1958–59 Scottish Cup Explained

1958–59 Scottish Cup
Country:Scotland
Winners:St Mirren
Second:Aberdeen
Prev Season:1957–58
Next Season:1959–60

The 1958–59 Scottish Cup was the 74th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition.

The Cup was won by St Mirren who defeated Aberdeen in the final.[1]

First round

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Aberdeen2 – 1East Fife
Babcock & Wilcox4 – 0Forres Mechanics
Celtic4 – 0Albion Rovers
Cowdenbeath2 – 2Dunfermline Athletic
Dumbarton4 – 0Buckie Thistle
East Stirlingshire1 – 1Dundee United
Forfar Athletic1 – 3Rangers
Fraserburgh1 – 0Dundee
Peebles Rovers2 – 0Ross County
Queen of the South1 – 3Hearts
Raith Rovers1 – 1Hibernian
Stenhousemuir5 – 2Eyemouth United
Stranraer3 – 2Berwick Rangers

Replays

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Dundee United0 – 0East Stirlingshire
Dunfermline Athletic4 – 1Cowdenbeath
Hibernian2 – 1Raith Rovers

Second Replays

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Dundee United4 – 0East Stirlingshire

Second round

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Celtic1 – 1Clyde
Aberdeen3 – 0Arbroath
Airdrieonians2 – 7Motherwell
Ayr United3 – 0Stranraer
Babcock & Wilcox0 – 5Greenock Morton
Brechin City3 – 3Alloa Athletic
Coldstream0 – 4Hamilton Academical
Dumbarton2 – 8Kilmarnock
Dundee United0 – 4Third Lanark
Fraserburgh3 – 4Stirling Albion
Hibernian3 – 1Falkirk
Montrose0 – 1Dunfermline Athletic
Rangers3 – 2Hearts
St Johnstone3 – 1Queen's Park
Stenhousemuir1 – 3Partick Thistle
St Mirren10-0Peebles Rovers

Replays

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Clyde3 – 4Celtic
Alloa Athletic3 – 1Brechin City

Third round

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Celtic2 – 1Rangers
Dunfermline Athletic2 – 1Ayr United
Hamilton Academical0 – 5Kilmarnock
Hibernian4 – 1Partick Thistle
St Johnstone1 – 2Aberdeen
St Mirren3 – 2Motherwell
Stirling Albion3 – 1Greenock Morton
Third Lanark3 – 2Alloa Athletic

Quarter-finals

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Aberdeen3 – 1Kilmarnock
St Mirren2 – 1Dunfermline Athletic
Stirling Albion1 – 3Celtic
Third Lanark2 – 1Hibernian

Semi-finals

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Replays

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Final

See main article: 1959 Scottish Cup Final.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Skipper has a storybook finish. Sunday Dispatch. 26 April 1959. 2 November 2024. 16. Newspapers.com.