1897–98 Scottish Cup

The 1897–98 Scottish Cup was the 25th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The cup was won by holders Rangers when they beat first-time finalists Kilmarnock 2–0 in the final at the second Hampden Park for a third victory in the competition.^[1] This was the first time the trophy had been retained since Queen's Park did so in 1882.

1897–98 Scottish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Defending champions	Rangers
Final positions
Champions	Rangers
Runners-up	Kilmarnock
← 1896–97 1898–99 →

Calendar

Round	First match date	Fixtures	Clubs
First round	8 January 1898	16	32 → 16
Second round	22 January 1898	8	16 → 80
Quarter-finals	5 February 1898	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	19 February 1898	2	4 → 2
Final	26 March 1898	1	2 → 1

First round

Home team	Score	Away team
Abercorn	1 – 1	Hibernian
Arthurlie	0 – 7	Celtic
Ayr Parkhouse	2 – 1	Kilmarnock Athletic
Bathgate	2 – 4	Cartvale
Clyde	1 – 3	Third Lanark
Dumfries Hibernians	2 – 7	St Mirren
Dundee	2 – 1	Partick Thistle
Dundee Wanderers	3 – 2	Orion
Bo'ness	0 – 6	Queen's Park
Kilmarnock	5 – 1	6th GRV
Leith Athletic	2 – 0	Port Glasgow Athletic
Lochee United	0 – 8	Heart of Midlothian
Greenock Morton	7 – 1	Motherwell
Raith Rovers	2 – 4	East Stirlingshire
Rangers	8 – 0	Polton Vale
St Bernard's	1 – 1	Dumbarton

First round replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Dumbarton	1 – 3	St Bernard's
Hibernian	7 – 1	Abercorn

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team
Dundee	2 –0	St Mirren
Dundee Wanderers	3 – 6	Ayr Parkhouse
Heart of Midlothian	4 – 1	Greenock Morton
Hibernian	3 – 1	East Stirlingshire
Kilmarnock	9 – 2	Leith Athletic
Rangers	12 – 0	Cartvale
St Bernard's	0 – 5	Queen's Park
Third Lanark	3 – 2	Celtic

Quarter-final

Home team	Score	Away team
Ayr Parkhouse	2 – 7	Kilmarnock
Dundee	3 – 0	Heart of Midlothian
Queen's Park	1 – 3	Rangers
Third Lanark	2 – 0	Hibernian

Semi-finals

Home team	Score	Away team
Kilmarnock	3 – 2	Dundee
Rangers	1 – 1	Third Lanark

Semi-finals replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Third Lanark	2 – 2	Rangers

Semi-finals second replay

Home team	Score	Away team
Third Lanark	0 – 2	Rangers

Final

26 March 1898^[1]

Rangers	2 – 0	Kilmarnock
A. Smith 59' Hamilton 63'

Hampden Park

Attendance: 14,000^[2][3]

Teams

Kilmarnock: GK James McAllan RB Thomas Busby LB Robert Brown RH John Johnstone CH George Anderson LH David McPherson OR Robert Findlay IR William Reid CF James Campbell IL David Maitland OL Bobby Muir

Rangers: GK Matthew Dickie RB Nicol Smith LB Jock Drummond RH Neilly Gibson CH Bobby Neil LH David Mitchell OR Jimmy Millar IR John McPherson CF Robert Hamilton IL Tommy Hyslop OL Alec Smith

See also

• 1897–98 in Scottish football