- Calendar
- First round First round replay
- Second round
- Second round replay
- Second round second replay
- Quarter Final Quarter Final replay
- Semi-finals
- Final
- See also
- References
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| title = Scottish Cup
| year = 1896–97
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| defending champions = Heart of Midlothian
| champions = Rangers
| runner-up = Dumbarton
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| prevseason = 1895–96
| nextseason = 1897–98
}}The 1896–97 Scottish Cup was the 24th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers when they beat Dumbarton 5-1 in the final. Calendar| Round | First match date | Fixtures | Clubs | | First Round | 9 January 1897 | 16 | 32 → 16 | | Second Round | 23 January 1897 | 8 | 16 → 8{{0}} | | Quarter-finals | 13 February 1897 | 4 | 8 → 4 | | Semi-finals | 13 March 1897 | 2 | 4 → 2 | | Final | 20 March 1897 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
First round| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|
| Abercorn | 4 – 0 | Hurlford | | Arthurlie | 4 – 2 | Celtic | | Blantyre | 5 – 0 | Bathgate | | Dumbarton | 2 – 1 | Raith Rovers | | Duncrab Park | 1 – 10 | Hibernian | | Dundee | 7 – 1 | Inverness Thistle | | Falkirk | 2 – 0 | Orion | | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 0 | Clyde | | Leith Athletic | 5 – 1 | Dunblane | | Lochgelly United | 1 – 2 | King's Park | | Greenock Morton | 3 – 1 | St Johnstone | | Motherwell | 3 – 3 | Kilmarnock | | Partick Thistle | 2 – 4 | Rangers | | St Bernard's | 2 – 1 | Queen's Park | | St Mirren | 5 – 1 | Renton | | Third Lanark | 8 – 1 | Newton Stewart |
First round replay| Home team | Score | Away team |
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| Kilmarnock | 5 – 2 | Motherwell |
Second round| Home team | Score | Away team |
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| Abercorn | 4 –1 | Blantyre | | Arthurlie | 0 – 2 | Greenock Morton * | | Dumbarton | 4 – 4 | Leith Athletic | | Dundee | 4 – 2 | King's Park * | | Kilmarnock | 3 – 1 | Falkirk * | | Rangers | 3 – 0 | Hibernian | | St Bernard's | 5 – 0 | St Mirren | | Third Lanark | 5 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian |
Second round replay| Home team | Score | Away team |
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| Arthurlie | 1 –5 | Greenock Morton | | Leith Athletic | 3 – 3 | Dumbarton | | Dundee | 5 – 0 | King's Park | | Kilmarnock | 7 – 3 | Falkirk |
Second round second replay| Home team | Score | Away team |
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| Dumbarton | 3 – 2 | Leith Athletic |
Quarter Final| Home team | Score | Away team |
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| Dumbarton | 2 – 0 | St Bernard's | | Dundee | 0 – 4 | Rangers | | Kilmarnock | 3 – 1 | Third Lanark | | Greenock Morton | 2 – 2 | Abercorn |
Quarter Final replay| Home team | Score | Away team |
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| Abercorn | 2 – 3 | Greenock Morton |
Semi-finals| Home team | Score | Away team |
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| Dumbarton | 4 – 3 | Kilmarnock | | Greenock Morton | 2 – 7 | Rangers |
Final{{football box |
| date =20 March 1897
| team1 = Rangers
| score = 5 – 1
| team2 = Dumbarton
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| stadium = Hampden Park
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| attendance = }}See also- 1896–97 in Scottish football
ReferencesRSSF Scottish Cup 96-97{{Scottish Cup seasons}}{{Football in Scotland}}{{1896–97 in European football (UEFA)}}{{Portal bar|Association football|Scotland}}{{DEFAULTSORT:1896-97 Scottish Cup}} 3 : Scottish Cup seasons|1896–97 in Scottish football|1896–97 domestic association football cups |