1981–82 Scottish Cup

1981–82 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Final positions
ChampionsAberdeen
Runner-upRangers

The 1981–82 Scottish Cup was the 97th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Aberdeen who defeated Rangers in the final.[1]

First round

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Home team Score Away team
Civil Service Strollers 3 – 3 Cowdenbeath
Stenhousemuir 2 – 5 Berwick Rangers
Stirling Albion 1 – 2 Clyde
Fraserburgh 1 – 1 Clachnacuddin
Stranraer 1 – 1 East Fife
Arbroath 0 – 2 Meadowbank Thistle

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Clachnacuddin 3 – 2 Fraserburgh
Cowdenbeath 6 – 1 Civil Service Strollers
East Fife 4 – 1 Stranraer

Second round

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Home team Score Away team
Albion Rovers 2 – 1 Clachnacuddin
Cowdenbeath 1 – 1 Gala Fairydean
Inverness Caledonian 1 – 3 Brechin City
Alloa Athletic 4 – 1 Hawick Royal Albert
Clyde 0 – 0 Berwick Rangers
Coldstream 0 – 2 Meadowbank Thistle
Montrose 0 – 0 Elgin City
East Fife 2 – 3 Forfar Athletic

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Gala Fairydean 3 – 2 Cowdenbeath
Berwick Rangers 1 – 3 Clyde
Elgin City 0 – 0 Montrose

Second Replay

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Home team Score Away team
Montrose 2 – 1 Elgin City

Third round

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Home team Score Away team
Gala Fairydean 1 – 2 St Johnstone
Kilmarnock 1 – 0 Montrose
Rangers 6 – 2 Albion Rovers
Alloa Athletic 2 – 1 Ayr United
Brechin City 2 – 4 Dundee United
Clyde 2 – 2 Meadowbank Thistle
East Stirlingshire 1 – 4 Hearts
Partick Thistle 1 – 2 Dumbarton
Airdrieonians 1 – 2 Queen's Park
Celtic 4 – 0 Queen of the South
Clydebank 2 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic
Dundee 1 – 0 Raith Rovers
Hamilton Academical 0 – 0 Forfar Athletic
Hibernian 2 – 0 Falkirk
Motherwell 0 – 1 Aberdeen
St Mirren 2 – 1 Greenock Morton

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Meadowbank Thistle 4 – 2 Clyde
Forfar Athletic 3 – 2 Hamilton Academical

Fourth round

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Home team Score Away team
Dundee 3 – 0 Meadowbank Thistle
Aberdeen 1 – 0 Celtic
Clydebank 0 – 2 St Mirren
Dundee United 1 – 1 Hibernian
Hearts 0 – 1 Forfar Athletic
Kilmarnock 3 – 1 St Johnstone
Queen's Park 2 – 0 Alloa Athletic
Rangers 4 – 0 Dumbarton

Replay

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Home team Score Away team
Hibernian 1 – 1 Dundee United

Second Replay

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Home team Score Away team
Dundee United 3 – 0 Hibernian

Quarter-finals

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Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 4 – 2 Kilmarnock
Queen's Park 1 – 2 Forfar Athletic
Rangers 2 – 0 Dundee
St Mirren 1 – 0 Dundee United

Semi-finals

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Aberdeen1–1St Mirren
Gordon Strachan 66' (pen.) Frank McDougall 61'
Attendance: 16,782
Referee: Hugh Alexander

Rangers0–0Forfar Athletic
Attendance: 15,878

Replays

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Aberdeen3–2St Mirren
Mark McGhee 6'
Neil Simpson 35'
Peter Weir 74'
Frank McAvennie 17'
Doug Somner 56'
Attendance: 15,633
Referee: Hugh Alexander

Rangers3–1Forfar Athletic
Attendance: 11,864

Final

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Aberdeen4–1 (a.e.t.)Rangers
Alex McLeish 32'
Mark McGhee 93'
Gordon Strachan 103'
Neale Cooper 110'
John MacDonald 15'
Attendance: 53,788
Referee: Brian McGinlay

References

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  1. ^ "Jack Ross on how Aberdeen legend Willie Miller's one-handed victory salute sparked his love affair with the Scottish Cup". heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 6 February 2024.