1972–73 Scottish Cup

1972–73 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Final positions
ChampionsRangers
Runner-upCeltic

The 1972–73 Scottish Cup was the 88th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Celtic in the final.

First round

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Home team Score Away team
Babcock & Wilcox 0 – 2 Berwick Rangers
Brechin City 0 – 0 Clydebank
East Stirlingshire 1 – 0 Ross County
Ferranti Thistle 3 – 1 Duns
Montrose 2 – 0 Albion Rovers

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Clydebank 1 – 2 Brechin City

Second round

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Home team Score Away team
Queen of the South 2 – 0 Forfar Athletic
Alloa Athletic 0 – 2 Berwick Rangers
Brechin City 0 – 0 East Stirlingshire
Brora Rangers 0 – 4 Hamilton Academical
Ferranti Thistle 2 – 2 Elgin City
Inverness Thistle 2 – 1 Queen's Park
Stenhousemuir 0 – 0 Raith Rovers
Vale of Leithen 0 – 3 Montrose

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
East Stirlingshire 1 – 2 Brechin City
Elgin City 2 – 1 Ferranti Thistle
Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Stenhousemuir

Third round

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Home team Score Away team
Ayr United 3 – 0 Inverness Thistle
Berwick Rangers 1 – 3 Falkirk
Brechin City 2 – 4 Aberdeen
Celtic 4 – 1 East Fife
Clyde 1 – 1 Montrose
Dumbarton 4 – 1 Cowdenbeath
Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 3 Dundee
Elgin City 0 – 1 Hamilton Academical
Hearts 0 – 0 Airdrieonians
Hibernian 2 – 0 Greenock Morton
Kilmarnock 2 – 1 Queen of the South
Motherwell 2 – 1 Raith Rovers
Rangers 1 – 0 Dundee United
St Mirren 0 – 1 Partick Thistle
Stirling Albion 3 – 3 Arbroath
Stranraer 1 – 1 St Johnstone

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Airdrieonians 3 – 1 Hearts
Arbroath 0 – 1 Stirling Albion
Montrose 4 – 2 Clyde
St Johnstone 1 – 2 Stranraer

Fourth round

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Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 3 – 1 Falkirk
Ayr United 2 – 1 Stirling Albion
Dumbarton 2 – 2 Partick Thistle
Kilmarnock 0 – 1 Airdrieonians
Montrose 2 – 2 Hamilton Academical
Motherwell 0 – 4 Celtic
Rangers 1 – 1 Hibernian
Stranraer 2 – 9 Dundee

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Hamilton Academical 0 – 1 Montrose
Hibernian 1 – 2 Rangers
Partick Thistle 3 – 1 Dumbarton

Quarter-finals

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Home team Score Away team
Celtic 0 – 0 Aberdeen
Montrose 1 – 4 Dundee
Partick Thistle 1 – 5 Ayr United
Rangers 2 – 0 Airdrieonians

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 0 – 1 Celtic

Semi-finals

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Rangers2–0Ayr United
Attendance: 51,815

Celtic0–0Dundee
Attendance: 55,428

Replays

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Celtic3–0 (a.e.t.)Dundee
Attendance: 47,384

Final

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Rangers3–2Celtic
Parlane 35'
Conn 46'
Forsyth 60'
Report 24' Dalglish
51' (pen.) Connelly
Attendance: 122,714
Referee: John Gordon

Teams

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Rangers:
GK Scotland Peter McCloy
DF Scotland Sandy Jardine
DF Scotland John Greig
DF Scotland Tom Forsyth
DF Scotland Willie Mathieson
MF Scotland Tommy McLean
MF Scotland Alfie Conn
MF Scotland Alex MacDonald
MF Scotland Quinton Young
FW Scotland Derek Johnstone
FW Scotland Derek Parlane
Substitutes:
?
Manager:
Scotland Jock Wallace
Celtic:
GK Scotland Ally Hunter
DF Scotland Danny McGrain
DF Scotland Billy McNeill
DF Scotland George Connelly
DF Scotland Jim Brogan downward-facing red arrow ?'
MF Scotland Jimmy Johnstone
MF Scotland David Hay
MF Scotland Bobby Murdoch
MF Scotland Tommy Callaghan
FW Scotland Kenny Dalglish
FW Scotland Dixie Deans
Substitutes:
MF Scotland Bobby Lennox upward-facing green arrow ?'
Manager:
Scotland Jock Stein

See also

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