| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Celtic | 
| Runner-up | Rangers | 
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.
First preliminary round
The First preliminary round was played on 14 December 1968.
| 14 December 1968 | Alloa | 6–1 | Ross County | Alloa | 
| Pitterton  6' Ure  8' Muir  15'  75' McCallan  81' | Report Report 2 | Murray  48' | Stadium: Recreation Park Referee: A. Currie | 
| 14 December 1968 | Brechin City | 1–1 | Montrose | Brechin | 
| Ward  | Report | Thomson  3' | Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 1,011 Referee: I. Bain | 
| 14 December 1968 | Cowdenbeath | 1–0 | Clydebank | |
| Bostock  8' | Report | Attendance: 200 (estimated) Referee: R.D. Henderson | 
| 14 December 1968 | Forfar Athletic | 1–2 | Nairn County | Forfar | 
| Carrie  51' (pen) | Report | Stephen  8' Thom  | Stadium: Station Park Referee: E.D Crawford | 
| 14 December 1968 | St Cuthbert Wanderers | 1–0 | Civil Service Strollers | Kirkcudbright | 
| Kirkpatrick  | Report | Stadium: St. Mary's Park | 
Replay
| 18 December 1968 | Montrose | 3–2 | Brechin City | Montrose | 
| Ward  ?' Archibald  ?' | Report | Finn  ?'  ?'  84' | Stadium: Links Park Referee: I.K. Bain | 
Second preliminary round
| 4 January 1969 | Alloa | 0–0 | East Stirlingshire | Alloa | 
| Report | Stadium: Recreation Park Referee: E. H. Pringle | 
| 4 January 1969 | Dumbarton | 3–2 | Vale of Leithen | Dumbarton | 
| McCormack  ?'  17' Watson  | Report | Whitehead  9' Duncan  75' | Stadium: Boghead Park Attendance: 1000 (estimated) Referee: I.H. McKee | 
| 4 January 1969 | Glasgow University | 5–2 | St Cuthbert Wanderers | Glasgow | 
| Maclaine  4' Berkeley  26' Graham     Alexander  | Report | McLellan   Martin  | Stadium: Westerlands Referee: E. Thomson | 
| 4 January 1969 | Hamilton Academical | 0–2 | Cowdenbeath | Hamilton | 
| Report | Clark  30' Bostock  36' | Stadium: Douglas Park Referee: A.E Currie | 
| 4 January 1969 | Montrose | 6–1 | Fraserburgh | Montrose | 
| Thomson  15'  37'  ?' Finn  19' McDonald  ?' Livingstone  ?' | Report | Forsyth  ?' | Stadium: Links Park Attendance: 1,400 (estimated) Referee: W. Balfour | 
| 4 January 1969 | Nairn County | 0–2 | Berwick Rangers | |
| Report | Jones  47'  ?' | Referee: R.C. Greenlees | 
| 4 January 1969 | Stenhousemuir | 1–0 | Albion Rovers | Stenhousemuir | 
| J Ritchie  11' (pen) | Report | Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 750 (estimated) Referee: R.D. Crawford | 
| 4 January 1969 | Stranraer | 2–0 | Elgin City | Stranraer | 
| Taggart  ?' Symington  pen' (?) | Report | Stadium: Stair Park Referee: B. Padden | 
Replay
First round
| 25 January 1969 | Aberdeen | 3–0 | Berwick Rangers | Aberdeen | 
| Forrest  36'  ??' Robb  ??' | Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 11,000 (estimated) Referee: R.D. Henderson | 
| 25 January 1969 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Queen of the South | Ayr | 
| Ingram  22' | Report | Stadium: Somerset Park Referee: S. Anderson | 
| 25 January 1969 | Dumbarton | 0–1 | St Mirren | Dumbarton | 
| Blair  89' | Report | Stadium: Boghead Park Attendance: 7,000 (estimated) Referee: T. Kellock | 
| 25 January 1969 | Dundee | 1–2 | Hearts | Dundee | 
| Scott  7' | Report | G. Fleming  8' Traynor  73' | Stadium: Dens Park Referee: Tom Wharton | 
| 25 January 1969 | Dundee United | 2–1 | Queen's Park | Dundee | 
| K Cameron  20' (pen) Mitchell  53' | Report | Buchanan  ?' | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 4,000 (estimated) Referee: Bain | 
| 25 January 1969 | East Stirlingshire | 2–0 | Stirling Albion | Falkirk | 
| Donnachie  ?'  ?' | Report | Stadium: Firs Park Referee: McKee | 
| 25 January 1969 | Falkirk | 1–2 | Greenock Morton | Falkirk | 
| Hunter  49' | Report | Bartram  53' Markie  67' (o.g) | Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 5,000 (estimated) Referee: W. Anderson | 
| 25 January 1969 | Kilmarnock | 6–0 | Glasgow University | Kilmarnock | 
| Queen  1'  53'  85' McIlroy  33'  76' Hope  69' (o.g) | Report | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 15,000 (estimated) Referee: J.M. Kelly | 
| 25 January 1969 | Montrose | 1–0 | Cowdenbeath | |
| Littlejohn  16' | Report | Attendance: 1,400 Referee: W. Balfour | 
| 25 January 1969 | Motherwell | 1–1 | Clyde | Motherwell | 
| Deans  62' | Report | Quinn  31' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 10,000 (estimated) Referee: A.F.G. Webster | 
| 25 January 1969 | Partick Thistle | 3–3 | Celtic | Glasgow | 
| Bone  60'  89' Flanagan  71' | Report | Hughes  40' Wallace  56' Murdoch  63' | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 32,000 (estimated) Referee: Willie Syme | 
| 25 January 1969 | Raith Rovers | 0–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Kirkcaldy | 
| Report | Gardner  67' Paton  ?' | Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 11,000 (estimated) Referee: J. Gardner | 
| 25 January 1969 | Rangers | 1–0 | Hibernian | Glasgow | 
| Stein  66' | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Park Referee: R.H. Davidson | 
| 25 January 1969 | St Johnstone | 3–2 | Arbroath | Perth | 
| Aitken  26'  63'  70' | Report | Jack  55' Wilkie  ?' | Stadium: Muirton Park Attendance: 6,500 (estimated) Referee: J.W. Paterson | 
| 25 January 1969 | Stenhousemuir | 0–3 | Airdrieonians | Stenhousemuir | 
| Report | Whiteford  7' Jarvie  45' Goodwin  ?' (pen) | Stadium: Ochilview Park Referee: E. Thomson | 
| 25 January 1969 | Stranraer | 3–1 | East Fife | Stranraer | 
| Symington  ?' ?  ?' ?  ?' | Report | Dewar  ?' | Stadium: Stair Park Referee: B. Padden | 
Replays
| 28 January 1969 | Clyde | 2–1 | Motherwell | Rutherglen | 
| Burns  38' Anderson  91' | Report | Bryson  3' | Stadium: Shawfield Stadium Referee: A. Webster | 
Second round
| 8 February 1969 | Dundee United | 6–2 | Ayr United | Dundee | 
| Scott  12'  18' K Cameron  20'  22'  51' Wilson  28' | Report | Rough  18' Malone  67' (pen) | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,500 (estimated) Referee: Foote | 
| 8 February 1969 | Montrose | 1–1 | Kilmarnock | Montrose | 
| Welsh  5' | Report | Morrison  60' | Stadium: Links Park Referee: R.C Greenlees | 
| 8 February 1969 | Stranraer | 1–3 | Greenock Morton | Stranraer | 
| Coghill  90' | Report | Jensen  ?' Bartram  ?' Harper  85' (pen) | Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 3,000 (estimated) Referee: T. Marshall | 
| 8 February 1969 | East Stirlingshire | 1–1 | St Johnstone | Falkirk | 
| Hulston  61' | Report | Whitelaw  33' | Stadium: Firs Park Attendance: 6,532 (estimated) Referee: E.H. Pringle | 
| 12 February 1969 | Airdrieonians | 1–1 | St Mirren | Airdrie | 
| McPheat  79' | Report | Kane  30' | Stadium: Broomfield Park Referee: Tiny Wharton | 
| 12 February 1969 | Clyde | 0–0 | Celtic | Rutherglen | 
| Report | Stadium: Shawfield Stadium Referee: W. Mullan | 
| 24 February 1969 | Rangers | 2–0 | Hearts | Glasgow | 
| Johnston  33' Persson  50' | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Park Referee: J.W. Paterson | 
| 25 February 1969 | Aberdeen | 2–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Aberdeen | 
| Johnston  31' Hamilton  47' | Report | Fraser  56' Renton  88' | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 14,685 Referee: Willie Syme | 
Replays
| 12 February 1969 | Kilmarnock | 4–1 | Montrose | Kilmarnock | 
| McLean  16'  45'  ?' Morrison  3' | Report | Finn  70' | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 6,720 Referee: R.C Greenlees | 
| 24 February 1969 | Celtic | 3–0 | Clyde | Glasgow | 
| Chalmers  24' Hughes  75' Murdoch  83' | Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: W. Mullan | 
| 24 February 1969 | St Johnstone | 3–0 | East Stirlingshire | Perth | 
| Hall  ?'  ?' ?  ?' | Report | Stadium: Muirton Park Referee: E.H. Pringle | 
| 24 February 1969 | St Mirren | 1–3 | Airdrieonians | Paisley | 
| Murray  54' | Report | Marshall  6'  77' Goodwin  54' | Stadium: Love Street Referee: Tiny Wharton | 
| 26 February 1969 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–2 | Aberdeen | Dunfermline | 
| Report | Robb  10'  76' | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 12,536 Referee: Willie Syme | 
Quarter-finals
| 1 March 1969 | Aberdeen | 0–0 | Kilmarnock | Aberdeen | 
| Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 21,000 (estimated) Referee: Tiny Wharton | 
| 1 March 1969 | Celtic | 3–2 | St Johnstone | Glasgow | 
| Hughes  1' Lennox  76' Chalmers  79' | Report | Connolly  59' Hall  85' | Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: W. Anderson | 
| 1 March 1969 | Dundee United | 2–3 | Greenock Morton | Dundee | 
| K Cameron  25' (pen) Mitchell  29' | Report | Mason  14' Bartram  31' Harper  82' | Stadium: Tannadice Park Referee: R.H. Davidson | 
| 1 March 1969 | Rangers | 1–0 | Airdrieonians | Glasgow | 
| Greig  2' (pen) | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 41,000 (estimated) Referee: Willie Syme | 
Replays
| 5 March 1969 | Kilmarnock | 0–3 | Aberdeen | Kilmarnock | 
| Report | Robb  43' Craig  67' Hamilton  84' | Stadium: Rugby Park Referee: Tiny Wharton | 
Semi-finals
| Celtic | 4–1 | Greenock Morton | 
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Attendance: 48,394
| Rangers | 6–1 | Aberdeen | 
|---|---|---|
| Andy Penman  14'  51' Willie Henderson  39' Willie Johnston  47'  72'  84' | Forrest  45' | 
Final
| Celtic | 4–0[1] | Rangers | 
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| Billy McNeill  3' Bobby Lennox  44' George Connelly  45' Stevie Chalmers  76' | 
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The attendance of 132,870 is the biggest ever for an Old Firm match.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "1969 Scottish Cup Final match reports". The Celtic Wiki. 26 April 1969. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ↑ McLean, David (18 May 2017). "Scotland's all-time record football attendances". The Scotsman. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
External links
- Video highlights from official Pathé News archive
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