2024–25 Scottish Cup

The 2024–25 Scottish Cup (known as the Scottish Gas Men's Scottish Cup for sponsorship reasons)^[1] was the 140th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition.

2024–25 Scottish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Dates	9 August 2024 – 24 May 2025
Teams	130
Defending champions	Celtic
Final positions
Champions	Aberdeen (8th title)
Runners-up	Celtic
Tournament statistics
Matches played	129
Goals scored	456 (3.53 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Daizen Maeda 7 goals
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

Celtic were the defending champions after defeating Rangers in the 2024 final. They were defeated in the final by Aberdeen.

Calendar

Round	Original date	Number of fixtures	Clubs	New Entries	Leagues entering at this round
Preliminary round one	10 August 2024	2	130 → 128	6	6 qualifiers
Preliminary round two	31 August 2024	26	128 → 102	48	48 licensed clubs
First round	28 September 2024	30	102 → 72	34	18 Highland League teams 16 Lowland League teams
Second round	26 October 2024	20	72 → 52	10	10 League Two teams
Third round	30 November 2024	20	52 → 32	20	10 Championship teams 10 League One teams
Fourth round	18 January 2025	16	32 → 16	12	12 Premiership teams
Fifth round	8 February 2025	8	16 → 8	None
Quarter-finals	8 March 2025	4	8 → 4	None
Semi-finals	19 & 20 April 2025	2	4 → 2	None
Final	24 May 2025	1	2 → 1	None

Preliminary round one

The draw for preliminary round one was made on 22 July 2024.^[2] The six teams without a SFA club licence were required to be included in the first preliminary round draw – namely Beith Juniors (West of Scotland League champions), Dundee North End (Midlands League champions), Culter (North Region Juniors champions), Cupar Hearts (Amateur Cup winners), Invergordon (North Caledonian League champions), and Bo'ness Athletic (Cup Winners' Shield winners). They were drawn into two ties with Cupar Hearts and Dundee North End drawn to receive a bye to the second preliminary round.

Bo'ness Athletic and Dundee North End took part in the competition for the first time.

Matches

Bo'ness Athletic v Beith Juniors

9 August 2024	Bo'ness Athletic	3–1	Beith Juniors	Bo'ness
19:45	MacDonald 7' Weir 20' Cunningham 90'	[3]	Monti 64'	Stadium: Newtown Park Attendance: 456 Referee: Connor Ashwood

Culter v Invergordon

10 August 2024	Culter	4–0	Invergordon	Peterculter
15:00	Fraser 40' Mathers 82', 90+1' Smart 89'	[4]		Stadium: Crombie Park Referee: Cameron Stirling

Preliminary round two

The draw for preliminary round two was made on 22 July 2024.^[5]

Teams in bold advanced to the first round.

East of Scotland League	West of Scotland League	Others
Premier Division Dunbar United Dundonald Bluebell Dunipace Edinburgh University Haddington Athletic Hill of Beath Hawthorn Hutchison Vale Jeanfield Swifts Musselburgh Athletic Penicuik Athletic Sauchie Juniors St Andrews United Tynecastle First Division Blackburn United Bo'ness Athletic Camelon Juniors Newtongrange Star Preston Athletic Whitehill Welfare Second Division Burntisland Shipyard Coldstream Dalkeith Thistle Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare Vale of Leithen Third Division Hawick Royal Albert	Premier Division Auchinleck Talbot Benburb Cumnock Juniors Clydebank Darvel Glenafton Athletic Pollok First Division Irvine Meadow Kilwinning Rangers Rutherglen Glencairn Second Division Bonnyton Thistle Third Division Girvan Glasgow University Threave Rovers Fourth Division Carluke Rovers	SJFA Midlands League Dundee North End Lochee United Tayport North Caledonian League Fort William Golspie Sutherland North Region Junior Football League Culter South of Scotland League Creetown Dalbeattie Star Newton Stewart St Cuthbert Wanderers Wigtown & Bladnoch Kingdom of Fife AFA Cupar Hearts

Matches

Tynecastle v Glasgow University

30 August 2024	Tynecastle	4–0	Glasgow University	Edinburgh
19:30	10' (o.g.) Cameron 21', 24' (pen.), 45'	[6]		Stadium: Meggetland Referee: Keiran Trayner

Bo'ness Athletic v Kilwinning Rangers

30 August 2024	Bo'ness Athletic	2–0	Kilwinning Rangers	Bo'ness
19:45	Nimmo 41' MacDonald 49'	[7]		Stadium: Newtown Park Referee: Jordan Curran

Glenafton Athletic v Threave Rovers

31 August 2024	Glenafton Athletic	2–4	Threave Rovers	New Cumnock
15:00	Mullen 63' O'Kane 90'	[8]	Kerr 25', 38', 45+1' Irving 75'	Stadium: Loch Park Referee: Jamie McCunnie

Coldstream v Camelon Juniors

31 August 2024	Coldstream	0–6	Camelon Juniors	Coldstream
15:00		[9]	Miller 41', 45', 46' Sinclair 68' Berry 90', 90'	Stadium: Home Park Referee: Connor Ashwood

Bonnyton Thistle v Dunbar United

31 August 2024	Bonnyton Thistle	0–1	Dunbar United	Kilmarnock
15:00		[10]	Gregory 71'	Stadium: The Synergy Arena Referee: Robert Bowie

Jeanfield Swifts v Newton Stewart

31 August 2024	Jeanfield Swifts	3–0	Newton Stewart	Perth
15:00	Davies (2) Brown	[11]		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Referee: Paul Timmons

Lochee United v Hawick Royal Albert

31 August 2024	Lochee United	4–0	Hawick Royal Albert	Dundee
15:00	Hay 36', 38', 73' 78' (o.g.)	[12]		Stadium: Thomson Park Referee: Yaser Razouk

Golspie Sutherland v Carluke Rovers

31 August 2024	Golspie Sutherland	0–2	Carluke Rovers	Golspie
15:00		[13]	Patterson 45', 55'	Stadium: King George V Park Referee: Cameron Stirling

Pollok v Darvel

31 August 2024	Pollok	1–3	Darvel	Glasgow
14:00	Main 70'	[14]	Barbour 15' Gilmartin 28' Murphy 41'	Stadium: Newlandsfield Park Attendance: 956[15] Referee: Andy Gamble

Cupar Hearts v Wigtown & Bladnoch

31 August 2024	Cupar Hearts	4–0	Wigtown & Bladnoch	Glenrothes
14:00	Boylan 53', 57' Gray 71' Greenhill 79'	[16]		Stadium: Warout Stadium Referee: Nathan Clac-Mansfield

Preston Athletic v Irvine Meadow

31 August 2024	Preston Athletic	2–3	Irvine Meadow	Prestonpans
15:00	Mrowczynski 13' Weekes 60'	[17]	Baird 20' Neilson 90' Cruden 90'	Stadium: Pennypit Park Referee: Jamie Wilkie

Tayport v Dundee North End

31 August 2024	Tayport	1–3	Dundee North End	Tayport
15:00	McComiskie 18'	[18]	Devine 13', 70' (pen.) Ferguson 33'	Stadium: The Canniepairt Referee: Ryan Kennedy

Culter v Sauchie Juniors

31 August 2024	Culter	1–2	Sauchie Juniors	Peterculter
14:30	Ayeaebunam 88'	[19]	Hutchison 4' Kavanagh 60'	Stadium: Crombie Park Referee: Kieran O'Reilly

Dundonald Bluebell v Edinburgh University

31 August 2024	Dundonald Bluebell	3–1	Edinburgh University	Cardenden
14:30	Brown 21' Drummond 64' Battrick 80'	[20]	77'	Stadium: Moorside Park Referee: Ross Birrell

Fort William v Hill of Beath Hawthorn

31 August 2024	Fort William	0–8	Hill of Beath Hawthorn	Fort William
15:00		[21]	Tosh 27', 53', 63' (pen.), 72' Luke 60' Smith 79' Allum 85', 89'	Stadium: Claggan Park Referee: Sean Murdoch

Benburb v Vale of Leithen

31 August 2024	Benburb	0–3	Vale of Leithen	Glasgow
15:00		[22]	Fam 11' Mitchell 47' Taylor 89'	Stadium: New Tinto Park Attendance: 147 Referee: Abbie Hendry

Burntisland Shipyard v Dunipace

31 August 2024	Burntisland Shipyard	2–1	Dunipace	Burntisland
15:00	Anthony 41' Murphy 63'	[23]	Kelly 90'	Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 142 Referee: Steven MacDonald

Haddington Athletic v Auchinleck Talbot

31 August 2024	Haddington Athletic	1–4	Auchinleck Talbot	Haddington
15:00	Kennedy 40'	[24]	McAvoy 17' McCubbin-Boyd 57', 77', 80'	Stadium: Millfield Park Referee: Michael McCart

Creetown v Cumnock Juniors

31 August 2024	Creetown	1–3	Cumnock Juniors	Creetown
15:00	Fyfe 16'	[25]	Orr 56' Jack 85' Dykes 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Castlecary Park Referee: Clyde Buchan

Girvan v St Cuthbert Wanderers

31 August 2024	Girvan	9–0	St Cuthbert Wanderers	Girvan
15:00	Sisi (3) Taylor Dempster Kerr Thomson Howard Kennedy	[26]		Stadium: Hamilton Park Referee: Brent Falconer

Penicuik Athletic v Musselburgh Athletic

31 August 2024	Penicuik Athletic	0–1	Musselburgh Athletic	Penicuik
15:00		[27]	Reid 60'	Stadium: Montgomery Park Referee: Ross Menzies

Dalkeith Thistle v Blackburn United

31 August 2024	Dalkeith Thistle	1–0	Blackburn United	Dalkeith
15:00	Aitchison 70' (pen.)	[28]		Stadium: King's Park Referee: Owen Lawrence

Dalbeattie Star v Whitehill Welfare

31 August 2024	Dalbeattie Star	1–2	Whitehill Welfare	Dalbeattie
15:00	Hunter 5'	[29]	Hutchison 34' O'Neill 60'	Stadium: Islecroft Stadium Referee: Andrew Craven

Rutherglen Glencairn v Hutchison Vale

31 August 2024	Rutherglen Glencairn	2–0	Hutchison Vale	Rutherglen
14:00	Fitzpatrick 39', 53'	[30]		Stadium: The Hamish B. Allan Stadium Referee: Harry Bruce

Clydebank v St Andrews United

31 August 2024	Clydebank	7–0	St Andrews United	Clydebank
15:00	Little 13' Samson 45', 52', 63' Mulcahy 56' McLernan 80', 87'	[31]		Stadium: Holm Park Referee: Lewis Hogarth

Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare v Newtongrange Star

31 August 2024	Easthouses Lily Miners Welfare	0–4	Newtongrange Star	Easthouses
15:00		[32]	Barrowman 4' Jones 25', 47' Connor 61'	Stadium: Newbattle Complex Referee: Thomas Denholm

First round

The draw for the first round was made on 1 September 2024 at 17:30 live on the Scottish Cup YouTube channel.^[33]

Teams in bold advanced to the second round.

Carluke Rovers (12th in the West of Scotland Fourth Division) were drawn away from home against Buckie Thistle (5th in the Highland League), 89 places above them in the pyramid system when the clubs met, which represented the biggest league position gap between two teams in the competition's history.

Highland League	Lowland League	East of Scotland League	West of Scotland League	Others
Banks o' Dee Brechin City Brora Rangers Buckie Thistle Clachnacuddin Deveronvale Formartine United Forres Mechanics Fraserburgh Huntly Inverurie Loco Works Keith Lossiemouth Nairn County Rothes Strathspey Thistle Turriff United Wick Academy	Albion Rovers Berwick Rangers Bo'ness United Broomhill Broxburn Athletic Caledonian Braves Civil Service Strollers Cowdenbeath Cumbernauld Colts East Kilbride East Stirlingshire Gala Fairydean Rovers Gretna 2008 Linlithgow Rose Tranent University of Stirling	Premier Division Dunbar United Dundonald Bluebell Hill of Beath Hawthorn Jeanfield Swifts Musselburgh Athletic Sauchie Juniors Tynecastle First Division Bo'ness Athletic Camelon Juniors Newtongrange Star Whitehill Welfare Second Division Burntisland Shipyard Dalkeith Thistle Vale of Leithen	Premier Division Auchinleck Talbot Clydebank Cumnock Juniors Darvel First Division Irvine Meadow Rutherglen Glencairn Third Division Girvan Threave Rovers Fourth Division Carluke Rovers	SJFA Midlands League Dundee North End Lochee United Kingdom of Fife AFA Cupar Hearts

Matches

Tynecastle v Hill of Beath Hawthorn

27 September 2024	Tynecastle	2–3	Hill of Beath Hawthorn	Edinburgh
19:30	Jardine 60' Watt 82'	[34]	Watt 24' Smith 46' Tosh 65'	Stadium: Meggetland Sports Complex Referee: Jamie Wilkie

Dalkeith Thistle v Broxburn Athletic

27 September 2024	Dalkeith Thistle	0–4	Broxburn Athletic	Dalkeith
19:45		[35]	Douglas 12', 90+1', 90+4' Bell 79'	Stadium: King's Park Referee: Ryan Lee

Forres Mechanics v Jeanfield Swifts

28 September 2024	Forres Mechanics	1–2	Jeanfield Swifts	Forres
15:00	McLauchlan 90'	[36]	Dodd 45' McMurchie 85'	Stadium: Mosset Park Referee: Euan Birch

University of Stirling v Caledonian Braves

28 September 2024	University of Stirling	0–2	Caledonian Braves	Stirling
15:00		[37]	McNeil 31', 47'	Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Referee: Abbie Hendry

Brechin City v Newtongrange Star

28 September 2024	Brechin City	1–0	Newtongrange Star	Brechin
15:00	MacLeod 90'	[38]		Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 448 Referee: Scott McGregor

Clachnacuddin v Nairn County

28 September 2024	Clachnacuddin	3–1	Nairn County	Inverness
15:00	Anderson 52', 62', 90' (pen.)	[39]	Barron 3'	Stadium: Grant Street Park Referee: Lewis Hogarth

Linlithgow Rose v Lossiemouth

28 September 2024	Linlithgow Rose	3–1	Lossiemouth	Linlithgow
15:00	Nicolson 16' Devine 43' Allan 60'	[40]	Morrison 70'	Stadium: Prestonfield Referee: Michael McCart

Musselburgh Athletic v Darvel

28 September 2024	Musselburgh Athletic	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Darvel	Musselburgh
15:00	Court 98'	[41]		Stadium: Olivebank Arena Referee: Harry Bruce

Gala Fairydean Rovers v Banks O' Dee

28 September 2024	Gala Fairydean Rovers	0–1	Banks O' Dee	Galashiels
15:00		[42]	Duell 55' (pen.)	Stadium: Netherdale Referee: Jamie McCunnie

Broomhill v Turriff United

28 September 2024	Broomhill	0–1	Turriff United	Dumbarton
15:00		[43]	Robertson 35'	Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Referee: Ross Birrell

Cowdenbeath v Rutherglen Glencairn

28 September 2024	Cowdenbeath	3–2	Rutherglen Glencairn	Cowdenbeath
15:00	Docherty 3', 74' Haston 68'	[44]	Collins 29' Jarvie 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Central Park Attendance: 244 Referee: Ross Menzies

East Stirlingshire v Lochee United

28 September 2024	East Stirlingshire	2–3	Lochee United	Falkirk
15:00	Docherty 26' Spence 58'	[45]	Hay 30', 38' Linn 77'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Referee: William Wilson

Cumbernauld Colts v Civil Service Strollers

28 September 2024	Cumbernauld Colts	0–3	Civil Service Strollers	Cumbernauld
15:00		[46]	Yeats 24' McLeod 44' Findlay 65'	Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Referee: Cameron Stirling

Strathspey Thistle v Sauchie Juniors

28 September 2024	Strathspey Thistle	0–6	Sauchie Juniors	Grantown-on-Spey
15:00		[47]	McDowell 20' 32' (o.g.) Smith 55' Churchill 67' Kavanagh 81', 85'	Stadium: Seafield Park Referee: Jordan Kinnon

Formartine United v Whitehill Welfare

28 September 2024	Formartine United	2–0	Whitehill Welfare	Pitmedden
15:00	Crawford 70' (pen.) Wade 78'	[48]		Stadium: North Lodge Park Referee: Clyde Buchan

Fraserburgh v Rothes

28 September 2024	Fraserburgh	8–0	Rothes	Fraserburgh
15:00	Sopel 4', 34', 68' Barbour 25' Sweenie-Rowe 52', 72' Strachan 55' Butcher 84'	[49]		Stadium: Bellslea Park Referee: Andrew Craven

Threave Rovers v Vale of Leithen

28 September 2024	Threave Rovers	6–1	Vale of Leithen	Castle Douglas
15:00	Irving 40' Officer 43', 47' Kerr 72' Park 75' Watson 89'	[50]	Mitchell 56'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Thomas Denholm

Brora Rangers v Cumnock Juniors

28 September 2024	Brora Rangers	2–1	Cumnock Juniors	Brora
15:00	MacRae 60' (pen.) Sutherland 90'	[51]	McKee 83'	Stadium: Dudgeon Park Referee: Keiran Trayner

Buckie Thistle v Carluke Rovers

28 September 2024	Buckie Thistle	2–1	Carluke Rovers	Buckie
15:00	Peters 73' McHardy 90'	[52]	Steele 5'	Stadium: Victoria Park Referee: Connor Ashwood

Burntisland Shipyard v Irvine Meadow

28 September 2024	Burntisland Shipyard	1–4	Irvine Meadow	Burntisland
15:00	Gibb 66'	[53]	McDowall 25' Kennedy 39' Cree 72', 90'	Stadium: Recreation Park Referee: Chris Fordyce

Dundonald Bluebell v Inverurie Loco Works

28 September 2024	Dundonald Bluebell	1–1 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p)	Inverurie Loco Works	Cardenden
15:00	Ellis 75'	[54]	Coutts 35'	Stadium: Moorside Park Referee: Ryan Kennedy
	Penalties
	Hendry L. McKenzie Orru		Coutts Dingwall Anderson

Keith v Camelon Juniors

28 September 2024	Keith	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Camelon Juniors	Keith
15:00	McKeown 90'	[55]	Taylor 58'	Stadium: Kynoch Park Referee: Brent Falconer

Huntly v Wick Academy

28 September 2024	Huntly	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Wick Academy	Huntly
15:00	Grant 9', 45'	[56]	MacGregor 14' Henderson 76'	Stadium: Christie Park Referee: Yaser Razouk
	Penalties
	Connelly Grant Allen Still Clark		MacAdie Henderson MacGregor Campbell

Clydebank v Girvan

28 September 2024	Clydebank	3–1	Girvan	Clydebank
15:00	Grant 33' Gallacher 50' Samson 79'	[57]	Sisi 32' (pen.)	Stadium: Holm Park Referee: Nathan Clac-Mansfield

Dunbar United v Bo'ness Athletic

28 September 2024	Dunbar United	1–4	Bo'ness Athletic	Dunbar
15:00	Goldie 80'	[58]	Nimmo 31', 89' Cunningham 68', 70'	Stadium: New Countess Park Referee: Ewan Dunn

East Kilbride v Gretna 2008

28 September 2024	East Kilbride	2–0	Gretna 2008	East Kilbride
15:00	Flanagan 2' Leitch 59'	[59]		Stadium: K-Park Training Academy Referee: Regan Wallace

Albion Rovers v Auchinleck Talbot

28 September 2024	Albion Rovers	1–2	Auchinleck Talbot	Coatbridge
15:00	Fernie 86'	[60]	Nimmo 25' McCubbin-Boyd 69'	Stadium: Cliftonhill Referee: Steven J. MacDonald

Dundee North End v Tranent

28 September 2024	Dundee North End	4–0	Tranent	Dundee
15:00	Ferguson 24' Blacklock 58' Sludden 75' Thomson 90'	[61]		Stadium: North End Park Referee: Owen Lawrence

Berwick Rangers v Cupar Hearts

28 September 2024	Berwick Rangers	4–2	Cupar Hearts	Berwick-upon-Tweed, England
15:00	Laidlaw 20' Watson 58' Devers 87', 89'	[62]	Napier 1' Kelly 81'	Stadium: Shielfield Park Referee: Kieran O'Reilly

Deveronvale v Bo'ness United

28 September 2024	Deveronvale	2–4	Bo'ness United	Banff
15:00	Noble 19' Petermann 90'	[63]	Kennedy 12' Osadolor 36', 90' Johnston 38'	Stadium: Princess Royal Park Referee: Conor Greenan

Second round

The draw for the second round was made on 29 September 2024 at 17:00 live on the Scottish Cup YouTube channel.^[64]

Teams in bold advanced to the third round.

League Two	Highland League	Lowland League	East of Scotland League	West of Scotland League	SJFA Midlands League
Bonnyrigg Rose Clyde East Fife Edinburgh City Elgin City Forfar Athletic Peterhead Stirling Albion Stranraer The Spartans	Banks o' Dee Brechin City Brora Rangers Buckie Thistle Clachnacuddin Formartine United Fraserburgh Huntly Inverurie Loco Works Keith Turriff United	Berwick Rangers Bo'ness United Broxburn Athletic Caledonian Braves Civil Service Strollers Cowdenbeath East Kilbride Linlithgow Rose	Premier Division Hill of Beath Hawthorn Jeanfield Swifts Musselburgh Athletic Sauchie Juniors First Division Bo'ness Athletic	Premier Division Auchinleck Talbot Clydebank First Division Irvine Meadow Third Division Threave Rovers	Dundee North End Lochee United

Matches

Threave Rovers v Stranraer

25 October 2024	Threave Rovers	2–3	Stranraer	Castle Douglas
19:45	Cairnie 41' Irving 54'	[65]	Edgar 65', 90' Lang 79'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,039 Referee: Greg Soutar

Musselburgh Athletic v Caledonian Braves

26 October 2024	Musselburgh Athletic	2–1	Caledonian Braves	Musselburgh
15:00	Barker 57' Court 65'	[66]	Murray 32'	Stadium: Olivebank Arena Attendance: 598 Referee: Jamie Wilkie

Sauchie Juniors v Buckie Thistle

26 October 2024	Sauchie Juniors	0–2	Buckie Thistle	Sauchie
15:00		[67]	Goodall 24' McHardy 87'	Stadium: Beechwood Park Attendance: 298 Referee: Euan Birch

Fraserburgh v Turriff United

26 October 2024	Fraserburgh	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Turriff United	Fraserburgh
15:00	Butcher 42' Beagrie 96' Wood 108'	[68]	Fatona 74'	Stadium: Bellslea Park Attendance: 456 Referee: Ryan Kennedy

The Spartans v Cowdenbeath

26 October 2024	The Spartans	1–2	Cowdenbeath	Edinburgh
15:00	Walls 68'	[69]	Walker 38' Jordan 83'	Stadium: Ainslie Park Attendance: 361 Referee: Joel Kennedy

Forfar Athletic v Berwick Rangers

26 October 2024	Forfar Athletic	1–0	Berwick Rangers	Forfar
15:00	Cocks 59'	[70]		Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 445 Referee: Ryan Lee

Keith v Clydebank

26 October 2024	Keith	0–3	Clydebank	Keith
15:00		[71]	McHugh 52' Niven 64' Little 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Kynoch Park Attendance: 324 Referee: Lewis Hogarth

Peterhead v Lochee United

26 October 2024	Peterhead	6–3	Lochee United	Peterhead
15:00	Jason Brown 28', 85' McCarthy 32' Dunne 40' Ross 45' Smith 74'	[72]	Linn 2' (pen.), 15' (pen.), 56'	Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 602 Referee: Sean Murdoch

Elgin City v Clyde

26 October 2024	Elgin City	1–1 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p)	Clyde	Elgin
15:00	Murray 88'	[73]	Allan 45'	Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 708 Referee: Peter Stuart
	Penalties
	Dingwall Murray Gavin Sargent Golding Girvan Gallagher Cairns Leslie Booth Glavin Dingwall		McKay Murdoch Connell Dunachie Redfern Lyon Howie Houston Hemfrey Scullion Hamilton McKay

Irvine Meadow v Civil Service Strollers

26 October 2024	Irvine Meadow	3–0	Civil Service Strollers	Irvine
15:00	McDowall 10' Kennedy 38' Baird 44'	[74]		Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 233 Referee: Jamie McCunnie

Inverurie Loco Works v Dundee North End

26 October 2024	Inverurie Loco Works	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Dundee North End	Inverurie
15:00	Halliday 17'	[75]	Devine 30' Ferguson 97' Blacklock 101'	Stadium: Harlaw Park Attendance: 420 Referee: Keiran Trayner

Hill of Beath Hawthorn v Bo'ness United

26 October 2024	Hill of Beath Hawthorn	0–2	Bo'ness United	Hill of Beath
15:00		[76]	Stenhouse 92', 110'	Stadium: Keir's Park Attendance: 512 Referee: Josh Hay

Brechin City v Huntly

26 October 2024	Brechin City	3–2	Huntly	Brechin
15:00	Loudon 32' Robertson 43' (pen.), 81' (pen.)	[77]	Grant 29' Murray 77'	Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 431 Referee: Michael McCart

Jeanfield Swifts v Edinburgh City

26 October 2024	Jeanfield Swifts	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Edinburgh City	Perth
15:00	McMurchie 47'	[78]	Scally 44'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 242 Referee: Harry Bruce
	Penalties
	Sutherland Brown Philp Yates Whitehead		Young Jones Hamilton Robertson Lawson

Stirling Albion v Bo'ness Athletic

26 October 2024	Stirling Albion	6–0	Bo'ness Athletic	Stirling
15:00	Carrick 10', 41' Hilson 36' Kerr 49' Weir 60' Crane 88'	[79]		Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Attendance: 606 Referee: Andy Gamble

Auchinleck Talbot v Broxburn Athletic

26 October 2024	Auchinleck Talbot	0–1	Broxburn Athletic	Auchinleck
15:00		[80]	Brass 26'	Stadium: Beechwood Park Attendance: 612 Referee: Cameron Stirling

Linlithgow Rose v Clachnacuddin

26 October 2024	Linlithgow Rose	3–0	Clachnacuddin	Linlithgow
15:00	Skinner 10' Paterson 73' (pen.) McMartin 90'	[81]		Stadium: Prestonfield Attendance: 748 Referee: Connor Ashwood

East Fife v Banks O' Dee

26 October 2024	East Fife	0–1	Banks O' Dee	Methil
15:00		[82]	Anderson 22'	Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 597 Referee: Daniel Graves

East Kilbride v Bonnyrigg Rose

26 October 2024	East Kilbride	3–1	Bonnyrigg Rose	East Kilbride
15:00	Mimnaugh 23' Robertson 82' (pen.) Boyd 87'	[83]	Ross 59'	Stadium: K-Park Training Academy Attendance: 366 Referee: Duncan Williams

Brora Rangers v Formartine United

26 October 2024	Brora Rangers	2–1	Formartine United	Brora
15:00	MacLeod 50' Williamson 81'	[84]	Wade 15'	Stadium: Dudgeon Park Attendance: 210 Referee: Ross Birrell

Third round

The draw for the third round was made on 27 October 2024 at 20:00 live on the Scottish Cup YouTube channel.^[85]

Teams in bold advanced to the fourth round.

Championship	League One	League Two	Tier 5	Tier 6	Tier 7
Airdrieonians Ayr United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Greenock Morton Hamilton Academical Livingston Partick Thistle Queen's Park Raith Rovers	Alloa Athletic Annan Athletic Arbroath Cove Rangers Dumbarton Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kelty Hearts Montrose Queen of the South Stenhousemuir	Edinburgh City Elgin City Forfar Athletic Peterhead Stirling Albion Stranraer	Highland League Banks o' Dee Brechin City Brora Rangers Buckie Thistle Fraserburgh Lowland League Bo'ness United Broxburn Athletic Cowdenbeath East Kilbride Linlithgow Rose	East of Scotland League Premier Division Musselburgh Athletic West of Scotland League Premier Division Clydebank SJFA Midlands League Dundee North End	West of Scotland League First Division Irvine Meadow

Matches

Dumbarton v Alloa Athletic

29 November 2024	Dumbarton	3–2	Alloa Athletic	Dumbarton
19:45	Niang 11' Hilton 13' Ruth 39'	[86]	Donnelly 43' Scougall 65'	Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 724 Referee: Ryan Lee

Stranraer v Broxburn Athletic

30 November 2024	Stranraer	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Broxburn Athletic	Stranraer
15:00	Dunlop 82'	[87]	Page 31' Locke 97'	Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 707 Referee: Sean Murdoch

Peterhead v Montrose

30 November 2024	Peterhead	2–3	Montrose	Peterhead
15:00	Barry 39' Pawlett 90'	[88]	Hester 9' (pen.), 16' Lyons 84'	Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 599 Referee: Colin Whyte

Linlithgow Rose v Raith Rovers

30 November 2024	Linlithgow Rose	0–4	Raith Rovers	Linlithgow
15:00		[89]	Gibson 22' Easton 49' (pen.), 58' Hamilton 85'	Stadium: Prestonfield Attendance: 1,773 Referee: Alastair Grieve

Elgin City v Kelty Hearts

30 November 2024	Elgin City	3–2	Kelty Hearts	Elgin
15:00	Sargent 43', 83' Gavin 77'	[90]	Flatman 58' Cunningham 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 716 Referee: George Calder

Clydebank v Buckie Thistle

30 November 2024	Clydebank	2–0	Buckie Thistle	Clydebank
15:00	Little 68', 73' (pen.)	[91]		Stadium: Holm Park Attendance: 924 Referee: Alex Shepherd

Musselburgh Athletic v Bo'ness United

30 November 2024	Musselburgh Athletic	3–1	Bo'ness United	Musselburgh
15:00	Evans 11' Donaldson 61' Stevenson 87' (pen.)	[92]	Stenhouse 27'	Stadium: Olivebank Arena Attendance: 1,140 Referee: Joel Kennedy

Cowdenbeath v Brechin City

30 November 2024	Cowdenbeath	1–4 (a.e.t.)	Brechin City	Cowdenbeath
15:00	Sutherland 49'	[93]	McKay 31', 104', 120' Moreland 112'	Stadium: Central Park Attendance: 411 Referee: Jamie McCunnie

Cove Rangers v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

30 November 2024	Cove Rangers	2–0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Aberdeen
15:00	Glass 89' McGrath 90'	[94]		Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Attendance: 539 Referee: Gary Hanvidge

Queen's Park v Partick Thistle

30 November 2024	Queen's Park	2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
15:00	Longridge 34' MacGregor 42'	[95]	Crawford 12' Tizzard 64' (o.g.)	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,769 Referee: Euan Anderson
	Penalties
	Thomas McLeish Hickey-Fugaccia Thomson Longridge Kerr Hinds Scott		Turner Chalmers McBeth Milne Lawless Ablade Diack O'Reilly

Banks o' Dee v Hamilton Academical

30 November 2024	Banks o' Dee	1–2	Hamilton Academical	Aberdeen
15:00	Philipson 62'	[96]	Shaw 28', 45'	Stadium: Spain Park Attendance: 350 Referee: Graham Grainger

Ayr United v Greenock Morton

30 November 2024	Ayr United	2–0	Greenock Morton	Ayr
15:00	Devlin 63' Murphy 89'	[97]		Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,775 Referee: Iain Snedden

Irvine Meadow v Stenhousemuir

30 November 2024	Irvine Meadow	0–5	Stenhousemuir	Irvine
15:00		[98]	O'Reilly 43', 58', 90' Aitken 48' Steele 66'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 281 Referee: Andy Gamble

Arbroath v Queen of the South

30 November 2024	Arbroath	0–1	Queen of the South	Arbroath
15:00		[99]	Doherty 81'	Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 818 Referee: Peter Stuart

Fraserburgh v Annan Athletic

30 November 2024	Fraserburgh	2–0	Annan Athletic	Fraserburgh
15:00	Wood 39' Simpson 44'	[100]		Stadium: Bellslea Park Attendance: 346 Referee: Daniel Graves

Livingston v Brora Rangers

30 November 2024	Livingston	2–0	Brora Rangers	Livingston
15:00	McAlear 20' Yengi 35'	[101]		Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 799 Referee: Colin Steven

Forfar Athletic v Stirling Albion

30 November 2024	Forfar Athletic	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Stirling Albion	Forfar
15:00	McLean 39', 51', 102'	[102]	Brown 9', 107' Kerr 20'	Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 437 Referee: Jordan Curran
	Penalties
	McLean Whatley Rodden Allan		Brown McKinley Davidson Graham

Edinburgh City v Dunfermline Athletic

30 November 2024	Edinburgh City	1–2	Dunfermline Athletic	Edinburgh
15:00	Young 90' (pen.)	[103]	Mebude 5' Todd 72'	Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium Attendance: 696 Referee: Duncan Williams

Dundee North End v Airdrieonians

1 December 2024	Dundee North End	0–1	Airdrieonians	Dundee
13:00		[104]	McGregor 6'	Stadium: North End Park Attendance: 750 Referee: Duncan Nicolson

East Kilbride v Falkirk

2 December 2024	East Kilbride	1–3	Falkirk	East Kilbride
19:45	S. Ferguson 87'	[105]	Agyeman 20' Miller 37' Morrison 88'	Stadium: K-Park Training Academy Attendance: 692 Referee: Chris Graham

Fourth round

The draw for the fourth round was made on 2 December 2024 following the East Kilbride v Falkirk match live on BBC Scotland.^[106]

Teams in bold advanced to the fifth round.

Premiership	Championship	League One	League Two	Tier 5	Tier 6
Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Motherwell Rangers Ross County St Johnstone St Mirren	Airdrieonians Ayr United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Hamilton Academical Livingston Queen's Park Raith Rovers	Cove Rangers Dumbarton Montrose Queen of the South Stenhousemuir	Elgin City Forfar Athletic	Highland League Brechin City Fraserburgh Lowland League Broxburn Athletic	East of Scotland League Premier Division Musselburgh Athletic West of Scotland League Premier Division Clydebank

Matches

Brechin City v Heart of Midlothian

17 January 2025	Brechin City	1–4	Heart of Midlothian	Brechin
19:45	Bright 23'	[107]	Dhanda 40' McHattie 52' (o.g.) Kabangu 62', 79'	Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 3,650 Referee: Grant Irvine

Dumbarton v Airdrieonians

18 January 2025	Dumbarton	1–5	Airdrieonians	Dumbarton
15:00	McGuffie 90'	[108]	McGrattan 4' Gallagher 11' Mochrie 74' B.Wilson 76' Watson 86'	Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 1,113 Referee: Colin Steven

Cove Rangers v Forfar Athletic

18 January 2025	Cove Rangers	2–0	Forfar Athletic	Aberdeen
15:00	Emslie 43' Gaffney 80'	[109]		Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Attendance: 578 Referee: Duncan Williams

Dunfermline Athletic v Stenhousemuir

18 January 2025	Dunfermline Athletic	3–0	Stenhousemuir	Dunfermline
15:00	Hamilton 16' Otoo 41' McCann 46'	[110]		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,353 Referee: Peter Stuart

St Johnstone v Motherwell

18 January 2025	St Johnstone	1–0	Motherwell	Perth
15:00	Kirk 9'	[111]		Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,892 Referee: John Beaton

Queen's Park v Montrose

18 January 2025	Queen's Park	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Montrose	Glasgow
15:00	McLeish 45' Rudden 90' J.Scott 98'	[112]	Lyons 56', 60'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 856 Referee: Dan McFarlane

Ross County v Livingston

18 January 2025	Ross County	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Livingston	Dingwall
15:00	White 56' Hale 73'	[113]	Muirhead 45' (pen.) Montaño 62' Shinnie 119'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,802 Referee: Chris Graham

Hibernian v Clydebank

18 January 2025	Hibernian	3–0	Clydebank	Edinburgh
15:00	Boyle 2', 59' Molotnikov 46'	[114]		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 11,406 Referee: Duncan Nicolson

Queen of the South v St Mirren

18 January 2025	Queen of the South	1–3	St Mirren	Dumfries
15:00	Dickenson 75'	[115]	Olusanya 10', 21' Boyd-Munce 90'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 2,567 Referee: Ryan Lee

Hamilton Academical v Musselburgh Athletic

18 January 2025	Hamilton Academical	3–1	Musselburgh Athletic	Hamilton
15:00	Hendrie 24' McGinty 89' Shaw 90'	[116]	Todd 49'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,301 Referee: Graham Grainger

Elgin City v Aberdeen

18 January 2025	Elgin City	0–3	Aberdeen	Elgin
15:00		[117]	Morris 21' Duk 72', 90'	Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 4,410 Referee: Calum Scott

Broxburn Athletic v Ayr United

18 January 2025	Broxburn Athletic	0–8	Ayr United	Broxburn
15:00		[118]	Agbaire 16' Henderson 38' (pen.), 52', 90' McKenzie 65' Oakley 69' Hastie 70' Watret 77'	Stadium: Albyn Park Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Lloyd Wilson

Celtic v Kilmarnock

18 January 2025	Celtic	2–1	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
17:30	McGregor 12' Maeda 70'	[119]	Wales 45'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 40,916 Referee: Nick Walsh

Falkirk v Raith Rovers

19 January 2025	Falkirk	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Raith Rovers	Falkirk
12:00	Morrison 79'	[120]	Stanton 86' Easton 109' (pen.)	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 4,557 Referee: Don Robertson

Rangers v Fraserburgh

19 January 2025	Rangers	5–0	Fraserburgh	Glasgow
14:15	Dessers 27', 57', 90' Nsiala 52' McCausland 74'	[121]		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 36,276 Referee: Iain Snedden

Dundee v Dundee United

20 January 2025	Dundee	1–0	Dundee United	Dundee
20:00	Murray 1'	[122]		Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 9,294 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

Fifth round

The draw for the fifth round was made on 20 January 2025 following the Dundee v Dundee United match live on Premier Sports 1 & the Premier Sports X account.^[123]

Teams in bold advanced to the quarter-finals.

Premiership	Championship	League One
Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Rangers St Johnstone St Mirren	Airdrieonians Ayr United Dunfermline Athletic Hamilton Academical Livingston Queen's Park Raith Rovers	Cove Rangers

Matches

Ayr United v Hibernian

7 February 2025	Ayr United	0–1	Hibernian	Ayr
19:45		[124]	Bushiri 87'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 7,364 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Livingston v Cove Rangers

8 February 2025	Livingston	3–0	Cove Rangers	Livingston
15:00	McGowan 25' Yengi 81', 83'	[125]		Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 1,111 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

St Johnstone v Hamilton Academical

8 February 2025	St Johnstone	1–0	Hamilton Academical	Perth
15:00	Sidibeh 87'	[126]		Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 3,095 Referee: Nick Walsh

Dundee v Airdrieonians

8 February 2025	Dundee	4–0	Airdrieonians	Dundee
15:00	C.Robertson 13' Cameron 25', 44' Adewumi 40'	[127]		Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 4,335 Referee: Euan Anderson

Celtic v Raith Rovers

8 February 2025	Celtic	5–0	Raith Rovers	Glasgow
17:30	Maeda 6', 45', 77' McCowan 47' Yang 56'	[128]		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 39,207 Referee: Chris Graham

Aberdeen v Dunfermline Athletic

9 February 2025	Aberdeen	3–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Aberdeen
12:30	Guèye 45' Jensen 50' Nisbet 85'	[129]		Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 9,893 Referee: Steven McLean

Rangers v Queen's Park

9 February 2025	Rangers	0–1	Queen's Park	Glasgow
15:30		[130]	Drozd 69'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 35,628 Referee: Calum Scott

St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian

10 February 2025	St Mirren	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Heart of Midlothian	Paisley
19:45	Mandron 23'	[131]	Nieuwenhof 84'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,611 Referee: Don Robertson
	Penalties
	Smyth Scott Mooney Fraser		Wilson Vargas Grant Taylor Penrice

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 10 February 2025 following the St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian match live on BBC Scotland.^[132]

Teams in bold advanced to the semi-finals.

Premiership	Championship
Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Heart of Midlothian Hibernian St Johnstone	Livingston Queen's Park

Matches

Heart of Midlothian v Dundee

7 March 2025	Heart of Midlothian	3–1	Dundee	Edinburgh
19:45	Kartum 27', 68' Murray 63' (o.g.)	[133]	Shaughnessy 50'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 17,975 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Aberdeen v Queen's Park

8 March 2025	Aberdeen	4–1	Queen's Park	Aberdeen
12:30	Nisbet 27' Dabbagh 28', 52' Shinnie 45'	[134]	Rudden 68'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 10,705 Referee: David Dickinson

Celtic v Hibernian

9 March 2025	Celtic	2–0	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00	Maeda 39' Idah 90'	[135]		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,911 Referee: Nick Walsh

Livingston v St Johnstone

10 March 2025	Livingston	0–1	St Johnstone	Livingston
19:45		[136]	Carey 73'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 2,603 Referee: Don Robertson

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was made on 10 March 2025 following the Livingston v St Johnstone match live on BBC Scotland.^[137]

Teams in bold advanced to the final.

Premiership
Aberdeen Celtic Heart of Midlothian St Johnstone

Matches

Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen

19 April 2025	Heart of Midlothian	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Aberdeen	Glasgow
12:30	Shankland 28'	[138]	Gordon 18' (o.g.) Dabbagh 118'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 39,836 Referee: John Beaton

St Johnstone v Celtic

20 April 2025	St Johnstone	0–5	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00		[139]	McGregor 34' Maeda 37', 45+1' Idah 45' Jota 67'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 43,632 Referee: Calum Scott

Final

Main article: 2025 Scottish Cup final

24 May 2025 (2025-05-24)

15:00 BST

Aberdeen	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Celtic
Schmeichel 83' (o.g.)	Report	Dorrington 39' (o.g.)
Penalties
Shinnie Polvara Dabbagh Palaversa	4–3	McGregor Kenny McCowan Maeda Johnston

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 49,545

Referee: Don Robertson

Broadcasting

The Scottish Cup is broadcast by Premier Sports and BBC Scotland. Premier Sports has the first two picks and the fifth pick of the fourth and fifth rounds, 2 quarter-finals as well as first pick of one semi-final and airs the final non-exclusively. BBC Scotland broadcasts one match per round from the first round onwards and two matches per round from the fourth round to the quarter-finals, as well as one semi-final and the final.

The following matches were selected for live coverage on UK television:

Round	BBC Scotland	Premier Sports
First round	Dalkeith Thistle v Broxburn Athletic[140]	Does not appear
Second round	Threave Rovers v Stranraer[141]	Does not appear
Third round	East Kilbride v Falkirk[142]	Does not appear
Fourth round	Brechin City v Heart of Midlothian Rangers v Fraserburgh	Celtic v Kilmarnock Falkirk v Raith Rovers Dundee v Dundee United[143]
Fifth round	Ayr United v Hibernian St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian	Celtic v Raith Rovers Aberdeen v Dunfermline Athletic Rangers v Queen's Park[144]
Quarter-finals	Aberdeen v Queen's Park Livingston v St Johnstone	Heart of Midlothian v Dundee Celtic v Hibernian[145]
Semi-finals	Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen	Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen St Johnstone v Celtic
Final	Aberdeen v Celtic