Scottish FA Cup 1977/78

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Scottish FA Cup
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Association Scottish FA
First edition 1873/74
Game mode Knockout system
Title holder Glasgow Rangers (22nd title)
Record winner Celtic Glasgow (25 wins)
Website scottishfa.co.uk
Qualification for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

The Scottish FA Cup was played for the 93rd time in 1977/78 . The main Scottish soccer cup competition, which was directed and hosted by the Scottish Football Association, began on December 17, 1977 and ended with the final on May 6, 1978 in Hampden Park in Glasgow. As the defending champion, Celtic Glasgow started the competition, which prevailed against the Rangers in the previous year's final at the Old Firm . In this year's Scottish Cup final, Rangers and FC Aberdeen faced each other. The Rangers were able to goals from Alex MacDonald and Derek Johnstone the game with 2: 1 (Gate of Aberdeen: Steve Ritchie ) decide for themselves and for a total of 22 times celebrating the Cup victory in Scotland. In the 1977/78 season, the Rangers won the triple of championship , cup and league cup . Because of the victory in the championship which took Rangers to the European Champion Clubs' Cup in 1978/79 in part, and left there until the quarter-final against 1. FC Köln from. The FC Aberdeen took Meanwhile, the loser of the final match at the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in part and lost in the second round against Fortuna Dusseldorf .

1 round

The matches were played on December 17, 1977. The replay took place on December 21, 1977.

Result
Brechin City 2-0 FC Falkirk
Burntisland Shipbuilding Company 1: 4 Berwick Rangers
FC Civil Service Strollers 4: 3 FC Selkirk
Dunfermline Athletic 0-0 Clyde FC
Caledonian FC 5-0 Inverness Thistle
Raith Rovers 1-0 FC Stenhousemuir

Replay

Result
Clyde FC 0: 3 Dunfermline Athletic

2nd round

The matches were played on January 7, 1978. The replay took place on January 14, 1978.

Result
Albion Rovers 1-0 Buckie Thistle
Berwick Rangers 6-0 Raith Rovers
Brechin City 1-0 Dunfermline Athletic
Caledonian FC 4-0 FC Civil Service Strollers
Meadowbank Thistle 2: 1 East Stirlingshire FC
Peterhead FC 1: 1 Cowdenbeath FC
FC Stranraer 0: 1 FC Queen's Park
FC Vale of Leithen 4: 1 Forfar Athletic

Replay

Result
Cowdenbeath FC 5-0 Peterhead FC

3rd round

The matches were played between January 28 and February 7, 1978. The replay took place on February 7 and 27, 1978.

Result
FC Arbroath 0: 4 Motherwell FC
Berwick Rangers 2: 4 Glasgow Rangers
Hamilton Academical 1: 4 Dundee United
Hibernian Edinburgh 4-0 East Fife FC
Meadowbank Thistle 2: 1 Caledonian FC
Queen of the South 2: 2 Montrose FC
Alloa Athletic 2: 2 Dumbarton FC
FC Vale of Leithen 0: 1 FC Queen's Park
Albion Rovers 0: 1 Greenock Morton
Partick Thistle 1: 1 Cowdenbeath FC
Aberdeen FC 2-0 Ayr United
Airdrieonians FC 2: 3 Heart of Midlothian
Celtic Glasgow 7: 1 Dundee FC
FC St. Mirren 1: 2 FC Kilmarnock
St. Johnstone FC 1-0 Brechin City
Stirling Albion 3-0 Clydebank FC

Replay games

Result
Dumbarton FC 2: 1 Alloa Athletic
Montrose FC 1: 3 Queen of the South
Cowdenbeath FC 0: 1 Partick Thistle

Round of 16

The matches were played on February 18 and 27, as well as on March 4, 1978. The repeat matches took place from March 4 to 6, 1978.

Result
Aberdeen FC 3-0 St. Johnstone FC
Celtic Glasgow 1: 1 FC Kilmarnock
Dundee United 3-0 Queen of the South
Dumbarton FC 1: 1 Heart of Midlothian
Hibernian Edinburgh 0-0 Partick Thistle
Greenock Morton 3-0 Meadowbank Thistle
Motherwell FC 1: 3 FC Queen's Park
Glasgow Rangers 1-0 Stirling Albion

Replay games

Result
Heart of Midlothian 0: 1 Dumbarton FC
FC Kilmarnock 1-0 Celtic Glasgow
Partick Thistle 2: 1 Hibernian Edinburgh

Quarter finals

The matches were played on March 11, 1978. The replay took place on March 15, 1978.

Result
Aberdeen FC 2: 2 Greenock Morton
Dundee United 2-0 FC Queen's Park
Partick Thistle 2: 1 Dumbarton FC
Glasgow Rangers 4: 1 Kilmarnock

Replay

Result
Greenock Morton 1: 2 Aberdeen FC

Semifinals

The encounters were wearing on 5 and 12 April 1978 at Hampden Park of Glasgow .

Result
Aberdeen FC 4: 2 Partick Thistle
Dundee United 0: 2 Glasgow Rangers

final

Glasgow Rangers Aberdeen FC
Glasgow Rangers
final
May 6, 1978 in Glasgow ( Hampden Park )
Result: 2: 1 (1: 0)
Spectators: 61,563
Referee: Brian McGinlay
Match report
Aberdeen FC


Peter McCloy - Sandy Jardine , Colin Jackson , John Greig , Tom Forsyth - Tommy McLean , Bobby Russell , Alex MacDonald , Davie Cooper ( Kenny Watson ) - Derek Johnstone , Gordon Smith
Trainer: Jock Wallace
Bobby Clark - Stuart Kennedy , Willie Miller , Willie Garner , Steve Ritchie - Ian Fleming ( Ian Scanlon ), Dom Sullivan , John McMaster , Duncan Davidson - Drew Jarvie , Joe Harper
Trainer: Billy McNeill
goal1-0 Alex MacDonald (35th)
goal2-0 Derek Johnstone (57th)


goal 2: 1 Steve Ritchie (85th)

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