Scottish FA Cup 1975/76

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Scottish FA Cup
logo
Association Scottish FA
First edition 1873/74
Game mode Knockout system
Title holder Glasgow Rangers (21st title)
Record winner Celtic Glasgow (24 wins)
Website scottishfa.co.uk
Qualification for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

The Scottish FA Cup was played for the 91st time in 1975/76 . The most important Scottish football cup competition, which was directed and hosted by the Scottish Football Association, began on December 13, 1975 and ended with the final on May 1, 1976 in Hampden Park in Glasgow . As the defending champion, Celtic FC started the competition, which prevailed against Airdrieonians FC in the previous year's final . In this year's Scottish Cup final, the Glasgow Rangers and Heart of Midlothian faced each other. The two teams played against each other for the second time after 1903 in an FA Cup final. The Rangers won their 21st title with a 3-1 win . In the 1975/76 season, the Rangers won the triple consisting of championship , trophy and league cup . Because of the victory in the championship which took Rangers to the European Champions Cup and the Hearts as losers of the Cup final at the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in part.

1 round

The matches were played on December 13, 1975. The replay took place between December 18 and 22, 1975.

Result
Albion Rovers 0-0 FC Hawick Royal Albert
Brechin City 1: 1 Berwick Rangers
East Stirlingshire FC 0: 5 Alloa Athletic
Elgin City 0: 1 Forres Mechanics
Peterhead FC 0: 2 Raith Rovers
FC Stranraer 1-0 FC Queen's Park

Replay games

Result
FC Hawick Royal Albert 0: 3 Albion Rovers
Berwick Rangers 3: 3 Brechin City

2. Replay

Result
Berwick Rangers 0: 1 Brechin City

2nd round

The matches were played on January 10, 1976. The replay took place on January 14, 1976.

Result
Albion Rovers 1: 1 University of Glasgow
Cowdenbeath FC 2-0 FC Selkirk
Forfar Athletic 2: 1 Meadowbank Thistle
Forres Mechanics 1: 2 Alloa Athletic
Raith Rovers 3: 1 Clydebank FC
FC Stenhousemuir 2: 2 Brechin City
Stirling Albion 4-0 FC Civil Service Strollers
FC Stranraer 2: 3 Keith FC

Replay games

Result
Brechin City 0: 1 FC Stenhousemuir
University of Glasgow 0: 1 Albion Rovers

3rd round

The matches were played on January 24, 1976. The replay took place on January 28, 1976.

Result
Albion Rovers 1: 2 Partick Thistle
Alloa Athletic 0: 4 Aberdeen FC
Ayr United 4: 2 Airdrieonians FC
Cowdenbeath FC 3-0 FC St. Mirren
Dumbarton FC 2-0 Keith FC
Dundee FC 1: 2 FC Falkirk
Dundee United 4-0 Hamilton Academical
Heart of Midlothian 2: 2 Clyde FC
Hibernian Edinburgh 3: 2 Dunfermline Athletic
Greenock Morton 1: 3 Montrose FC
Motherwell FC 3: 2 Celtic Glasgow
Queen of the South 3: 2 St. Johnstone FC
Raith Rovers 1-0 FC Arbroath
Glasgow Rangers 3-0 East Fife FC
FC Stenhousemuir 1: 1 FC Kilmarnock
Stirling Albion 2: 1 Forfar Athletic

Replay games

Result
Clyde FC 0: 1 Heart of Midlothian
FC Kilmarnock 1-0 FC Stenhousemuir

Round of 16

The matches were played on February 14, 1976. The repeat matches took place on February 18 and 25, 1976.

Result
Ayr United 2: 2 Queen of the South
Cowdenbeath FC 0: 2 Motherwell FC
Heart of Midlothian 3-0 Stirling Albion
Hibernian Edinburgh 1: 1 Dundee United
FC Kilmarnock 3: 1 FC Falkirk
Montrose FC 2: 1 Raith Rovers
Partick Thistle 0-0 Dumbarton FC
Glasgow Rangers 4: 1 Aberdeen FC

Replay games

Result
Queen of the South 5: 4 Ayr United
Dumbarton FC 1-0 Partick Thistle
Dundee United 0: 2 Hibernian Edinburgh

Quarter finals

The matches were played on March 6, 1976. The replay took place between March 9 and 16, 1976.

Result
Dumbarton FC 2: 1 FC Kilmarnock
Montrose FC 2: 2 Heart of Midlothian
Motherwell FC 2: 2 Hibernian Edinburgh
Queen of the South 0: 5 Glasgow Rangers

Replay games

Result
Heart of Midlothian 2: 2 Montrose FC
Hibernian Edinburgh 1: 1 Motherwell FC

2. Replay games

Result
Hibernian Edinburgh 1: 2 Motherwell FC
Heart of Midlothian 2: 1 Montrose FC

Semifinals

The encounters were wearing on 31 March and 3 April 1976 Hampden Park of Glasgow . The replay took place on April 14, 1976 there.

Result
Motherwell FC 2: 3 Glasgow Rangers
Dumbarton FC 0-0 Heart of Midlothian

Replay

Result
Dumbarton FC 0: 3 Heart of Midlothian

final

Glasgow Rangers Heart of Midlothian
Glasgow Rangers
final
May 1, 1976 in Glasgow ( Hampden Park )
Result: 3: 1 (2: 0)
Spectators: 83,982
Referee: Bobby Davidson
Match report
Heart of Midlothian


Peter McCloy - Alex Miller , Colin Jackson , John Greig , Tom Forsyth - Tommy McLean , Bobby McKean , Johnny Hamilton ( Sandy Jardine ), Alex MacDonald - Derek Johnstone , Martin Henderson
Trainer: Jock Wallace 		Jim Cruickshank - Roy Kay , Jim Jefferies , John Gallacher , Sandy Burrell ( Kenny Aird ) - Jim Brown , Graham Shaw , Ralph Callachan , Bobby Prentice - Willie Gibson ( Donald Park ), Drew Busby
Trainers: John Hagart
goal1-0 Derek Johnstone (1st)
goal2-0 Alex MacDonald (45th)
goal3-0 Derek Johnstone (81st)


goal 3-1 Graham Shaw (83rd)

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