The 1989–90 Scottish Cup was the 105th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Aberdeen who defeated Celtic in the final. It was the first final to have been decided by a penalty shootout.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Aberdeen |
| Runner-up | Celtic |
First round edit
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Berwick Rangers(3) | 1 – 1 | Stenhousemuir (3) |
| Brechin City(3) | 3 – 1 | Montrose(3) |
| Elgin City(HL) | 2 – 1 | Arbroath(3) |
| Queen of the South(3) | 2 – 1 | Cove Rangers(HL) |
| Queen's Park (3) | 1 – 2 | Dumbarton(3) |
| Stirling Albion (3) | 4 – 0 | Coldstream (ESL) |
Replay edit
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Stenhousemuir (3) | 1 – 0 | Berwick Rangers (3) |
Second round edit
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Ross County (HL) | 1 – 4 | East Fife (3) |
| Dumbarton (3) | 0 – 2 | Cowdenbeath (3) |
| Elgin City (HL) | 2 – 2 | Brechin City (3) |
| Gala Fairydean (ESL) | 2 – 2 | Inverness Caledonian (HL) |
| Stenhousemuir (3) | 0 – 1 | Queen of the South (3) |
| Stirling Albion (3) | 3 – 0 | Whitehill Welfare (ESL) |
| Stranraer (3) | 1 – 1 | Kilmarnock (3) |
| Vale of Leithen (ESL) | 1 – 3 | East Stirlingshire (3) |
Replays edit
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Brechin City (3) | 8 – 0 | Elgin City (HL) |
| Inverness Caledonian (HL) | 4 – 1 | Gala Fairydean (ESL) |
| Kilmarnock (3) | 0 – 0 (2 – 4 pen.) |
Stranraer (3) |
Third round edit
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| East Stirlingshire (3) | 0 – 1 | Stirling Albion (3) |
| Airdrieonians (2) | 2 – 2 | Inverness Caledonian (HL) |
| Albion Rovers (2) | 0 – 2 | Clydebank (2) |
| Ayr United (2) | 0 – 0 | St Mirren (1) |
| Brechin City (3) | 0 – 2 | Hibernian (1) |
| Cowdenbeath (3) | 3 – 1 | Stranraer (3) |
| Dundee(1) | 0 – 0 | Dundee United (1) |
| Dunfermline Athletic (1) | 0 – 0 | Hamilton Academical (2) |
| East Fife (3) | 3 – 1 | Meadowbank Thistle (2) |
| Forfar Athletic (2) | 1 – 2 | Celtic (1) |
| Hearts (1) | 2 – 0 | Falkirk(2) |
| Greenock Morton (2) | 2 – 2 | Raith Rovers (2) |
| Motherwell (1) | 7 – 0 | Clyde (2) |
| Partick Thistle (2) | 2 – 6 | Aberdeen (1) |
| Queen of the South (3) | 0 – 0 | Alloa Athletic (2) |
| Rangers (1) | 3 – 0 | St Johnstone (2) |
Replays edit
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Academical (2) | 0 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic (1) |
| Alloa Athletic (2) | 2 – 3 | Queen of the South (3) |
| Raith Rovers (2) | 1 – 3 | Greenock Morton (2) |
| Inverness Caledonian (HL) | 1 – 1 (5 – 4 pen.) |
Airdrieonians (2) |
| St Mirren (1) | 2 – 1 | Ayr United (2) |
| Dundee United (1) | 1 – 0 | Dundee (1) |
Fourth round edit
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| St Mirren (1) | 1 – 1 | Clydebank (2) |
| Stirling Albion (3) | 6 – 2 | Inverness Caledonian (HL) |
| Cowdenbeath (3) | 1 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic (1) |
| Dundee United (1) | 2 – 1 | Queen of the South (3) |
| Celtic (1) | 1 – 0 | Rangers (1) |
| Aberdeen (1) | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton (2) |
| Hearts (1) | 4 – 0 | Motherwell (2) |
| Hibernian (1) | 5 – 1 | East Fife (3) |
Replays edit
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Clydebank (2) | 3 – 2 | St Mirren(1) |
Quarter-finals edit
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen (1) | 4 – 1 | Hearts (1) |
| Clydebank (2) | 1 – 1 | Stirling Albion (3) |
| Dundee United (1) | 1 – 0 | Hibernian (1) |
| Dunfermline Athletic (1) | 0 – 0 | Celtic (1) |
Replays edit
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic (1) | 3 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic (1) |
| Stirling Albion (3) | 0 – 1 | Clydebank (2) |
Semi-finals edit
| Aberdeen (1) | 4 – 0 | Dundee United (1) |
|---|---|---|
Gillhaus  Irvine 2 Own Goals |
Attendance: 16,581
| Celtic (1) | 2 – 0 | Clydebank (2) |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Walker |
Attendance: 34,768
Final edit
Largest Wins edit
A list of the largest wins from the competition.
| Score | Home Team | Away Team | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-0 | Brechin City | Elgin City | Second Round (Replay) |
| 7-0 | Motherwell | Clyde | Third Round |
| 2-6 | Partick Thistle | Aberdeen | Third Round |
| 6-2 | Stirling Albion | Caledonian | Fourth Round |
| 5-1 | Hibernian | East Fife | Fourth Round |
