The 1925–26 Scottish Cup was the 48th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The tournament began on 23 January 1926 and ended on 10 April 1926.[1] The cup was won by St Mirren, who defeated the previous years cup winners Celtic 2–0 in the final.[2][3][4][5]
Fixtures & Results
First round
| 23 January 1926 | Aberdeen | 8 − 1 | St Bernard's |
| 23 January 1926 | Albion Rovers | 6 − 1 | Nithsdale Wanderers |
| 23 January 1926 | Arbroath | 8 − 0 | Berwick Rangers |
| 23 January 1926 | Bathgate | 5 − 4 | East Stirlingshire |
| 23 January 1926 | Brechin City | 12 − 1 | Thornhill |
| 23 January 1926 | Clyde | 3 − 0 | Dunfermline Athletic |
| 23 January 1926 | Cowdenbeath | 1 - 2 | Hamilton Academical |
| 23 January 1926 | Douglas Wanderers | 1 − 4 | Forfar Athletic |
| 23 January 1926 | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | Buckie Thistle |
| 20 January 1926 | Dundee | 2 − 0 | Caledonian |
| 23 January 1926 | Dundee United | 1 − 1 | Heart of Midlothian |
| 23 January 1926 | Falkirk | 10 − 0 | Breadalbane |
| 23 January 1926 | Hibernian | 1 - 1 | Broxburn United |
| 23 January 1926 | Kilmarnock | 0 − 5 | Celtic |
| 23 January 1926 | King's Park | 5 - 2 | Peterhead |
| 23 January 1926 | Leith Athletic | 2 − 0 | Civil Service Strollers |
| 23 January 1926 | Partick Thistle | 3 − 0 | Motherwell |
| 23 January 1926 | Peebles Rovers | 7 - 3 | Keith |
| 23 January 1926 | Queen of the South | 0 − 0 | Airdrieonians |
| 23 January 1926 | Queen's Park | 4 - 2 | Clydebank |
| 23 January 1926 | Raith Rovers | 3 - 1 | Ayr United |
| 23 January 1926 | Rangers | 3 − 0 | Lochgelly United |
| 23 January 1926 | Royal Albert | 0 − 1 | Alloa Athletic |
| 23 January 1926 | Solway Star | 2 - 2 | Johnstone |
| 23 January 1926 | Stenhousemuir | 1 - 1 | Vale of Leven |
| 23 January 1926 | St Johnstone | 6 - 1 | Nairn County |
| 23 January 1926 | St Mirren | 4 − 0 | Mid Annandale |
| 23 January 1926 | Third Lanark | 7 − 0 | Moorpark |
Source: [citation needed]
First round replay
| 27 January 1926 | Airdrieonians | 7 − 0 | Queen of the South |
| 26 January 1926 | Hibernian | 1 − 0 | Broxburn United |
| 27 January 1926 | Buckie Thistle | 1 - 2 | Dumbarton |
| 6 February 1926 | Heart of Midlothian | 1 - 1 | Dundee United |
| 26 January 1926 | Johnstone | 0 − 3 | Solway Star |
| 27 January 1926 | Vale of Leven | 1 − 2 | Stenhousemuir |
Source: [citation needed]
Second First round replay
| 1 February 1926 | Heart of Midlothian | 6 − 0 | Dundee United |
Source: [citation needed]
Second round
| 6 February 1926 | Albion Rovers | 1 − 1 | Peebles Rovers |
| 6 February 1926 | Celtic | 4 − 0 | Melville United |
| 6 February 1926 | Forfar Athletic | 2 - 2 | Dumbarton |
| 6 February 1926 | Heart of Midlothian | 5 − 2 | Alloa Athletic |
| 6 February 1926 | Hibernian | 2 − 3 | Airdrieonians |
| 6 February 1926 | Morton | 3 - 1 | Raith Rovers |
| 6 February 1926 | Partick Thistle | 4 − 1 | King's Park |
| 6 February 1926 | Rangers | 1 − 0 | Stenhousemuir |
| 6 February 1926 | Solway Star | 0 − 3 | Brechin City |
| 6 February 1926 | St Johnstone | 7 − 2 | Queen's Park |
| 6 February 1926 | Third Lanark | 6 − 1 | Leith Athletic |
Source: [citation needed]
Second round replay
| 10 February 1926 | Dumbarton | 4 − 1 | Forfar Athletic |
| 10 February 1926 | Peebles Rovers | 0 − 4 | Albion Rovers |
Source: [citation needed]
Third round
| 20 February 1926 | Aberdeen | 2 − 2 | St Johnstone |
| 20 February 1926 | Bathgate | 2 − 5 | Airdrieonians |
| 20 February 1926 | Heart of Midlothian | 0 − 4 | Celtic |
| 20 February 1926 | Morton | 1 − 0 | Albion Rovers |
| 20 February 1926 | St Mirren | 2 − 1 | Partick Thistle |
| 20 February 1926 | Third Lanark | 4 − 0 | Brechin City |
Source: [citation needed]
Third round replay
| 24 February 1926 | St Johnstone | 0 − 0 | Aberdeen |
Source: [citation needed]
Second Third round replay
| 1 March 1926 | Aberdeen | 1 − 0 | St Johnstone |
Source: [citation needed]
Quarter-finals
| 6 March 1926 | St Mirren | 2–0 | Airdrieonians |
| 6 March 1926 | Third Lanark | 1–1 | Aberdeen |
Source: [citation needed]
Quarter-final replay
| 10 March 1926 | Aberdeen | 3 - 0 | Third Lanark | Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen |
| 15:45 | Doolan   (o.g.)Smith |
Report | Attendance: 11,591 Referee: Small |
Semi-finals
| 20 March 1926 | Celtic | 2 − 1 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle, Edinburgh |
| McInally Jimmy McGrory |
Report | Hutton (pen.) |
Attendance: 23,000 |
| 20 March 1926 | St Mirren | 1 − 0 | Rangers | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
| Thomson |
Attendance: 61,000 |
Final
Teams
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See also
References
- ↑ "Scotland - Cup Results 1873/74-1877/78 and 1889/90-1995/96".
- ↑ "Scottish Cup Finals 1920-1939".
- 1 2 St Mirren's Victory | Celtic Lose Scottish Cup at Hampden, The Glasgow Herald, 12 April 1926
- ↑ Scottish Cup Winners 1926 Archived 26 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine, StMirren.info
- ↑ On This Day, The Herald, 23 January 1999
