Scottish FA Cup 1950/51

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Scottish FA Cup
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Association Scottish FA
First edition 1873/74
Game mode Knockout system
Title holder Celtic Glasgow (16th title)
Record winner Celtic Glasgow (16 wins)
Website scottishfa.co.uk

The Scottish FA Cup was played for the 66th time in 1950/51 . The most important football cup competition in Scottish club football was directed and hosted by the Scottish Football Association. He started on January 27, 1951, ended with the final on April 21, 1951 Hampden Park of Glasgow . As the defending champion, the Glasgow Rangers started the competition, who won in the final of the previous year against FC East Fife . In this year's Scottish Cup final, Celtic Glasgow and Motherwell FC faced each other. For Celtic it was the 22nd final in the Scottish Cup since 1889 . It was also the first major success since the championship in 1938 . Well reached the final for the fourth time after 1931 , 1933 and 1939 . The opponent was always Celtic . The team from Glasgow won the final 1-0 with a goal from John McPhail , which meant the 16th cup victory since 1892 . The FC Motherwell thus lost all four finals against Celtic Glasgow . In 1952 , the first cup victory after a 4-0 victory over FC Dundee could be celebrated. In the 1950/51 season Hibernian Edinburgh was Scottish champion for the third time . Well won the league cup in the final against the champions from Edinburgh .

1 round

The matches were played on January 27, 1951. The replay took place on January 31, 1951.

Result
Aberdeen FC 6: 1 Caledonian FC
Albion Rovers 1: 1 FC Stenhousemuir
Alloa Athletic 2: 3 Heart of Midlothian
Brechin City 3: 2 Berwick Rangers
Dumbarton FC 0: 2 St. Johnstone FC
Dundee FC 2: 2 Dundee United
Dunfermline Athletic 0: 3 Clyde FC
FC Duns 3: 1 Forres Mechanics
East Fife FC 2: 2 Celtic Glasgow
East Stirlingshire FC 2: 1 FC Kilmarnock
FC Falkirk 0: 2 Airdrieonians FC
Hamilton Academical 2: 2 Elgin City
Greenock Morton 2: 2 Cowdenbeath FC
Partick Thistle 1: 1 Raith Rovers
Peterhead FC 0: 4 Motherwell FC
FC Queen's Park 3: 1 FC Arbroath
Glasgow Rangers 2-0 Queen of the South
FC St. Mirren 1: 1 Hibernian Edinburgh
Stirling Albion 1: 2 Ayr United
Third Lanark 5: 2 Forfar Athletic

Replay games

Result
Celtic Glasgow 4: 2 East Fife FC
Cowdenbeath FC 1: 2 Greenock Morton
Dundee United 0: 1 Dundee FC
Elgin City 0: 3 Hamilton Academical
Hibernian Edinburgh 5-0 FC St. Mirren
Raith Rovers 1-0 Partick Thistle
FC Stenhousemuir 1: 2 Albion Rovers

2nd round

The matches were played on February 10, 1951. The replay took place on February 14, 1951.

Result
Aberdeen FC 4-0 Third Lanark
Albion Rovers 0: 2 Clyde FC
Celtic Glasgow 4-0 FC Duns
East Stirlingshire FC 1: 5 Heart of Midlothian
Greenock Morton 3: 3 Airdrieonians FC
Motherwell FC 4: 1 Hamilton Academical
FC Queen's Park 1: 3 Ayr United
Raith Rovers 5: 2 Brechin City
Glasgow Rangers 2: 3 Hibernian Edinburgh
St. Johnstone FC 1: 3 Dundee FC

Replay

Result
Airdrieonians FC 2: 1 Greenock Morton

Round of 16

The matches took place on February 24, 1951.

Result
Airdrieonians FC 4-0 Clyde FC
Heart of Midlothian 1: 2 Celtic Glasgow
Aberdeen FC bye
Ayr United bye
Dundee FC bye
Hibernian Edinburgh bye
Motherwell FC bye
Raith Rovers bye

Quarter finals

The matches were played on March 10, 1951. The replay took place on March 14, 1951.

Result
Airdrieonians FC 0: 3 Hibernian Edinburgh
Ayr United 2: 2 Motherwell FC
Celtic Glasgow 3-0 Aberdeen FC
Dundee FC 1: 2 Raith Rovers

Replay

Result
Motherwell FC 2: 1 a.d. Ayr United

Semifinals

The matches took place on March 31, 1951.

Result
Celtic Glasgow *3: 2 * Raith Rovers
Motherwell FC **3: 2 ** Hibernian Edinburgh
*The game was played at Hampden Park in Glasgow.
**The game was played at Tynecastle Stadium in Edinburgh.

final

Celtic Glasgow Motherwell FC
Celtic Glasgow
final
April 21, 1951 in Glasgow ( Hampden Park )
Result: 1: 0 (1: 0)
Spectators: 131,943
Referee: John Mowat
Match report
Motherwell FC


George Hunter - Sean Fallon , Alec Boden , Joe Baillie , Bertie Peacock , Alex Rollo - Bobby Evans , Jock Weir , Bobby Collins , Charlie Tully - John McPhail
Trainer: Jimmy McGrory
John Johnston - Willie Kilmarnock , Andy Paton , Willie Redpath , Archie Shaw - Don McLeod , Jim Forrest , Johnny Aitkenhead - Wilson Humphries , Archie Kelly , Jimmy Watson
Trainers: George Stevenson
goal 1-0 John McPhail (12th)

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