Scottish FA Cup 2007/08

Scottish FA Cup
Association	Scottish FA
First edition	1873/74
Game mode	Knockout system
Title holder	Glasgow Rangers (32nd title)
Record winner	Celtic Glasgow (34 wins)
Website	scottishfa.co.uk
Qualification for	UEFA Cup

The Scottish FA Cup was played for the 123rd time in 2007/08 . The most important Scottish Cup competition began on September 29, 2007 and ended with the final on May 24, 2008. If a duel was not decided after 90 minutes, it was a replay. If this was not decided after 90 minutes plus extra time, there was a penalty shoot-out. The title was secured for the 32nd time by the Glasgow Rangers in the final against the second division club Queen of the South .

1 round

The matches were played on September 29, 2007. The repeat matches took place on October 6, 2007.

	Result
Brora Rangers	0: 5	Cove Rangers
FC Civil Service Strollers	1: 2	FC Selkirk
Clachnacuddin FC	2: 2	Edinburgh City
FC Coldstream	0: 4	Dalbeattie Star
FC Culter	7-0	FC Hawick Royal Albert
Fort William FC	0: 6	FC Spartans
FC Fraserburgh	1: 1	Huntly FC
FC Girvan	2-0	Forres Mechanics
University of Glasgow	1: 2	Buckie Thistle
FC Golspie Sutherland	3: 1	Preston Athletic
Lossiemouth FC	1: 3	Whitehill FC Welfare
Newton Stewart FC	0: 6	FC Linlithgow Rose
FC Rothes	1: 4	Nairn County
St. Cuthbert Wanderers	2: 6	FC Pollok
FC Vale of Leithen	3: 1	Gala Fairydean Rovers
FC Wick Academy	0: 5	FC Deveronvale
FC Wigtown & Bladnoch	3: 5	Burntisland Shipyard Amateur

Replay games

	Result
Edinburgh City	1-0	Clachnacuddin FC
Huntly FC	2-0	FC Fraserburgh

2nd round

The matches were played on October 27, 2007. The repeat matches took place on November 3 and 6, 2007.

	Result
Albion Rovers	8-0	Burntisland Shipyard Amateur
Annan Athletic	2: 5	Huntly FC
FC Arbroath	5-0	Elgin City
Buckie Thistle	4: 1	Nairn County
Cove Rangers	3-0	Keith FC
FC Culter	2: 1	FC Vale of Leithen
Edinburgh City	1: 2	East Stirlingshire FC
University of Edinburgh	3: 1	FC Deveronvale
Forfar Athletic	1: 1	Dumbarton FC
FC Girvan	1: 2	FC Stranraer
FC Inverurie Loco Works	0: 2	East Fife FC
FC Linlithgow Rose	4: 1	FC Spartans
Montrose FC	2: 2	FC Pollok
FC Selkirk	0: 2	Dalbeattie Star
Threave Rovers	1-0	FC Stenhousemuir
Whitehill FC Welfare	6: 1	FC Golspie Sutherland

Replay games

	Result
FC Pollok	0: 1	Montrose FC
Dumbarton FC	3-0	Forfar Athletic

3rd round

The matches were played on November 24, 2007. The repeat matches took place on December 4 and 5, 2007.

	Result
Airdrie United	1: 1	FC Queen's Park
Albion Rovers	1: 5	East Stirlingshire FC
FC Arbroath	0: 1	Cowdenbeath FC
Brechin City	1: 1	East Fife FC
Clyde FC	2-0	Montrose FC
Cove Rangers	1-0	Edinburgh University
FC Culter	1: 3	Huntly FC
Dumbarton FC	2-0	Berwick Rangers
FC Linlithgow Rose	1-0	Dalbeattie Star
Livingston FC	4-0	Alloa Athletic
Greenock Morton	3: 3	Buckie Thistle
Partick Thistle	2: 1	Ayr United
Peterhead FC	0: 5	Queen of the South
Ross County	4-0	Whitehill FC Welfare
FC Stranraer	0: 6	Stirling Albion
Threave Rovers	0: 5	Raith Rovers

Replay games

	Result
FC Queen's Park	2: 4 a.d.	Airdrie United
East Fife FC	1: 2	Brechin City

4th round

The 4th round was on 12./15./16./22./23./28. January 2008. The replay took place on January 22nd and 28th, 2008.

	Result
Celtic Glasgow	3-0	Stirling Albion
FC Falkirk	2: 2	Aberdeen FC
Hamilton Academical	0-0	Brechin City
Heart of Midlothian	2: 2	Motherwell FC
Hibernian Edinburgh	3-0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Greenock Morton	2: 2	FC Gretna
Queen of the South	4-0	FC Linlithgow Rose
FC St. Mirren	3-0	Dumbarton FC
Huntly FC	1: 3	Dundee FC
Livingston FC	2-0	Cowdenbeath FC
St. Johnstone FC	3: 1	Raith Rovers
Clyde FC	0: 1	Dundee United
Partick Thistle	2: 1	Dunfermline Athletic
Cove Rangers	2: 4	Ross County
Glasgow Rangers	6-0	East Stirlingshire FC
Airdrie United	0: 2	FC Kilmarnock

Replay

	Result
Aberdeen FC	3: 1	FC Falkirk
Motherwell FC	1-0	Heart of Midlothian
Brechin City	2: 1 n.v. 1	Hamilton Academical
FC Gretna	0: 3	Greenock Morton

¹ Brechin City put two ineligible players, so the game was decided in favor of Hamilton Academical.

Round of 16

The matches were held on 2/3/11/12. February 2008. The replay took place on 12./13. February and March 9, 2008.

	Result
Aberdeen FC	1-0	Hamilton Academical
FC Kilmarnock	1: 5	Celtic Glasgow
Livingston FC	0-0	Partick Thistle
Greenock Morton	0: 2	Queen of the South
FC St. Mirren	0-0	Dundee United
Hibernian Edinburgh	0-0	Glasgow Rangers
Motherwell FC	1: 2	Dundee FC
Ross County	0: 1	St. Johnstone FC

Replay games

	Result
Partick Thistle	1: 1 n.V. (5: 4 p.e. )	Livingston FC
Dundee United	0: 1	FC St. Mirren
Glasgow Rangers	1-0	Hibernian Edinburgh

Quarter finals

The two later final teams before kick-off

The matches were held on 8/9/19. March 2008. The replay took place on March 18 and April 13, 2008.

	Result
Queen of the South	2-0	Dundee FC
St. Johnstone FC	1: 1	FC St. Mirren
Aberdeen FC	1: 1	Celtic Glasgow
Glasgow Rangers	1: 1	Partick Thistle

Replay games

	Result
Celtic Glasgow	0: 1	Aberdeen FC
FC St. Mirren	1: 3	St. Johnstone FC
Partick Thistle	0: 2	Glasgow Rangers

Semifinals

The Glasgow Rangers at the victory celebration in the stadium with trophy

The matches were held on April 12th and 20th, 2008.

	Result
Queen of the South	4: 3	Aberdeen FC
St. Johnstone FC	0: 0 (3: 4 on perk )	Glasgow Rangers

final

Queen of the South		Glasgow Rangers
	May 24, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. (local time) in Glasgow ( Hampden Park ) Result: 2: 3 (0: 2) Spectators: 48,821 Referee: Stuart Dougal Match report
	Jamie MacDonald - Ryan McCann (86th Scott Robertson ), Jim Thomson , Andy Aitken , Robert Harris - Paul Burns , Neil MacFarlane , Steve Tosh , Jamie McQuilken (76th John Stewart ), - Stephen Dobbie (82nd John O'Neill ) , Sean O'Connor Trainer: Gordon Chisholm	Neil Alexander - Steven Whittaker , Carlos Cuéllar , David Weir , Saša Papac - DaMarcus Beasley (76th Steven Davis ), Kevin Thomson , Barry Ferguson , Lee McCulloch - Kris Boyd , Jean-Claude Darcheville (86th John Fleck ) Trainer: Walter Smith
	1: 2 Steve Tosh (50th) 2: 2 Jim Thomson (53rd)	0: 1 Kris Boyd (33.) 0: 2 DaMarcus Beasley (43.) 2: 3 Kris Boyd (72.)
	Steve Tosh	Lee McCulloch

Web links

• official website
• Scottish Cup 2007/08 at rsssf.com