1978–79 Scottish Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Rangers |
| Runner-up | Hibernian |
The 1978–79 Scottish Cup was the 94th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Hibernian in the twice replayed final.
First round
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 2 | Albion Rovers
|
| Falkirk | 2 – 0 | Keith |
Gala Fairydean
|
1 – 3 | Cowdenbeath |
Meadowbank Thistle
|
1 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian
|
| Threave Rovers | 0 – 2 | East Stirlingshire |
| Vale of Leithen | 1 – 4 | Forfar Athletic |
Replays
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
Albion Rovers
|
2 – 3 | Dunfermline Athletic |
Inverness Caledonian
|
0 – 3 | Meadowbank Thistle
|
Second round
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Inverness Thistle | 0 – 4 | Falkirk |
| Forfar Athletic | 1 – 2 | Berwick Rangers |
| East Stirlingshire | 2 – 3 | Spartans
|
| Cowdenbeath | 0 – 0 | Alloa Athletic |
| Peterhead | 2 – 3 | Queen's Park |
| East Fife | 2 – 1 | Brechin City |
Meadowbank Thistle
|
2 – 1 | Stenhousemuir |
| Stranraer | 1 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic |
Replays
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 0 | Stranraer |
| Alloa Athletic | 2 – 0 | Cowdenbeath |
Third round
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Dundee United | 0 – 2 | St Mirren |
| Dundee | 1 – 0 | Falkirk |
| Dumbarton | 1 – 0 | Alloa Athletic |
| Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone |
| Stirling Albion | 0 – 2 | Partick Thistle |
| Ayr United | 4 – 0 | Queen of the South |
| Rangers | 3 – 1 | Motherwell |
| Clyde | 1 – 5 | Kilmarnock |
| Clydebank | 3 – 3 | Queen's Park |
Meadowbank Thistle
|
2 – 1 | Spartans
|
| Montrose | 2 – 4 | Celtic |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 1 | Hibernian |
| Raith Rovers | 0 – 2 | Hearts |
| Arbroath | 0 – 1 | Airdrieonians |
| East Fife | 0 – 1 | Berwick Rangers |
| Hamilton Academical | 0 – 2 | Aberdeen |
Replays
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| St Johnstone | 2 – 4 | Greenock Morton |
| Hibernian | 2 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Queen's Park | 0 – 1 | Clydebank |
Fourth round
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Dundee | 4 – 1 | St Mirren |
| Hearts | 1 – 1 | Greenock Morton |
| Celtic | 3 – 0 | Berwick Rangers |
| Dumbarton | 3 – 1 | Clydebank |
| Partick Thistle | 3 – 0 | Airdrieonians |
| Aberdeen | 6 – 2 | Ayr United |
Meadowbank Thistle
|
0 – 6 | Hibernian |
| Rangers | 1 – 1 | Kilmarnock |
Replays
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Greenock Morton | 0 – 1 | Hearts |
| Kilmarnock | 0 – 1 | Rangers |
Quarter-finals
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 1 – 1 | Celtic |
| Dumbarton | 0 – 1 | Partick Thistle |
| Hibernian | 2 – 1 | Hearts |
| Rangers | 6 – 3 | Dundee |
Replay
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 1 – 2 | Aberdeen |
Semi-finals
| Partick Thistle | 0 – 0 | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 26,232
Replay
| Rangers | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 32,300
Final
Replay
Second Replay
| Rangers | 3 – 2 | Hibernian |
|---|---|---|
Derek Johnstone  Duncan (o.g.) |
Ally MacLeod |
Events
Inverness Thistle's match against Falkirk became famous in Scotland due to the fact that the game was postponed 29 times,Winter of 1962–63 in the United Kingdom where football matches were called off due to snowstorms.
See also
References
- ^ "11+ Interesting and Funny Football Facts". twelfthman blog. 27 November 2019. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
