1958–59 Scottish Cup

1958–59 Scottish Cup
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Final positions
ChampionsSt Mirren
Runner-upAberdeen

The 1958–59 Scottish Cup was the 74th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition.

The Cup was won by St Mirren who defeated Aberdeen in the final.[1]

First round

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Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 2 – 1 East Fife
Babcock & Wilcox 4 – 0 Forres Mechanics
Celtic 4 – 0 Albion Rovers
Cowdenbeath 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic
Dumbarton 4 – 0 Buckie Thistle
East Stirlingshire 1 – 1 Dundee United
Forfar Athletic 1 – 3 Rangers
Fraserburgh 1 – 0 Dundee
Peebles Rovers 2 – 0 Ross County
Queen of the South 1 – 3 Hearts
Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Hibernian
Stenhousemuir 5 – 2 Eyemouth United
Stranraer 3 – 2 Berwick Rangers

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Dundee United 0 – 0 East Stirlingshire
Dunfermline Athletic 4 – 1 Cowdenbeath
Hibernian 2 – 1 Raith Rovers

Second Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Dundee United 4 – 0 East Stirlingshire

Second round

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Home team Score Away team
Celtic 1 – 1 Clyde
Aberdeen 3 – 0 Arbroath
Airdrieonians 2 – 7 Motherwell
Ayr United 3 – 0 Stranraer
Babcock & Wilcox 0 – 5 Greenock Morton
Brechin City 3 – 3 Alloa Athletic
Coldstream 0 – 4 Hamilton Academical
Dumbarton 2 – 8 Kilmarnock
Dundee United 0 – 4 Third Lanark
Fraserburgh 3 – 4 Stirling Albion
Hibernian 3 – 1 Falkirk
Montrose 0 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic
Rangers 3 – 2 Hearts
St Johnstone 3 – 1 Queen's Park
Stenhousemuir 1 – 3 Partick Thistle
St Mirren 10-0 Peebles Rovers

Replays

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Home team Score Away team
Clyde 3 – 4 Celtic
Alloa Athletic 3 – 1 Brechin City

Third round

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Home team Score Away team
Celtic 2 – 1 Rangers
Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 1 Ayr United
Hamilton Academical 0 – 5 Kilmarnock
Hibernian 4 – 1 Partick Thistle
St Johnstone 1 – 2 Aberdeen
St Mirren 3 – 2 Motherwell
Stirling Albion 3 – 1 Greenock Morton
Third Lanark 3 – 2 Alloa Athletic

Quarter-finals

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Home team Score Away team
Aberdeen 3 – 1 Kilmarnock
St Mirren 2 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic
Stirling Albion 1 – 3 Celtic
Third Lanark 2 – 1 Hibernian

Semi-finals

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Aberdeen1–1Third Lanark
Norrie Davidson 15' Tom Dick 2'
Attendance: 33,744
Referee: Willie Brittle

St Mirren4–0Celtic
Attendance: 73,855

Replays

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Aberdeen1–0Third Lanark
Norrie Davidson 35'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Willie Brittle

Final

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St Mirren3–1Aberdeen
Bryceland 43'
Miller 65'
Baker 76'
Baird 89'
Attendance: 108,591
Referee: Jack Mowat

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Skipper has a storybook finish". Sunday Dispatch. 26 April 1959. p. 16. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.