1938–39 Scottish Cup

The 1938–39 Scottish Cup was the 61st staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. This was the last edition to be played until 1946-47, as World War II forced all major football competitions in the country to be postponed. The Cup was won for the first time by Clyde, who defeated Motherwell in the final.^[1]

1938–39 Scottish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Final positions
Champions	Clyde
Runners-up	Motherwell
← 1937–38 1946–47 →

First round

Home team	Score	Away team
Aberdeen	1 – 0	Albion Rovers
Alloa Athletic	2 – 1	Ayr United
Blairgowrie	3 – 2	Dumbarton
Bo'ness United	1 – 4	Hamilton Academical
Burntisland	3 – 8	Celtic
Clyde	2 – 0	St Johnstone
Cowdenbeath	3 – 3	Partick Thistle
Dundee	2 – 0	St Bernard's
Dundee United	2 – 0	Stenhousemuir
Duns	4 – 1	Girvan
East Fife	1 – 2	Montrose
Edinburgh City	3 – 3	Stranraer
Falkirk	5 – 0	Brechin City
Falkirk Amateurs	2 – 4	Elgin City
Forfar Athletic	0 – 3	Hibernian
Hearts	14 – 2	Penicuik Athletic
Huntly	1 – 8	Motherwell
Kilmarnock	6 – 1	Berwick Rangers
King's Park	5 – 5	Babcock & Wilcox
Leith Athletic	0 – 2	Airdrieonians
Nithsdale Wanderers	5 – 5	Buckie Thistle
Queen of the South	5 – 4	Arbroath
Queen's Park	4 – 1	St Cuthbert Wanderers
Raith Rovers	0 – 1	Rangers
St Mirren	7 – 0	East Stirlingshire
Third Lanark	8 – 2	Clachnacuddin

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Buckie Thistle	5 – 2	Nithsdale Wanderers
Babcock & Wilcox	3 – 2	Kings Park
Partick Thistle	1 – 2	Cowdenbeath
Stranraer	1 – 2	Edinburgh City

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team
Aberdeen	5 – 1	Queen's Park
Blairgowrie	3 – 3	Buckie Thistle
Dundee	0 – 0	Clyde
Dundee United	1 – 5	Motherwell
Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 0	Duns
Falkirk	7 – 0	Airdrieonians
Hearts	14 – 1	Elgin City
Hibernian	3 – 1	Kilmarnock
Montrose	1 – 7	Celtic
Queen of the South	5 – 0	Babcock & Wilcox
Rangers	2 – 0	Hamilton Academical
Third Lanark	3 – 0	Cowdenbeath
Edinburgh City	1 – 3	St Mirren

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Buckie Thistle	4 – 1	Blairgowrie
Clyde	1 – 0	Dundee

Third round

Home team	Score	Away team
Buckie Thistle	0 – 6	Third Lanark
Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Alloa Athletic
Falkirk	2 – 3	Aberdeen
Hearts	2 – 2	Celtic
Motherwell	4 – 2	St Mirren
Rangers	1 – 4	Clyde

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Alloa Athletic	3 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic
Celtic	2 – 1	Hearts

Quarter-finals

Home team	Score	Away team
Aberdeen	2 – 0	Queen of the South
Clyde	1 – 0	Third Lanark
Hibernian	3 – 1	Alloa Athletic
Motherwell	3 – 1	Celtic

Semi-finals

25 March 1939

Aberdeen	1–1	Motherwell

Attendance: 81,756

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25 March 1939

Clyde	1–0	Hibernian

Attendance: 39,812

Replays

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29 March 1939

Motherwell	3–1	Aberdeen

Attendance: 40,539

Final

22 April 1939

Clyde	4–0	Motherwell
Martin Wallace Noble

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 94,000

Teams

CLYDE: GK Jock Brown RB Jimmy Kirk LB Jimmy Hickie RH Harry Beaton (Captain) CH Eddie Falloon LH Ned Weir RW Tom Robertson IR Davie Noble CF Willie Martin IL Dougie Wallace LW John Gillies Manager: Paddy Travers

MOTHERWELL: GK Andrew Murray RB Hugh Wales LB Ben Ellis RH Tommy McKenzie CH John Blair LH Willie Telfer RW Duncan Ogilvie IR Hutton Bremner CF Davie Mathie IL George Stevenson LW Johnny McCulloch Manager: John 'Sailor' Hunter

See also

• 1938–39 in Scottish football