1961–62 Scottish Cup

The 1961–62 Scottish Cup was the 77th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated St Mirren in the final.

1961–62 Scottish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Final positions
Champions	Rangers
Runners-up	St Mirren
← 1960–61 1962–63 →

First round

Home team	Score	Away team
Celtic	5 – 1	Cowdenbeath
Dunfermline Athletic	5 – 1	Forfar Athletic
East Fife	3 – 1	Gala Fairydean
Falkirk	1 – 2	Rangers
Motherwell	4 – 0	Dundee United
Partick Thistle	2 – 2	Hibernian
Aberdeen	5 – 2	Airdrieonians
Arbroath	2 – 1	Peterhead
Ayr United	3 – 4	Clyde
Berwick Rangers	2 – 6	Third Lanark
Eyemouth United	1 – 3	Montrose
Hamilton Academical	3 – 1	Elgin City
Raith Rovers	1 – 1	Queen's Park

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Hibernian	2 – 3	Partick Thistle
Queen's Park	1 – 4	Raith Rovers

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team
Alloa Athletic	1 – 2	Raith Rovers
Brechin City	1 – 6	Kilmarnock
Clyde	2 – 2	Aberdeen
Dumbarton	2 – 3	Ross County
Dundee	0 – 1	St Mirren
Dunfermline Athletic	9 – 0	Wigtown & Bladnoch
East Fife	1 – 0	Albion Rovers
Hamilton Academical	0 – 2	Third Lanark
Inverness Caledonian	3 – 0	East Stirlingshire
Greenock Morton	1 – 3	Celtic
Motherwell	4 – 0	St Johnstone
Queen of the South	0 – 2	Stenhousemuir
Rangers	6 – 0	Arbroath
Stirling Albion	3 – 1	Partick Thistle
Stranraer	0 – 0	Montrose
Vale of Leithen	0 – 5	Hearts

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Aberdeen	10 – 3	Clyde
Montrose	0 – 1	Stranraer

Third round

Home team	Score	Away team
Aberdeen	2 – 2	Rangers
Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Stenhousemuir
Kilmarnock	7 – 0	Ross County
Raith Rovers	1 – 1	St Mirren
Stirling Albion	4 – 1	East Fife
Stranraer	1 – 3	Motherwell
Third Lanark	6 – 1	Inverness Caledonian
Hearts	3 – 4	Celtic

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Stenhousemuir	0 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic
Rangers	5 – 1	Aberdeen
St Mirren	4 – 0	Raith Rovers

Quarter-finals

Home team	Score	Away team
Celtic	4 – 4	Third Lanark
Kilmarnock	2 – 4	Rangers
St Mirren	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic
Stirling Albion	0 – 6	Motherwell

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Third Lanark	0 – 4	Celtic

Semi-finals

31 March 1962

Rangers	3–1	Motherwell

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 84,321

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31 March 1962

St Mirren	3–1	Celtic

Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

Attendance: 59,278

Final

21 April 1962

Rangers	2–0	St Mirren
Brand Wilson	Report (Page 3)

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 127,940

Referee: Tiny Wharton

Teams

RANGERS: GK Billy Ritchie RB Bobby Shearer LB Eric Caldow RH Harold Davis CH Ronnie McKinnon LH Jim Baxter RW Willie Henderson IR Ian McMillan CF Jimmy Millar IL Ralph Brand LW Davie Wilson Manager: Scot Symon

ST MIRREN: GK Bobby Williamson RB Bobby Campbell LB John Wilson RH Rab Stewart CH Jim Clunie LH George McLean RW Tommy Henderson IR Tommy Bryceland CF Don Kerrigan IL Willie Fernie LW Þór Beck Manager: Bobby Flavell

See also

• 1961–62 in Scottish football
• 1961–62 Scottish League Cup

External links

• Video highlights from official Pathé News archive