1925–26 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
Country Scotland
Final positions
ChampionsSt Mirren
Runner-upCeltic

The 1925–26 Scottish Cup was the 48th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The tournament began on 23 January 1926 and ended on 10 April 1926.[1] The cup was won by St Mirren, who defeated the previous years cup winners Celtic 2–0 in the final.[2][3][4][5]

Fixtures & Results

First round

23 January 1926 Aberdeen 8 − 1 St Bernard's
23 January 1926 Arthurlie 5 - 4 Armadale
23 January 1926 Brechin City 12 − 1 Thornhill
20 January 1926 Dundee 2 − 0 Caledonian
23 January 1926 Dykehead 1 - 1 Morton
23 January 1926 Falkirk 10 − 0 Breadalbane
23 January 1926 Bo'ness 2 - 1 East Fife
23 January 1926 Kilmarnock 0 − 5 Celtic
23 January 1926 King's Park 5 - 2 Peterhead
23 January 1926 Peebles Rovers 7 - 3 Keith
23 January 1926 Queen's Park 4 - 2 Clydebank
23 January 1926 Solway Star 2 - 2 Johnstone
23 January 1926 St Mirren 4 − 0 Mid Annandale
23 January 1926 Third Lanark 7 − 0 Moorpark

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First round replay

26 January 1926 Johnstone 0 − 3 Solway Star
27 January 1926 Morton 4 − 1 Dykehead

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Second First round replay

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Second round

6 February 1926 Aberdeen 0 − 0 Dundee
6 February 1926 Arbroath 0 − 0 St Mirren
6 February 1926 Arthurlie 2 − 2 Clyde
6 February 1926 Celtic 4 − 0 Melville United
6 February 1926 Falkirk 5 - 1 Montrose
6 February 1926 Bo'ness 1 - 1 Bathgate
6 February 1926 Hibernian 2 − 3 Airdrieonians
6 February 1926 Morton 3 - 1 Raith Rovers
6 February 1926 Rangers 1 − 0 Stenhousemuir

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Second round replay

10 February 1926 Bathgate 3 − 1 Bo'ness
9 February 1926 Clyde 1 − 0 Arthurlie
10 February 1926 Dundee 0 − 3 Aberdeen
9 February 1926 St Mirren 3 − 0 Arbroath

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Third round

20 February 1926 Aberdeen 2 − 2 St Johnstone
20 February 1926 Bathgate 2 − 5 Airdrieonians
20 February 1926 Dumbarton 3 − 0 Clyde
20 February 1926 Falkirk 0 − 2 Rangers
20 February 1926 Morton 1 − 0 Albion Rovers

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Third round replay

24 February 1926 St Johnstone 0 − 0 Aberdeen

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Second Third round replay

1 March 1926 Aberdeen 1 − 0 St Johnstone

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Quarter-finals

6 March 1926 Celtic 6–1 Dumbarton
6 March 1926 Morton 0–4 Rangers

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Quarter-final replay

10 March 1926 Aberdeen 3 - 0 Third Lanark Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
15:45 Doolan
o.g.'
Smith 		Report Attendance: 11,591
Referee: Small

Semi-finals

20 March 1926 Celtic 2 − 1 Aberdeen Tynecastle, Edinburgh
McInally
Jimmy McGrory 		Report Hutton pen.' Attendance: 23,000
20 March 1926 St Mirren 1 − 0 Rangers Celtic Park, Glasgow
Thomson Attendance: 61,000

Final

St Mirren2–0Celtic
McCrae
Howieson 		Report
Attendance: 98,620

Teams

Celtic:
GKPeter Shevlin
RBWillie McStay
LBHugh Hilley
RHPeter Wilson
CHJimmy McStay
LHJohn McFarlane
ORPaddy Connolly
IRAlec Thomson
CFJimmy McGrory
ILTommy McInally
OLWillie Leitch
St Mirren:
GKJock Bradford
RBAndrew Findlay
LBWillie Newbiggin
RHTom Morrison
CHWillie Summers
LHWilliam McDonald
ORMattha Morgan
IRAllan Gebbie
CFDavid McCrae
ILJimmy Howieson
OLJamie Thomson

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Scotland - Cup Results 1873/74-1877/78 and 1889/90-1995/96".
  2. ↑ "Scottish Cup Finals 1920-1939".
  3. 1 2 St Mirren's Victory | Celtic Lose Scottish Cup at Hampden, The Glasgow Herald, 12 April 1926
  4. ↑ Scottish Cup Winners 1926, StMirren.info
  5. ↑ On This Day, The Herald, 23 January 1999
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