1907–08 Scottish Cup

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The 1907–08 Scottish Cup was the 35th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic when they beat St Mirren 5–1.

1907–08 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Final positions
ChampionsCeltic
Runner-upSt Mirren

Calendar

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Round First match date Fixtures Clubs
First Round 25 January 1908 16 32 → 16
Second Round 8 February 1908 8 16 → 80
Quarter-finals 22 February 1908 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 21/28 March 1908 2 4 → 2
Final 18 April 1908 1 2 → 1

First round

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Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 5 – 3 Albion Rovers
Airdrieonians 0 – 1 Dundee
Celtic 4 – 0 Peebles Rovers
Dumfries 0 – 4 Motherwell
Dunblane 8 – 3 Elgin City
Falkirk 2 – 2 Rangers
Galston 6 – 0 Uphall
Heart of Midlothian 4 – 1 St Johnstone
Hibernian 5 – 0 Abercorn
Kilmarnock 2 – 1 Hamilton Academical
Morton 7 – 0 Vale of Atholl
Partick Thistle 4 – 0 Bo'ness
Port Glasgow Athletic 7 – 2 Ayr Parkhouse
Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Inverness Thistle
St Bernard's 1 – 1 Queen's Park
St Mirren 3 – 1 Third Lanark

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Queen's Park 1 – 1 St Bernard's
Rangers 4 – 1 Falkirk

Second Replay

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Home team Score Away team
Queen's Park 1 – 0 St Bernard's

Match played at Cathkin Park

Second round

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Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 0 – 0 Dundee
Heart of Midlothian 4 – 0 Port Glasgow Athletic
Hibernian 3 – 0 Morton
Kilmarnock 3 – 0 Dunblane
Motherwell 2 – 2 St Mirren
Partick Thistle 1 – 1 Raith Rovers
Queen's Park 6 – 2 Galston
Rangers 1 – 2 Celtic

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Dundee 2 – 2 Aberdeen
Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Partick Thistle
St Mirren 2 – 0 Motherwell

Second Replay

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Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 3 – 1 Dundee

Match played at Hampden Park

Quarter-finals

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Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 3 – 1 Queen's Park
Hibernian 0 – 1 Kilmarnock
Raith Rovers 0 – 3 Celtic
St Mirren 3 – 1 Heart of Midlothian

Semi-finals

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Aberdeen0–1Celtic

Kilmarnock0–0St Mirren

Replay

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St Mirren2–0Kilmarnock

Final

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Celtic5–1St Mirren
Bennett   10'  48'
Quinn   36'
Hamilton   61'
Somers   85'
Cunningham  
Attendance: 58,000[2]
Referee: J. Ferguson

Teams

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Celtic:
GK Davey Adams
RB Alec McNair
LB Jimmy Weir
RH James Young
CH Willie Loney
LH Jimmy Hay
OR Alec Bennett
IR Jimmy McMenemy
CF Jimmy Quinn
IL Peter Somers
OL Davie Hamilton
St Mirren:
GK James Grant
RB Dan Gordon
LB David White
RH William Key
CH Robert Robertson
LH Michael McAvoy
OR Harry Clements
IR James Cunningham
CF David Wyllie
IL Tom Paton
OL Andrew Anderson

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 20 April 1908
  2. ^ Scottish Cup Final 1908, FitbaStats
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