1950–51 Scottish Cup

The 1950–51 Scottish Cup was the 66th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Motherwell in the final.[1]

1950–51 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Final positions
ChampionsCeltic
Runner-upMotherwell

First round edit

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 6 – 1 Inverness Caledonian
Albion Rovers 1 – 1 Stenhousemuir
Alloa Athletic 2 – 3 Hearts
Brechin City 3 – 2 Berwick Rangers
Dumbarton 0 – 2 St Johnstone
Dundee 2 – 2 Dundee United
Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 3 Clyde
Duns 3 – 1 Forres Mechanics
East Fife 2 – 2 Celtic
East Stirlingshire 2 – 1 Kilmarnock
Falkirk 0 – 2 Airdrieonians
Hamilton Academical 2 – 2 Elgin City
Greenock Morton 2 – 2 Cowdenbeath
Partick Thistle 1 – 1 Raith Rovers
Peterhead 0 – 4 Motherwell
Queen's Park 3 – 1 Arbroath
Rangers 2 – 0 Queen of the South
St Mirren 1 – 1 Hibernian
Stirling Albion 1 – 2 Ayr United
Third Lanark 5 – 2 Forfar Athletic

Replays edit

Home team Score Away team
Celtic 4 – 2 East Fife
Cowdenbeath 1 – 2 Greenock Morton
Dundee United 0 – 1 Dundee
Elgin City 0 – 3 Hamilton Academical
Hibernian 5 – 0 St Mirren
Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Partick Thistle
Stenhousemuir 1 – 2 Albion Rovers

Second round edit

Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 4 – 0 Third Lanark
Albion Rovers 0 – 2 Clyde
Celtic 4 – 0 Duns
East Stirlingshire 1 – 5 Hearts
Greenock Morton 3 – 3 Airdrieonians
Motherwell 4 – 1 Hamilton Academical
Queen's Park 1 – 3 Ayr United
Raith Rovers 5 – 2 Brechin City
Rangers 2 – 3 Hibernian
St Johnstone 1 – 3 Dundee

Replays edit

Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians 2 – 1 Greenock Morton

Third round edit

Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians 4 – 0 Clyde
Hearts 1 – 2 Celtic

Quarter-finals edit

Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians 0 – 3 Hibernian
Ayr United 2 – 2 Motherwell
Celtic 3 – 0 Aberdeen
Dundee 1 – 2 Raith Rovers

Replays edit

Home team Score Away team
Motherwell 2 – 1 Ayr United

Semi-finals edit

Celtic3–2Raith Rovers
Attendance: 84,327

Motherwell3–2Hibernian
Attendance: 46,000

Final edit

Celtic1–0Motherwell
McPhail   Soccerbase
Attendance: 131,943
Referee: Jack Mowat[1]

Teams edit

CELTIC:
GK   George Hunter
RB   Sean Fallon
LB   Alex Rollo
RH   Bobby Evans
CH   Alec Boden
LH   Joe Baillie
RW   Jock Weir
IR   Bobby Collins
CF   John McPhail
IL   Bertie Peacock
LW   Charlie Tully
Manager:
  Jimmy McGrory
MOTHERWELL:
GK   John Johnston
RB   Willie Kilmarnock
LB   Archie Shaw
RH   Don McLeod
CH   Andy Paton
LH   Willie Redpath
RW   Wilson Humphries
IR   Jim Forrest
CF   Archie Kelly
IL   Jimmy Watson
LW   Johnny Aitkenhead
Manager:
  George Stevenson

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Scottish Cup final triumph for McPhail". Glasgow Herald. 23 April 1951. Retrieved 2 November 2018 – via The Celtic Wiki.

External links edit