- Preliminary round 1 Replays
- Preliminary round 2 Replays
- First round Replays
- Second round Replays
- Quarter-finals Replays
- Semi-finals
- Final Teams
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Use British English|date=April 2017}}{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2012}}{{ infobox football tournament season | title = 1968–69 Scottish Cup | image = | imagesize = | caption = | country = Scotland | num_teams = | defending champions = | champions = Celtic | runner-up = Rangers | matches = | goals = | top goal scorer = | prevseason = 1967–68 | nextseason = 1969–70 }}The 1968–69 Scottish Cup was the 84th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Rangers in the final. Preliminary round 1Home team | Score | Away team |
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Alloa Athletic | 6 – 1 | Ross County | Brechin City | 1 – 1 | Montrose | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 0 | Clydebank | Forfar Athletic | 1 – 2 | Nairn County | St Cuthbert Wanderers | 1 – 0 | Civil Service Strollers |
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Montrose | 3 – 2 | Brechin City |
Preliminary round 2Home team | Score | Away team |
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Alloa Athletic | 0 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | Dumbarton | 3 – 2 | Vale of Leithen | Glasgow University | 5 – 2 | St Cuthbert Wanderers | Hamilton Academical | 0 – 2 | Cowdenbeath | Montrose | 6 – 1 | Fraserburgh | Nairn County | 0 – 2 | Berwick Rangers | Stenhousemuir | 1 – 0 | Albion Rovers | Stranraer | 2 – 0 | Elgin City |
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East Stirlingshire | 2 – 1 | Alloa Athletic |
First roundHome team | Score | Away team |
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Aberdeen | 3 – 0 | Berwick Rangers | Ayr United | 1 – 0 | Queen of the South | Dumbarton | 0 – 1 | St Mirren | Dundee | 1 – 2 | Hearts | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Queen’s Park | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 0 | Stirling Albion | Falkirk | 1 – 2 | Greenock Morton | Kilmarnock | 6 – 0 | Glasgow University | Montrose | 1 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Motherwell | 1 – 1 | Clyde | Partick Thistle | 3 – 3 | Celtic | Raith Rovers | 0 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Rangers | 1 – 0 | Hibernian | St Johnstone | 3 – 2 | Arbroath | Stenhousemuir | 0 – 3 | Airdrieonians | Stranraer | 3 – 1 | East Fife |
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Celtic | 8 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Clyde | 2 – 1 | Motherwell |
Second roundHome team | Score | Away team |
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Aberdeen | 2 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Rangers | 2 – 0 | Hearts | Airdrieonians | 1 – 1 | St Mirren | Clyde | 0 – 0 | Celtic | Dundee United | 6 – 2 | Ayr United | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone | Montrose | 1 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Stranraer | 1 – 3 | Greenock Morton |
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Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 2 | Aberdeen | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Clyde | St Johnstone | 3 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | St Mirren | 1 – 3 | Airdrieonians | Kilmarnock | 4 – 1 | Montrose |
Quarter-finalsHome team | Score | Away team |
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Aberdeen | 0 – 0 | Kilmarnock | Celtic | 3 – 2 | St Johnstone | Dundee United | 2 – 3 | Greenock Morton | Rangers | 1 – 0 | Airdrieonians |
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Kilmarnock | 0 – 3 | Aberdeen |
Semi-finals{{football box | |date = 22 March 1969 |team1 = Celtic |score = 4 – 1 |team2 = Greenock Morton |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow |referee = |attendance = 48,394 }} {{football box | |date = 22 March 1969 |team1 = Rangers |score = 6 – 1 |team2 = Aberdeen |goals1 = Andy Penman {{goal|14}} {{goal|51}} Willie Henderson {{goal|39}} Willie Johnston {{goal|47}} {{goal|72}} {{goal|84}} |goals2 = Forrest {{goal|45}} |stadium = Celtic Park, Glasgow |referee = WJ Mullen |attendance = 66,197 }}Final{{football box | |date = 26 April 1969 |team1 = Celtic |score = 4 – 0[1] |team2 = Rangers |goals1 = Stevie Chalmers {{goal|76}} George Connelly {{goal|45}} Bobby Lennox {{goal|44}} Billy McNeill {{goal|3}} |goals2 = |stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow |referee = Jim Callaghan |attendance = 132,000 }}TeamsCELTIC: | | |
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GK | SCO}} John Fallon | DF | SCO}} Jim Craig | DF | SCO}} Billy McNeill | DF | SCO}} Jim Brogan | DF | SCO}} Tommy Gemmell | MF | SCO}} George Connelly | MF | SCO}} Bobby Murdoch | MF | SCO}} Bertie Auld | MF | SCO}} Bobby Lennox | FW | SCO}} Stevie Chalmers | FW | SCO}} Willie Wallace | Manager: | {{flagicon|SCO}} Jock Stein |
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GK | SCO}} Norrie Martin | DF | DEN}} Kai Johansen | DF | SCO}} John Greig | DF | SCO}} Ronnie McKinnon | DF | SCO}} Willie Mathieson | MF | SCO}} Willie Henderson | MF | SCO}} Dave Smith | MF | SCO}} Andy Penman | MF | SWE}} Örjan Persson | FW | SCO}} Willie Johnston | FW | SCO}} Alex Ferguson | Manager: | {{flagicon|SCO}} David White |
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The attendance of 132,870 is the biggest ever for an Old Firm match.[2] See also- 1968–69 in Scottish football
- 1968–69 Scottish League Cup
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/1969-04-26%3A+Celtic+4-0+Rangers%2C+Scottish+Cup|title=1969 Scottish Cup Final match reports|date=26 April 1969|accessdate=19 January 2018|publisher=The Celtic Wiki}} 2. ^{{cite news|url= http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland-s-all-time-record-football-attendances-1-4450238|title=Scotland’s all-time record football attendances|first=David|last=McLean|newspaper=The Scotsman |date=18 May 2017|accessdate=26 November 2017}}
External links- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2rr6cEJVds Video highlights] from official Pathé News archive
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