1950–51 Scottish Cup Explained

1950–51 Scottish Cup
Country:Scotland
Winners:Celtic
Second:Motherwell
Prev Season:1949–50
Next Season:1951–52

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.

First round

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Aberdeen6 – 1Inverness Caledonian
Albion Rovers1 – 1Stenhousemuir
Alloa Athletic2 – 3Hearts
Brechin City3 – 2Berwick Rangers
Dumbarton0 – 2St Johnstone
Dundee2 – 2Dundee United
Dunfermline Athletic0 – 3Clyde
Duns3 – 1Forres Mechanics
East Fife2 – 2Celtic
East Stirlingshire2 – 1Kilmarnock
Falkirk0 – 2Airdrieonians
Hamilton Academical2 – 2Elgin City
Greenock Morton2 – 2Cowdenbeath
Partick Thistle1 – 1Raith Rovers
Peterhead0 – 4Motherwell
Queen's Park3 – 1Arbroath
Rangers2 – 0Queen of the South
St Mirren1 – 1Hibernian
Stirling Albion1 – 2Ayr United
Third Lanark5 – 2Forfar Athletic

Replays

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Celtic4 – 2East Fife
Cowdenbeath1 – 2Greenock Morton
Dundee United0 – 1Dundee
Elgin City0 – 3Hamilton Academical
Hibernian5 – 0St Mirren
Raith Rovers1 – 0Partick Thistle
Stenhousemuir1 – 2Albion Rovers

Second round

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Aberdeen4 – 0Third Lanark
Albion Rovers0 – 2Clyde
Celtic4 – 0Duns
East Stirlingshire1 – 5Hearts
Greenock Morton3 – 3Airdrieonians
Motherwell4 – 1Hamilton Academical
Queen's Park1 – 3Ayr United
Raith Rovers5 – 2Brechin City
Rangers2 – 3Hibernian
St Johnstone1 – 3Dundee

Replays

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Airdrieonians2 – 1Greenock Morton

Third round

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Airdrieonians4 – 0Clyde
Hearts1 – 2Celtic

Quarter-finals

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Airdrieonians0 – 3Hibernian
Ayr United2 – 2Motherwell
Celtic3 – 0Aberdeen
Dundee1 – 2Raith Rovers

Replays

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Motherwell2 – 1Ayr United

Semi-finals

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Final

Teams

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:
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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

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