Scottish FA Cup 1985/86

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Scottish FA Cup
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Association Scottish FA
First edition 1873/74
Game mode Knockout system
Title holder Aberdeen FC (6th title)
Record winner Celtic Glasgow (27th wins)
Website scottishfa.co.uk
Qualification for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

The Scottish FA Cup was played for the 101st time in 1985/86 . The most important Scottish football cup competition, which was directed by the Scottish Football Association, began on December 7, 1985 and ended with the final on May 10, 1986 in Hampden Park in Glasgow. Celtic Glasgow started as defending champions in the competition, which prevailed against Dundee United in the final last year and won the Scottish Cup for the 27th time. In the final of this year's event, Aberdeen FC and Heart of Midlothian faced each other. The Dons from Aberdeen won the final with a 3: 0 victory by a brace from John Hewitt , and a goal by Billy Stark . With Walter Kidd the third player in history of the competition received a dismissal . Aberdeen FC won the Cup in Scotland in their twelfth final, for the sixth time after 1947 , 1970 , 1982 , 1983 and 1984 . Heart of Midlothian lost in their tenth finals after their first in 1891 for the fifth time, which equalized the finals. By winning the Cup, Aberdeen took part in the European Cup Winners' Cup the following year , and was eliminated there against FC Sion from Switzerland.

1 round

The matches were played on December 7, 1985. The replay took place on December 11, 1985.

Result
Albion Rovers 8: 1 Gala Fairydean Rovers
Berwick Rangers 0-0 Cowdenbeath FC
Dunfermline Athletic 2-0 Raith Rovers
Meadowbank Thistle 3: 2 East Stirlingshire FC
FC Queen's Park 3-0 Buckie Thistle
St. Johnstone FC 1-0 Queen of the South

Replay

Result
Cowdenbeath FC 0: 2 Berwick Rangers

2nd round

The matches were played on January 4 and 11, 1986. The repeat matches were held on January 11 and 13, 1986.

Result
FC Hawick Royal Albert 1: 2 St. Johnstone FC
Nairn County 1: 1 Meadowbank Thistle
Peterhead FC 1: 2 FC Arbroath
Fort William FC 0-0 Stirling Albion
FC Queen's Park 2: 1 Albion Rovers
FC Stenhousemuir 0-0 Whitehill FC Welfare
FC Stranraer 1: 2 Berwick Rangers
Threave Rovers 0: 5 Dunfermline Athletic

Replay games

Result
Meadowbank Thistle 1: 2 Nairn County
Stirling Albion 6-0 Fort William FC
Whitehill FC Welfare 2: 3 FC Stenhousemuir

3rd round

The matches were played between January 25, 1986 and February 5, 1986. The repetitions took place on 3./4. and February 11, 1986.

Result
Aberdeen FC 4: 1 Montrose FC
Hamilton Academical 2: 1 Forfar Athletic
Hibernian Edinburgh 2-0 Dunfermline Athletic
Airdrieonians FC 0-0 Partick Thistle
FC Arbroath 0-0 Clyde FC
Ayr United 1-0 FC Stenhousemuir
Berwick Rangers 2: 3 Alloa Athletic
Celtic Glasgow 2-0 St. Johnstone FC
Clydebank FC 0-0 FC Falkirk
Dundee United 4-0 Greenock Morton
East Fife FC 1: 1 FC St. Mirren
Heart of Midlothian 3: 2 Glasgow Rangers
FC Kilmarnock 1-0 Stirling Albion
Motherwell FC 1: 1 Brechin City
Nairn County 0: 7 Dundee FC
FC Queen's Park 1-0 Dumbarton FC

Replay games

Result
Brechin City 1: 1 a.d. Motherwell FC
FC St. Mirren 3: 1 East Fife FC
Clyde FC 1: 2 FC Arbroath
FC Falkirk 1-0 Clydebank FC
Partick Thistle 1: 2 Airdrieonians FC

2. Replay

Result
Motherwell FC 2-0 Brechin City

Round of 16

The matches were played between February 15 and March 5, 1986. The repeat matches took place on February 19 and March 5, 1986.

Result
Alloa Athletic 1: 2 Motherwell FC
FC St. Mirren 1: 1 FC Falkirk
Hamilton Academical 1: 2 Heart of Midlothian
Dundee FC 2-0 Airdrieonians FC
Hibernian Edinburgh 1-0 Ayr United
FC Arbroath 0: 1 Aberdeen FC
Celtic Glasgow 2: 1 FC Queen's Park
Dundee United 1: 1 FC Kilmarnock

Replay games

Result
FC Falkirk 0: 3 FC St. Mirren
FC Kilmarnock 0: 1 Dundee United

Quarter finals

The matches were played on March 8th and 9th, 1986. The repeat matches took place on March 12th, 1986.

Result
Heart of Midlothian 4: 1 FC St. Mirren
Dundee FC 2: 2 Aberdeen FC
Hibernian Edinburgh 4: 3 Celtic Glasgow
Motherwell FC 0: 1 Dundee United

Replay

Result
Aberdeen FC 2: 1 a.d. Dundee FC

Semifinals

The matches were played on April 5, 1986.

Result
Aberdeen FC 13: 0 1 Hibernian Edinburgh
Heart of Midlothian 21: 0 2 Dundee United
1The game was played at Dens Park in Dundee .
2The game was played at Hampden Park in Glasgow .

final

Aberdeen FC Heart of Midlothian
Aberdeen FC
final
May 10, 1986 in Glasgow ( Hampden Park )
Result: 3: 0 (1: 0)
Spectators: 58,841
Referee: Hugh Alexander
Match report
Heart of Midlothian


Jim Leighton - Stewart McKimmie , Alex McLeish , Willie Miller , Tommy McQueen - Jim Bett , Neale Cooper , John McMaster (52nd Billy Stark ), Peter Weir - John Hewitt (80th Joe Miller ), Frank McDougall
Trainer: Alex Ferguson
Henry Smith - Walter Kidd , Sandy Jardine , Craig Levein , Brian Whittaker - Gary Mackay , Neil Berry , Kenny Black - John Colquhoun , Sandy Clark , John Robertson
Trainers: Alex MacDonald
goal1-0 John Hewitt (5th)
goal2-0 John Hewitt (48th)
goal3-0 Billy Stark (74th)
yellow cards Walter Kidd (?.), Neil Berry (?.), Gary Mackay (77.), John Robertson (?.)
Red cards Walter Kidd (77th)

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