strollers
Montrose FC 4-0 FC Clachnacuddin
Partick Thistle 3-0 Motherwell FC
Peebles Rovers 7: 3 Keith FC
Queen of the South 0-0 Airdrieonians FC
FC Queen's Park 4: 2 Clydebank FC
Raith Rovers 3: 1 Ayr United
Glasgow Rangers 3-0 Lochgelly United
FC Royal Albert 0: 1 Alloa Athletic
Solway FC Star 2: 2 Johnstone FC
FC Stenhousemuir 1: 1 FC Vale of Leven
St. Johnstone FC 6: 1 Nairn County
FC St. Mirren 4-0 FC Mid Annandale
Third Lanark 7-0 FC Moorpark

Replay games

Result
Airdrieonians FC 7-0 Queen of the South
Hibernian Edinburgh 1-0 Broxburn United
Buckie Thistle 1: 2 Dumbarton FC
Heart of Midlothian 1: 1 a.d. Dundee United
Johnstone FC 0: 3 Solway FC Star
Greenock Morton 4: 1 FC Dykehead
FC Vale of Leven 1: 2 FC Stenhousemuir

2. Replay

Result
Heart of Midlothian *6: 0 * Dundee United
*The game was played at Tynecastle Stadium in Edinburgh .

2nd round

The matches were played on February 6, 1926. The repeat matches took place on February 9 and 10, 1926.

Result
Aberdeen FC 0-0 Dundee FC
Albion Rovers 1: 1 Peebles Rovers
FC Arbroath 0-0 FC St. Mirren
Arthurlie FC 2: 2 Clyde FC
Celtic Glasgow 4-0 Hamilton Academical
FC Falkirk 5: 1 Montrose FC
FC Bo'ness 1: 1 Bathgate FC
Forfar Athletic 2: 2 Dumbarton FC
Heart of Midlothian 5: 2 Alloa Athletic
Hibernian Edinburgh 2: 3 Airdrieonians FC
Greenock Morton 3: 1 Raith Rovers
Partick Thistle 4: 1 FC King's Park
Glasgow Rangers 1-0 FC Stenhousemuir
Solway FC Star 0: 3 Brechin City
St. Johnstone FC 7: 2 FC Queen's Park
Third Lanark 6: 1 ' Leith Athletic

Replay games

Result
Bathgate FC 3: 1 FC Bo'ness
Clyde FC 1-0 Arthurlie FC
Dumbarton FC 4: 1 Forfar Athletic
Dundee FC 0: 3 Aberdeen FC
Peebles Rovers 0: 4 Albion Rovers
FC St. Mirren 3-0 FC Arbroath

Round of 16

The matches were played on February 20, 1926. The repeat matches took place on February 24 and March 1, 1926.

Result
Aberdeen FC 2: 2 St. Johnstone FC
Bathgate FC 2: 5 Airdrieonians FC
Dumbarton FC 3-0 Clyde FC
FC Falkirk 0: 2 Glasgow Rangers
Heart of Midlothian 0: 4 Celtic Glasgow
Greenock Morton 1-0 Albion Rovers
FC St. Mirren 2: 1 Partick Thistle
Third Lanark 4-0 Brechin City

Replay

Result
St. Johnstone FC 0: 0 a.d. Aberdeen FC

2. Replay

Result
Aberdeen FC 1-0 St. Johnstone FC

Quarter finals

The matches were played on March 6, 1926. The replay took place on March 10, 1926.

Result
Celtic Glasgow 6: 1 Dumbarton FC
Greenock Morton 0: 4 Glasgow Rangers
FC St. Mirren 2-0 Airdrieonians FC
Third Lanark 1: 1 Aberdeen FC

Replay

Result
Aberdeen FC 3-0 Third Lanark

Semifinals

The meetings took place on March 20, 1926.

Result
Celtic Glasgow *2: 1 * Aberdeen FC
FC St. Mirren *1: 0 ** Glasgow Rangers
*The game was played at Tynecastle Stadium in Edinburgh .
**The game was played at Celtic Park in Glasgow.

final

FC St. Mirren Celtic Glasgow
FC St. Mirren
final
April 10, 1926 in Glasgow ( Hampden Park )
Result: 2: 0 (2: 0)
Spectators: 98,620
Match report
Celtic Glasgow


Jock Bradford - Andrew Findlay , Willie Newbiggin , Tom Morrison , Willie Summers , William McDonald , Mattha Morgan , Allan Gebbie , Davie McRae , Jimmy Howieson , Jamie Thomson
Trainers: Johnny Cochrane
Peter Shevlin - Willie McStay , Hugh Hilley , Peter Wilson , Jimmy McStay , John McFarlane , Patrick Connolly , Alec Thomson , Jimmy McGrory , Tommy McInally , Willie Leitch
Trainers: Willie Maley
goalJimmy Howieson
goalDavie McRae

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. FC St. Mirren 2-0 (2-0) Celtic Glasgow. In: Scottish FA. Retrieved May 12, 2017 (English).