1927–28 Scottish Cup


The 1927–28 Scottish Cup was the 50th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Celtic 4–0 in an Old Firm final; it was their first victory in the competition for 25 years – the last had been in 1903, with four defeats in finals since then.

First round

All matches were played on 21 January 1928 with the exception of the Dumbarton/Hamilton Academical match which was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch and played four days later.
Home teamScoreAway team
Albion Rovers5 – 1Glasgow University
Alloa2 – 0Fraserburgh
Arbroath2 – 3Nithsdale Wanderers
Armadale3 – 1Berwick Rangers
Ayr United2 – 0Bo'ness
Beith1 – 4Airdrieonians
Brechin City3 – 1Lochgelly United
Celtic3 – 1Bathgate
Civil Service Strollers0 – 3King's Park
Clydebank0 – 3Dunfermline Athletic
Cowdenbeath12 – 0Johnstone
Dumbarton2 – 3Hamilton Academical
East Fife1 – 1Dundee United
East Stirlingshire0 – 6Rangers
Falkirk3 – 1St. Bernard's
Forfar Athletic2 – 1Queen of the South
Forres Mechanics2 – 1Elgin City
Hearts2 – 2St. Johnstone
Hibernianw/oDykehead
Huntly0 – 3Motherwell
Keith5 – 2Dalbeattie Star
Leith Athletic2 – 3Kilmarnock
Montrose0 – 5Stenhousemuir
Greenock Morton7 – 3Mid-Annandale
Partick Thistle9 – 1Caledonian
Queen's Park2 – 0Arthurlie
Raith Rovers4 – 3Aberdeen
St. Mirren6 – 1Clyde
Stranraer2 – 4Dundee
Third Lanark10 – 0Clackmannan
Vale of Atholl2 – 1Newton Stewart
Vale of Leven1 – 2Leith Amateurs

Replays
The replays were played on 25 January 1928.
Home teamScoreAway team
Dundee United2 – 1East Fife
Hearts1 – 0 St. Johnstone

Second round

The matches were played on 4 February 1928. All remaining non-league teams were knocked out.
Replays
The matches were played on 8 February 1928.

Third round

The ties were drawn on 8 February 1928 and played on 18 February 1928.
Replays
The matches were played on 22 February 1928.

Semi-finals

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