Scottish FA Cup 1979/80

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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 (26th title)
Record winner Celtic Glasgow (26 wins)
Website scottishfa.co.uk
Qualification for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

The Scottish FA Cup was played for the 95th time in 1979/80 . The most important Scottish soccer cup competition, which was directed by the Scottish Football Association, began on December 15, 1979 and ended with the final on May 10, 1980 in Hampden Park in Glasgow . As the defending champion, the Glasgow Rangers started the competition, who had prevailed in the final of the previous year against Hibernian Edinburgh . In the final of this year's cup, the Rangers and Celtic faced each other in the Old Firm . It was the twelfth final derby between the two clubs since their first encounter in the cup final in 1894 . The Rangers reached the final for the fifth consecutive time since 1976 . It was also the 34th Gers final in the club's history since 1877 . Celtic reached the final for the 47th time since 1889 . The Bhoys in Green won the final 1-0 after extra time with a goal from George McCluskey . After the award ceremony, there was a storm in Hampden Park by hooligans from the two warring camps. As a result of the numerous brawls, more than 100 people were injured, including four police officers. 210 rioters were arrested. Only the intervening Mounted Police (mounted police) could push back the thugs. From this game onwards, alcohol consumption in Scottish stadiums was banned entirely. It occupies one of the major games in the Celtic-Rangers rivalry. It went down in Scottish football history as the Second Riot at Hampden after the riots of 1909 . In the same season, both clubs were eliminated from the Scottish League Cup prematurely. In the final table of the Scottish Championship , both Glasgow clubs also disappointed. Celtic took part in the European Cup Winners' Cup the following season . There the team was eliminated in the first round against FC Politehnica Timișoara from Romania .

1 round

The matches were played on December 15, 1979. The replay took place on December 19 and 26, 1979.

Result
Annan Athletic 1: 3 FC Stranraer
Cowdenbeath FC 3: 1 Albion Rovers
East Stirlingshire FC 1: 1 Brechin City
Queen of the South 1: 1 FC Falkirk
FC Spartans 1: 2 Forfar Athletic
FC Stenhousemuir 4: 2 FC Queen's Park

Replay games

Result
Brechin City 1: 1 East Stirlingshire FC
FC Falkirk 0: 4 Queen of the South

2. Replay

Result
East Stirlingshire FC *0: 1 * Brechin City
*The game was played in the neutral Muirton Park in Perth .

2nd round

The matches were played between January 5th and 12th, 1980. The repeat matches took place on January 12th and 14th, 1980.

Result
Buckie Thistle 0-0 Brora Rangers
Cowdenbeath FC 3: 2 Forfar Athletic
FC Stenhousemuir 0-0 Peterhead FC
FC Stranraer 1: 1 Meadowbank Thistle
Threave Rovers 2: 3 Keith FC
Brechin City 1: 1 Montrose FC
Alloa Athletic 1-0 East Fife FC
FC Coldstream 1: 1 Queen of the South

Replay games

Result
Brora Rangers 1: 2 a.d. Buckie Thistle
Meadowbank Thistle 2: 1 FC Stranraer
Peterhead FC 2-0 FC Stenhousemuir
Montrose FC 3: 4 Brechin City
Queen of the South 4-0 FC Coldstream

3rd round

The matches were played between January 22nd and 30th, 1980. The repeat matches took place on January 30th and February 11th, 1980.

Result
FC St. Mirren 3: 1 Brechin City
FC Arbroath 1: 1 Aberdeen FC
Berwick Rangers 3: 1 Peterhead FC
Celtic Glasgow 2: 1 Raith Rovers
Clyde FC 2: 2 Glasgow Rangers
Clydebank FC 1: 1 Stirling Albion
Dumbarton FC 1: 2 Ayr United
Hamilton Academical 2: 3 Keith FC
Meadowbank Thistle 0: 1 Hibernian Edinburgh
Greenock Morton 1-0 Cowdenbeath FC
Queen of the South 2-0 Motherwell FC
Airdrieonians FC 3: 1 St. Johnstone FC
Alloa Athletic 0: 1 Heart of Midlothian
Dundee United 5: 1 Dundee FC
Dunfermline Athletic 2-0 Buckie Thistle
FC Kilmarnock 0: 1 Partick Thistle

Replay games

Result
Aberdeen FC 5-0 FC Arbroath
Glasgow Rangers 2-0 Clyde FC
Stirling Albion 1: 1 Clydebank FC

2. Replay

Result
Clydebank FC *0: 1 * Stirling Albion
*The game was played in the neutral Brockville Park in Falkirk .

Round of 16

The matches were played on February 16 and 17, 1980. The replay took place on February 20, 1980.

Result
Aberdeen FC 8-0 Airdrieonians FC
Celtic Glasgow 1: 1 FC St. Mirren
Heart of Midlothian 2-0 Stirling Albion
Keith FC 1: 2 Berwick Rangers
Greenock Morton 5-0 Dunfermline Athletic
Queen of the South 1: 3 Partick Thistle
Glasgow Rangers 1-0 Dundee United
Hibernian Edinburgh 2-0 Ayr United

Replay

Result
FC St. Mirren 2: 3 a.d. Celtic Glasgow

Quarter finals

The matches were played on March 8, 1980. The replay took place on March 12, 1980.

Result
Berwick Rangers 0-0 Hibernian Edinburgh
Celtic Glasgow 2-0 Greenock Morton
Partick Thistle 1: 2 Aberdeen FC
Glasgow Rangers 6: 1 Heart of Midlothian

Replay

Result
Hibernian Edinburgh 1-0 Berwick Rangers

Semifinals

The encounters took place on April 12, 1980.

Result
Aberdeen FC *0: 1 * Glasgow Rangers
Celtic Glasgow *5: 0 ** Hibernian Edinburgh
*The game was played in the neutral Celtic Park in Glasgow.
**The game was played in the neutral Hampden Park in Glasgow.

final

Celtic Glasgow Glasgow Rangers
Celtic Glasgow
final
May 10, 1980 at 3 p.m. (BST) in Glasgow ( Hampden Park )
Result: 1: 0 n.v. (0: 0, 1: 0)
Spectators: 70,303
Referee: George Smith
Match report
Glasgow Rangers


Peter Latchford - Alan Sneddon , Danny McGrain , Roy Aitken , Mike Conroy - Murdo MacLeod , David Provan , Johnny Doyle (??. Bobby Lennox ), Tommy Burns - George McCluskey , Frank McGarvey
Trainer: Billy McNeill
Peter McCloy - Sandy Jardine , Ally Dawson , Colin Jackson , Gregor Stevens - Tom Forsyth (??. Alex Miller ), Davie Cooper , Bobby Russell - Derek Johnstone , Gordon Smith , John MacDonald
Trainers: John Greig
goal 1-0 George McCluskey (108th)

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