1896–97 Scottish Cup

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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 (by then a lower division club, and playing in their last major final to date) in the final the second Hampden Park by a 5–1 scoreline to claim the trophy for the second time.

1896–97 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Defending championsHeart of Midlothian
Final positions
ChampionsRangers
Runner-upDumbarton

Calendar

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Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First round 9 January 1897 16 32 → 16
Second round 23 January 1897 8 16 → 80
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

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Home team Score Away team
Abercorn 4 – 0 Hurlford
Arthurlie 4 – 2 Celtic
Blantyre 5 – 0 Bathgate
Dumbarton 2 – 1 Raith Rovers
Duncrub 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

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Home team Score Away team
Kilmarnock 5 – 2 Motherwell

Second round

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Home team Score Away team
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
  • Match Declared Void

Second round replay

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Home team Score Away team
Arthurlie 1 –5 Greenock Morton
Leith Athletic 3 – 3 Dumbarton
Dundee 5 – 0 King's Park
Kilmarnock 7 – 3 Falkirk

Second round second replay

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Home team Score Away team
Dumbarton 3 – 2 Leith Athletic

Quarter-final

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Home team Score Away team
Dumbarton 2 – 0 St Bernard's
Dundee 0 – 4 Rangers
Kilmarnock 3 – 1 Third Lanark
Greenock Morton 2 – 2 Abercorn

Quarter-final replay

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Home team Score Away team
Abercorn 2 – 3 Greenock Morton

Semi-finals

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Home team Score Away team
Dumbarton 4 – 3 Kilmarnock
Greenock Morton 2 – 7 Rangers

Final

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Rangers5–1Dumbarton
Millar   42'  74'
Hyslop   55'
McPherson   69'
A. Smith  71'
W. Thomson  
Attendance: 15,000[1][2]

Teams

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Rangers:
GK Matthew Dickie
RB Nicol Smith
LB Jock Drummond
RH Neilly Gibson
CH Andrew McCreadie
LH David Mitchell
OR Tommy Low
IR John McPherson
CF Jimmy Millar
IL Tommy Hyslop
OL Alec Smith
Dumbarton:
GK John Docherty
RB Andrew Mauchlen
LB Alex Miller
RH John Gillan
CH Daniel Thomson
LH Albert Saunderson
OR William Speedie
IR Robert Hendry
CF Lewis Mackie
IL William Thomson
OL Jack Fraser

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Scottish Cup Final 1897 [Rangers team], FitbaStats
  2. ^ Rangers 5 - 1 Dumbarton, The Sons Archive (archived version, 2017)
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