1972–73 Scottish Cup

The 1972–73 Scottish Cup was the 88th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Celtic in the final.

1972–73 Scottish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Final positions
Champions	Rangers
Runners-up	Celtic
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First round

Home team	Score	Away team
Babcock & Wilcox	0 – 2	Berwick Rangers
Brechin City	0 – 0	Clydebank
East Stirlingshire	1 – 0	Ross County
Ferranti Thistle	3 – 1	Duns
Montrose	2 – 0	Albion Rovers

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Clydebank	1 – 2	Brechin City

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team
Queen of the South	2 – 0	Forfar Athletic
Alloa Athletic	0 – 2	Berwick Rangers
Brechin City	0 – 0	East Stirlingshire
Brora Rangers	0 – 4	Hamilton Academical
Ferranti Thistle	2 – 2	Elgin City
Inverness Thistle	2 – 1	Queen's Park
Stenhousemuir	0 – 0	Raith Rovers
Vale of Leithen	0 – 3	Montrose

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
East Stirlingshire	1 – 2	Brechin City
Elgin City	2 – 1	Ferranti Thistle
Raith Rovers	3 – 0	Stenhousemuir

Third round

Home team	Score	Away team
Ayr United	3 – 0	Inverness Thistle
Berwick Rangers	1 – 3	Falkirk
Brechin City	2 – 4	Aberdeen
Celtic	4 – 1	East Fife
Clyde	1 – 1	Montrose
Dumbarton	4 – 1	Cowdenbeath
Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 3	Dundee
Elgin City	0 – 1	Hamilton Academical
Hearts	0 – 0	Airdrieonians
Hibernian	2 – 0	Greenock Morton
Kilmarnock	2 – 1	Queen of the South
Motherwell	2 – 1	Raith Rovers
Rangers	1 – 0	Dundee United
St Mirren	0 – 1	Partick Thistle
Stirling Albion	3 – 3	Arbroath
Stranraer	1 – 1	St Johnstone

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Airdrieonians	3 – 1	Hearts
Arbroath	0 – 1	Stirling Albion
Montrose	4 – 2	Clyde
St Johnstone	1 – 2	Stranraer

Fourth round

Home team	Score	Away team
Aberdeen	3 – 1	Falkirk
Ayr United	2 – 1	Stirling Albion
Dumbarton	2 – 2	Partick Thistle
Kilmarnock	0 – 1	Airdrieonians
Montrose	2 – 2	Hamilton Academical
Motherwell	0 – 4	Celtic
Rangers	1 – 1	Hibernian
Stranraer	2 – 9	Dundee

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Hamilton Academical	0 – 1	Montrose
Hibernian	1 – 2	Rangers
Partick Thistle	3 – 1	Dumbarton

Quarter-finals

Home team	Score	Away team
Celtic	0 – 0	Aberdeen
Montrose	1 – 4	Dundee
Partick Thistle	1 – 5	Ayr United
Rangers	2 – 0	Airdrieonians

Replays

Home team	Score	Away team
Aberdeen	0 – 1	Celtic

Semi-finals

4 April 1973

Rangers	2–0	Ayr United

Attendance: 51,815

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7 April 1973

Celtic	0–0	Dundee

Attendance: 55,428

Replays

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11 April 1973

Celtic	3–0 (a.e.t.)	Dundee

Attendance: 47,384

Final

5 May 1973

Rangers	3–2	Celtic
Parlane 35' Conn 46' Forsyth 60'	Report	24' Dalglish 51' (pen.) Connelly

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 122,714

Referee: John Gordon

Teams

Rangers: GK Peter McCloy DF Sandy Jardine DF John Greig DF Tom Forsyth DF Willie Mathieson MF Tommy McLean MF Alfie Conn MF Alex MacDonald MF Quinton Young FW Derek Johnstone FW Derek Parlane Substitutes: ? Manager: Jock Wallace

Celtic: GK Ally Hunter DF Danny McGrain DF Billy McNeill DF George Connelly DF Jim Brogan  ?' MF Jimmy Johnstone MF David Hay MF Bobby Murdoch MF Tommy Callaghan FW Kenny Dalglish FW Dixie Deans Substitutes: MF Bobby Lennox  ?' Manager: Jock Stein

See also

• 1972–73 in Scottish football
• 1972–73 Scottish League Cup